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James Stewart Autographs: Which are Genuine, Autopens or Forgeries?
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Permalink Reply by Brick Hunter on
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That's an autopen.
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Permalink Reply by Carl Ryan on
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I thought i would include the following story b/c i find it extremely interesting and also fairly historically important. I am both a believer and a follower of something some laugh at, but i dont care. I absolutely do believe that the animal known as bigfoot/sasquatch does exist. In fact, right now, at many labs across the country, and at oxford university their is a study going on about them. Dont let people fool you by telling you that no DNA evidence has ever been found. A ton of it has been found: bones, blood, feces, hair, etc. But science wont accept it without a body. Now this isnt the place for me to continue, but i can tell you that one of Oxfords leading professors is running a multi country study that pretty much has already proved they exist. The final word isnt yet out but he has released that the dna samples he has collected are all the same from all over the world on the genetic tree and that they arent an ape, they are in the human line. The mitochondrial DNA is coming back 100 percent human, and the nuclear dna something else. Souds crazy, but it is absolutely true and we will read about it soon. But i digress, onto the story.
We all saw the famous Yeti footprint photos from Everest with the pick axe next to them. Shortly after that was taken, an expedition funded by a millionaire named Tom Slick went to the Nepal area in search of evidence. While their they found in a monestary, a mummified hand and the scalp of a supposed Yeti. Yet they werent allowed to take it back to america. Nor a piece of it. The monks forbid it. Yet as the story goes, several members became friends with the monks and one evening while drinking, they were able to take one of the finger bones from the hand, and wired chicken bone back into the hand to replace it and keep anyone from knowing.
Tom Slick knew many Hollywood friends, and he made arrangements for his friends, Jimmy Stewart, to bring bac the bone to america b/c of customs. Stewart just happened to be in Nepal with his wife at the time. Stewart agreed and hid the bone in his wifes lingerie box. Oddly enough when they landed in america the box was gone. And some time passed, when Stewart's wife was contacted by a customs official stating that the box had fallen out of her bag and that he had it and wanted to return it. She then met the man and received it back. When she asked if he looked in it, he stated that they would never look into the lingerie box of a lady, or something to that extent. The bone was then sent to Slick who sent it to be analyzed by a friend who was a professor at a major college. His analysis was that it was from a primate but not human. The bone was then sent to the Smithsonian to look at. And there it disappeared to never be seen again. What happened, we may never know. The monks promptly swapped the real scalp and hand out for replicas for fear of others stealing items. The Slick expedition returned with lots of other evidence, but sadly it has been brushed under the rug.
No matter if your a believer or not,, this is a neat story. As none other than Jimmy Stewart may have been carrying in his possession at one time, a bone of the hairy giant. And specifically his wife's lingerie may have been in contact with an animal who isnt supposed to exist. Hope you enjoyed.
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Permalink Reply by Rich on
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Bought this one from R&R about 10 years ago and was never 100% sure about it.
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I'm not feeling this one, Rich. The Stewart is off almost everywhere. I can elaborate if necessary.
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I had a feeling. I won the auction in 2003 with almost no competition. I thought it looked right at the time, although I was never comfortable with how shaky it was.
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Well, how come only the first two letters of each name are shaky? And if this is genuinely a shaky later example, how come the t's are perfectly crossed? He didn't do that as a young man, he wouldn't start as an old one. Honestly the only thing I like about the Stewart period is the r dropping below baseline, that's always a good trait to have when its present. Everything else looks wrong to me. I'd want a refund.
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Thanks for the insight. Would you guess this might be a secretarial/ghost signer, or a straight forgery?
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My opinion is it's a forgery.
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That's what I figured. I bought the thing in late 2003 for $50 and it stuck me as looking perhaps just a bit too . . . new.
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Permalink Reply by S Keaton on
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Hello to all of you...
Can you please tell me what do you think about this James Stewart autograph ? Is it real ?I bought it from a seller that doesn't usually really have much signed stuff... Didn't come with a COA, which in most cases means it is fake... And it is signed on a, let's say, rare sketch... What I mean is that it is not signed on a photo or something that you can easily print out or find for cheap, but on a sketch that (of course) you can find, but isn't that available...
Thanks in advance...
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Permalink Reply by Steve Zarelli on
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Hi
In my opinion this is authentic. Nice signature. This is a Volpe print, which were popular prints to send for signatures. I have one in my collection.
BTW, not having a COA doesn't mean it's bad. The vast majority of authentic autographs do not have COAs simply because the owner felt no need to send it in or the value of the autograph doesn't warrant the price of the COA.
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Thanks a lot for the reply... Do you have a scan of your signed Volpe print ? Would love to see it...
Not sure when was it signed... What do you think ?
About the COA... I just meant that so many sellers make fake COAs, so when something is selling with a COA, I instantly get suspicious... But as always, I do my research, compare signatures and do the usual stuff...
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