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Topic: 202530795157: Conrad signed index card
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gareth89
Member Posts: 298
From: Ireland
Registered: May 2014
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posted 12-09-2018 11:28 AM
   
Hi folks, what do you think of this Conrad signed index card? Yay or nay? |
MarylandSpace
Member Posts: 1336
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Registered: Aug 2002
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posted 12-09-2018 11:48 AM
I don't like the "Jr." but I'm no expert. |
gareth89
Member Posts: 298
From: Ireland
Registered: May 2014
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posted 12-09-2018 12:31 PM
That's what I thought too. It doesn't look like a quick signature so I would have thought the Jr should be more typical... |
randy
Member Posts: 2176
From: West Jordan, Utah USA
Registered: Dec 1999
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posted 12-09-2018 01:59 PM
That sig doesn't match my original Conrad sig, especially the Jr. |
fredtrav
Member Posts: 1673
From: Birmingham AL
Registered: Aug 2010
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posted 12-09-2018 07:13 PM
No. |
Robert Pearlman
Editor Posts: 42988
From: Houston, TX
Registered: Nov 1999
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posted 12-09-2018 07:35 PM
I recently purchased another card from this same collection. The eBay auction includes a photo of the envelope, but on Facebook the seller also shared a photo of the 1964 letter from the Astronaut Office that accompanied the cards (the others were signed by John Glenn [the one I purchased], Ed White and Donn Eisele). The letter doesn't specifically name the astronauts signing, but talks about limiting the number of autographs the office could provide.In that context, and having absolutely no doubts about the authenticity of the Glenn, I don't see an issue with this Conrad. |
Ken Havekotte
Member Posts: 2914
From: Merritt Island, Florida, Brevard
Registered: Mar 2001
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posted 12-09-2018 08:46 PM
Looks to be in my opinion an early or vintage signature of the pioneer astronaut. When Conrad was selected as a Group 2 astronaut in 1962, his signature was consistent of this pattern that I have samples of both on photos, letters, and postal covers. |
gareth89
Member Posts: 298
From: Ireland
Registered: May 2014
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posted 12-10-2018 11:46 AM
Thanks to all who have commented, your views are, as always, greatly appreciated. I think I might drop a bid on it! |
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