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Topic: 291431885251: Apollo 11 crew "signed" cover
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fredtrav
Member Posts: 1673
From: Birmingham AL
Registered: Aug 2010
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posted 04-14-2015 11:02 AM
   
This is one of the worst I have seen in awhile. I think it is signed by Heil Fady, Michael Coloni, and Buzz Aladin.To call this a forgery would be misleading. No forger would do this shoddy of a job. Chris surely Hall of Shame material. |
rgarner
Member Posts: 1193
From: Shepperton, United Kingdom
Registered: Mar 2012
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posted 04-14-2015 11:31 AM
I see the seller has covered themselves. "I bought this on eBay so there's not a lot I can guarantee..." They know full well it is a fake. |
Steve Zarelli
Member Posts: 731
From: Upstate New York, USA
Registered: Mar 2001
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posted 04-15-2015 07:16 AM
Wouldn't it be nice if they were all this easy?  |
randy
Member Posts: 2176
From: West Jordan, Utah USA
Registered: Dec 1999
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posted 04-15-2015 07:39 AM
That's laughable. It's one of the worst ones I've seen. |
Tykeanaut
Member Posts: 2212
From: Worcestershire, England, UK.
Registered: Apr 2008
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posted 04-15-2015 08:33 AM
Darn that "clipboard"!  |
moonnut
Member Posts: 248
From: Andover, MN
Registered: Apr 2013
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posted 04-15-2015 09:40 AM
But... "Noteworthy is the somewhat pointy "A" in Armstrong." Steve did you take down that note? LMAO. I always wanted a Heil Fody of noteworthy quality! |
stsmithva
Member Posts: 1933
From: Fairfax, VA, USA
Registered: Feb 2007
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posted 04-15-2015 03:39 PM
Another fun detail: the full quote is "Noteworthy is the somewhat pointy "A" in Armstrong, which was typical in his autographs prior to his selection as a moonwalker, at which time the rounded helmet-style letter was adopted."But... the signature, on an Apollo 11 cover, was definitely signed AFTER he was selected "as a moonwalker." He's providing further reasons to doubt its authenticity! |
fredtrav
Member Posts: 1673
From: Birmingham AL
Registered: Aug 2010
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posted 04-15-2015 06:07 PM
You don't need any reason to doubt its authenticity, you just have to look at the signatures. It was a good find though, to see the discrepancy of the date to his own description however.I reported it to eBay but it is still there, as usual.
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Robert Pearlman
Editor Posts: 42988
From: Houston, TX
Registered: Nov 1999
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posted 04-16-2015 09:08 AM
I don't know whether to laugh at this or cry... |
fredtrav
Member Posts: 1673
From: Birmingham AL
Registered: Aug 2010
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posted 04-16-2015 10:42 AM
LOL... Both at the same time. |
rgarner
Member Posts: 1193
From: Shepperton, United Kingdom
Registered: Mar 2012
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posted 04-16-2015 11:27 AM
Ahhh cookies, you are indeed a worthy asset to any search engine! |
bunnkwio
Member Posts: 113
From: Naperville, IL USA
Registered: Jul 2008
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posted 04-16-2015 02:16 PM
I have to say, having a Heil Fady autograph in your space collection IS quite rare! |
calcheyup
Member Posts: 125
From:
Registered: May 2014
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posted 04-18-2015 05:12 PM
That's atrocious. Here's another in the spirit of "not even close." |
stsmithva
Member Posts: 1933
From: Fairfax, VA, USA
Registered: Feb 2007
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posted 04-18-2015 07:42 PM
Looks like a NASA secretarial as opposed to a recent forgery. I'm no expert on recovery covers, but that looks like a really cool one with autographs of the helicopter pilot and aircraft carrier commander. |
calcheyup
Member Posts: 125
From:
Registered: May 2014
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posted 04-18-2015 09:18 PM
Though Shepard secretarials are, in my opinion, pretty obvious, that one is by far the worst I've ever seen if it is one, and an equally pathetic attempt as a forgery. I didn't mean to intimate a conclusion as to which it was, just to share easily one of, if not the, worst attempt(s) I've ever seen at a this particular signature by any party. |
moonnut
Member Posts: 248
From: Andover, MN
Registered: Apr 2013
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posted 04-18-2015 10:42 PM
Oh, it can always be worse. It could be a rarest of rare... Alem Shedar, LOL. I'm sure there is one out there! |
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