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Topic: 321917918046: Mercury 7 astronaut autographs
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Mike Dixon
Member Posts: 1397
From: Kew, Victoria, Australia
Registered: May 2003
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posted 11-10-2015 11:45 PM
   
Mercury fraud: 1959 NASA Original Mercury Seven Astronauts Signed 10X8 Professionally Framed & Matted Photo Display Presented is a rare 10x8 photograph signed by six of the seven astronauts. The six in blue felt tip include: John Glen, Scott Carpenter, Gordon Cooper, Wally Schirra, Alan Shepard and Deke Slayton. The photo is showcased in a professionally matted & framed display measuring 16.5×18.5. It includes a full LOA from PSA/DNA for the autograph authentication. |
Mike Dixon
Member Posts: 1397
From: Kew, Victoria, Australia
Registered: May 2003
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posted 11-11-2015 01:22 AM
...and seller has gone ballistic in eBay response saying PSA/DNA is the authority. |
mach3valkyrie
Member Posts: 719
From: Albany, Oregon
Registered: Jul 2006
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posted 11-11-2015 01:37 AM
Mostly large blobs of blue ink. Really awful. |
Joel Katzowitz
Member Posts: 808
From: Marietta GA USA
Registered: Dec 1999
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posted 11-11-2015 07:41 AM
The signatures, if that's what they are, are enormous. It looks like what you see on a postcard size image. Very strange. |
JasonB
Member Posts: 1091
From:
Registered: Sep 2003
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posted 11-11-2015 07:47 AM
Other than the Shepard looking slightly off-which could easily just be a quicker signature — everything else looks pretty good. It's just signed in blue sharpie, I wouldn't say it looks awful. If that's a fraud it's far better than most. |
Mike Dixon
Member Posts: 1397
From: Kew, Victoria, Australia
Registered: May 2003
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posted 11-11-2015 02:58 PM
Thanks guys. In my opinion, it's way off. Every single one of them. The Carpenter is obvious. Others a little less so, but nonetheless, I wouldn't take that one on in a fit. |
fredtrav
Member Posts: 1673
From: Birmingham AL
Registered: Aug 2010
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posted 11-11-2015 04:25 PM
I have to agree with Jason. It does not look that bad. I also agree with Mike that I would not touch it. The price is (pardon the pun) astronomical for the six. If you are going to fake an item like this, why not go all the way and make it all 7. Makes no sense to leave off Grissom. |
moonnut
Member Posts: 248
From: Andover, MN
Registered: Apr 2013
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posted 11-11-2015 06:53 PM
I admit that they look good. Although not a fan of the Shepard or Slayton. But will side with Mike, as far as if I would go for this one. A rule of thumb for me anyway, if they are all written with the same Sharpie and same appearance of pressure gauged by line thickness, I won't even think about bidding. That's just me.... maybe I'm weird like that, lol. |
moonguyron
Member Posts: 191
From: Trinity, FL USA
Registered: Jan 2011
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posted 11-13-2015 06:23 PM
To compare with a set I know to be authentic see eBay item 201461557277. |
mjanovec
Member Posts: 3811
From: Midwest, USA
Registered: Jul 2005
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posted 11-13-2015 11:48 PM
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Originally posted by Mike Dixon:
In my opinion, it's way off. Every single one of them. The Carpenter is obvious. Others a little less so, but nonetheless, I wouldn't take that one on in a fit.
I lean towards most of these signatures being authentic, with the greatest confidence on the Carpenter, Glenn, and Schirra. The Cooper looks good too, but it's really hard to see much detail with the fat marker. The Shepard and Slayton give me the most concern...while I see some details that look good, I'm can't be fully confident about them. Regardless, the item is priced much too high to make this a good investment, even if one could be certain about authenticity. Also, for what it's worth, they are not all signed with the same pen. I see at least three, maybe four, different pens at play here. |
Lou Chinal
Member Posts: 1306
From: Staten Island, NY
Registered: Jun 2007
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posted 11-16-2015 09:44 AM
I know it's too late now, but I would not touch it. |
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