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Charles Chaplin - 1920's Signature - LIVE INK?
As always, no matter how well done the scan, there's limitation to being able to say with total assurance. Having said that, does this look like live ink or a stamp to you all? It's in the bottom right hand corner of a gelatin photo.
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Permalink Reply by Eric Keith Longo on
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Stamp.
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Permalink Reply by Eddy on
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Thanks, Eric. Here's another from that same period. It's ever so slightly different. If they are both stamps, how (and why) did they do that with just some very subtle nuances?
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Hi Etiennne,
Thats tough - a photo of a sig on textured paper. OP shows clear signes of a stamp.
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Permalink Reply by Nick Dimeo on
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I know Chaplin well, and this is a stamp. Chaplin was the most famous man in the world in the first half of the 20th century. 90-95% of his early autographs are stamps or secretarial. He probably got thousands of letters weekly. A good rule of thumb is buy Chaplin from his later period when he was in exile as they are mostly all authentic unless they were signed by Oona, and in that case you can tell.
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The other one is not authentic either.
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Here is mine circa his autobiography being released.
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Etienne, the photo you posted is not in the hand of Chaplin in my opinion. You can see what others have to say though. Don’t want to hijack a thread.
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Yes, I have seen these before and have always been an early 20th century stamped signature. It does seem to mimic the real thing but I have never seen an authentic one before.
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Thanks, Nick. It doesn't immediately look like a stamp to me. It's a postcard that has been trimmed slightly. I agree on the vast majority of postcards that have that larger blank space at the bottom and "Faithfully" included with the stamped signature. This one, I'm thinking is real. I'd invite others to weigh in on it.
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I would stay away from it nevertheless as it entertains doubt. I’m a stay at home dad that is bored so I immediately jump into all these conversations but others can surely chime in. Just my two cents as an amateur authenticator.
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