One simple test to see if a photo is pp or actually signed - shine some light on top of the signature and if the ink pops up and shines, it's actually signed, if it does not shine, then it's printed as part of the photo. Secondly, a real one will most likely have little stroke marks and gaps within...

Silentbilly wrote:Who was it thst looked at it for you and said it was authentic? Can you tell me please. ??

A friend of my fathers who has experience in collecting autographs looked at it and confirmed it was hand signed, not a print.

I don't think anyone really cares what you think. If you want to think it's real then you do that. I dont care. The majority on here agree with what i said. but that's ok. If you think it's real that's up to you! you can think and believe what you want. That's cool. Great success for you. Lol. :mrg...

Without you even seeing it in person I don't know how you can definitively say it's a pre print. Like I've said, I've done my research, had someone look at it and I'm convinced it's 100% hand signed.

Believe what you want! It's a success in my eyes

Thanks Markd.

I've done my own little research and testing and have a few other people who I know have experience dealing with autographs and this is definitely a hand signed one.

Genuine! Not a print

I really don't appreciate being called stupid just because I don't know how to do something, like I said I have never done this before and didn't know how to upload the picture- not everybody has good skills with a computer. I am convinced it's authentic, the reason I didn't upload it is simply beca...

It looks pretty authentic to me and I had a note with it from his office confirming it's been personally signed by him. I'm not sure how to upload the image on here though to show?

Ok so it's my first time ever requesting autographs, I'm doing it for a charity auction fundraiser.
I sent a stamped envelope and letter of request to Robbie Coltrane's management address in London last week, today I received a hand signed photograph.

So happy!