Bob Marley - Tricky one!

I'm on the fence on this one (apologies that I have only been able to upload a link). I don't trust the auction house that much and I have a feeling that this is a very good forgery but I'm not totally sure. Any views?

https://www.the-saleroom.com/en-gb/auction-catalogues/wessex-auctio...

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Permalink Reply by a pug called eva on July 4, 2024 at 10:44pm

I think I was a bit hasty in doubting this one. I've done a bit of research and established that the backstage pass is probably legitimate. Donald K. Donald were the promoters of Marley's 10 June 1978 gig in Montreal. I can't imagine that someone would go to the lengths of faking the autograph so well and putting it together with a genuine backstage pass. A forger would probably also choose a more inspiring, or at least neater, piece of paper to work on. The number of watchers for today's auction is another indication that the autograph is probably considered OK.

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Permalink Reply by a pug called eva on July 8, 2024 at 10:24pm

I may be talking to myself here but this sold for GBP 1,3000 + ca. 30% commission. Although this isn't a massively high price I guess others must have considered it real too.