Guest mr_goodbomb Posted September 20, 2011 Share Posted September 20, 2011 I got a very, very aged Wells Fargo wanted poster, dated Aug 17, 1875, from San Francisco at an auction. It's very aged, and it seems to be either very heavy parchment or leather on a wood back piece. It seems legitimate... I'm wondering if there's any way to verify it. Though of all the places I post, the SASS guys might like it. I can get pics, but they'd be pretty low quality. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
John Boy Posted September 21, 2011 Share Posted September 21, 2011 Goodbomb - IF is the biggest word in the world. You'd best do you homework and get it appraised first and then list it for sale in the proper place Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest mr_goodbomb Posted September 21, 2011 Share Posted September 21, 2011 Hey there John. Wasn't really interested in selling, just thought it was neat. The thing that might make it a repro is that the wood it's on has cuts in it, like a lot of decorate signs intended to look "aged." But this genuinely is very aged, as well. It's this same sign. http://www.histdocs.com/home/productimages/721_hr.gif Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Larsen E. Pettifogger, SASS #32933 Posted September 21, 2011 Share Posted September 21, 2011 Unfortunately, the vast majority of Wells Fargo marked items are either reproductions or outright fakes. Hopefully, you got some letters from the auction house documenting the authenticity or got it real cheap. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest mr_goodbomb Posted September 21, 2011 Share Posted September 21, 2011 Unfortunately, the vast majority of Wells Fargo marked items are either reproductions or outright fakes. Hopefully, you got some letters from the auction house documenting the authenticity or got it real cheap. The auction house was just a cheapo "somebody died, here's their stuff" place. I only went because they had a couple rifles, a shotgun, and a revolver, but all of them went for more than GunsAmerica prices. The sign I got for $20. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cheyenne wells, sass #18364 Posted September 21, 2011 Share Posted September 21, 2011 Unfortunately, the vast majority of Wells Fargo marked items are either reproductions or outright fakes. Hopefully, you got some letters from the auction house documenting the authenticity or got it real cheap. What Larsen said.. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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