Rochus Misch autograph? or maybe Fake?

[rshepard]

Took a chance and recently aquired this. I question the the way his first name is spelled or mispelled. Ive searched the net and found a few of his autographs and in all the c in Rocus is pronounced in the signature where it is not in the photo I have, more like its Rolcus. But the Last name seems to be like all the photos from the web. Good thing is I have less than $10 dollars in it so if its fake im not hurt.

Any thoughts appreciated.

[thecyclist64]

I'm no expert on signatures, but one thing that concerns me is this: why would any soldier hand out an autographed picture and date it it 1942? As far as I know, autograph collecting became popular post-war with the advent of rock and roll and great sporting personalities. Just my thoughts.

[thecyclist64]

futhermore, if that signature is in felt tip pen, this wasn't invented until the 1960's

[christek]

No expert either here but the signature appears more like a modern marker, perhaps a small permanent marking pen and not a fountain pen which would have been used in the period.

[Gunny Hartmann]

It looks ok to me, i have one very similar that Rochus signed in the early 2000s!...

[TWS]

I'm no authority on signatures but perhaps Herr Misch was indicating that is him in 1942?

I know it's customary to date an autograph on the date it is actually signed, but maybe he was deviating from normal custom to indicate when the photo was taken.

[christek]

I'm no authority on signatures but perhaps Herr Misch was indicating that is him in 1942?

I hadn't considered that.

[R Blum]

Looks nothing like the one I received from him.

[JMM]

I'm no expert at all but I looks ok to me (signatures sometimes don't come out right - maybe the "o" and "c" somehow got together)

[rshepard]

Thanks for the responses. I have been told it was from a book signing in the 80's. The signature still has me questioning the authenticity though. There are exact pics on the web but the signature is different.