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Abbott & Costello

Thoughts on this Abbott & Costello signed album page?

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Permalink Reply by JK on March 4, 2021 at 7:15pm

No idea on the sigs themselves other than that they look like ball point pen. I would expect fountain pen if they were obtained together. But I might be wrong.

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Permalink Reply by Eddy on March 5, 2021 at 8:10am

I'm leaning toward these being real. These look like their early 1950's signing styles. By that time they were becoming a bit sloppier than their heyday in the 40's. I'm attaching a Bud that looks very much like yours... including the kind of strange looking "B"s in Abbott. Also a Costello from that period which has some similar traits to yours.

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Permalink Reply by Phil on March 5, 2021 at 8:32am

I agree with Etienne authentic imo

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Permalink Reply by JK on March 5, 2021 at 8:28am

They certainly compare very favorably to your (fountain pen) examples. But early 1950s seems early for a ballpoint pen. But maybe the autograph collector got their hands on a ballpoint pen and found that easier to have people use.

But they compare nicely otherwise.

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Permalink Reply by Eric Keith Longo on March 5, 2021 at 8:38am

Both look fine. Early 50's is fine for ball point. Here is my fountain C. '45 set from the same album with a Zane candid:

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Permalink Reply by Eddy on March 5, 2021 at 9:01am

Also, don't be fooled by those cutouts of them. The headshot images are from around the mid-40's but were used on promotional materials in the early 50's for some reason. Also, here Lou connects his first and last name which he didn't start doing until the 50's.