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Permalink Reply by Mikex on October 21, 2023 at 2:11pm

I don't see anyone coming forward to defend this photo. For good reason. It's impossible to defend.

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Permalink Reply by Steve Cyrkin, Admin on October 21, 2023 at 2:37pm

Mikex,

No one else in this discussion claims to know his autograph. 

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Permalink Reply by Mikex on October 21, 2023 at 2:41pm

Thanks Steve.

I was hoping to help Steffen; however, it's turned into a slanging match. Not my intention and very unfortunate.

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Permalink Reply by Steve Cyrkin, Admin on October 21, 2023 at 3:27pm

Mikex,

Why don't you start a signature study discussion on Bolan and T.Rex? Bring in other collectors you feel know the band well. Signature studies can be tremendously valuable, and help the entire hobby.

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Permalink Reply by Mikex on October 21, 2023 at 3:42pm

To be honest there is not a big market for Bolan autographs. There is one dealer who tends to buy a lot of T.rex that comes to market. 

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Permalink Reply by Eric Keith Longo on October 22, 2023 at 11:59am

I claim no knowledge of Bolan's autograph, but one thing I have wanted to ask - 2 of the examples shown here are signed essentially upside down (and appear the same hand to me). How many authentic Bolan autographs show this choice of placement/angle? 

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Permalink Reply by Mikex on October 22, 2023 at 12:16pm

None that i know about. 

I've never seen one signed with a marker pen

I've never seen a small Signed photo

I've never seen a signed colour signed photo

Now i see 3

I've seen some at 45°

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Permalink Reply by Eric Keith Longo on October 23, 2023 at 9:16am

You edited in the 45 degree comment.

This morning out of the blue you charged me with the following task:

"A signed photo of Bolan

Must be color

Can't be 10x8 or over

Must be with a marker pen

I will be long gone before you find one, so good luck

Thanks

Michael"

This is the best I can do so far.

It is said to be a signed color trading card (small). An import said to be from a series of at least 94, which tells me they are not unique. I have seen 2 now. Imports 1973-74. Just because you never saw one does not equal "they don't exist". Others may. Other than this. No, I don't know the source. You should be able to tell if it is genuine. It probably is not but the cards may well be. Are these forgeries or some kind of facsimile?

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Permalink Reply by Eric Keith Longo on October 23, 2023 at 9:34am

PS - the other example (not posted) is said to be 4.5 x 5 inches and from Italy. I might guess these are all that dimension.They may well not be authentically signed but the cards seem to exist.

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Permalink Reply by Eric Keith Longo on October 23, 2023 at 10:14am

This is the other one mentioned above. Sigs appear the same - 2 different sources.

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Permalink Reply by Eric Keith Longo on October 23, 2023 at 10:16am

PS - please, give me a break you messaged me 40 times yesterday and I have Covid 19 (3rd time). Thank you :-)

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Permalink Reply by Eric Keith Longo on October 23, 2023 at 10:53am

This one is a Dutch card, #50. If there were small color photographs or cards then they could have been signed. It is not my place to work out the signatures, except to say the 12 you posted show extreme variation is certainly possible.

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