Autograph authentication: Assess for Evidence of Secretaries or Stamps
Secretarial signatures have been around for hundreds of years. A lot of documents supposedly signed by kings of France up through at least Louis...
Fundamental Definitions
Autographs come in six basic formats: letters, manuscripts, documents, signed photographs, signed books and signatures. The first three are of greatest significance in our...
Certificates of “Authenticity”
Guarantees. This has nothing to do with advertising autographs as “genuine” or “authentic,” but with standing behind what you sell. Good dealers will guarantee authenticity...
Authentication: Check the Paper, Pen and Ink
The manufacture, physical makeup and sizes of paper have differed over the years. Letters of Washington, Franklin and others of their generation were almost...
Avoid Things That Are Too Good to Be True
Beginners in the autograph field naturally want exciting things and may quickly gravitate toward the most spectacular pieces. They don’t realize that what they...
Authentication: The Elizabeth Claypoole Rule
Famous people are not always known under the names they would most commonly use to sign. This is most obvious in the case of...
“From a Small Family Business to a National Force”
Read this month's feature in Philadelphia Magazine. http://blogs.phillymag.com/the_philly_post/2012/04/06/raab-collection-philly-custodians-history/
The White Glove Myth
Nathan Raab is a contributor to Forbes.com. Here is his most recent contribution, the original of which can be found here. “Don’t you need...
Catalog 71: Now Online
Download the PDF for our 71st historical autograph catalog, featuring the original Treaty of Paris authorization by George IV, a letter of Thomas Jefferson...
Raab in the Washington Post
Below is an article that appeared in the Washington Post about our discovery of a document signed by the Team of Rivals. You can...