Only a handful of collectors and dealers are aware of the current autograph war that is presently going on.

It is believed by many much of the autograph fraud, selling forgeries, authenticating items never examined and authenticating signatures on items as genuine on pieces that were produced years after the celebrity has passed on will be exposed shortly. This has been allowed to exist buy autograph publications, a handful of dealers and some auction houses who specialize in autographs.

Some of the self promoting well recognized names in autograph collecting and autograph authenticating are involved. The information coming in daily is ugly.

As some of you already are aware Steve Cyrkin owner and publisher of Autograph collector magazine and owner of the mysteriously removed website of Starbrite is very much involved. Even Cyrkin’s usual four page ads in his own magazine for Starbrite have been removed.

Cyrkin’s comments in two past issues of his column "Inscription" about Frank Ciaizzo and American Royal Art in Florida are well know.

Steve Cyrkin is a co-founder of Collector’s Universe parent company of PSADNA based in California. He is still part owner of this publicly traded company on NASDAQ. Their symbol is "CLCT."

On October 13, 2009 an email was sent to Steve Cyrkin from autograph dealer Mike Frost. Mike asked Cyrkin if his attacks on Jerry Gladstone of American Royal Arts are based on him being Jewish. See illustration of email below.

Email from Mike Frost (Whoodee711) to Cyrkin of Autograph Magazine

From: Whoodee711@aol.com [mailto:Whoodee711@aol.com]
Sent: Tuesday, October 13, 2009 10:59 AM
To: steve.cyrkin@autographcollector.com
Subject: Re: Authentication Fraud


Steve ,

Confidentially (NO copy here)

Is the problem you have with Jerry based on him being Jewish????????