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Permalink Reply by KaiMi on June 26, 2021 at 2:04pm

In my opinion no question that it's fine.

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Permalink Reply by Apj26 on June 26, 2021 at 2:32pm

Oh that's great, thanks!

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Permalink Reply by Eric Keith Longo on June 26, 2021 at 2:47pm

I agree - authentic. His 5 or 7 Autopen templates are "James" and this is not one of them.

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Permalink Reply by Eddy on June 26, 2021 at 3:15pm

Quite nice!  It's similar to one I have.

This does bring up a point for me about Stewart's signature that I would be interested in hearing feedback on.  I came across this one joint signed with Robert Mitchum from THE BIG SLEEP remake in 1978.  It's from the Harvey Kuflik collection.  Stewart's surname looks quite different here from the OP example but is probably signed in the same period as Apj26's.  Any thoughts on this?  Are both forms of "Stewart" from this period equally accepted?

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Permalink Reply by KaiMi on June 26, 2021 at 3:23pm

The Kuflik collection is quite unquestionable, but this "Stewart" is irritating if not disturbing, especially the "t" at its end. The rest might be explainable with a rushed in-person signature.

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Permalink Reply by Eddy on June 26, 2021 at 3:46pm

In the Kuflik BIG SLEEP I like the flourish line beneath Stewart's name that he often added.  Also, notice beneath the flourish line a small dot that he added as well...and he did this often on photos later in life.  Most forgers, while adding the line, don't pick up on the little dot.

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Permalink Reply by Eric Keith Longo on June 26, 2021 at 3:59pm

Here is something like the Kuflik which I take to be rushed IP - a lot of that collection was IP as I recall.

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Permalink Reply by JK on June 26, 2021 at 5:12pm

I believe in the last year or so of his life I got a few autopenned 8x10s signed "Jimmy Stewart (although the "i" did look a bit like an "a").

Anyone else remember these?

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