posted 10-07-2011 09:37 PM               

I have one opinion suggesting that it is genuine (and that is from one of the very few people who has a genuine Dobrovolsky in their collection).

I know the general consensus is that there are no genuine examples to be had, but I would like to see what people think. I am told it was originally from the Energia museum.

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posted 10-11-2011 12:04 PM               

Secondly, things don't just come from Energia. It's a Top Secret facility with cameras and armed guards. The Energia building is so secret that even photographing its entrance is forbidden.* If a cosmonaut can typically not gain access to the archives here, or even answer what spacecraft are hidden here**, who is the person back in chain of provenance that was so special to have access and more importantly take it out of the facility? Something as rare as this would not be given out as a souvenir, even to a loyal employee with some middle management rank.

In my opinion, I would investigate the provenance and I'm not confortable with the letter forms.

*My note here, yes, the museum hall is widely photographed under controlled conditions.

posted 11-03-2011 11:27 PM               

The report also states that there are obvious limitations due to a lack of genuine examples for examination/comparison and the fact that a handwritten signature is being compared with a printed example.