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Permalink Reply by Eric Keith Longo on April 30, 2017 at 2:42am

Hey All,

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Deceptive in some ways, not in others. In hand - unlikely. I know what it is not. But, what is this and how is it made? It is a paper pc/laser sort of print with moire pattern, card stock but thin, the "signature" is in a slightly different "black" than the image, and at seems at times to sit on and not in, but both share the same dot matrix on the same bias. Both signature and image have uniform sheen. In some areas, as in the "G" in the enlargement attached, the outer edges of the stroke are made of many smaller scratchy strokes that are not always even in alignment. It creates a "whiskery" or painterly look. For now I am calling it a "matrix facsimile/preprint". I wanted to say some sort of transfer but I don't know and it is likely a very cheap process that looks decent, or this would be on a glossy real photo.

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Permalink Reply by Eric Keith Longo on April 30, 2017 at 4:22pm

Hey all,

So is this just a simple preprint or something else? Anyone seen this sig/type of thing before?

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Permalink Reply by Eric Keith Longo on May 8, 2017 at 11:44am

Hello again,

It has been suggested that the above is a simple copy made from a genuine hand-signed signed photo. I believe, after looking at the enlargement above, that is impossible. Those scratchy painterly/feathery/wispy little lines visible at the top and bottom of each individual stroke appear "enhanced" - by someone or something. I believe, if this were a simple copy, that it would have to be a copy of a copy. Has anyone seen this signature before? Or this type of preprint?

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