1940’s Signature Examples

Autograph examples from the 1940’s are reasonably plentiful and available. The one single challenge for this period is determining authentic signatures from those signed by an aide or a  secretary. Several secretarial styles have been identified for this period, but many more are yet to be identified. It is my opinion, the 1940’s and 1950’s signatures are the most frequently misinterpreted of Lyndon Johnson signatures.

Should you have a Lyndon Johnson signed item from this decade, I would love to see it and add it to the database of known examples.

Authentic signature example from 1941
from an old Hotel Register

“Probable” Secretarial Signature from 1944

Authentic signature dated 1945
from signed book that included authentic signature of Sam Rayburn

Believed to be an authentic signature dated 1948