Star Wars Collectors Unite!

[Mike Shepherd]

I have been collecting Star Wars autographs since 1998.  Not all of my signatures are on Star Wars memorabilia.  For example, when I met Warwick Davis at a comic convention in New York City, I had him sign a Willow photograph.  I also have publicity photos of Sir Alec Guinness and Christopher Lee from the 1970s, and a Natalie Portman signed The Diary of Anne Frank theater poster from her performance on Broadway back in 1998.  My current wish list includes Peter Cushing, Terence Stamp and John Williams.  I am interested in knowing about the collections and wish lists of other members.

[Mike Shepherd]

No, but Pete is an expert on Peter Cushing autographs.  He will know for sure.

[Bill]

Hmm...well...disappointing but better to know...

What about these?

[Mike Shepherd]

Those autographs all look authentic to me.  Let's wait to see what Pete has to say about them.

[Mike T]

I like these.

[Bill]

I appreciate the dialogue, guys!  It's kind of steeled my resolve to only pursue in-person from here on out.

[Pete Bendu]

Sure ....I go out to dinner one night and all these shots pop up.....hahahahhaha

The Fisher is an a 1980's and 1990's secretarial TTM signature. 

The Ford is an outright forgery.

The Guinness, Hamill, Daniels/Hamill and script are all fine.

The Cushing, I'll grab the scan and see if it comes close to matching up with his standard 90's signatures. The g is usually the dead giveaway....and this one seems just off enough. 

[Mike Shepherd]

I agree about the "g" Pete.  I was taking a close look at it as well.

[Pete Bendu]

I've only run into 2 or 3 samples with the "short g" variety ...... so there is a possibility on this one.

Bill, if you are following this thread still....and if you have the ability to get a huge scan of the just the signature, I'll be able to tell you for sure one way or another.

Blowing this scan up, just pixelates the details I am looking for. 

[Bill]

Hi Pete,

Sorry, was on the phone.  Yes...slightly more encouraged about the others now...seems from the 71 pages I read that the Ford and Fisher was likely to be phony.  My scanner is down but I will try taking a higher res photo if you think that might help.  Back in a sec.

[Mike Shepherd]

Pete, are you sure about the first Mark Hamill autograph?  There is something about it that simply does not sit right with me.  I am much more comfortable with the second one for some reason.

[Pete Bendu]

Lots of variety to Hamill graphs in the 1980's and, yes I am sure.

[Mike Shepherd]

Thanks.  The slant of the "H" and slightly curved baseline threw me off, but it seems to compare well with the second one with Leia that you posted.