1950's Elvis Presley autograph authentic??

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Permalink Reply by Steve Cyrkin, Admin on April 23, 2017 at 8:39pm

I don't think that's Elvis. Let's see what others say.

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Permalink Reply by JAKE JONES on April 23, 2017 at 9:08pm

Thanks Steve, i was leaning toward being authentic, but i would appreciate other opinions.

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Permalink Reply by Robert Chase on April 23, 2017 at 9:27pm

In my opinion, this example is real

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Permalink Reply by Steve Cyrkin, Admin on April 23, 2017 at 10:16pm

The salutation concerns me the most.

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Permalink Reply by Eric Keith Longo on April 23, 2017 at 10:51pm

It caught my eye as well at a glance.

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Permalink Reply by Eric Keith Longo on April 23, 2017 at 11:17pm

Not saying anything about this piece at all, but it would be interesting to see a list, compiled by folks like Steve and Pete etc., of features/tricks commonly(?) seen in cut/loose forged sigs in general. In some situations the vague can bring a certain clarity.

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Permalink Reply by Don Webster on April 24, 2017 at 7:08am

FWIW I have no hesitation in stating that this is not genuine...

Jake...is it for sale currently?? And if so where??

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Permalink Reply by Robert Chase on April 24, 2017 at 7:59am

Steve, I know what your saying about the salutation. I put the breaks on when looking at it but in my opinion saw enough there to say real.

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Permalink Reply by Robert Chase on April 24, 2017 at 8:00am

Eric, excellent suggestion.

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Permalink Reply by Steve Cyrkin, Admin on April 24, 2017 at 9:46am

Elvis's writing is rarely this smooth. He tended to write a bit awkwardly, unpolished.

You rarely find fat tall letters. The shape of the Ls especially concern me.
I don't recall ever seeing Ts looped vertically, and almost never tall like that.
His Hs are smaller, and if they have any vertical loop at all, it's very minor.
His small letters are usually much closer in height. The small letters in this salutation tend to be larger at first and get smaller as the word goes on.
The degree of slant, especially in his signature is rather extreme.
The P is unusually large.

Of course, I could be wrong Jake. Get a quick opinion from Epperson if you feel comfortable with it and don't want to miss out in case Don and I are wrong.

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Permalink Reply by Don Webster on April 24, 2017 at 10:02am

You're not wrong Steve...

This garbage was part of a huge sale of bogus Elvis on eBay 7 or 8 years ago by a California seller and UACC member with the handle of christinareading...

I've discussed "her" selling spree on eBay here in a past thread...I'm betting she sold upwards of 50 fake Elvis.

This is one of them...