All Discussions Tagged 'Secretary' - Autograph Live2024-03-28T23:12:05Zhttps://live.autographmagazine.com/forum/topic/listForTag?tag=Secretary&feed=yes&xn_auth=noJFK - Secretarial?tag:live.autographmagazine.com,2014-01-17:3524372:Topic:4973672014-01-17T08:47:55.238ZNatehttps://live.autographmagazine.com/profile/NathanWhite
<p>Hi to all.</p>
<p>Very new to posting so forgive me if anything is a bit 'off'. I have a John F Kennedy 'signed' book, I believe it is almost certainly a secretarial signature, but was wondering if you guys could take a look and let me know your opinions? Also what kinda money does something like this one go for (a 'signed' book)? Many thanks for spending your time on this:…</p>
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<p>Hi to all.</p>
<p>Very new to posting so forgive me if anything is a bit 'off'. I have a John F Kennedy 'signed' book, I believe it is almost certainly a secretarial signature, but was wondering if you guys could take a look and let me know your opinions? Also what kinda money does something like this one go for (a 'signed' book)? Many thanks for spending your time on this:</p>
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<p><strong> </strong>Hi:</p>
<p>At Steve Cyrkin's invitation, I'd like to call your attention to a signature study I've posted on my blog, <a href="http://stevezarelli.blogspot.com/2011/03/your-charlton-heston-autograph-its.html">Charlton Heston signature study by Steve Zarelli</a>.</p>
<p>I believe I have identified the "tell" in Charlton Heston secretarial signatures, and if I am correct, the news is not good for most collectors. It appears that most Heston signed photos are secretarially…</p>
<p><strong> </strong>Hi:</p>
<p>At Steve Cyrkin's invitation, I'd like to call your attention to a signature study I've posted on my blog, <a href="http://stevezarelli.blogspot.com/2011/03/your-charlton-heston-autograph-its.html">Charlton Heston signature study by Steve Zarelli</a>.</p>
<p>I believe I have identified the "tell" in Charlton Heston secretarial signatures, and if I am correct, the news is not good for most collectors. It appears that most Heston signed photos are secretarially signed.</p>
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<p>Here is a synopsis:</p>
<p><strong>The Theory</strong><br/>Photographs and other memorabilia sent to Mr. Heston's office were signed by a secretary. However, Mr. Heston did authentically sign books through-the-mail. <strong> </strong></p>
<p><strong>Real vs. Secretary</strong><br/>In authentic signatures, the R in "Charlton" is distinctly a lowercase "r" and less than half the height of the L. The first four letters are clearly "Char."</p>
<p>In secretarial signatures, the R looks much more like a lowercase "l" and is about the same height as the L. So, the first four letters appear to be "Chall."</p>
<p>I have attached two images to give you a small sampling. <strong> </strong></p>
<p><strong>For more details and images, please visit my blog at the link below.</strong></p>
<p>I'd love to hear your feedback and thoughts on this. I fully anticipate some resistance to the theory, because denial is always the first step. In fact, I would love to be proved wrong, because that would mean I <span style="text-decoration: underline;">wasn't</span> sitting on a bunch of secretary signed photos!</p>
<p>By way of introduction, I have been collecting since the early 90s and I am the UACC Ethics Director.</p>
<p>I look forward to the discussion.</p>
<p><strong><a href="http://stevezarelli.blogspot.com">The Collecting Obsession</a></strong></p>
<p>Regards,</p>
<p>Steve Zarelli</p>
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