Hey all!

I had mailed the late President George H.W. Bush's Office during the summer of 2012, with a copy of his book "Speaking of Freedom" enclosed, requesting a bookplate. Two months later, I received the book, with the book plate inscribed by a secretary but signed by President Bush.

I just wanted to get your opinions on authenticity regarding this one. It came with a note from his office (which many of the authentic bookplates have), but I haven't seen this particular bookplate design before, and many of the bookplates I've seen online are from his book with Brent Scowcroft, "A World Transformed" or for his book "All the Best". Additionally, I'm unsure if his signature varied around 2012 (since his autograph did evolve with advancing age), unless they just had a stash of these bookplates that had been signed earlier, ready to go.

Would greatly appreciate your opinions on this!