These are not two different versions of the same document, they are in fact the same document, with the same staple holes in exactly the same position, the same stain, the same folds, and the very same tiny tear just above the “of” in “ninth day of August” and in three other similar locations. The photos were clearly taken at different time, but except for the edges, the document does not display any significant deterioration.
I do not understand the differences in the edge conditions or the gap in the upper right, which also shows the same strange serrations. The lower photo was clearly taken at a later time. Perhaps the edge serrations and the missing piece at the top represent samples of the paper taken for authentication.
Whatever was done to the edges did not result in the loss of any significant amount of material except at the right top.
Any document authenticators out there who can shed any light on this?
Notice the red pixels (left of Signature of Registrar) from the cloth background that the cleaner-upper clumsily missed in Photoshop. That’s a dead giveaway.
Your right these are not two different versions... And no, the photos were not taken at different times. The second photo is a Photoshopped hack of the first document. Contrast enhanced and image darken, background cut away and made black, and a sloppy Torn Edges filter job.
Whoever done it, was not very good. ;^)
Good points. It is very likely that Taitz and her team would protect themselves by such testing being insisted upon before filing.
It’s just a bad Photoshop of the first picture. They removed the background tablecloth and did a lousy job of it is all.