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Topic: Authenticity of Edward White signed portrait
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jemmy
Member Posts: 124
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Registered: Dec 2010
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posted 05-22-2012 06:06 PM
   
Would love to hear you opinions on the authenticity of this Edward White signed business suit photo. Thanks. |
randy
Member Posts: 1253
From: West Jordan, Utah USA
Registered: Dec 1999
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posted 05-22-2012 11:16 PM
Autopen? |
benfairfax
Member Posts: 167
From: Australia
Registered: Jan 2011
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posted 05-23-2012 08:42 AM
Looks okay but we need a closer view. |
idrvball
Member Posts: 130
From: Burke, VA USA
Registered: Mar 2009
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posted 05-23-2012 01:16 PM
It is not an autopen. There are too many differences from the exemplars. I think it is an authentic autograph. |
jemmy
Member Posts: 124
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Registered: Dec 2010
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posted 07-17-2012 12:26 PM
If this was intact a perfectly genuine autograph could anybody help put a value on it? |
LM1
Member Posts: 361
From: New York, NY USA
Registered: Oct 2010
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posted 07-17-2012 01:03 PM
If this is an authentic Ed White autograph, it would have a very high value, probably over $1,000. However, we need a closer view of the signature. Where did you get it? If you purchased it, where did the dealer get it?Your photo of astronaut Ed White is in very low resolution. I tried to make a copy, but it may be too small to determine if it is genuine. Can you make a high resolution image of just the signature? What is on the back of the photo?  |
jemmy
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Registered: Dec 2010
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posted 07-17-2012 02:13 PM
It's not an official litho, it has no writing on the back. The seller purchased it from Donnis Willis at Lunar Legacies around 1999 - 2000. 
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Spacefest
Member Posts: 1034
From: Tucson, AZ USA
Registered: Jan 2009
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posted 07-17-2012 02:53 PM
It's real. Donnis wouldn't sell it if it wasn't, anyway. Retail or dealer price? |
LM1
Member Posts: 361
From: New York, NY USA
Registered: Oct 2010
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posted 07-17-2012 04:50 PM
You should have said that to begin with. You therefore have a COA. How much did you pay for it? Can you scan the COA? |
Steve Zarelli
Member Posts: 299
From: Upstate New York, USA
Registered: Mar 2001
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posted 07-17-2012 06:37 PM
I really should have hit the BIN on this one. LOL  |
jemmy
Member Posts: 124
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Registered: Dec 2010
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posted 07-18-2012 06:08 AM
Thanks to Steve, Kim, LM1 and everybody else that responded, I really appreciate it.I have yet to receive the item but the seller has indicated that it is not an official litho and has no writing on the back I asked him was there any damage to the photo and replied "there are no dings on the edges but there is a small round mark by the ear which is difficult to notice unless you're looking" I have seen a up close photo of this and looks fine. The reason I asked for advise on cS was because the seller only claims it was purchased via Donnis Willis at Lunar Legacies around 1999 - 2000. It does not have a Lunar Legacies COA (Sorry LM1) so that's why I was asking cS members for there opinions. This was a rare opportunity that I saw. I followed the sale of this item for around three months and got good professional advise. Then I seized the opportunity and got myself an "affordable" unpersonalised White. Its going to go deep into my collection (because I never thought I would own a signed White) and I am not looking to resell it but was just wondering in this climate what would a photo like this go for? Just to see how well I actially did or did not do. To answer Kim's question: I am a buyer so I would be looking to find out the retail price? |
garymilgrom
Member Posts: 1486
From: Atlanta, GA, USA
Registered: Feb 2007
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posted 07-18-2012 07:19 AM
Great purchase. Ed was a real hero to me after Gemini IV. Here's a photo to remember Ed by: |
benfairfax
Member Posts: 167
From: Australia
Registered: Jan 2011
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posted 07-18-2012 08:00 AM
Here is my litho, I think retail between $1500-$2500 depending on condition. |
Daugherty54
Member Posts: 256
From: Cabot, Arkansas, USA
Registered: Sep 2010
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posted 07-18-2012 09:54 AM
That is one sweet autographed picture! I am jealous  |
liftoff1
Member Posts: 195
From: cumberland, wisconsin
Registered: Aug 2001
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posted 07-18-2012 01:00 PM
That image of Ed White is my absolute favorite astronaut image from the entire Apollo program. I've admired that image since first seeing it a kid. Naturally, this is my favorite MFA poster.... |
mjanovec
Member Posts: 3574
From: Midwest, USA
Registered: Jul 2005
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posted 07-18-2012 05:37 PM
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Originally posted by liftoff1:
That image of Ed White is my absolute favorite astronaut image from the entire Apollo program.
Not to nitpick, but that image is technically from Project Gemini. |
liftoff1
Member Posts: 195
From: cumberland, wisconsin
Registered: Aug 2001
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posted 07-18-2012 06:27 PM
Thanks for pointing out that oversight. And actually, the image on the poster is taken from the photo that is my favorite. Two brainfarts in one post... not bad. My birthday is tomorrow and I guess the years are taking their toll. |
jemmy
Member Posts: 124
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Registered: Dec 2010
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posted 07-20-2012 07:07 AM
I asked the seller about a COA when he purchased the White from Lunar Legacies.
He told me he purchased the item form Donnis' website and never received a COA. He also told me that he purchased a few items around 1999 - 2000 and doesn't recall Donnis ever sending a COA with any of the items he purchased. Maybe Donnis only started to include COA or receipts after that or on request but as far as the seller can remember he did not receive any. Great to see other member White collection. What a signed photo you have "BenFairFax" |
benfairfax
Member Posts: 167
From: Australia
Registered: Jan 2011
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posted 07-20-2012 07:12 AM
Thanks Daugherty54 and Jemmy. It is a prized piece of my collection. Yours looks awesome. |
jemmy
Member Posts: 124
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Registered: Dec 2010
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posted 07-31-2012 05:07 PM
Would like to hear a bit of information on the actual White photo. Where and when was the photo taken and for what mission? Thanks. |
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