Portrait - a copy?

[rove]

Hello
I sold a pic which i bought from a user here on forum. A portrait with helmet Nr.1. The buyer tells me now, that the pics is obviously a copy because it does not shine under the bluelight.Let me know your opinion, thank you,
https://dev.wehrmacht-awards.com/for...tcard-for-sale
Greetings

[Thomas H]

I thought when it shines under black light, than it is a copy. So if it doesn’t shine....that would be a good sign.

The photo on the estand I doesn’t give me any red flags. Do you have a scan of the back?

Regards, Thomas

[rove]

You are right, i mixed the light... the buyer told me it shine under black light. Maybe the buyer wants to post a Scan of the backside?

[tobau]

I think it is clearly!

[Thomas H]

I was hoping some else would also reply in this thread, but so far nobody did, so I reply first.

Tobau, I’m still not convinced that this photo is a fake. It is different paper compared to the four postcards, but I don’t see the fluorescent in the paper. Looks just white.

Can you show a photo in daylight of the back and maybe redo the black light test with just the photo in question with a dark background.

Some fake are easy to spot, others are not. Somethings the black light test is negative, but the photo is still fake. With a €200,- SS portrait photo you should be more careful, than with a €2 snapshot. But for both of you it would be a shame if a original is marked fake.

I also hope others will reply. I found this website, maybe it helps with running a black light test.

https://www.google.nl/amp/s/www.spor...lectibles/amp/

Anyways I wish you both a good day and a nice weekend!

Regards, Thomas

[Michael73]

Nice original for me as well

Excellent portrait by the way, comes from very reliable UK collection, few versions of this rare image exist on the market - all real

[tobau]

More.
100% postwar.It shines like a christmas-tree!No different to the today paper and a big different to the period ones.I know a lot of reliable collections with fake items in this!

[Portraitsammler]

unfortunately a personal portrait, known photo, not an original for me

[oliverzx6]

Hello,

difficult, but i think it´s not original

Greetings
Oliver