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Paul McCartney once again

Hi everyone,

I hope that you can help. I recently acquired my first Paul autograph and from reading your great forum, learned just how much of a minefield collecting his autograph can be.

This signature has been given a nod of approval from: PSA, R R Auctions, and Roger Epperson. My problem (not evident from the original auction images posted) with it is that it seems too well thought out and deliberate compared to the dozens of examples I have looked up for comparison. Paul%20crop.jpg

I'm not sure if it has any bearing, but the consignor reported acquired it after Paul's 7/7/13 show in Ottawa. Fourteen people were accommodated with autographs at the airport that night after the show and this was Paul's Music and Animation Collection DVD signed for the consignor's daughter.

Any expertise you can bring to helping me determine its authenticity from your unbiased perspectives would be greatly appreciated.

Thanks very much for your time & thoughts,

Philip

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Permalink Reply by Devon Laney on November 19, 2013 at 9:01am

Hi Philip, welcome to the site. Your McCartney autograph looks good to me - a very typical example of his current "organized" public autograph signings while on tour - the 4 I have obtained in person while he's on tour look almost identical. Besides, if Roger says it's good you can take it to the bank. Congrats on a nice signature.

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Permalink Reply by Philip Shore on November 19, 2013 at 12:19pm

Hi Devon, thanks so much, glad to be here. I've already learned so much on so many subjects from the streams represented here. We in "the autograph wilderness" surely appreciate all of the commentary that otherwise would not be available. I had wondered if Paul signed a little differently if not harried and hurried with just a few folks present in the wee hours of the morning in an airport terminal, rather than at a massive signing for many hundreds or having something thrust into his car window, etc. Thank you again for your valued opinion...

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Permalink Reply by terrier8HOF on November 19, 2013 at 12:54pm

that is probably one of the nicer examples of Paul's recent signatures,and could almost be referred to as a full name signature compared to some of the scribbles that we have seen.

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Permalink Reply by Philip Shore on November 19, 2013 at 1:33pm

Hi terrier, I'm the new kid on the block on this site, but from your previous posts, I surely value your expertise. I can breath a little easier, I just wish collecting wasn't full of unscrupulous individuals trying to pull a fast one on the unwary.

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Permalink Reply by Dan Gregory on November 19, 2013 at 1:30pm

Nice genuine piece

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Permalink Reply by Philip Shore on November 19, 2013 at 2:36pm

I appreciate your time on this one, Dan. You can never be too sure and many heads are better than one in ID-ing the real thing.

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Permalink Reply by Ricardo on November 19, 2013 at 1:37pm

I' m not an expert but I' m not sure about this one to be honest- it is VERY neat and tidy; I have a few in person signatures and they are all consistent in their inconsistency ! No 2 signatures I have of his are similar (although still clearly by his hand) See my ones I attached after Paul's recent album signing in London-- he was under no pressure, but not as neat and deliberate as yours. I have attached another I got about 2 yrs ago, 2 people present only, and has some similarities to yours. .. I don't know..

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Permalink Reply by Philip Shore on November 19, 2013 at 2:35pm

Hi Richard. I surely appreciate your valuable input. To be frank, I shared your concern on the deliberate & neatness factors. Even though it has been vetted by three reputable entities, there is just something so careful about the signature that prompted me to come here for other opinions. You can never be too sure with all of the fake Paul's out there. I see what you mean about your HMV signatures (congratulations!) and I do see some similar characteristics in the record sleeve signature that you posted. If it were super-carefully faked, wouldn't there be hesitations & ink build up indicating "thinking about it"? Thanks again, you have given more food for thought on this piece.