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Permalink Reply by BallroomDays67 on July 23, 2017 at 2:53pm

Unfortunately to me the signature appears consistent with a known forgery style.

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Permalink Reply by Alexander Mehl on July 24, 2017 at 1:27pm

Fake!

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Permalink Reply by Eric Keith Longo on July 24, 2017 at 4:29pm

Lennon was far more skilled at controlling volume with line for one.

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Permalink Reply by Steve Cyrkin, Admin on July 24, 2017 at 5:13pm

In my opinion, the autograph looks like what's commonly called a Southern California forgery. I don't think the drawing looks anything like Lennon's work either, unfortunately.

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Permalink Reply by Eric Keith Longo on July 24, 2017 at 5:15pm

California Cameo Proof Morgans, Southern California Forgeries, Florida Bowies..this is like a geography lesson! ;)

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Permalink Reply by Eric Keith Longo on July 24, 2017 at 5:42pm

Check this out - origin of this forgery?

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Permalink Reply by Steve Cyrkin, Admin on July 24, 2017 at 5:46pm

Show the original please. Where was that from?

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Permalink Reply by Eric Keith Longo on July 24, 2017 at 5:59pm

Hi Steve, original is shown, full. I "cropped" to match the forgery and darkened the background (I left out a bit at left for copyright). Original on right. A common (idiot forger) "Honeymoon" 1969 litho. The fake is inset (left). "1969" seems all this "genius" got right.

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Permalink Reply by Steve Cyrkin, Admin on July 24, 2017 at 6:10pm

Hi Eric,

So the other one is a forgery too?

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Permalink Reply by BallroomDays67 on July 24, 2017 at 6:27pm

The other one is real. It's from the 1969 Bag One litho set.

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Permalink Reply by Woody2Shoes on July 24, 2017 at 6:33pm

Aside from the crazy spacing between the two "N"s, and the sloppy sketching: noting the "7" in 75. Most of the dated autos I've seen with strong origins do not have the slash through the "7", except for maybe one or two I've noticed with a slash touching the vertical part, but not centered through the vertical part of the "7" as it is here.

Anyone here ever study John's style of writing numbers?

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Permalink Reply by Eric Keith Longo on July 24, 2017 at 6:29pm

No Steve, the full image is the 1969 litho by Lennon "Honeymoon" - the forgery is inserted (left). The original is "white". E

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