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Re: Possibly MAJOR Ross Sullivan writing find in yearbook

PostPosted: Thu Dec 21, 2017 8:25 pm
by morf13
You know the funny thing, it's very possible that there is more writing from Ross, someplace, somewhere. We need better quality less grainy images

Re: Possibly MAJOR Ross Sullivan writing find in yearbook

PostPosted: Fri Dec 22, 2017 3:37 pm
by Ham Friend
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Re: Possibly MAJOR Ross Sullivan writing find in yearbook

PostPosted: Fri Dec 22, 2017 3:38 pm
by Ham Friend
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Re: Possibly MAJOR Ross Sullivan writing find in yearbook

PostPosted: Fri Dec 22, 2017 5:50 pm
by Ham Friend
Held 260lbs very well in 1959

Re: Possibly MAJOR Ross Sullivan writing find in yearbook

PostPosted: Fri Dec 22, 2017 6:02 pm
by Ham Friend
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Re: Possibly MAJOR Ross Sullivan writing find in yearbook

PostPosted: Sat Dec 23, 2017 12:46 am
by morf13
Ham Friend wrote:Held 260lbs very well in 1959


What is that form?

Re: Possibly MAJOR Ross Sullivan writing find in yearbook

PostPosted: Sat Dec 23, 2017 1:09 am
by Ham Friend
His selective service form

Re: Possibly MAJOR Ross Sullivan writing find in yearbook

PostPosted: Sat Dec 23, 2017 2:10 pm
by Skyward
Ham radio: good stuff, I would help the case but I am not talented with the double cut-outs on this android, would suggest taking Nov 69 letter to Chronicle regarding 'bus bomb," there you will find over 25 "d" and as many exemplars of "g" with the respective distinct slanted single motion close loop d, and long tail g, to make good comparison, they look good. See 'dogs' on clip provided

Re: Possibly MAJOR Ross Sullivan writing find in yearbook

PostPosted: Sun Dec 24, 2017 9:21 pm
by smokie treats
Ham Friend wrote:Alrighty. Im sorry to have kept everyone waiting! I will post the entry along with a few things I've noticed and played with. What you are looking at here is a page from Glendale High School Stylus yearbook 1959. The book was owned by an Edward or Eddie Knox. Knox was a member of the ham radio club and was a sophomore this year. Sullivan was a senior. I also have in my possession Ross' 1958 Junior year which belonged to Eddie's older brother AL Knox. To clarify, Ross Sullivan did NOT own either of these books. He simply inscribed a passage in Eddie's 1959 yearbook. Judging by all the other writing in the book and Ross' signature being a very close match to the one on his SS form, my opinion is that the chances of this being a hoax are slim to zero. These books are VERY rare as is even without autographs. The odds of someone coming across this and nailing his signature clean AND writing ten words on top seems rather unlikely. You'd only have one shot. Not to mention the low price tag of $40; original yearbooks usually retail anywhere between $20-$180. My hope is that at some point this will be looked at and analyzed by professionals.


Ham Friend: Thanks a lot for getting that yearbook. Could you please show us more of the yearbook, maybe the whole page or both pages that people signed? It would be nice to see the writing in context with other people's writings, a bigger picture. It would be interesting to see who else signed the yearbook. Maybe other people in the same ham radio club signed it and we could identify them. It is interesting that he wrote in red ink. Did other people use other colors? If this is real it is a big find. Some of the letters are very similar to Zodiac's writing. The small t's are very tall and skinny, as tall as the capital letters. Interesting. Thanks, smokie.

Re: Possibly MAJOR Ross Sullivan writing find in yearbook

PostPosted: Tue Dec 26, 2017 1:17 am
by Ham Friend
Sure thing