Thoughts on this Cobb auto?

[Mr. Zipper]

Originally Posted by Bigdaddy

...The first being, as the above responder pointed out, the Drew Max cert. The second is that the PC is postmarked from Brooklyn with no other apparent tie to Cobb. The third is that all the writing on the back (address, message) has been obscured, further eliminating any potential tie to Cobb. The Cobb signature seems to be out of place on this item.

The signature is a bad fake.

A good and astute comment about the Christmas greeting card. This is what I like to refer to as an “item of opportunity.” Meaning that a forger used it because it is something that *could* have been signed by the person in question, and something that was likely obtained inexpensively at a flea market. Same thing when you see fake signatures on dollar bills, old books not related to the signer, etc. Because of the date of the item, the person *could* have signed it.

[RichardSimon]

Christmas cards with autographs belong in the same category as GPC's with no postmark.

[Mr. Zipper]

Originally Posted by RichardSimon

Christmas cards with autographs belong in the same category as GPC's with no postmark.

So true. Holiday cards with fake autographs probably outnumber those with authentic signatures 50 to 1.

[Shorttmail66]

Thanks to each of you for the input. I definitely had reservations when I first saw it and I had any of the same thoughts that were presented here. I don't collect autos or memorabilia and know very little about the authentication of such big-name old timers such as Cobb. I appreciate the input on Drew Max and the links on his past practices.

Happy New Year to all....
Tim

[Stampsfan]

Wasn't he, or someone from AAU, the autograph authentication expert on "Pawn Stars" a few years back?

[JollyElm]

Yup, ole Mr. Magnifying Glass himself.