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The Clash - real or fake?

Would appreciate your help on this The Clash (Joe Strummer, Mick Jones, Paul Simonon and Nicky "Topper" Headon). Do you think it’s good or bad?

Thank you!

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Permalink Reply by Eric Keith Longo on September 7, 2023 at 9:36am

I don't know these sigs, but the stability of felt tip ink on unstretched unprimed cotton simple cloth is reasonable for the long term. Expect some degree of fading. Watch out for mold etc..

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Permalink Reply by Eric Keith Longo on September 7, 2023 at 9:50am

The Strummer looks a bit different than the others terms of ink laid down. Not very easy to get that solid application without a lot of bleed occurring. Could it be some sort of stamp? The skip at the end seems odd as well.

The others exhibit crossover and pressure/speed variations.

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Permalink Reply by Eric Keith Longo on September 7, 2023 at 10:04am

As with most things, a good view of the back would be useful. With the pressure and time needed to get the Strummer that solid, dark and even one would expect more bleedthrough on the other side than the other signatures. I might guess the surface was prepared for signing with a clear modern sizing, but the other signatures do not support that supposition.