Generally, most of the fraudulent letters use blue ink for the signature, though not all letters signed in blue are "fakes." That one there is certainly not signed by Tolkien. I believe this letter was discussed on this forum somewhere when it first came up for sale on eBay(?).
Red,
Have a look at this article from Beren's website.
http://www.tolkienlibrary.com/press/9 ... ke_Tolkien_Signatures.php
and you will notice a strong similarity between the eBay item and the contents of the article. I would not recommend anyone buys this letter.
Have a look at this article from Beren's website.
http://www.tolkienlibrary.com/press/9 ... ke_Tolkien_Signatures.php
and you will notice a strong similarity between the eBay item and the contents of the article. I would not recommend anyone buys this letter.
Gandolf's Teapot. Anyone care to comment on this? Personally, I am at a complete loss.
http://cgi.ebay.com/Fine-Art-Sculptur ... 81744554625#ht_500wt_1158
http://cgi.ebay.com/Fine-Art-Sculptur ... 81744554625#ht_500wt_1158
Trotter wrote:
I can't wait to find Gandalf's typewriter on eBay, I'm sure it must be out there somewhere.
Nice one!
Red wrote
When something like the following shows up for sale: how does one determine whether or not it is potentially authentic or fraudulent?
frogtown as a reputable eBay seller have done the right thing and withdrawn the sale.
That teapot is a corker! Whatever does it have to do with Tolkien, or any of his works? I notice a lot of that on etsy.com. People list items with Tolkien as a keyword even though the connection is tenuous at best; and often non-existent.
Lord of the Rings Trilogy 1966 edition
Good to see there are still a few bargains out there on old eBay!
(£800.00)
BH
Good to see there are still a few bargains out there on old eBay!
(£800.00)
BH