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Paul McCartney's real autograph?

Hi folks, can anyone give me their opinion on whether this is a genuine Paul McCartney autograph, apparently signed on his Wings world tour. Thank you!

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Permalink Reply by terrier8HOF on October 11, 2015 at 8:14am

yes, so then you agree with me.......LOL. I like the speed of sound signature, not so much the one with the green background. but its not the last name that concerns me, its Pa in Paul. As I said, even if authentic, it is highly questionable.

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Permalink Reply by BallroomDays67 on October 11, 2015 at 10:04am

The "P" looks spot on to me. I would not discount this signature based on the "A", which varies quite a bit. I've seen very similar. The rest of the signature looks quite good to me. I would agree with Steve on this one.

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Permalink Reply by Steve Cyrkin, Admin on October 11, 2015 at 10:58am

I agree. The P upright is fatter than most, but the overall shape is right and it tilts slightly to the left like it should. I've often seen U's and L's like those. I've seen a few similar A's, too.

It's not an easy example, though, and controversy is to be expected.

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Permalink Reply by terrier8HOF on October 11, 2015 at 11:49am

the P is far from being "spot on". And while I do agree that the "a" varies, I personally, have never seen one like this. If you look at large quantities of Paul signatures, you will certainly see variations, and in rare cases, even some of the anomalies exhibited in this signature. But when I see several anomalies in the same signature, I get concerned about it. Could it be authentic, possibly, but there is no way I would feel certain about this one. and I certainly would not want it in my collection.

Take a look at current Tracks McCartney signatures for sale. Do you see many, if any "P"s like this?

http://www.tracks.co.uk/acatalog/__Paul_McCartney_Autographs.html

This is another one we just don't agree on which is ok.

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Permalink Reply by Steve Cyrkin, Admin on October 11, 2015 at 12:22pm

The seller said he'd take Jerry Lee Lewis signed books in trade.

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Permalink Reply by BallroomDays67 on October 11, 2015 at 1:50pm

Ha ha. In that case, you should invite the seller to join here. We could definitely use him or her as a member. And how!

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Permalink Reply by Paul on October 11, 2015 at 3:41pm

On the topic of the seller I'd like to know if he is a ebay seller I may have heard of him or her before.
Also are there any other signatures on the original post.

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Permalink Reply by Steve Cyrkin, Admin on October 11, 2015 at 1:48pm

Terrier,

Here's one of Tracks' McCartney autographs at the link you posted. The P isn't unusual, but he signed at lightspeed, and it shows. The U is almost completely missing:

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Permalink Reply by BallroomDays67 on October 11, 2015 at 1:51pm

There are plenty of examples with that style "P", Steve. Don't even bother.

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Permalink Reply by terrier8HOF on October 11, 2015 at 2:17pm

the u is missing but the spacing between what should be the "u" and l is fairly typical. this one does not concern me, even though it was, as you say, signed quickly.

How about if we just put that other one in the "we can't be sure" category?