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Bowie signed album page real?

Any opinions on this David Bowie autograph of mine? Bought it a few years ago online. Thankful for every opinion!

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Permalink Reply by Eddy on April 6, 2024 at 1:14pm

Somewhat brings to mind this style:

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Permalink Reply by Eric Keith Longo on April 6, 2024 at 1:38pm

Those papers are worthless. Andy Peters does not exist in three dimensions. The OP is not one I'd collect.

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Permalink Reply by Eric Keith Longo on April 6, 2024 at 1:42pm

That signature on that paper is an "exemplar" at "Andy Peters" website. Mr. Ford has really muddied the field with his creations.

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Permalink Reply by Eddy on April 6, 2024 at 1:47pm

I know. I was being facetious.

I don't care for the OP. I'm thinking possibly a reworking of an earlier creation.

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Permalink Reply by Eric Keith Longo on April 6, 2024 at 1:53pm

Ah, gotcha. :-)

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Permalink Reply by Eric Keith Longo on April 6, 2024 at 1:51pm

It is very, very unusual to see a 1978 with a "tick" or apostrophe by the date. I'm not sure I have seen one actually. I have seen just one '76 and one '77 but those may be Ford works.

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Permalink Reply by Steve Cyrkin, Admin on April 6, 2024 at 6:22pm

Fabian,

I hate to say it but that's not real in my opinion.

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Permalink Reply by Eric Keith Longo on April 6, 2024 at 6:28pm

Here is another from this period I don't believe is authentic.

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Permalink Reply by Eric Keith Longo on April 10, 2024 at 8:41am

Does anyone have an opinion on this 77?

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Permalink Reply by Kai Jones on April 10, 2024 at 12:33pm

From what I can see and from what I have learned (from you mainly, Eric!) is that this is a little too clean (pretty) for Bowie’s hand.

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Permalink Reply by Eric Keith Longo on April 10, 2024 at 12:45pm

Agreed, The "B" is wrong start to stop, the handwriting a bit flowery and lacking the spikiness seen in these years. While not impossible, the inscription is more often "my thanks", "with thanks", or the like. The second "h" appears uncomfortable. The numeral "7" often resembles an "F". And, thank you for the kind words :-)

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Permalink Reply by Corey Moylan on April 10, 2024 at 8:31pm

It’s very unfortunate how tainted the Bowie market has become. Ask any tenured IP collector and his name always topped as one of the most difficult signatures to get. The hundreds of recent fresh ink exemplars that have flooded the market with these bogus LOAs have really created an impact on the good ones. No authentic Bowie should really sell under $500 given his historical signing habits. It’s just sad what one individual can do to an entire market.