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Permalink Reply by spaceman on September 9, 2019 at 9:24pm

These are good.  They were posted here on the 1st September.

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Permalink Reply by Steve Cyrkin, Admin on September 10, 2019 at 9:23am

I like the autographs, they're classic examples. But it concerns me when the ink and the monochrome photo are the same color, and it's not black. What other info is there?

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Permalink Reply by fab432 on September 10, 2019 at 11:56am

I see what you mean.

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Permalink Reply by Steve Cyrkin, Admin on September 10, 2019 at 12:03pm

Here's a link to Google photos with what I expect to see color-wise:

https://www.google.com/search?sxsrf=ACYBGNTgvEvqFIkKJ7S0SNgLjvQpaXD...

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Permalink Reply by fab432 on September 10, 2019 at 1:46pm

However there are also other examples I’ve seen where the signatures are all in black ink. Suffice to say the point you raise is a good one in the current forgery filled market.  It is extremely difficult to say one way or the other without seeing it in person. Then you can see live ink vs photocopy, pressure points etc.You just can’t be too careful!!!

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Permalink Reply by Steve Cyrkin, Admin on September 10, 2019 at 2:14pm

Yes, black wouldn't worry me. Or brown if the rest of the piece wasn't the same color. Blue ink can fade to brown sometimes. 

And you're right, you have to see it in person to know for sure something's real.

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