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Permalink Reply by Beatles410 on October 30, 2023 at 9:20am

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Permalink Reply by Eric Keith Longo on October 30, 2023 at 9:22am

Preprint.

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Permalink Reply by Eric Keith Longo on October 30, 2023 at 9:28am

Your second photo lacks the florescence of live ink (orange etc).

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Permalink Reply by Beatles410 on October 30, 2023 at 9:33am

Thanks Eric. It appears very flat against the gloss of the photo, so not a preprint . Seeing a lot of matches! Was this stamped?

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Permalink Reply by Eric Keith Longo on October 30, 2023 at 9:36am

It could be one of a few facsimile types. Stamps are not always flat.

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Permalink Reply by Steve Cyrkin, Admin on October 30, 2023 at 10:26am

That's a 5x7 preprint. Hollywood 5x7s are almost always preprints or secretarials.

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Permalink Reply by Eric Keith Longo on October 30, 2023 at 10:32am

Indeed - true since the 30's. Beatles410 says the ink is flat/non-reflective and the photo is high gloss - I've not seen that before on a preprint?

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Permalink Reply by Steve Cyrkin, Admin on October 30, 2023 at 10:45am

These Perry preprints are out there by the thousands. If he has it in his hands and can't see the gloss on the autograph, change the angle and lighting. It should be there. If it's a photo of one being offered online, they can remove the gloss from the autograph in the sales photo in Photoshop.

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