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Permalink Reply by JK on Sunday

No, I would not have trimmed it.

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Permalink Reply by JK yesterday

Just to expand on my comment, the date was part of the history and context of the item.  

Also, by trimming away the top section it would be far more difficult to neatly frame the item now.  

I am generally against any cutting of autographs, not because it's necessarily always the wrong thing to do, but because many people who cut or trim end up seriously damaging the item in one way or another.

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Permalink Reply by fab432 on Sunday

I might have trimmed it but would not have squared it off as that line is too close to Ringo’s signature.

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Permalink Reply by BallroomDays67 yesterday

I wouldn’t have trimmed it. If I thought that it would look better trimmed, I wouldn’t have done it like that.

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Permalink Reply by terrier8HOF 18 hours ago

I probably would have matted out the date, and keep the item intact.

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Permalink Reply by Jason H 16 hours ago

This 100%. After all I've learned, you can almost always keep an item intact and just hide what you don't want seen. Do it in a way that is completely reversible 

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Permalink Reply by Martin Peters 4 hours ago

Upon closer inspection it appears that maybe this item has not been trimmed but has a black border mat  affixed to it prior to encapsulation.  Perhaps the piece is totally intact after all.

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