Reeve Signature: Variation or Forgery?

Pictured below are two Christopher Reeve signature's typical of his late 70's early 80's signature. The top signature is 100% authentic. The bottom signature has some noticeable similarities and also some noticeable differences.

The question is this: Can you determine the authenticity of this signature by recognizing non negotiable signature traits regardless of variation? After all, we know that signatures not only  modify over time, but also change according to the situation in which the autograph was received. 

With that being said, is the bottom signature a genuine Reeve signature or a forgery? Please feel free to expound regarding your justification either way. 

Tags: Authenticate, Forgery, Reeve, Signature, Superman

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Permalink Reply by Pete Bendu on February 12, 2015 at 6:44am

I say authentic. I have yet to see a modern forger get that much right ....ever. Chris'signatures pre 1978 actually formed every letter including the o in Christopher. The T being crossed with the start of the R was something he moved into as the fan's started slamming "Superman" with autograph requests.

Nailing the Chri, the p into the h and even the tilted first e in Reeve, let alone the shape of the R.

I can't see any forger getting that all correct.

I'd almost guess that the second one was a nice fuller signature he signed to be preprinted for fanmail response. 

Permalink Reply by Bradford on February 12, 2015 at 1:40pm

Here is another. Ironically both written to Jim. Sometimes personalizations/inscriptions can be very helpful when authenticating an item. 

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