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Topic: Authenticity of Mercury autographs in "We Seven"
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kosmo
Member Posts: 388
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Registered: Sep 2001
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posted 10-30-2012 06:41 PM
  
Just wondering what cS members think of these autographs? |
DOX32
Member Posts: 242
From: Lakewood Ranch FL USA
Registered: Jul 2004
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posted 11-01-2012 03:10 PM
Was this obtained at Waverly Rare book sale Falls Church VA recently? The signatures look familiar to me (I was there in person).Some of the signatures (Grisson and Shepard) are questionable to me, but I will let the experts opine. |
kosmo
Member Posts: 388
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Registered: Sep 2001
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posted 11-01-2012 06:21 PM
Nope, this was not obtained at Waverly Rare book sale Falls Church VA, just trying to get peoples take on the signatures. "It's all in the mind you know." |
mjanovec
Member Posts: 3811
From: Midwest, USA
Registered: Jul 2005
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posted 11-02-2012 12:30 AM
All seven signatures appear to be authentic. |
gliderpilotuk
Member Posts: 3398
From: London, UK
Registered: Feb 2002
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posted 11-02-2012 04:55 AM
I'd second that. |
Dougin SoCA
Member Posts: 111
From: Aliso Viejo, Ca, USA
Registered: Jan 2011
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posted 11-02-2012 01:54 PM
Very precisely arranged and grouped. Was this normal for such a signed book?
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mjanovec
Member Posts: 3811
From: Midwest, USA
Registered: Jul 2005
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posted 11-03-2012 12:04 AM
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Originally posted by Dougin SoCA:
Very precisely arranged and grouped. Was this normal for such a signed book?
I think every vintage authentic signed copy of this book I've seen has the signatures stacked neatly like this. |
Dougin SoCA
Member Posts: 111
From: Aliso Viejo, Ca, USA
Registered: Jan 2011
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posted 11-03-2012 03:34 PM
When I did a Google search for one of photos of these signed books, most of the ones I saw were either missing various signatures, had added inscriptions, or the autographs weren't nearly as nicely organized and neatly done as this. Perhaps this particular example is one of the best ones. |
DChudwin
Member Posts: 1096
From: Lincolnshire IL USA
Registered: Aug 2000
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posted 11-05-2012 08:00 AM
The signatures look good to me, and I agree this is one of the nicest I've seen. I would be very interested in the provenance of the book. |
kosmo
Member Posts: 388
From:
Registered: Sep 2001
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posted 11-07-2012 01:13 PM
The only thing I know is that it was previously owned by a John C. Durand. I have no idea who this person is? |
spacehiker
Member Posts: 386
From: London, UK
Registered: Aug 2009
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posted 11-07-2012 02:28 PM
Was this the same item that was on eBay around two weeks ago? |
PeterO
Member Posts: 399
From: North Carolina
Registered: Mar 2002
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posted 11-07-2012 05:44 PM
Comparing the signature page above with the eBay photo, it certainly appears to be the same book. |
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