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John F. Kennedy, autographed copy of "Profiles in Courage"

Can anyone vouch for the authenticity of this (JFK) autographed copy of "Profiles in Courage"?

Addressed to author of a little known book, "Understanding Government". Checks out chronologically, but I am unsure if it is a secretarial signature or the genuine article.

Thank you.

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Permalink Reply by James Stone on November 24, 2013 at 12:50pm

Not an expert, but it looks like the "stuttering signature" which the secretaries did (see video on youtube)......I'd also be a little concerned that the "t" and the "j" are formed the same exact way. You got to be very careful with Kennedy signatures, it is easy to get burned. Does the seller offer a money backed guarantee if it fails 3rd party authentication?

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Permalink Reply by James Stone on November 24, 2013 at 2:37pm

It might increase the likelihood of buying a forgery, but only if you don't do your homework. It doesn't seem to increase the value that much. There is a nice framed JFK signature on universityarchives for $1900 and that doesn't really seem like a bad deal. I've seen others for the standard going rate as well.