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John Wayne autograph
Hi everyone! I am new here, so if I do anything I shouldn't please let me know.
I have a John Wayne autograph that has some curious points I hope you can help me with.
First is the J in John. Usually, he signed with a large loop on the top. This one is opposite. But I found two known examples that are pretty close. It looks like a large inverted "B" on the examples I found.
The ink looks to be right and seems to have some ridges. I need a more powerful loop (I am getting one). The "W" appears to push into the paper, but that may be a bend.
He usually signed "Good Luck". But I did find a couple of known signed "Best Wishes".
One of my big concerns is the photo. It is yellowed on the original, but it is a copy on white photo paper. Would Wayne have used a photo like this? You can see the yellow edge on the clean white paper. I suppose it could have been supplied by the fan?
Any help would be greatly appreciated. It has some interesting features that I think a faker would not think of.
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Permalink Reply by eddy on
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Hi george - I appreciate the fact that you are taking the opinions here in the spirit that they are intended to be helpful. I'm sorry about this Wayne, but he is relatively readily available on the market. Just need to be cautious of the secretarials and downright forgeries. Cheers!
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Permalink Reply by JK on
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The OP photo doesn't even have a full last name. It looks like "John Wain".
Authentic photos show that JW was not shy about writing and signing across darker areas or his own image, but on the OP photo seems that the writing was curtailed to avoid his shoulder.
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Thank you all! This is very informative! Please feel free to use the photo in any way you can to educate. I will hang it on my wall just for fun, and just find a real one! Again, many thanks and I love this site.
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