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Posted By: mark

not to hijack this thread, but opinions on my piece would also be appreciated.
The providence is the following: John Kieran was a New York Times sports writer who obtained autos for his daughter Helen. In 1995 this piece was sold to a dealer in New Mexico who had sent pics to Sotheby's and sold piece with a quasi letter of authenticity from Sotheby's ( with a disclaimer that is similar to what now is called a quick opinion by PSA.)
The autos are on what appears to be a cardboard back of an autograph book etc. Date is hard to read but is at top.
MastroNet loked at it and had mixed feelings. The fact that it had the date on it seemed hokie(suggested fraud), pencil and sloppiness hinted authenticity.
SCP sent pics to Spence and was told likely not authentic.
Opinions welcome.
I have seen many varieties of collections of autos from june 12th 1939 and it is mindboggling. If this is an amateurish fraud...please be gentle...
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