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STS-51 signed crew photo: Autopen?

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RichieB16 Member Posts: 552 From: Oregon Registered: Feb 2003	posted 12-12-2018 06:41 PM I recently picked up this signed STS-51 crew photo and at first glance I thought it was an autopen. Upon closer inspection, it doesn't have the shakiness normally seen with autopens but it does have the darker spots where the pen stopped... like an autopen. So, I'm not certain on this one. I'm thought is it's an autopen, but I wanted to see what you guys thought. Is this an autopen?
Chuckster01 Member Posts: 873 From: Orlando, FL Registered: Jan 2014	posted 12-12-2018 06:47 PM All of the signatures on the photo look authentic to me.
Mike Dixon Member Posts: 1397 From: Kew, Victoria, Australia Registered: May 2003	posted 12-12-2018 08:04 PM Looks fine to me...
Lunar rock nut Member Posts: 911 From: Oklahoma city, Oklahoma U.S.A. Registered: Feb 2007	posted 12-13-2018 07:03 AM You did well. If it was autopenned it would have the dot at the beginning of each signature. Yours has smooth strokes.

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