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Permalink Reply by Deepak Nahar on June 12, 2020 at 12:00pm

I think it’s real. But I would wait for Steve’s opinion as he was the one that helped me get my Jim Brown autographed picture. 

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Permalink Reply by Steve on June 12, 2020 at 12:07pm

Definitely good.

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Permalink Reply by R. Tanner on June 12, 2020 at 5:55pm

Thanks guys. Any thoughts on the era that the photo may have been signed? Or the era that aligns with this type of film paper?

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Permalink Reply by R. Tanner on June 12, 2020 at 5:55pm

Thanks guys. Any thoughts on the era that the photo may have been signed? Or the era that aligns with this type of film paper?

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Permalink Reply by Steve on June 12, 2020 at 6:07pm

The signature is from the 1990’s or newer.  The photo is kind of irrelevant because the person who printed it may have used older paper, but printed years later.  When I couldn’t find a good action photo back in the early 90’s, I used a nice full size magazine from from the 50’s.  Doesn’t mean it was a vintage signature from the 50’s as I’m sure you know.

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Permalink Reply by R. Tanner on June 12, 2020 at 6:28pm

Good points on the photo and signature era. Have you seen many known early signatures of Jim Brown? I'm curious if the early signature is consistent or how much it may have changed to what were used to seeing. I haven't heard much if he was people friendly or how he treated fans during his playing or acting days. 

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Permalink Reply by Steve on June 12, 2020 at 8:22pm

I can’t tell you about his playing days, but the three times I met him, he was always very cordial.  As far as earlier signatures, the one thing that was significantly different, was that he would not make a loop with the bottom of the J.  

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