John Reznikoff
Our founder, John Reznikoff, first discovered the world of baseball cards, philately, and autographs in 1969 as a precocious nine-year-old. Ten years later the ambitious young businessman first established and incorporated University Archives.
John has been in business for 45 years. During that time, he has examined, cataloged, appraised, purchased, and sold hundreds of thousands of documents related to American, European, and world history. His expertise in handwriting authentication has brought him to the Library of Congress, and the offices of many branches of law enforcement. He is as equally comfortable on the set of the History Channel's Pawn Stars as he is at international book fairs in Brooklyn, Boston, Manhattan, California, and London.
John's reputation as a handwriting expert in the autograph industry is unparalleled. In addition to serving as an authenticator and questioned document examiner, he is also a respected collector, dealer, and auctioneer. He is the only expert to opine for both accepted third-party authentication services PSA and JSA. John is frequently asked to evaluate the authenticity of items by Christie's, Sotheby's, RR Auction, and largest rare book dealer in the world, Bauman Rare Books. CBS News called John's expertise "the best in the world."
John has been in business for 45 years. During that time, he has examined, cataloged, appraised, purchased, and sold hundreds of thousands of documents related to American, European, and world history. His expertise in handwriting authentication has brought him to the Library of Congress, and the offices of many branches of law enforcement. He is as equally comfortable on the set of the History Channel's Pawn Stars as he is at international book fairs in Brooklyn, Boston, Manhattan, California, and London.
John's reputation as a handwriting expert in the autograph industry is unparalleled. In addition to serving as an authenticator and questioned document examiner, he is also a respected collector, dealer, and auctioneer. He is the only expert to opine for both accepted third-party authentication services PSA and JSA. John is frequently asked to evaluate the authenticity of items by Christie's, Sotheby's, RR Auction, and largest rare book dealer in the world, Bauman Rare Books. CBS News called John's expertise "the best in the world."
