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Permalink Reply by Paul on April 30, 2015 at 11:49am

Cards keep well I've seen a few signed plane cards in great shape. Ringo is light on the signature.

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Permalink Reply by a pug called eva on April 30, 2015 at 12:07pm

I wish I had your eyes FB. I see nothing with the normal enlargement.

The signatures really are a miracle in terms of placement. John and George miss their own heads by a whisker, Ringo kindly misses John's head, and Paul misses his own head and Ringo's signature too (more or less). Like Steve says the ink is remarkably uniform too.

It's a tricky one. I would say whoever authenticates it should physically inspect it.

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Permalink Reply by FB on April 30, 2015 at 12:20pm

If you look above the "T" in "The Official.." you can see a little bit of the Harrison's "H." It's faint, for sure. But, if you look very carefully, you can make it out.

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Permalink Reply by Bruce Juice on April 30, 2015 at 12:18pm

Have you thought about sending to PSA?  They inspect in person so that should help a lot. May be worth the money as I've noticed many Beatles signatures that come with a PSA cert tend to do well at certain auction houses. It eliminates a lot of collector's fears to get that cert. (Even though they are far from perfect).

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Permalink Reply by Paul on April 30, 2015 at 12:18pm

A safe bet when buying beatles would be to buy something that's been cataloged before. Any new items that emerge you need to scrutinize. I'd send this into Roger since he has been given you the all clear for a coa.

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Permalink Reply by Ryan on April 30, 2015 at 12:48pm

I agree. With something like this, I probably need multiple COAs.  I will get one from Roger and PSA for good measure.  None of the top three dealers seem to do COAs on items they're not selling anymore. That's a bummer. If this is authentic, it deserves some recognition.  I've never seen a better one.  Add to the fact that it was signed in NYC during the Ed Sullivan trip and its pretty awesome.

Also, its in two different pens. Ringo's is a darker blue. Is there any other COA I should go for?

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Permalink Reply by Paul on April 30, 2015 at 12:56pm

Was it over 5 thousand dollars?

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Permalink Reply by Ryan on April 30, 2015 at 12:59pm

Yes it was quite a bit over 5k.

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Permalink Reply by JJ on April 30, 2015 at 1:36pm

It seems to be close to the vintage of this one. May I please have your opinions of this?

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Permalink Reply by Steve Cyrkin, Admin on April 30, 2015 at 3:29pm

JJ, that's a set of Joe Long forgeries.

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Permalink Reply by Paul on April 30, 2015 at 3:38pm

Who is Joe long? Is he still making forgeries?

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Permalink Reply by Steve Cyrkin, Admin on May 2, 2015 at 9:53am

Joe Long was a prolific forger starting in the 80s, best known for Beatles. The biggest, most reputable auction houses sold his stuff until Frank Caiazzo discovered him. I'm sure he's done many other names too. He mixed the good with the bad. He was still selling autographs 10 years ago, but I don't know what he was selling.

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