Many fans of movie stars and athletes love to collect autographs , especially on photographs or trading cards. Sometimes, however, it can be difficult to get a famous person to sign a photograph. Signed index...
Anyone who collects astronaut autographs should be aware of the notorious autopen signature. An autopen is a machine-generated signature. Every signature is identical to the previous signature. The signer...
Even for a trained professional, a good autopenned signature can be very difficult to differentiate from an authentic autograph. Autopenned signatures are signed by a machine called an Auto Pen. Autopenned...
After nearly 20 years of collecting American historic autographs and manuscripts, I wanted to make a short guide filled with as much sound advice as I can give within the limitations of an ebay guide. The...
Because astronaut Neil Armstrong has such a valuable autograph, there are many types of less-than-desirable autographs in circulation. This includes autopen (machine-generated)signatures, and dishonest fakes,...
Buzz Aldrin used several autopen signatures to deal with fan mail during his early years as a space hero. He travelled into space on Gemini 12 and Apollo 11. The examples below come from the archives of "Space...
Astronaut and Politician John Glenn used a few autopen examples during his career as a space hero and politician. These autographs are still floating around and some may find their way onto eBay. Collectors...
Astronaut James A. Lovell used several autopen examples during his career as a space hero. These autographs are still floating around and some may find their way onto eBay. Collectors should be aware of the...
Astronaut John Young used many autopen examples during his career as a space hero. These autographs are still floating around and some may find their way onto eBay. Collectors should be aware of the risk with...
Astronaut Virgil I. Grissom used at least two autopen examples during his career as a space hero. These autographs are still floating around and some may find their way onto eBay. Collectors should be aware of...
