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STUDY: Jerry Lee Lewis - TTM real or not real

Steve asked me to start a new thread since some were having a lot of issues with regards to whether or not the through the mail autographs of Jerry Lee Lewis are real or not. I will post some examples of what we have been getting recently and some know in person examples. These TTM signatures are not cheap. You have to pay $50 for them to his box office box. The question is are they real or not. Roger has said that he has never seen Mr. Lewis sign this way and it looks to perfect - like a woman's signature.

Please post your thoughts here and examples.

thanks

Mark

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Permalink Reply by terrier8HOF on October 8, 2015 at 5:02pm

nope

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Permalink Reply by terrier8HOF on October 8, 2015 at 5:03pm

but I did email JLL and ask for his opinion on this thread, and he sent me this:

[Hey...this site is family friendly, buddy. I deleted that pic.--Cyrkin]

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Permalink Reply by terrier8HOF on October 8, 2015 at 5:27pm

oops!

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Permalink Reply by BallroomDays67 on October 8, 2015 at 5:06pm

Yeah sure. JLL appears to typically cross the "T" first, while the two examples of Whitten's "Thanks" that I've seen appear to have the "T" crossed last.

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Permalink Reply by roger epperson on October 8, 2015 at 5:34pm

nope, the "Y" loops

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Permalink Reply by BallroomDays67 on October 8, 2015 at 5:38pm

I was actually referring only to the "Thanks" inscription.

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Permalink Reply by BallroomDays67 on October 8, 2015 at 5:19pm

How about comparing Whitten's "J" to the "J"s in the pic right above it. Any similarities?

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Permalink Reply by Steve Cyrkin, Admin on October 8, 2015 at 5:29pm

Ballroom,

Let's focus on one thing for the moment: The percentage of books signed with a looped Y in Jerry compared to the ones people we know have gotten in person that have loops?

If the percentages are very different, that says something.

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Permalink Reply by Mark Shull on October 8, 2015 at 4:40pm

So, while we have no concrete proof that these were signed by Mr. Whitten, we do have quite a bit of circumstantial evidence to lend credence to this opinion. The first picture posted is one of the books from the "signing" in NYC. Second, the pictures show several items that have been identified by Roger Epperson, one of the most respected autograph authenticators in the country, as signed by J.W. Whitten. Third, we have an actual autograph from J.W. Whitten. We also know that whenever items are taken by Whitten to be signed by JLL, they all come back looking like the books. Also, we have yet to see an authentic example that matches the books. Feel free to come to your own conclusion. I have mine based on the evidence I have seen. I

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Permalink Reply by Mark Shull on October 8, 2015 at 5:21pm

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Permalink Reply by terrier8HOF on October 8, 2015 at 5:31pm

looks similar to my JLL that was obtained in person (on the back of a Children's Museum of Memphis business card.

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Permalink Reply by Mark Shull on October 8, 2015 at 5:22pm

And finally, here is the book that Mark Roberts sent to be signed and paid $100 for. It looks absolutely NOTHING like the ones offered at Barnes and Noble.