I was lucky enough to be able to obtain a signed copy of the
autograph card, (or Autogram as they say in Germany) and here is a scan
of it:
Of course, the card was signed in the 1980's, and states: "Für
Oliver von" in ballpoint, and "Rosa" in marker pen. I guess the name was
signed on several at a time, and then personal messages added in ballpoint
later, as the request arrived. You could ask for autographs by post, as
the reverse of this card implies:
Clearly, it is hard to be certain this is actually signed by
Rosa herself, but there are a few clues. Firstly, In compared the writing
of the main signiture in marker pen, and the smaller text written in ball
point. There is only one common character between the two, the lower case
"o", and in my view, both exhibit the same style of writing, swooping anti-clockwise
then curving to the right to pick up the next letter. Also, there is an
example of her writing already on the web (although again, we have to assume
it is hers) and it is this:
Which is referenced from this
page in German, or see it in translated by Google form here.and
although this is written in upper case, there are clearly similarites,
including the letter "F" which is upper case on the autograph,and the "O"
in her signature, which despite not being joined on to the next letter,
still exhibits the curl at the end of the anti-clockwise sweep.
I am satisfied that the card has been written by her, and though
not made out to me, it is still a nice thought that I have here a card
that she once held.
I have other autographs, notable Justin Hayward of the Moody
Blues on an LP cover, and Several exaples of Steve Hackett, as he signs
the first 250 copies of new labums sold via his website. I've only missed
one since 1997! But this card is special, for I never thought I would have
it, for obvious reasons!
If you have a copy of her autograph, and would like to include
it on this page, email me
and I will happily consider it. Now I think we have enough examples to
establish with 100% certainty that they are really written by her.
Here are those other examples, one from this website: http://www.gerds-musicpage.de/juwelen/cosarosa.html
And another from another Ebay Auction in November 2008:
And yet another from another Ebay auction in December 2008:
And yet another from March 2009:
Although all 5 have slight differences, it's clearly the same
hand that has written them all. I would say there's no doubt they are her
signature, and if you have one that looks like it (most probably written
in Blue felt tip pen) you can be pretty sure it's genuine.
If all that is not enough to convince you, here are a couple
of photos which appear to have been taken during filming of a TV show called
"Auf Los Gehts Los" which were recently (Early 2009) auctioned on Ebay.
The photos include the watermark of the seller, Samler2004, but both also
include the signature of Rosa, and the date, 2nd April 1985. Again, that
signature has the same style, so I guess that pretty much seals it, these
are all her signature.
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