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Permalink Reply by Steve Cyrkin, Admin on May 9, 2024 at 10:44pm

It does not look like a genuine JFK to me. The T of To said right away to me that it's highly unlikely to be real, and the rest of the writing is not consistent with his too.

I'm not an expert of JFK though.

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Permalink Reply by Bryan on May 11, 2024 at 6:16pm

Thank you Steve

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Permalink Reply by Garrett Meadows on May 14, 2024 at 6:50pm

Definitely no.

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Permalink Reply by Bryan on May 16, 2024 at 12:31am

Thank you Garrett

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Permalink Reply by Garrett Meadows on May 16, 2024 at 4:35pm

I've been collecting JFK signed pieces for years, so I've gotten pretty good at spotting secretarial JFK material and/or auto pen.  One big problem with the piece are the nice even lines, the fluid script, and the "John." JFK wrote hurriedly and quickly almost to the point of being indecipherable. It's easy to tell a secretary took his/her time to write neat and even words.

If you want a great expert, contact Rick Schnake who owns History in Ink. 

as always

Garrett Meadows

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Permalink Reply by Garrett Meadows on May 16, 2024 at 4:44pm

If you're looking for an authentic reasonably priced JFK piece, check this piece out on eBay. In fact, the seller is willing to negotiate.  He's asking $2600 marked down from $3500. I'd offer him $2250

https://www.ebay.com/itm/153881746673?_trkparms=amclksrc%3DITM%26ai...

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