President Richard Nixon - "Typed Letter Signed" or "Cut"? - Resignation Letter

When is a TLS not a TLS? 

When it's a "cut" that has been digitally made into a TLS, of course.

Once again, some history document collectors are applauding this effort as this piece is advertised for sale.  Meanwhile, PSA/DNA does not show what they actually authenticated on their site's verification  lookup.

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Permalink Reply by eddy on June 24, 2025 at 3:01pm

It seems to be standard policy with these not to show what has been encapsulated. 

No problem showing the baseball card with the same certification number. 

Something created post- signing is a different matter.  No image.


Permalink Reply by Eric Keith Longo on June 24, 2025 at 3:05pm

Yup.  I am still struggling with an item with the same number but that is me... ;)

Permalink Reply by eddy on June 24, 2025 at 3:12pm

Actually, President Nixon shares a PSA certification number as well.  No problem there either showing the other item with the same number. 


Permalink Reply by JK on June 24, 2025 at 3:12pm

What did PSA say when you asked them about it?  🤔

Permalink Reply by Eric Keith Longo on June 24, 2025 at 3:13pm

Asking wolves about sheep?

Permalink Reply by eddy on June 24, 2025 at 3:18pm

No response to me or acknowledgment of my inquiry from a few weeks ago. 

I've also never been a regular customer except some few 'quick opinions' way back in the day.  I'm certainly not a priority account by any stretch.

Permalink Reply by Eric Keith Longo on June 24, 2025 at 3:30pm

Why am I not surprised at the lack of response? ;) How would that generate money? Who knows. 

Same here - no interaction apart from perhaps 2 QO's "back in the day" and my Gleason work. There are NO quick opinions I would pay anything for anymore.

Permalink Reply by Steve Cyrkin, Admin on June 24, 2025 at 1:37pm

They should call these:

"CUT

OVERPRINTED"

Permalink Reply by Scott Paul on June 24, 2025 at 1:41pm

+1

Permalink Reply by Eric Keith Longo on June 24, 2025 at 2:07pm

+100. Been saying this for some time. This current practice, if unchanged, will harm a collector - if is has not already done so.

Permalink Reply by JK on June 24, 2025 at 2:07pm

As a footnote to this discussion, I note that on the Joyce Randolph thread there is a signed index card with a photo attached.  The photo was not there when it was signed.  Does it really matter? Is anyone being fooled into thinking it is anything it's not?  That sort of embellishment was not uncommon decades or a century or two ago.

Advances in technology have made fabricated formats more presentable or convincing, but the practice is older than some might think. 

Permalink Reply by Eric Keith Longo on June 24, 2025 at 2:17pm

Are you actually trying to compare the age-old practice of gluing a vintage photo of the signer to a vintage album page? Apart from the fact most all of those started out at about the same time you are comparing apples and reindeer. YMMV. And that still leaves intent.

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