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Charlton Heston - secretarials, variations & authentics (post 'em here)
This is the place for the discussion as to the follow-up for the secretarial study thread.
That thread; proposed;
The Theory
Photographs and other memorabilia sent to Mr. Heston's office were signed by a secretary. However, Mr. Heston did authentically sign books through-the-mail.
Real vs. Secretary
In authentic signatures, the R in "Charlton" is distinctly a lowercase "r" and less than half the height of the L. The first four letters are clearly "Char."
In secretarial signatures, the R looks much more like a lowercase "l" and is about the same height as the L. So, the first four letters appear to be "Chall."
and it seems to have merit. However, in looking at hundreds of Hestons of late there are many that fall into the above theory and yet quite a few variations that aren't so clean. There are no sacred cows in this thread but do keep it civil.
Bear in mind as you cascade thru the many examples below there are clearly some that fall into this, some that don't and an interesting variation.
Some commentors have been quick to point out that dealers and sellers of these items may have fallen into following a "bogus" exemplar. I will post Jan Schray's exemplars and the "secretarial" one touted here will be found in her 1997 exemplar book. Thus, without a date on COAs it's hard to tell when something was sold.
Cyrkin in the other thread opted to close it with a number of justifications; ... indisputable work. It's at risk of being adulterated by Hestons being presented as either genuine, out and out forgeries, or variations of known secretarials without the painstaking, focused research and consensus-building that made this study so valuable in the first place. That's beyond the scope of this discussion and is putting the study's clarity and integrity at risk.
I for one could not disagree with this rationale moreso. It is thru the posting of perceived hestons that either lends support, refutes or enhances the theory. I noticed the updates to the original blog include; I will note that, out a hundreds of exemplars, I found a handful of books that did not have a distinct "r" formation. My theory is these books may have been through-the-mail exemplars signed by a secretary. The reason for this could be that Mr. Heston's schedule did not allow for signing at that time or, once his illness took hold, secretaries began signing books through the mail as well as photos.
I've also noted this in same discussion with Zipper and there was a suspicion that other forgeries were apparent. it is the continued flow of questionable non-authentic items that gives strength to any theory. I'll attempt to capture the many examples before they are arbitrarily removed.
6/13/12 - Rules of the Thread;
R1 - stay on subject (don't care for moderated blogs but since owners of threads have little recourse to have comments removed at their discretion).
R2 - if you are going to post a link than at a MINIMUM post the picture of the item. The secretarial study thread has a number of links to non-existent photos. Esp Ebay ones as they have been removed by EBAY or no longer visible. If you don't know how then after you post the comment pm me and I'll capture the picture for posterity.
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Permalink Reply by John Hancock on
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I noticed the COA is signed in script with a different instrument then the printed description. Indicative of being presigned and filled out later. I know this for a fact because I am in possession of 2 blank presigned COA'S from Col. Ross. That were accidentally sent to me during a purchase. When I spoke to him on the phone his initial reaction was OOPS.
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Permalink Reply by DB on
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Now I wonder if we can figure out how to raise their fees significantly if they sell a non-authentic item (whether they know it or not).
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Like this UK seller starzonetoys for example. Sure he got this in person, not!
A genuine signed photo obtained by ourselves in person at Harrods in 1996, he was in the UK publicising and signing his autobiography. I was fortunate to get 2 different photos signed and both are now listed
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finally removed... took awhile.
and another pops up from the same seller; like whack a mole!
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Came across this one and it was the seller's name that caused me to post it here. I know why "i wouldn't" but I don't know why "U wouldn't" as whywouldntyou especially when it comes with a "personal" guarantee of authentic.
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320975200301 no longer available
so I suppose the EBAY removers wondered why wouldn't they as well.
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I find the following statement from this seller rather interesting; I wonder what information he has to suport that claim on the Mrs.
Charlton Heston 8x10 signed photo. Note this is LEGIT! From part of a private signing he did many years ago where he was watched as he signed each photo. His wife signed ALL of his mail requests
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this is one of those times that you just have to throw the fraud flag on the seller. Never trust a buffalo guy!
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