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Permalink Reply by BallroomDays67 on May 13, 2020 at 12:07pm

They look like Joe Long forgeries to me.

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Permalink Reply by Eric Keith Longo on May 13, 2020 at 12:16pm

+1 I was not sure.

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Permalink Reply by Beatleworld on May 13, 2020 at 12:26pm

yep, defintely Joe's work, these were originally sold by Christies in 1994 !!

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Permalink Reply by BallroomDays67 on May 13, 2020 at 12:29pm

Are they back up for sale?

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Permalink Reply by Beatleworld on May 13, 2020 at 12:31pm

Yes at a UK auction house (Ewbanks). 

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Permalink Reply by BallroomDays67 on May 13, 2020 at 12:42pm

Thanks. That doesn’t surprise me.

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Permalink Reply by Jim Cushman on May 13, 2020 at 3:30pm

Joe Long strikes again!!! Lots of his stuff was sold before he was "found out!"

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Permalink Reply by Steve Cyrkin, Admin on May 13, 2020 at 6:01pm

Did Christie's have a lifetime guarantee back then?

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Permalink Reply by Jim McFiver on May 13, 2020 at 8:40pm

With the amount of fake crap in the marketplace, I'm honored that original fans will not tolerate such deceit. And have this forum for validation.

Imagine a few years down the road, however, with all of us original fans gone, how forgeries this sophisticated will be treasured - instead of outed and destroyed, as they should be.

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Permalink Reply by fab432 on May 14, 2020 at 9:49am

E-mail sent to Ewbanks - I’ll post reply if I get one.

Hello,

I just had a look at lot # 1074 in your upcoming entertainment auction which are the signed Beatles pics. These pics were sold at Christie’s in 1994.

Unfortunately they are not genuine.  These are the work of exposed Southern California forger Joe Long.  Many of his forgeries were sold by auction houses around the world prior to him being exposed and prosecuted.

Of this I am 100% certain. You should get an opinion from Paul Wane at Tracks or another expert in this field as it is almost criminal to continue selling these forgeries as genuine items.

Best regards,

Len

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