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Paul McCartney and Mary Hopkin autographs?

I bought Mary Hopkin's Post Card LP locally after being told if it was fake signatures I could return them from a furniture auction store. Honestly, I'm stumped. The story goes it was from newsreader who had passed away over 10 years ago. I didn't pay a lot for the LP so I'm prepared for it being fakes. Opinions please.thanks! 

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Permalink Reply by BallroomDays67 on July 7, 2015 at 2:42pm

This looks authentic to me.

Permalink Reply by Meredith F on July 7, 2015 at 2:54pm

Thank you, I was worried about the way just "Paul" was signed. The McCartney bit looked OK and so did Mary's , but the "a" and ,"L" looked a bit odd compared to other ones I looked at online, but I'm no expert.

Permalink Reply by mark peterson on July 7, 2015 at 4:44pm

I like it too.

Permalink Reply by pat richmond on July 8, 2015 at 9:31am

Can't comment on the McCartney signature but the Mary Hopkin signature IMO is for real ...

Pat

Permalink Reply by Meredith F on July 8, 2015 at 11:59am

As much as I would love for the Paul one to be real, if at least Mary's is, then I think I lucked out regardless. 

Permalink Reply by pat richmond on July 8, 2015 at 4:31pm

Another thing to take into account they are both in the same light blue biro, also the LP cover for 'Postcard' had a very shiny surface so it's quite possible that the the pen could have slipped slightly when Paul was signing? .... As for Mary's I'm convinced it's authentic, I have been a fan since 68' and have her early signatures up to present day.

Pat - http://homepage.ntlworld.com/pat.richmonds/mhmenu.htm 

Permalink Reply by BallroomDays67 on July 8, 2015 at 5:05pm

Here's one from around the same time with a similar "L". The "A" also appears consistent with authentic exemplars.

Permalink Reply by Meredith F on July 10, 2015 at 6:32am

That's a good example. The "A" in Paul on my LP is still bugging me. The feedback I have been getting that if it was a forgery why would they use a Mary Hopkin's album to try and pass it off rather that one of his own solo or Beatles. I also know that this album has been signed before by both artists, yet not with the same dedications or shown identical(that I know of for now).

I'm ready to frame it!

Permalink Reply by Adam Halloran on July 10, 2015 at 7:01am

http://www.ebay.com/itm/Paul-McCartney-Signed-Autograph-Book-Page-1.... 

This A looks similar I feel. I also have a Paul signed in January 1968 that doesn't look exactly like all of these but have similarites to other 1968 Paul signatures I have seen. It was signed on the front of a program by Paul and on the inside by Jane Asher. I have a Frank Caiazzo LOA and Paul Wane and Perry Cox liked it as well. 

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Permalink Reply by Meredith F on July 10, 2015 at 7:46am

Nice item. It's good to see these examples from around the same time. Thanks for showing your pics!

Permalink Reply by terrier8HOF on July 8, 2015 at 5:54pm

Paul is authentic IMO

Permalink Reply by Meredith F on July 9, 2015 at 2:13am
The "McCartney " looked to me as a fluid SIG. Looking at the how the Macca goes over the Paul slightly, I don't know if he's signed stuff when he's had to separate his last name to another line, AND it combines like this example into his first name?

Thank all for your opinions. I paid £50 for it ($75), so I knew it would be risky. It looks like some on line auctions(not all eBay) had similar items of this but the signatures and vinyl itself did not duplicate (ie, Mary wrote different dedications.

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