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Elvis Presley

I got this Elvis signature quite a few years ago through an auction. I was told it was obtained in person in Memphis in 1973. I searched the internet, and found a few similar examples to mine. I know it has a "dotted" i, and there may be other differences to other signatures, but it IS similar to an authenticated example from Elvistoday.com. I have included both the signature I own and those examples I found.

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Permalink Reply by Don Webster on February 24, 2017 at 9:02pm

Mupplvr....I hate to be the bearer of bad news...

Sorry to say your autograph is bogus...

The reason it closely resembles the examples you have posted along with it is because they too are bogus...all of them...

Would you be kind enough to tell all of us which auction house this came from?

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Permalink Reply by Mupplvr on February 24, 2017 at 9:05pm

What makes it bogus?

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Permalink Reply by Steve Cyrkin, Admin on February 25, 2017 at 8:14am

Mupplvr,

I reopened the discussion because this is a valuable topic. We generally keep discussions open here, since most are authenticity-oriented and information may be added years later that helps the community.

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Permalink Reply by Don Webster on February 25, 2017 at 9:01am

In response to the OP I don't know how many ways I can say it but you're example is definitely not real. Many known faked Elvis signatures have been done in this "style".

Proof of that statement are all the examples you've taken the time to post...they all look like yours and all of those too are not genuine.

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Permalink Reply by Mupplvr on February 25, 2017 at 9:23am

I closed the discussion for exactly the reasons of the response I got after I closed the discussion - I didn't want to get "attacked" for accidentally buying a fake autograph years ago when I knew less about the hobby and when I thought the seller was trustworthy. No one needs to be talked down to here.

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Permalink Reply by Steve Zarelli on February 25, 2017 at 9:49am

Have some posts been removed? I don't see any attacks or "being talked down to" ???

You must have had some doubts, otherwise why would you open a discussion on the item?

Sorry you example appears to be non-authentic... it's a tough pill all collectors have had to swallow at one time or another.

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Permalink Reply by terrier8HOF on February 25, 2017 at 9:11am

you can't go to google and randomly pull off autographs of Elvis that look like yours, and assume that yours is authentic. it certainly is not. What you have to do is study KNOWN authentic examples (there have been some presented in discussions on this site), and then do the comparison. You will realize quickly what the true verdict is.