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Permalink Reply by BallroomDays67 on January 4, 2014 at 9:34am

I agree. Authentic, in my opinion.

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Permalink Reply by DP on January 4, 2014 at 10:11am

Cool. Where did you come across this?

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Permalink Reply by ParisBlues on January 5, 2014 at 6:56am

It comes from a small collection of signed promo cards collected by a French woman in the 60's.

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Permalink Reply by Steve Cyrkin, Admin on January 4, 2014 at 12:07pm

This is a good one to discuss. I looked at this Hendrix last night and thought it was probably genuine, but it's different enough from others I've seen, especially "Jimi," that I didn't have a strong opinion. How often have you seen the "J" and the "i" share a stroke like they do in this one?

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Permalink Reply by BallroomDays67 on January 4, 2014 at 12:37pm

It actually doesn't appear to me as though they share a stroke. 

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Permalink Reply by Steve Cyrkin, Admin on January 4, 2014 at 1:45pm

There's a skip between the end of the hook in the "J" and the start of the "imi," but it looks to me like they were done with the same stroke of the pen. The first "i" looks unususal to me period. Not like any I recall seeing. Most of the ones I've seen have been well defined.

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Permalink Reply by BallroomDays67 on January 4, 2014 at 4:35pm

It appears that way, but he crosses the "J" before beginning the "I". If you look closely, you can see the line cut back to cross the "J".

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Permalink Reply by Steve Cyrkin, Admin on January 4, 2014 at 5:37pm

It looks like you're right. Still, the first "i" is unusual, and something I haven't seen before. Not that I study Hendrix like you do.

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Permalink Reply by Barry S on January 4, 2014 at 1:02pm

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Permalink Reply by Barry S on January 4, 2014 at 1:06pm

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