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Dick Van Dyke Success!

Posted: Sun Mar 16, 2014 3:03 am
by sahens04
This was my very first attempt at writing a fan letter and I must say it went very well! :D

Sent: LOR, SASE, and 1 Photo
Received: My Photo in my SASE (personalized!)

Address: Dick Van Dyke
23215 Mariposa DeOro St.
Malibu, CA 90265
USA

Sent on: 1/7/14
Received on: 2/27/14

Re: Dick Van Dyke Success!

Posted: Sun Mar 16, 2014 3:28 am
by Chicagobearsfan
I'm no DVD expert, but a lot of people on here have a very firm believe that he has had a sec or ghost signer or something. I don't own one, but that's just what I've heard. Neat anyways. {up}

Re: Dick Van Dyke Success!

Posted: Sun Mar 16, 2014 3:37 am
by Spookii
Pics?

Also if it says "God Bless" then his name, it's a secretarial. :(

Re: Dick Van Dyke Success!

Posted: Sun Mar 16, 2014 3:45 am
by magicmanplc
I have seen in person autographs that say God Bless so that's not always the case.

Re: Dick Van Dyke Success!

Posted: Sun Mar 16, 2014 6:25 am
by ron147
Spookii wrote:Pics?

Also if it says "God Bless" then his name, it's a secretarial. :(
What if it says 'Best Wishes' ?

Re: Dick Van Dyke Success!

Posted: Sun Mar 16, 2014 12:12 pm
by cjhanson
Most likely the usual secretarial signature. Hardly a success.

Re: Dick Van Dyke Success!

Posted: Sun Mar 16, 2014 1:20 pm
by admin
Hi sahens04 :)

Thank you for your feedback {up}

Would you have a scan of the envelope and picture you received please?
If so, you are in the run for the $10 gift certificate.

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Re: Dick Van Dyke Success!

Posted: Sun Mar 16, 2014 2:08 pm
by jason1980s
One guy on here posted some real Dick TTMs. He got LUCKY with a Mary Poppins record cover and some dvd inserts. It said God Bless. The God Bless in itself doesn't matter. What matters is the signature. God Bless is probably something Dick has written when signing real autographs and the secretary writes it too.

Dick just did a private signing. Check out Todds Autograph Arena on facebook for several REAL Dick Van Dyke autograph examples.
Now the real autographs are coming in from the signing, it should be accepted that his ttm are fake.

It's sad, sure, but autographs is a learning experience. Long time collectors like myself have learned from the good and bad experiences and it sure is bad received fake after fake of a Dick Van Dyke under the impression it was real. Then in-person examples start coming in (from his book signing specifically) and all those years of excitement turn to sadness.

See if these links work. You'll have to cut and paste. These are signatures from his private signing. Credit: Todds Autograph Arena. I don't own images.
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Re: Dick Van Dyke Success!

Posted: Sun Mar 16, 2014 3:54 pm
by cjhanson
Some of the photos from the private signing mentioned in the posting by jason1980s. Hopefully this settles the argument about his TTMs being secretarials, but I'm sure there will be people saying, "The signatures look different because he signed in a hurry so he could make as much money as he could!!"

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Re: Dick Van Dyke Success!

Posted: Sun Mar 16, 2014 4:52 pm
by jason1980s
Thanks CJ, I'm no good at pictures posting but I do know my autographs!

All please refer to the signatures posted. They are Dick Van Dyke's real signature, as the last link I posted shows he is signing sitting down. Many want to claim Dick can only give the neat, secretarial autographs when sitting down. That's bunk! The reason his signature is messy is because that's how he signed. He doesn't sign neat because that is someone signing for him.