Autograph Authentication – Alfred E. Smith Confidence Grade: A (Most Likely Authentic) Overview This document is a typed letter dated September 18, 1929, on personalized letterhead for Alfred E. Smith, addressed to Walker S. Buell of the Cleveland Plain Dealer. It includes a salutation and reference to Smith’s book “Up to Now”, consistent with the…
Autograph Authentication – Geraldine Ferraro, Mario Biaggi, James Scheuer Confidence Grade: A Overview This autograph examination concerns three signatures written in blue ink across individual black-and-white headshots and biographical entries from what appears to be a 1979 Congressional autograph book. The names in question are Geraldine Ferraro, Mario Biaggi, and James Scheuer, all public figures…
Autograph Authentication – Dick Cheney Confidence Grade: A (Most Likely Authentic) Overview The signature attributed to Dick Cheney, dated within the context of his 1979 congressional tenure, presents multiple forensic markers consistent with a hand-signed inscription. The flowing nature of the signature, variation in ink flow and pressure, and the presence of natural entry and…
Autograph Authentication – Al Gore Jr., Howard Baker, James Sasser, James H. Quillen, John J. Duncan, Marilyn Lloyd Bouquard Confidence Grade: A (Most Likely Authentic) Overview This is a 1979 page from a congressional autograph book featuring inscriptions and signatures from five members of the Tennessee congressional delegation, including Senators and Representatives. The signatures appear…
Autograph Authentication – Thurgood Marshall Confidence Grade: B (Likely Authentic) Overview This forensic examination analyzed a signed booklet page attributed to U.S. Supreme Court Justice Thurgood Marshall. The signature appears beneath Marshall’s official photo and biography. The signature is visually consistent with known examples of Marshall’s authenticated autographs from the 1970s and 1980s, marked by…
Autograph Authentication – Samuel D. Ingham Confidence Grade: A (Most Likely Authentic) Overview The document under review is dated “Nov. 25th, 1830” and appears to be issued by the Treasury Department of the United States. It contains a printed form letter that has been filled in by hand and includes the handwritten signature of Samuel…
Autograph Authentication – Wyche Fowler, Newt Gingrich, Larry McDonald Confidence Grade: A (Most Likely Authentic) Overview This report provides an in-depth forensic analysis of three autographs located within a 1979 congressional pictorial glossary for Georgia Representatives: Wyche Fowler, Newt Gingrich, and Larry McDonald. The signatures are directly written onto the printed page adjacent to each…
Autograph Authentication – Joe Biden & Lawton Chiles Confidence Grade: A (Most Likely Authentic) Overview This document features signatures from Joe Biden and Lawton Chiles, signed directly onto their printed portraits from the “Know Your Congress” book, dated 1979. Based on high-resolution forensic analysis across signature structure, ink-substrate interaction, pressure variation, and stroke rhythm, both…
Autograph Authentication – President Franklin Pierce Confidence Grade: A Overview This document, dated August 1, 1854, is a United States land grant signed with a presidential certification statement and bearing the name of President Franklin Pierce. Upon conducting a forensic inspection simulating magnification and comparing it to authentic exemplar data, the signature on this document…
Autograph Authentication – Michael Tilson Thomas Confidence Grade: A Overview This analysis concerns a 1977–78 season program signed by Michael Tilson Thomas for a performance by the Buffalo Philharmonic Orchestra. The autograph features a personal inscription in blue ink addressed “To Ronny – with best thanks,” followed by the signature. Following comprehensive forensic analysis using…