mighty bombjack
04-15-2013, 02:04 PM
I have seen a couple of these up for sale, and here is one at auction currently:
http://smalltraditions.com/LotDetail.aspx?lotid=3337&searchby=0&searchvalue=None&page=0&sortby=0&displayby=2&lotsperpage=100&category=1&seo=1917-Adrian-Cap-%22Capt.-Anson%22-Signed-Theater-Contract-Authentic-Autograph-LOA-JSA
Looks from the generic auction LOA that this sold in a previous Paragon auction and got the "pre-approval" or whatever it is.
This is the first one I've seen since reading Ron K's auto book. In it, he states explicitly:
There are also a few theatrical contracts in the market. Anson was known to do some acting with women billed as his daughters. The contracts are signed as 'Captain Anson and Daughters.' I have seen two of them. Both were signed by someone other than Anson.
He also says he's never seen a legit auto with the Captain nickname at all.
Looking at it, I must agree. I could be wrong (and so could Ron for that matter), but the lack of slant on the contract auto says a lot to me. Methinks there is some sloppy TPA work going on here, with a legally binding contract meaning that authenticators need not consider the actual autograph, apparently.
Any thoughts?
http://smalltraditions.com/LotDetail.aspx?lotid=3337&searchby=0&searchvalue=None&page=0&sortby=0&displayby=2&lotsperpage=100&category=1&seo=1917-Adrian-Cap-%22Capt.-Anson%22-Signed-Theater-Contract-Authentic-Autograph-LOA-JSA
Looks from the generic auction LOA that this sold in a previous Paragon auction and got the "pre-approval" or whatever it is.
This is the first one I've seen since reading Ron K's auto book. In it, he states explicitly:
There are also a few theatrical contracts in the market. Anson was known to do some acting with women billed as his daughters. The contracts are signed as 'Captain Anson and Daughters.' I have seen two of them. Both were signed by someone other than Anson.
He also says he's never seen a legit auto with the Captain nickname at all.
Looking at it, I must agree. I could be wrong (and so could Ron for that matter), but the lack of slant on the contract auto says a lot to me. Methinks there is some sloppy TPA work going on here, with a legally binding contract meaning that authenticators need not consider the actual autograph, apparently.
Any thoughts?