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Permalink Reply by Rich on April 8, 2017 at 8:29pm

At first glance, I thought it was dated '91, which is problematic.

Maybe my knowledge of the history of pens is a bit weak, but that looks like a pen type that wouldn't have been available (or used heavily) in 1990. I realize that paint pens have been around for a few decades now, but the ink flow in that signature seems to suggest a more modern pen. Maybe I'm wrong.

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Permalink Reply by Steve Cyrkin, Admin on April 8, 2017 at 10:16pm

Gerard Marti signed that COA, and owned Celebrities Gallery. I would be surprised if any of their vintage autographs were genuine. I didn't see any I thought were. A guy I know sued him for selling him forgeries and won.

He did have Mick Fleetwood and other older rock stars come in for signings and to sell their art, so that material was probably always fine.

Gerard Marti bought Robert Kidd Gallery in Birmingham, Michigan:

http://www.hometownlife.com/story/news/local/birmingham/2016/01/08/...

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Permalink Reply by Steve Conn on May 23, 2017 at 6:40am

It's one of the infamous "Soul to Soul" forgeries that flooded the market after Stevie's untimely passing. Craig Hopkins discusses these on his website at stevieray.com

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Permalink Reply by Steve Conn on May 23, 2017 at 8:14am

It's for sale, right now on eBay. I've tried to tell the guy that it's a forgery, but, of course he is in denial. I'm sure he paid a pretty penny for it at that gallery.

http://www.ebay.com/itm/201932656704?ul_ref=http%253A%252F%252Frove...

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Permalink Reply by Steve Cyrkin, Admin on May 23, 2017 at 8:38am

Interesting that they didn't provide the LOA from the "signature expert." It's probably Christopher Morales.

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Permalink Reply by Tacoma Blues on September 17, 2017 at 4:31pm

Agreed. No good. 

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Permalink Reply by marc e on September 17, 2017 at 4:34pm

i can tell u the epic gold record is fake .cant make out the signiture

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