Bruce Lee autograph

This is a very rare autograph and very rare picture content. I've been offered a downpayment/starting bid at $12,000..but I fear it going to auction and not getting enough views because it has the potential to be extremely valuable.

This was found in my father's very large memorabilia Collection. And George is not a family name, so its a wonder who George is. Possibly from the crew of a video shoot, George Watters, or possibly even George Takei

Its is a fujifilm print from the reel.

It is a very real and very wonderful piece.

Please,  anyone with any insight into the value or where to go with this autograph would be helpful

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Permalink Reply by Edward O'Donnell on February 28, 2021 at 11:40am

Thank you for the insight, I actually just emailed them back..they asked for scans. I sent pictures until I can scan them later. Im waiting for their reply.

Thank you for your help

Ed

Permalink Reply by KatoTheMaster on February 28, 2021 at 1:25pm

I dont like it at all. What's that signed with a pink marker? Plus on a enter the dragon image? Sorry to say that's not hand signed by Bruce. I can already see just by looking at the letters are off.

Permalink Reply by Edward O'Donnell on February 28, 2021 at 5:06pm

Hey kato, thanks a lot for checking it out. Yes its a very skeptical piece indeed... I'm not sure exactly what u mean by pink marker. It looks like good old royal blue ink color to me..

I appreciate the expertise 

Permalink Reply by Steve Cyrkin, Admin on February 28, 2021 at 11:01am

This is Fujifilm Crystal Archives paper. There are many versions of it but we need to find out if the first one came out before or after Bruce Lee died. I looked for 5 minutes and couldn't find out when. I found later versions introduced in the 2000s but the first could have come out decades earlier. I don't know film.

Permalink Reply by Edward O'Donnell on February 28, 2021 at 11:29am

Dear Steve,

Yes I wish I knew more about film also, I'm going to do some digging on this subject when the kids go to sleep.

I greatly appreciate your time and help.

Sincerely 

Ed

Permalink Reply by Steve Cyrkin, Admin on February 28, 2021 at 3:40pm

Ed, I appreciate your attitude considering authenticity has been questioned. Let's see what Greig says, and if you want, sent pics to Beckett for a $10 review. 

https://www.beckett-authentication.com/services/signature-review

Permalink Reply by Edward O'Donnell on February 28, 2021 at 4:38pm

Steve, thanks for the help.

I heard back from Greig, hes suggesting that its possibly a jpeg photo whitch would be incorrect timing. 

The photo has a jp and a symbol after that looks like a small 8..I wasn't sure if thats a jpeg code or not. Im waiting to hear more.

I appreciate all the input on this item. Otherwise its just me vs the internets written knowledge. And on such an extremely rare item its definitely gonna get more concerns than praise. Thats the way it should be.

All considered what would you recommend. Possibly see what beckett has to say. Or send it to Ned Sanders on the chance..I really don't wanna needlessly waste time for that is most valuable. 

Honestly I appreciate all the help here. Great forum, and in the future I'm sure I'll have many more non authenticated items to bring to question.

Sincerely,

Ed

Permalink Reply by Eric Keith Longo on February 28, 2021 at 4:50pm

"....I really don't wanna needlessly waste time for that is most valuable. ..."

Date the paper and code - that is what I'd do. That information could eliminate it in an instant.

Permalink Reply by Edward O'Donnell on February 28, 2021 at 5:02pm

Thank you, yes thats what I'm going to look into this evening 

Permalink Reply by Steve Cyrkin, Admin on February 28, 2021 at 5:28pm

Hi Edward,

I read this after my post a couple minutes ago. Greig is right about the print definitely being wrong if it's from a JPG but the entire image you posted is a degraded JPG so we can't tell until you post a sharp undegraded image whether it's the print or the image you uploaded.

Permalink Reply by Eric Keith Longo on February 28, 2021 at 5:46pm

When was the plastic type reverse paper introduced? I don't recall ever seeing that type of code on regular photo paper stock. My guess is a forgery on a modern reprint from a copy negative (this looks like a second generation print) that has color shifted red. The Reverse shows no age.

Permalink Reply by Edward O'Donnell on February 28, 2021 at 11:34am

There is a George Watters that was a film editor for the film. He seems to be the only George noticeable from the crew, and he did film.

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