I'll take a vintage personalized photo inscribed "May the Force be with you" any day over the contemporary George Lucas scribbles.
Tuesday, July 29, 2014
Sunday, July 13, 2014
The difference between a "proxy" signature and a "forgery"
A forgery is an unauthorized reproduction that is created for fraudulent purposes.
A proxy signature (clubhouse / secretarial) is an authorized reproduction that emanated from a source known by the intended signer.
With autograph collecting, there should be a clear distinction between forgery and proxy and they should not be used interchangeably.
Some collectors argue they are one and the same. Perhaps they both have an equivalent level of desirability to some (zero), but that does not make them the same.
From a personal perspective, if there was an multi-signed item that had a proxy signature mixed in with a group of authentics, it is an item I would not necessarily rule out for my collection. However, a forgery mixed in with authentic items would be totally undesirable in my opinion.
A proxy signature (clubhouse / secretarial) is an authorized reproduction that emanated from a source known by the intended signer.
With autograph collecting, there should be a clear distinction between forgery and proxy and they should not be used interchangeably.
Some collectors argue they are one and the same. Perhaps they both have an equivalent level of desirability to some (zero), but that does not make them the same.
From a personal perspective, if there was an multi-signed item that had a proxy signature mixed in with a group of authentics, it is an item I would not necessarily rule out for my collection. However, a forgery mixed in with authentic items would be totally undesirable in my opinion.
Friday, July 11, 2014
I like Ike (signed photograph)
I am very pleased to add a Dwight D. Eisenhower inscribed signed photo to my collection. It has whet my appetite for adding more presidential material!