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Permalink Reply by BallroomDays67 on October 20, 2013 at 10:34am

It looks very solid to me. Nice, except for the rushed Micky signature.

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Permalink Reply by A.B. on October 20, 2013 at 10:57am

Thanks mate !

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Permalink Reply by J.C. on October 20, 2013 at 11:40am

I don't really like the Mike signature - I have a few genuine ones (they only range from 2001 to this year), but his first name looks off - it definitely doesn't look like "Michael" and as far as I've seen, he's signed his first name and not "Mike" for a very long time. The Peter looks genuine, but the odd Mike, minimal Micky and shaky Davy are suspicious to me.

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Permalink Reply by J.C. on October 20, 2013 at 12:07pm

http://imgur.com/a/idjwc

I've posted a bunch of genuine in-person signatures I have from the guys (including five Michaels) at the link above for comparison's sake. They just don't quite look right to me.

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Permalink Reply by BallroomDays67 on October 20, 2013 at 12:26pm

The end of the "Michael" portion does look a bit unusual, but I've seen him rush that part a bit. The "Nesmith" portion is spot on. Davy and Peter also both look spot on to me. The Micky is a very rushed in person signature. Yours is more nicely executed.

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Permalink Reply by BallroomDays67 on October 20, 2013 at 12:38pm

Another rushed Micky signature:

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Permalink Reply by J.C. on October 20, 2013 at 1:01pm

The end of the "Mike" is suspicious, but I really do want to believe in it, because the florishes that begin the "M" and the "N" are both present and the slant of Mike's name is generally off in forgeries but is prominent here - I'd love to know when the autograph was signed - as I noted, my Mike signatures are fairly recent, but even the rushed ones are clearly meant to be "Michaels." I don't like the end of David's name (and I am a bit curious as to why he didn't sign near himself), but it does look pretty good. 

Seriously, though, for a guy who charges $35 a pop (and often more) at shows, Micky could stand to slow down a bit.

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Permalink Reply by BallroomDays67 on October 20, 2013 at 5:09pm

The "e" in "Michael" is slightly elongated, which makes it look a little unusual.

Davy's last name looks fine to me. I've seen a number of authentically signed LPs in which Davy didn't sign near himself. It actually isn't unusual at all.

 

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Permalink Reply by A.B. on October 20, 2013 at 1:38pm

I believe this image is from Rockaway and should therefore strongly considered be genuine. The Micky compares very well to the Micky on the "Best of" album, I would say.

J.C. I thank you for your Input. You seem to know your Monkees stuff.

 

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Permalink Reply by Nicholas Collins on October 20, 2013 at 5:41pm

Authentic, in my opinon

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