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Posted By: Jon Canfield

Well, just to follow up on my initial post regarding my items in question... First, my items were not that "high value." The Ford item I have is neat since I was doing a report in high school on the Kennedy assassination and I wrote to former President Ford asking him questions relating to the Warren Commission. He wrote me a very nice letter back regarding the findings. Both the authentication stickers were placed on the back of the letter toward the bottom and although they do show through the front of a letter (in shadow form I guess), they are not on the front. I have chosen to have the letter matted so I will matte out the bottom so the "show-though" cannot be seen. Also, I'm sure if I wanted to, I could have a document restorer remove the stickers but the letter isn't worth the money it would cost me to have the stickers removed.

Now, some interesting news. I tried, ever so lightly, to pick away at the stickers. To my surprise, the GAI sticker began to flake away without any damage to the letter. In a sense, it did what it was supposed to do - break apart upon me using my nail to pick at the corners. I did not remove the sticker completely but could have if I worked on it. The PSA/DNA sticker, however, did not flake away at all.

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