My take on this one is that it's fake. The "E" is written in a style he used
in the late 80s and early 90s, but in that era the umbrella tended to be
nearly straight, not deeply rounded and curved. That was his style in later
years after he had gone to a more flat-bottomed "E". The writing is not on a
straight line, which is very uncharacteristic, and most notably there's a
period
after the "A", which he never did. The "s" in Edison is also more slanted
than typical. I've seen worse forgeries, but this has enough questionable
points
that I'd be very inclined to stay away.....
(See my webpage on Edison autographs at
_http://members.aol.com/tinfoilphono/forgeries.htm_
(http://members.aol.com/tinfoilphono/forgeries.htm) for more.)
Best regards,
Rene Rondeau
