Lord Austin's Signature

[Mike Costigan]

David Howe has supplied some more examples of Sir Herbert's signature, and unsurprisingly there are differences between each; after all any signature is a unique piece of writing, and it's reasonable to see significant changes over the years as well. These examples are from apprenticeship indentures from the 1930-36 period, and in fact show a remarkable similarity to the ebay item that started this thread:

   
   
   
   

So in conclusion I would suggest there is a reasonable probability that the ebay item is authentic, but probably has very little value without supporting evidence.