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Topic: 310023786578: Armstrong sig (autopen)
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nojnj
Member Posts: 503
From: Highland Heights, KY
Registered: Feb 2003
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posted 02-22-2008 02:46 PM
   
Is it me, or is this and other offerings from this seller generating a lot of bids for items that seem like autopens?The Grissom item and the title written by the "collector" appears to be similar style of handwriting. ------------------
Evan |
Scott
Member Posts: 3307
From: Houston, TX
Registered: May 2001
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posted 02-22-2008 04:14 PM
The Armstrong and Schirra sigs are autopens. I have no doubt that the Grissom sig is not authentic. |
fabfivefreddy
Member Posts: 1067
From: Leawood, Kansas USA
Registered: Oct 2003
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posted 02-22-2008 05:12 PM
I agree with Scott. The Grissom is most likely a forgery and possibly written by the same person that wrote at the top of the paper. Tahir |
Bob M
Member Posts: 1745
From: Atlanta-area, GA USA
Registered: Aug 2000
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posted 02-23-2008 09:33 AM
The seller ("tnard") was contacted about his astronaut autopens and forgeries, but with no response and the auctions continuing. By my count, he sold almost $1,000 worth of autopens, and forgeries of Grissom and Shepard (not even a secretarial). A fair number of different bidders went for these, but at least two got authentic signatures of Glenn and Carpenter. A NASA letter signed by McDivitt and White went for $208 and may possibly be genuine, though, but the cards with it are autopens. The Grissom fake went for $280. The seller may not have realized his mistakes and hopefully may now be in the process of making things right.
Bob Mc. |
capoetc
Member Posts: 2169
From: McKinney TX (USA)
Registered: Aug 2005
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posted 03-03-2008 04:43 PM
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Originally posted by Bob M:
The seller may not have realized his mistakes and hopefully may now be in the process of making things right.
Apparently not... check out 310026729213, Armstrong autopen sold for $532.22.Somebody's going to be very unhappy when they find out that a sheet of paper with an autopen sig is probably worth about $5... ------------------
John Capobianco
Camden DE |
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