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Permalink Reply by Mark Shull on June 16, 2014 at 6:56pm

The form looks consistent with examples deemed authentic in a recent thread. Are you sure it's an authentic signature? The photo isn't completely clear, it looks like it could be a stamp.

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Permalink Reply by Randy on June 16, 2014 at 7:39pm

Not a stamp IMO.

It was a TTM signature from the mid 80's to late 90's. I bought a collection of over 2000 autographs from the grandson of the original collector. Most of the autographs are sports with some entertainment mixed in. The collector sent a nice hand written letter with each request and got back a lot of written responses from particularly baseball players.

He was a meticulous collector and used photo albums to display his collection. He kept the regular size return envelopes and noted the date he received the item back on the reverse of the envelope although the cancellation date pretty much took care of that.

I doubt if JLL was using a ghost signer that far back but who knows. Unfortunately, no notes on the reverse of this one and no large return envelope either.

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Permalink Reply by Steve Cyrkin, Admin on June 16, 2014 at 7:06pm

That has signs of being a stamp, Randy.

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Permalink Reply by Chad B on June 16, 2014 at 9:28pm

I believe that is the signature of JLL but I can't tell if it is hand signed. As stated by others, it does show signs of being a stamped signature.

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Permalink Reply by Steve Cyrkin, Admin on June 16, 2014 at 9:57pm

Here's what I meant when I said it has signs of being a stamp. The numbers below compare to numbers on the photo:

1. The solid line at the center of the signature is the actual impression from the stamp. The feathering on either side of it is from the surplus ink squeezed out from the impression.
2. The doubling is a sign of the stamp moving slightly during the impression.

These are both common signs of a stamped signature. Sorry...wish I had better news.

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Permalink Reply by Phil Spilsbury on May 31, 2017 at 9:41am

These are my Jerry Lee Lewis autographs. These were taken face-to-face off Jerry Lee Lewis on 5th May 1963 where Jerry was doing a show with Gene Vincent (I have Gene Vincent autographs from this show also) at Birmingham Town Hall. These were taken face-to-face off him at the rear exit of the Town Hall. It's still going strong as a gig venue today.

My Jerry Lee Lewis autographs aren't very very clear ones but are at least genuine. I've got a few more to sort through but here are some examples including one with Chubby Checker. The Chubby Checker autograph was taken face-to-face on the 19th Sep 1962 the year before. 

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