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Autograph Collecting – Identifying Non-Genuine Autographs
Last week I was going through my autograph research files and came across my ‘education folder.’ The ‘education folder’ is a file full of most of my major buying mistakes and so named because every time I made a mistake, I learned — the hard way. It contains forgeries, autopen facsimiles and [...]
Autograph Collecting – Albert Einstein, Can I Have Your E = MC Squared?
Perhaps the most famous equation is Albert Einstein’s “E=mc2. Although most of us have seen it, most have no idea of what it actually means. Well relax, we won’t discuss quantum physics here. We will however explain many letters sent by the “Energy Committee of Atomic Scientists” that contain the facsimile signature [...]
Autograph Values – Identifying the Value of an Autograph – So, What’s It Worth?
Perhaps the most commonly asked question I hear is; “So, what’s it worth?” The question may pertain to a four language ship’s paper signed by James Madison and James Monroe, a signed photograph of movie star and sex symbol Marilyn Monroe, or a hand-written letter by Union General (posthumously promoted) Samuel K. Zook. [...]
Autograph Authentication – Proving Authenticity
The phrase “Guaranteed Genuine and Authentic” can be very misleading in today’s autograph market. That phrase and others like it are thrown around in the autograph market like a Frisbee in the park. What does it mean? Perhaps we should look at what authentication really is. Webster’s defines “authenticate” as; “to [...]
Autograph Collecting – Getting Started
The hobby of autograph collecting has grown explosively in the past two decades. Autograph collectors can be found in every state in the US and around the world. Autograph shops, historical document galleries, and website autograph stores are popping up like mushrooms on a muggy day. Auction houses in big cities and [...]