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Jeffery Hunter

Found this eBay listing from Jeffery Hunter, Captain Pike from the original Pilot episode of Star Trek. What do we think of the signature/worth buying? 

Here’s the listing

https://www.ebay.com/itm/295659088538?mkcid=16&mkevt=1&mkri...

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Permalink Reply by Eric Keith Longo on February 19, 2024 at 9:45am

The above SP was sold by Gary at Classic. I saw it while looking to see if he had anything that fits the bill for Startrekmaniac. Dr. B also has this for $250 but I would need a bigger scan:

Permalink Reply by startrekmaniac on February 19, 2024 at 9:48am

Do you have a link?

Permalink Reply by Eric Keith Longo on February 19, 2024 at 10:11am

Hunter @ Classic

It is very hard to see. Perhaps save and enlarge in a photoprogram. Actually, you can't save there it so a screencap.

Permalink Reply by startrekmaniac on February 19, 2024 at 10:12am

Thanks! Any idea it if has a coa and who issued it?

Permalink Reply by Eric Keith Longo on February 19, 2024 at 10:16am

No, just that Gary has it. I pay little attention to COA's and I don't think Gary sells much certified stuff although I could be wrong.

Permalink Reply by startrekmaniac on February 19, 2024 at 11:55am

A coa is the provenance. I will take a look. Thanks!

Permalink Reply by Eric Keith Longo on February 19, 2024 at 12:01pm

A COA is not provenance. Those are two very different things. 

Permalink Reply by Eric Keith Longo on February 19, 2024 at 12:04pm

A COA is someone saying they think it is real on a paper. PROVENance...real provenance contains the highlighted word for a reason.

Click for full images:

This is a COA:

This is what I consider iron provenance:

Permalink Reply by Eddy on February 19, 2024 at 12:38pm

Break the word up this way:

pro/ venance

pro =  forth

venance (venire) = come

"Where does it come forth from?"

or (as we might say)

"What is it's known history?"

I knew those 3 semesters of Latin that I endured in school would be useful someday!

Permalink Reply by Eric Keith Longo on February 19, 2024 at 10:50am

I think that candid I posted is far more desirable as it is unique and attractive.

Permalink Reply by Eddy on February 18, 2024 at 8:01am

To be honest, I think I would skip this one in the OP.  It's close in some aspects....but not quite spot on.   If this was actually signed to an 'old friend', I would more expect to have seen him signing as 'Jeff' as was his usual habit even for less intimate dedicatees. 

That 'H' in his surname is kind of wonky and the connection between that and the first name is not quite right.  An oddity I would say.  The same seller has something else more typical and (at least to me) visually more appealing:

https://www.ebay.com/itm/295660689894?itmmeta=01HPYENVSVD14PD5P7P16...

He's somewhat scarce as he died relatively young.  This is a fair bit of money for something that looks rather iffy.  

p.s.  The more I look at this, the more I'd recommend passing on it.

Permalink Reply by Eric Keith Longo on February 18, 2024 at 8:26am

Agreed, more exemplars at least. It has interesting aspects but not enough here, especially later signatures. The OP is rather loose.

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