Guns n Roses early signed photo

Need feedback on an early signed G N R photo 1989, not alot out there to compare to, any thoughts

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Permalink Reply by Nelson Calzada on December 22, 2023 at 9:46pm

Completely fake man!!!

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Permalink Reply by D. Mart. on December 24, 2023 at 4:55pm

Both are forgeries. I have seen this forgery style before.

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Permalink Reply by Bob Asher on December 24, 2023 at 11:10pm

Thank You for your opinions, i have spent hours trying to find pre 1990 examples of the bands autographs, so far i have found matches that have been authenticated by beckett , psa and epperson, on axl, adler, what i really need is pictures of anything signed pre 1990 on slash and izzy to help prove authenticty of this photo, need pictures please/

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Permalink Reply by D. Mart. on December 26, 2023 at 6:14am

You're welcome. Just to point out, on the signed silver record that you posted, the Axl signature was written most likely by Doug Goldstein (or possibly someone else in their inner circle) who often signed on Axl's behalf for fans. The other signatures on that record look perfect though. I will include some pre-1990 examples of authentic GNR signatures. I have other examples that I can post if you need them, but here are a few. None of these photos are mine but they are from reliable sources and are period correct.

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Permalink Reply by D. Mart. on December 26, 2023 at 6:20am

Examples from 1987 to 1990:

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Permalink Reply by Bob Asher on December 26, 2023 at 6:35am

When I try to open these, the message unsafe site do not open, I am looking for authenticated images by psa, jsa, or beckett, from 1988 or 89, before anybody cared about there autographs, not sure why they would use someone to sign there items if they were not well known yet.

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Permalink Reply by Bob Asher on December 26, 2023 at 6:58am

Goldstien did not manage roses untill 1991, photo was signed in 89, so not sure why he would be signing guns items

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Permalink Reply by D. Mart. on December 26, 2023 at 1:18pm

Just be careful because PSA and Beckett sometimes authenticate bad pieces. I have found that JSA is more reliable but they are not perfect either. GNR were huge by the Summer of 1988, and although Goldstein was not their official manager, he was with the band and acted as one of Axl's assistants. When I said that Doug Goldstein signed it, I was referring specifically to the Axl sig on the silver record (not the RIAA award, but the one signed in 1991). The other autographs on that record are authentic but the Axl sig is not in his hand. If you compare, it was signed by the same person who did the two pieces that you initially included in your post (the promo photo and the RIAA award, all signatures on both pieces are signed by the same person). I can't prove it was signed by Goldstein, but I am confident that it was signed by someone in their inner circle (not any of the band members), and it was probably non-malicious. There were several people, even back then who signed autographs on the band's behalf. I hope this info helps. The images I included are safe, that is just the way they are stored.

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Permalink Reply by Nelson Calzada on May 5, 2024 at 4:12pm

This is a real piece that I have from 1989. It's very difficult to find this kind of Axl signature.

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Permalink Reply by D. Mart. on May 9, 2024 at 3:50pm

That is a nice poster. I saw this one sell on Ebay but passed on it because I thought that removing the dedication might be too difficult. Anyway, this is still a cool piece!

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Permalink Reply by Nelson Calzada on May 10, 2024 at 5:49am

I just purchased it, and yes it is personalized, but it's the most unique I have in my collection. You won't find these 1989 sigs and the full ( W. Axl Rose) is so clear. This is a 35 year old piece of rock history.