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Permalink Reply by Tacoma Blues on December 11, 2017 at 10:44pm

Hooker is a hard one to verify as his writing is so rough. One of JLH's former employees is a member here, but I have not seen her post for a while. I will defer to a few of the other Blues folks here for defined opinion. Welcome aboard. Its good to have another Blues person in the forums.

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Permalink Reply by Tacoma Blues on December 12, 2017 at 12:05pm

Looking at this further, I would concur with the below that the check looks good. I am also unsure on the card, but Richard has an amazing eye and has helped me on some stuff before so I would defer to his judgement on that second item.

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Permalink Reply by Nate on December 11, 2017 at 11:54pm

I agree with TB, a VERY hard one to confirm.  Personally I like the cheque but am unsure of the card, it could be right but it's strange enough to give me pause.  However I hasten to add that I haven't studied his autograph enough for my opinion to be worth much!

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Permalink Reply by Richard Booth on December 12, 2017 at 12:58am

The check is real. The writing was made out by his assistant and a John signed all the checks.

The card is 100% real in my opinion. I have a few in-person signed items and they match my friend.

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Permalink Reply by marc e on December 12, 2017 at 8:27am

as said the check isn't written in johns hand but signed by him

I did him alot

hes very hard verify but the card I'm not in love with,its personal as ive seen a lot cleaner hookers.lol

so it might or might not be.just my 2 cents .

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Permalink Reply by Bart Black on December 12, 2017 at 9:54am

Thanks greatly for your opinions guys!  Good to know at least the check is a solid.  I was in need of a good signature to frame with a John Lee album cover photo and that will work.  The card I did not pay a great deal for, so would not be devastated if it wasn't authentic.

Cheers,

~bart

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Permalink Reply by Richard Booth on December 12, 2017 at 3:07pm

Here’s JLH’s Gibson Guitar contract I own, which has a good signature for comparison.

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Permalink Reply by Bart Black on December 12, 2017 at 6:47pm

Thanks Richard for that example!  The signature on your contract was from 95’ and the signature on my check was from 94’.  They do look very similar.  I don’t remember when the card was signed, but based on the contract and check signature, I would guess around that same timeframe.

i have seen some other JLH signatures, such as these authenticated and/or posted by Lynn, his former assistant, that are actually legible.  I am guessing because they were from a much earlier part of his life???

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Permalink Reply by Richard Booth on December 12, 2017 at 11:03pm

JLH signatures are very varied... The signatures that Lynn obtained were all signed in a unhurried situation. In-person meetings usually were slightly rushed. I have seen him just signing JLH at times.

I have around 25 signatures in my collection from John, some rushed and some very clear indeed. It all depended on situation for his signing habits.

Yours are great examples for any great Blues collection!

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Permalink Reply by Richard Booth on December 12, 2017 at 11:06pm

Here is a great signature I own from John, complete with guitar sketch! Rarely did he do this and I have only seen a handful of others. One of his sketches was made into a limited edition signed and numbered prints in the 90’s also.

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Permalink Reply by Bart Black on December 13, 2017 at 8:36pm

Thanks for sharing that piece Richard!  That is just way, way cooool.  I think its a good thing he labeled his drawing as being a guitar.  I can't say that would be my first guess if I saw the drawing alone.  I love it...

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