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Topic: Opinions On These Mercury Autographs
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mikelarson
Member Posts: 293
From: Port Washington, NY
Registered: Jan 2005
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posted 11-03-2005 10:00 PM
   
Hello, I recently won a lot of Mercury astronaut autographs on Ebay. They all looked authentic to me and I'm thinking of getting them cleaned up and framed with a Mercury 7 photo, but would appeciate everyone's opinion on their authenticity before I go through the expense of getting them framed. The Ebay item # is 7719201665. Many thanks for your time and opinions.
Mike Larson |
Ken Havekotte
Member Posts: 2914
From: Merritt Island, Florida, Brevard
Registered: Mar 2001
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posted 11-04-2005 05:52 AM
Hi Mike--Just saw the scans of your ebay lot of original Mercury autographed cards. All the signatures, except one, look fine to me. These are early or vintage signatures from the Project Mercury era of the early 1960s. Your Shepard, in my opinion, is one of his secretarial patterns from that early era as well. Condition wise, from seeing the scans, I really can't tell any precise details, but it appears many of the signed cards are not in the best condition or shape. I hope this helps a little. |
mikelarson
Member Posts: 293
From: Port Washington, NY
Registered: Jan 2005
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posted 11-04-2005 07:32 AM
Many thanks for the feedback Ken. The Shepard was the one I was most concerned with. The cards are beat up a little but overall are not as bad as they look. I'll probably send them off to Novaspace once I get a Shepard replacement and see what kind of magic they can work. I also picked up a cut Glenn the other day to round out the set. Thanks again and best regards, Mike Larson |
denem
Member Posts: 141
From: Columbia, SC, USA
Registered: Sep 2002
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posted 11-04-2005 12:24 PM
this was the item that you outbid me on, you old dog! no, just kidding! congratulations. the grissom was obviously a nice catch! dennis |
mikelarson
Member Posts: 293
From: Port Washington, NY
Registered: Jan 2005
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posted 11-04-2005 04:57 PM
I though there were a few CS'ers also interested in the autographs. That actually raised my confidence in their authenticity! Mike |
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