"Again I’m not disregarding your claim, I believe that maybe 10% me or even 15% that come out of these reputable companies might be inaccurate to say the least, but to disregard the claim that having them authenticated by these…"

"The point of my comment is that the collector world trusts these Authentication houses and I want to say 90% of the collectors out there will only buy if they’re authenticated by these companies, the other 10% will buy what you have if…"

""I think this goes to show if you want something definitively authenticated, you should by all means send it off to a reputable authentication house." - Those TPG's have passed forgeries, secretarials, preprints etc. Best to do your…"

"This appears to prove that, if both of these are in fact donated by Dylan himself that, both Examples in question in this thread are authentic, It appears that Matt Arkin may not sign his name the same each time, and we have already established the…"

"Good eye!"

"There are subtle differences in the spacing and font used in the two letterheads. Also, the example I posted is for a signed LP, not a book.  So, not the same product at all."

"+1"

"Clearly different Matt Arkin signatures, but both are printed on the same paper, Starwhite, and the same product."

"Here are two Dylan autographs, donated by Bob himself, with Matt Arkin LoAs: https://www.juliensauctions.com/en/items/68389/bob-dylan-signed-book https://www.juliensauctions.com/en/items/68442/bob-dylan-signed-mondo-scripto-print"

"Your Matt Arkin is legit, IMO. Here is another, found elsewhere online, that accompanied a legit signed LP of Highway 61 Revisited: The above signature is a good match with yours. The one posted earlier in this thread is not legit, IMO…"

"Thanks for sharing your knowledge, I appreciate the help. Can you clarify which of the two Arkin signature you think is right and which one is wrong? One of them was posted earlier in this thread and one posted by me last night (mine is the one in…"

"I’m going to go the other way and say I think this is legit.  There are subtle indicators in the Dylan signature that I’ve seen before in legit examples from his art prints. The Matt Arkin authentication letters are not…"

"I see what you are saying now. In my email to him, I explained the situation (where I got it from, and the unknown name attached to the letter), and both photos that I posted above. He may have ignored the photos, but his response was direct to…"

"He only commented on items for charity, but that in my opinion is very vague. I personally do not think that it is an authentic example."

"Sorry Richard, you mean that when he replied "I am very sure that it is authentic." he was not confirming the signature? What did that mean then? Asking to try to understand the possibilities."

"I explained the situation (where I got it from, and the unknown name attached to the letter), and both photos that I posted above."