3 signatures: any ideas on the names? Thank you

[currarongpete]

Hi have a cigar box with three signatures, one date

can read one, Bobby Newman May 8 1998 but the other two are illegible to me; anyone out there good at deciphering handwriting or can recognise the other signatures? Probably not famous people but you never know! thank you

[siddieswans · Accepted solution]

At a complete guess (and because it is a cigar box) I would guess they all have to do with cigars. Bobby Newman appears to be the co-owner of J C Newman (long established cigar makers); I think the left hand name is Martinez (also a well-known cigar maker/brand)  - I have no idea about the right hand name. There is a "Diamond Crown Cigar Lounge" - maybe this was signed at the opening or something? If you listed it under cigars in Tobacciana - "signed by cigar notables" I am sure someone would tell you/ recognise it / pay a lot of money for it

[currarongpete · Accepted solution]

many thanks again for your great information, I will follow up the 'clues'

[currarongpete]

I have sent off a query to J C Newman, depending on if I get an answer, I will definitely list it and see what happens !