Topic: 231195740889: Neil Armstrong autographed page
Keith Barber Member
Posts: 326 From: Warwickshire Registered: Mar 2001
posted 04-08-2014 03:31 PM
Could this be by the same hand as Steve Zarelli shows on his Armstrong study showing fakes (UK forger) or real? This seller has sold a few Armstrong's of late.
I am not good at spotting fakes...
chet Member
Posts: 1506 From: Beverly Hills, Calif. Registered: Nov 2000
posted 04-08-2014 04:38 PM
This item rightfully has no bids (so far); hopefully it stays that way.
Steve Zarelli Member
Posts: 731 From: Upstate New York, USA Registered: Mar 2001
posted 04-09-2014 05:37 AM
That example is not in the same style of the "UK forger" I have identified, but it is just as fake in my opinion.
Bob M Member
Posts: 1745 From: Atlanta-area, GA USA Registered: Aug 2000
posted 04-09-2014 07:56 AM
I contacted the seller as an interested bidder and he responded that it's one of his favorite pieces and that he got it in an inheritance from his grandfather, who he said at one time was one of the greatest collectors in the world (!). He also said that his grandfather bought it from a reputable auction.
Nice story and probably true but also probable is that the "reputable" auction wasn't as reputable as it should have been.
Keith Barber Member
Posts: 326 From: Warwickshire Registered: Mar 2001
posted 04-09-2014 09:17 AM
I have seen five Armstrongs that he has put up in the last 6 plus months, two sold and two were removed plus this one and all looked off to me. He has other astronaut autographs up but again I am not able to judge.
I need to study your study more Steve or maybe I just don't have the insight on these things.