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When a prized autograph of first president George Washington turns out to be a fake, renowned autograph collector Charles Irion begins to research the world of autograph collecting. What he finds is a business fraught with fakes and frauds.

Title: Autograph Hell: The Truth About Collecting
Author: Charles G. Irion is a 1975 Thunderbird graduate. He owns U.S. Park Investments, a leading owner/management company of 19 manufactured home and RV communities in the United States. He is donating all of the net proceeds of his Hell book series to victims of fraud.
Price: $26.95
Publisher: Self-published through Mill City Press (2008)
Excerpt: “What do Marilyn Monroe, Adolph Hitler, Mickey Mantle, Ronald Reagan, Fran Tarkenton, Howard Hughes, and Tiger Woods have in common? Their autographs all exist in autograph collections. The question is: Are they real or just authentic?”
Information: www.autographhell.com

Posted: 12|5|08 at 4:48 pm.
Filed under: Irion, Charles, Nonfiction.
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