Bring Back Papers~

wlyon · 06-01-2016, 07:04 PM

Don
I feel pretty confident on a fake luger. Not always but generally.. Paper is another thing. If the paper is old., signed with a fountain pen you may be the only person who can tell if it is real. Most of the correct ?? capture papers I have seen have turned brown and in pretty bad shape. I was told once that the white clean papers were probably fake?? Again who knows?? Not me. Bill

DonVoigt · 06-01-2016, 07:22 PM

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Originally Posted by wlyon

Don
I feel pretty confident on a fake luger. Not always but generally.. Paper is another thing. If the paper is old., signed with a fountain pen you may be the only person who can tell if it is real. Most of the correct ?? capture papers I have seen have turned brown and in pretty bad shape. I was told once that the white clean papers were probably fake?? Again who knows?? Not me. Bill

Bill I agree, paper is another thing. I like to get them free; they would have to be pretty "special" to pay extra for them, but under some circumstances - I absolutely would.

I never said I was an expert, I can tell good papers from bad papers pretty easily, but very good bad papers are like very good bad lugers, they can fool most of the people some of the time or is it some of the people all of the time, but not every one all the time.

Anyway, if one likes papers great- if you don't - fine.

But they are not worthless to many collectors.

sheepherder · 06-02-2016, 06:23 PM

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Originally Posted by DonVoigt

Bill I agree, paper is another thing. I like to get them free; they would have to be pretty "special" to pay extra for them, but under some circumstances - I absolutely would.

Relatives inheritances, of course. What other circumstances can you think of???

DonVoigt · 06-02-2016, 07:39 PM

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Originally Posted by sheepherder

Relatives inheritances, of course. What other circumstances can you think of???

In no particular order: Papers that were/are:
-captured in/near a significant battle or location
-named to a historic figure
-part and parcel of a rig or group of items that interest me and
also described on the paper
-WWI paper of any sort
-any dated during the hostilities and not after the war was "over"

probably some I have not thought of.

06-01-2016, 07:04 PM	#1
wlyon Lifer 2X Lifetime Forum Patron Join Date: May 2005 Location: Somewhere in Montana Posts: 2,655 Thanks: 3,212 Thanked 2,619 Times in 971 Posts	Don I feel pretty confident on a fake luger. Not always but generally.. Paper is another thing. If the paper is old., signed with a fountain pen you may be the only person who can tell if it is real. Most of the correct ?? capture papers I have seen have turned brown and in pretty bad shape. I was told once that the white clean papers were probably fake?? Again who knows?? Not me. Bill __________________ Bill Lyon