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David Bowie autograph legit or fake?
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Permalink Reply by Eric Keith Longo on
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I think so, but my interest in his him drops off sharply after 1980. Hopefully Richard or MarkG will add something more meaningful.
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Permalink Reply by Richard Booth on
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I think this looks good to me!
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Permalink Reply by Tim Male on
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I'm personally not keen on this but acknowledge that Eric and Richard know more about Bowie than me.
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Permalink Reply by MarkG on
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Its got better the more I look at it , but I didn't like it a first - it is certainly very rushed (no O) but the numbers 87 are consistent - please check against my examples attached.
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Bow 87.pdf, 182 KB
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This is precisely what I saw. Yes, skipped "o" - right to the ending paraph, and those numerals. I also had to look many times. However, I found some exemplars with these shortcuts and numerals C. late 80's and early 1990/91. Having seen MarkG's additional exemplars (#'s 1,4 & 5 esp) for form, I stick to my position. However, I would not buy or sell this and I also am not fond of the lack of date. I like to hear "WOW" not "hmm?"
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I also wanted to add it has a smoothness that is atypical, but when I do see it I see it in these years, 1986-1991, and often with some of the shortcuts taken as here.
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Sorry, the OP's has a date of 1987 obviously! Looking at too many exemplars here.
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For clarity, here are a few Bowie examples without the O...agree with Eric, its probably real but not a WOW...
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Bow various.pdf, 109 KB
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I wanted to add that with the lined paper and rushed appearance, better can be had. That "'87" should be discounted a bit, IMO. Look at the ISOLAR cards from 1993 that Jeff Gold/RecordMecca was selling recently - those were $249 or so and far more intriguing and "finished" with a context and scarce card to boot.
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Here is a 1985 Bowie also with no "O" and more typical numeral "8". The atypical smooth quality I mentioned is well illustrated in Mark's exemplars:
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Permalink Reply by Alex on
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Thanks, I think it's real, very similar to that one. It was signed in Madrid when he and Peter Frampton were having a beer, according to the seller.
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