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I just got an appraisal back for the 'We Were A Band Of Brothers" print by artist John Shaw. Very disappointing to say the least. This is a publishers proof print 73/101 signed by Dick Winters and 15 other veterans. Value my stuff experts valued the print at $50-$60. I also have the # 73 print of "Silencing The Guns" also signed by Dick Winters. I'm not going to bother getting that print appraised as it would most likely be less. I'm just curious if anyone on the forum has similar prints and have had them appraised for insurance purposes.

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Wow, that was grossly underestimated. It is worth a lot more than that. I have both of those prints. I was offered $3,000.00 for "We were the Band of Brothers" alone. Might want to get a hold of Valor Studios and have them appraise it, then send that to your insurance company. I will give you $60.00 for it. LOL!!!

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So I am taking that the autographs are real on all 101 prints and not facsimiles?

 

 

I believe some are original pen and some are the type where they are copies from an original autograph but not the original ink version. It all depends on which edition you buy.

 

 

...Kat

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Anything you buy from Valor Studios is an original signature from the vet. They do not sell copies or facsimiles. Lieut106's print is a publisher proof, they only made 101 of them. The different editions are distinguished by the amount of signatures on the prints. Some have more signatures and others have less. Anything with a Dick Winters signature is the least published edition and hardest to find.

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History of the prints.The major quantity of prints were signed at two gatherings, first in Williamsport, Pennsylvania, including Easy Company veterans McClung, Strohl, Joint, Bellino, Shames, Guth, Lamoureux, Lesniewski, Lyall and Clark. A great time was had by all at this several-day event, where many stories were shared of their days together. Every one of them expressed enjoyment in participating in a "mission" together once again after many years, especially one which did not threaten life or limb! Following these few days together, another group met to sign, this time in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. "Wild Bill" Guarnere met his two old friends, Lynn "Buck Compton and Don Malarkey, who again shared many great recollections, humorous anecdotes and personal stories. After these events, each one of the signers was given at least three to five prints which had been signed by anywhere from 8 to 13 participants, and at least five signed by the artist only.

In Florida, two additional veterans signed prints as well; Buck Taylor, at his home on the central Atlantic coast, and C-47 pilot Bud Berry, who flew the paratroopers into Normandy during those fateful early morning hours on June 6, 1944. Both these great veterans enjoyed the opportunity to participate with the lithograph project, and regretted not being able to attend the larger previous gathering in Pennsylvania.

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Anything you buy from Valor Studios is an original signature from the vet. They do not sell copies or facsimiles. Lieut106's print is a publisher proof, they only made 101 of them. The different editions are distinguished by the amount of signatures on the prints. Some have more signatures and others have less. Anything with a Dick Winters signature is the least published edition and hardest to find.

 

Are the open editions original signatures?

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Not sure what you mean by open edition. Every edition whether it had 25 signatures, or 2, had original hand signed autographs. You can check out their website, I believe the editions and number of prints in each edition is still on their website. They are very reputable, and take their prints very serious. I met them a few times at the Reading airshow along with John Shaw. That is where they got their start. Very nice people. They had 5 initial "Band of Brother" prints, all of those and their editions are sold out. They did come up with other prints that had some of the Band of Brother signatures on them. Obviously, most of the vets have passed. Not sure how many are left that were featured in the serious. So, having a publisher proof from one of initial 5 prints is pretty cool and should be treasured.

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I have one of their pictures and love it. I know they do good business. In their listings, they have different editions.

 

For instance, Victory Edition says 390 prints, Main Edition says 490 prints, then they have an Open Edition that does not have a set number of prints.

 

http://www.valorstudios.com/franz-stigler-autographed-print.htm

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Heck - I know Bob Makos at Valor Studios. They would buy it back in a heart beat for that appraisal. I have several different prints (as I helped them with attaining signers). My Silencing the Guns print was signed by (I think) 7 original Easy Co. vets, including Maj. Winters. However, because of close proximity, friends, etc, I was able to have Maj. Winters sign my print a second time, along with his trade-mark; "Hang Tough". As far Bob and Erika Makos told me, that was the ONLY known copy of any of the prints that Maj. Winters signed twice. I was offered well into the 5 figures for it.

 

I agree - have Valor Studios appraise it and use their appraisal.

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I'm pretty sure you need a third party to apraise.....otherwise I am going to appraise my own 1LT primary S-2 unit autograph for $1,000

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So it looks like most people who own prints haven't had them valued for insurance purposes. I realize that value is in the eye of the beholder. Meaning fans of the HBO Band of Brothers series and the Ambrose book would value the prints higher than someone with no knowledge of the veterans. I think the company I used has no knowledge of who the signers are, and would have done more research. I currently own 6 Valor Studio prints that are signed by veterans. Most of which are now irreplaceable. I will not be using that company to value the rest.

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I'd see if there have been past ebay auctions https://www.ebay.com/sch/Art/550/i.html?LH_Sold=1&_udlo=&_udhi=&LH_Auction=1&LH_BIN=1&_samilow=&_samihi=&_sadis=15&_stpos=92612&_sop=12&_dmd=1&_ipg=200&LH_Complete=1&_nkw=valor+studio

 

and use that for starters. Then take that info, along with any other internet auction services that you can find in google, and pass it to a military or autograph appraiser.

 

 

My comment earlier about not having valor studio appraise it was meant to show that it is important to have an unbiased appraiser do it. If people continue to collect militaria the BoB should go up since everyday they get older and signatures will be impossible to come by when they all die off.

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Thank You. For quite some tome I have searched for past internet sales on bidding sites. they seem to be few & far between. I will have to contact Valor Studios, as they seem to deal in the secondary market. They must have a guide to the current value and and how they price. I'll update this post if I hear anything.

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  • 4 weeks later...

Just an update. I sent an e-mail to Valor Studios regarding print values and appraisal. As of now I haven't heard back from them. Value My Stuff Appraisals won't change the appraisal. They state they could only find one print which sold at auction for $50. I would assume that was a basic print with no signatures. So I appear to be at a dead end. I'll just continue to watch E-bay.

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To me prints can be subjective price wise due to the current market and other factors.

 

TThese BoB prints were bringing record prices at one time but what is the current market or buyers?

 

I see with many things there seems to be a lull or lack of buyers.

 

With signed prints there can be a burst of market activity when a certain signer passes away but thats part of the market.

 

In another 25 years is there really going to be a demmand for BoB items like mass produced prints.I for one dont really see the interest ther as growing up I saw Civil war prints and many can be had for pennies on the dollar now.

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