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Permalink Reply by Eric Keith Longo on March 27, 2022 at 8:02pm

The second one does not look much like the PSA example. You have other examples of this style?

Permalink Reply by X Karl on March 27, 2022 at 8:12pm

Hello Eric. Maybe this one.s-l400.jpg

Permalink Reply by Eric Keith Longo on March 27, 2022 at 8:27pm

Perhaps, but certain slants seem to be missing. 

Permalink Reply by Forgers Sump on March 28, 2022 at 1:57am

 Not the first --nor possibly the last time I read or hear something like that. Their quick opinions, their failed evaluations... Beckett does not inspire me any confidence.

Permalink Reply by Eric Keith Longo on March 28, 2022 at 11:04am

Bump for other opinions. What do you make of the last image of the three?

Permalink Reply by Forgers Sump on March 29, 2022 at 3:21am

Hi Eric. 

It's the first time I see a Pauling's autograph, so I don't know it. I just can give an opinion comparing it with others that I've been able to find on the internet. I see many similarities but also some differences, such as the L or the final -ing. It could be real but as I said, I don't know that signature.

Permalink Reply by Forgers Sump on March 29, 2022 at 7:51am

Here, a genuine Pauling's auto as far as I know. Notice the little differences between the 3rd pic posted above: L, P and G. IMHO is the same calligraphy (the arrow-shaped dot ^ in Linus has captured my attention). So, there're two possibilities:

- First, the auto posted above comes from Pauling's hand, even the odd letters pointed before.

- Second, if that not genuine, I would bet someone made a copy from the autograph bellow. What do you think, Eric?

Permalink Reply by Forgers Sump on March 29, 2022 at 9:13am

Hi  X Karl,

Honestly, I'm not an "expert" at all in Pauling's autos as I said before.

However, the one you ask for, looks fine to me but a bit odd. I mean, I have the feeling that he signed like he was older. Don't know if I'm explaining correctly. And of course I don't know the dates to which the different signatures belong.

For example, the L in Pauling is quite different since he usually made it "rounded" and "soft" (BTW sorry for my English) but in the postal card the L looks like more "square" and "angular". Anyway, I still see the same hand, both in the postal card and in the two items (the one that you've shared and the one that I've attached). And all this --I insist, considering it's the first time I analyze Pauling's signature. 

Permalink Reply by Forgers Sump on March 29, 2022 at 9:28am

On the other hand, I'm thinking right now...
How much money are Pauling's autos valued at?
Who would bother to fake it, if the valuation wasn't too expensive?
This is something to consider, I think.

Permalink Reply by Eric Keith Longo on March 29, 2022 at 1:18pm

SP's a few hundered, document a few hundred more.

Here is another example from 1981 at the age of 80:

 

Permalink Reply by Eric Keith Longo on March 29, 2022 at 1:22pm

Possible, yes.