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Bowie signed album. Real or fake?

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Permalink Reply by Eric Keith Longo on October 19, 2021 at 10:47am

Known forger who alwas uses this texture. Junk quality often on eBay.

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Permalink Reply by Stepeanut on October 19, 2021 at 11:01am

I agree with Eric, it’s a poor fake.

Here’s a legit Bowie IP that I obtained myself in 1995:

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Permalink Reply by Eric Keith Longo on October 19, 2021 at 11:14am

Very nice, very typical. Here is another '95:

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Permalink Reply by Ben Hill on October 19, 2021 at 11:25am

Wow! But mine is a fake! OH MAN!

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Permalink Reply by Eric Keith Longo on October 19, 2021 at 11:27am

Sorry, but it is. Very poor quality.

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Permalink Reply by Eric Keith Longo on October 19, 2021 at 11:33am

Here is another from this selllers past:

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Permalink Reply by Stepeanut on October 19, 2021 at 11:47am

Ben,

There is a particular shape to Bowie’s autograph — even his rush jobs — that very few forgers are capable of imitating well. You can see the difference if you compare yours with the legit examples that Eric and I have posted.

His numerals, when present, are also very useful in determining authenticity. Note the shape of the number 9, and the right-to-left top line of the number 5. Bowie was left-handed, whilst most forgers are right-handed.

Bowie’s signature also tends to slope downward, not upward. Again, a left-handed trait, although this is not a hard-and-fast rule, as you can see from the BBC ticket I posted above.