| FreddieMercury1998 29.12.2013 15:34 |
To queen fans I recently found online a freddie mercury autograph and was wondering if it was genuine as you can see theres a pen mark running upwards that is just rogers signiture overlapping it i just did a screen shot of Freddie's as i can tell rogers is genuine i just wanted your thoughts on freddie's autograph. thanks |
| inu-liger 29.12.2013 18:05 |
I'd say it's barely likely to be legit. Kinda looks like something Freddie may have signed in a hurry. |
| Thistle 29.12.2013 18:14 |
There are lots of factors you'd need to consider - one being what Inu has said above. Others are what the seller is saying about it, what period it's meant to be from, who the seller is. Any chance of seeing the Roger "autograph" too? |
| musicland munich 29.12.2013 22:54 |
You should use "google pictures" or something like that. From what I see now - I wouldn't do a bid on that item. And I would agree WW Rogers autograph would help. |
| brENsKi 30.12.2013 03:16 |
if you're looking for memorabilia signed by Freddie - then a genuine signed copy of Made in Heaven is the holy grail for queen collectors - they're almost impossible to find ;-) |
| Thistle 30.12.2013 03:48 |
brENsKi wrote: if you're looking for memorabilia signed by Freddie - then a genuine signed copy of Made in Heaven is the holy grail for queen collectors - they're almost impossible to find ;-)What, the 1985 7"? Nah, defo seen them.... :p |
| Thistle 30.12.2013 03:52 |
musicland munich wrote: You should use "google pictures" or something like that. From what I see now - I wouldn't do a bid on that item. And I would agree WW Rogers autograph would help.I wouldn't exactly rule this one out yet. It doesn't look great, but there are a couple of wee things that point to it being genuine - a friend of mine has many, many Freddie autographs, some obtained personally, and there are some close characteristics here: I'm still interested in seeing the Roger autograph with a bit of background info. Without that, I wouldn't touch it. |
| FreddieMercury1998 30.12.2013 06:43 |
Thank you for your replies this is rogers sorry that i didn't include this in the first post just got the hang on how to use this site. This is the description given by the seller i thought it might be useful. You are invited to bid on a rare item of Queen memorabilia and a real piece of music history. This large, custom-made framed presentation features the authentic hand-signed autographs of Queen drummer Roger Taylor & the iconic front-man himself, the legendary Freddie Mercury. The signatures are on the white inside cover of a cassette tape of the band's 'News of the World' album. Taylor has signed vertically while Freddie wrote his full name across the top, in thin black pen. Both signatures were obtained after a live show in Colorado U.S.A in the late 1970's by a journalist, who was allowed access to the band for a brief interview, and who also snapped 2 candid photographs of Freddie on stage at the concert, both the one-off original negative slides & developed photos of which are included in this auction for added interest & authenticity. The presentation has been professionally mounted in a solid gold coloured frame, measuring 41" x 35", and boasts a poster of Freddie on stage striking his beautiful, unmistakable trademark pose. Also included in the display is a rare shaped picture disc of Freddie's 'The Great Pretender' & a round 12" picture disc record of Queen's 'It's A Hard Life' with an image of the full band. All of these items, as well as the signatures, are in mint condition. I chose the memorabilia myself as a big fan with the intention of showing off the stunning autographs & making an ultimate, totally unique Queen display... the framing alone cost me over £100! Inside the perspex front is a laser-etched plaque which reads: Queen Freddie Mercury & Roger Taylor thanks. |
| brENsKi 30.12.2013 07:17 |
Walter White wrote:i'm sure you knew i was referring to the 1995 albumbrENsKi wrote: if you're looking for memorabilia signed by Freddie - then a genuine signed copy of Made in Heaven is the holy grail for queen collectors - they're almost impossible to find ;-)What, the 1985 7"? Nah, defo seen them.... :p |
| TRS-Romania 30.12.2013 14:42 |
both signatures are fakes! |
| malicedoom 30.12.2013 15:07 |
I could be wrong, but my guess would be that's only a legit autograph if Freddie was drunk at the time he signed it. |
| talismaniak 30.12.2013 16:41 |
my guess.......... fake |
| FreddieMercury1998 30.12.2013 17:49 |
I bought the queen autographs. Their is a extremely high chance on them being fake if so the frame which is worth £100 and I won the bid for £70 will be used on other things so it is still worth it. It also came with two slides of freddie shooting the great pretender and two cristal clear images of him performing at the corolado concert. |
| thefallenqueen 30.12.2013 20:09 |
good price for a fake? I'd say there ARE some characteristics that do look genuine to me - but assuming that Freddie's is genuine I'd say it's early 70s - not late 70s... weird, my feeling says it could be genuine, my brain says it's fake! |
| Missreclusive 30.12.2013 23:06 |
I want to see the pictures of the colorado concert... I love colorado |
| FreddieMercury1998 30.12.2013 23:20 |
Colorado concert above are the rare shaped discs from the great pretender when I pick them up ill have them developed and uploaded onto the forum. |
| FreddieMercury1998 30.12.2013 23:26 |
thefallenqueen wrote: good price for a fake? I'd say there ARE some characteristics that do look genuine to me - but assuming that Freddie's is genuine I'd say it's early 70s - not late 70s... weird, my feeling says it could be genuine, my brain says it's fake!I feel the same we automatically think their fake because their are so many forgeries out there but when I pick the autograph up I'll have it checked out further who knows Freddie could of signed it in a rush or it could of been forged either way its still a good buy because of the framing. |
| FreddieMercury1998 30.12.2013 23:28 |
Missreclusive wrote: I want to see the pictures of the colorado concert... I love coloradoColorado concert image 1 |
| FreddieMercury1998 30.12.2013 23:29 |
Missreclusive wrote: I want to see the pictures of the colorado concert... I love coloradoColorado concert image 2 |
| ParisNair 31.12.2013 06:21 |
FreddieMercury1998 wrote: I bought the queen autographs. Their is a extremely high chance on them being fake if so the frame which is worth £100 and I won the bid for £70 will be used on other things so it is still worth it. It also came with two slides of freddie shooting the great pretender and two cristal clear images of him performing at the corolado concert.Reminded me of a story by Jeffrey Archer about a Chinese statue. |
| Thistle 31.12.2013 07:16 |
Having seen the accompanying Roger signature, the effort gone into making it look good, and the price, I'm now convinced it's a fake. The Freddie does have some nice characteristics of a VERY early signature (rushed, though) but not late 70s - it's a good attempt, but the price just gives it away. You got a good deal at £70 though, because of the picture discs and the frame....and, of course, the Colorado pics - breaking it all up could perhaps get you something back on it. Or indeed they're nice just to keep :) |
| Thistle 31.12.2013 07:17 |
brENsKi wrote:Yep. Please excuse my facetiousness :)Walter White wrote:i'm sure you knew i was referring to the 1995 albumbrENsKi wrote: if you're looking for memorabilia signed by Freddie - then a genuine signed copy of Made in Heaven is the holy grail for queen collectors - they're almost impossible to find ;-)What, the 1985 7"? Nah, defo seen them.... :p |
| FreddieMercury1998 31.12.2013 08:19 |
Walter White wrote: Having seen the accompanying Roger signature, the effort gone into making it look good, and the price, I'm now convinced it's a fake. The Freddie does have some nice characteristics of a VERY early signature (rushed, though) but not late 70s - it's a good attempt, but the price just gives it away. You got a good deal at £70 though, because of the picture discs and the frame....and, of course, the Colorado pics - breaking it all up could get you perhaps get something back on it, or indeed they're nice just to keep :)Very true theres a few reasons why it did not sell for more the item was collection only due to its size and the location is not a common one i come from Yorkshire UK and I have to drive 4 hours to pick it up. Anyway thanks for your help. |
| FreddieMercury1998 31.12.2013 08:40 |
This is quite an interesting website it shows genuine Freddie signatures from 1962 to September 1991 signing his will documents. |
| FreddieMercury1998 31.12.2013 08:42 |
Here's the website link |