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Permalink Reply by Steve Cyrkin, Admin on May 15, 2016 at 5:43pm

Post a message on Herman Darvick's profile asking him to comment. Also Andreas Weimer's.

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Permalink Reply by Adam on May 15, 2016 at 7:20pm

Will do, thanks!

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Permalink Reply by Edward Siebert on May 15, 2016 at 6:04pm

Looks like it might be real. The handwritten postscript matches JFK's handwriting.

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Permalink Reply by Adam on May 15, 2016 at 7:20pm

Awesome, thanks!

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Permalink Reply by James on May 15, 2016 at 7:47pm

It's absolutely authentic!

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Permalink Reply by Steve Cyrkin, Admin on May 15, 2016 at 8:02pm

I think you're right, James, but I personally wouldn't want someone to rely on my opinion of the authenticity of Kennedy's autograph. We have a number of members who are are quite good at Kennedy, but because Autograph Live doesn't get that much historic activity, we don't see them as much as we could.

Herman is very good on American historic autographs especially. Andres Weimer is as well, and JFK is a specialty of his. He's written more than one signature study on Kennedy. 

Either one will give Adam a reliable opinion.

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Permalink Reply by James on May 15, 2016 at 8:30pm

Right, Steve. I completely agree. I've been studying JFK quite a bit over the last year and a half. I have quite a few pics of genuine JFK sigs as well as secretarial ones and autopen. But certainly Weimer has been at this longer than I, as well as Herman I'm sure.

There's no doubt though that one has to be really cautious with JFK items. His autograph is one of the trickiest in the field as he had so many different styles.

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Permalink Reply by Steve Cyrkin, Admin on May 15, 2016 at 8:48pm

James,

If you've  been seriously studying JFK, then your opinion has real validity.

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Permalink Reply by James on May 16, 2016 at 2:46am

Thanks, Steve. I know my knowledge isn't as detailed on it as Weimer, but I have been studying JFK quite a bit.

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Permalink Reply by Robin Banks on May 15, 2016 at 10:13pm

I trust James' opinion on JFK materials. And best of all, its a free service.

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Permalink Reply by James on May 16, 2016 at 2:45am

Thanks, Robin! And yes, my current fee is zero! Ha, ha. But I'm no professional, just a serious student.

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Permalink Reply by Andreas Wiemer on May 16, 2016 at 1:27am

Hello Adam,

the signature and postscript is authentic. A form letter, given to a lot of people with the same content, I remember a dozen like this, but all signed personally by JFK, some with a postscript.

Best wishes,

Andreas Wiemer

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