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Permalink Reply by SaraPolanska on March 9, 2019 at 8:55am

Hi, both fakes. The first one is from the same hand I guess es as one I know. Will post photo later. 

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Permalink Reply by SaraPolanska on March 9, 2019 at 10:20am

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Permalink Reply by Tim Male on March 9, 2019 at 2:08pm

Neither are good

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Permalink Reply by Eric Keith Longo on March 9, 2019 at 2:39pm

Poor.

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Permalink Reply by MarkG on March 9, 2019 at 3:02pm

+1

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Permalink Reply by MarkG on March 9, 2019 at 3:29pm

Sorry, I was being lazy by saying +1

OK...so Bowie's 2001 autograph was pretty consistent in that year. I have put one of the fakes above alongside a genuine from from 2001.

Areas that give the fake away are ringed in red below:

1. The tight small inward curve at the start of the signature indicating its been done by a right hander.

2. A sharp cut back rise at the base of the B instead of the more rounded base as per the genuine example.

3. Large gap between the "o"and the finishing line and an untypical "2"

In addition, right handers tend to sign upwards (B low, the end of the autograph higher). Bowie (the majority of the time) signs tilted downwards (B high, end lower) - in the genuine example, for once, he has signed straight. Hope this helps.

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Permalink Reply by VonHammer on March 9, 2019 at 6:57pm

Fantastic advice MarkG!

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Permalink Reply by Scarlett6662000 on March 9, 2019 at 10:59pm

 Master Class! : )

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