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Deforest Kelley, Star Trek - authentic?

Hi all:

I bought this many years ago on ebay. It was signed smoothly and with good flow and is very close to verified exemplars I can find. However, I can't find many. Certainly not an obvious fake as you often see.

The only thing that nags at me a bit is that it doesn't seem quite as "whispy" and flambouyant as some signatures I find. Could be he just didn't always sign that way, but I appreciate any informed opinions. Thanks.

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Permalink Reply by Monty on August 27, 2012 at 11:28am

I got Deforest and James Doohan on a flight many years ago. They were nice and signed whatever you had. I don't have a scanner but I looked and this Deforest is dead on. Hope that helps.

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Permalink Reply by Dogu can on September 13, 2022 at 9:00pm

Wow, meeting them both must have been an incredible moment, do you recall what year this was? Maybe they were on the way to a convention.

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Permalink Reply by Stephen Duncan on August 27, 2012 at 7:07pm

I have over 40 in person DeForrest Kelley signatures in my collection and this one you show is as GOOD as any of mine. You can rest comfortably....

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Permalink Reply by Steve Zarelli on August 27, 2012 at 7:31pm

Thanks guys,.. I really appreciate the feedback and it gives me reassurance. I'll be able to fully enjoy it now.

The "core" of the signature looked fine to me, but the fact that it didn't have the extra "flair" on the D and the Y nagged at me a bit.