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Originally Posted by Runscott
I have John Rogers LOA's like that - mine simply said that the photo came from a scrapbook belonging to a certain players' estate. I have had letters before that came from infamous hobbyists - you have to make the decision as to whether or not it is worth advertising when you attempt to sell or trade the piece. For instance, I used to have an item that was definitely authentic, right down to photo-matching; however, it once belonged to Barry Halper and had a letter from him, signed. The seller didn't mention this, but included it anyway. I thought it added an interesting parameter to the piece, as I had enough supporting evidence as to its authenticity.
Same thing for my Rogers letters - they indicate where the pieces came from, but really don't provide any other authentication. If Rogers claimed something was 'Type I' and I needed a letter, I would get someone else to look at it and then toss Rogers' letter.
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Rogers is about to spend many years in jail for fraud relating to such photos so I'm pretty certain his LOA's are good solely for toilet paper or fish wrapping.