I just dropped them a line, and that’s what I’ve got:

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My package finally arrived from Heni. But instead of a Camino Real it was Andromeda. And the size was square instead of rectangular. It wasn’t a cropped version but rather the image was scaled horizontally to fit the square format.

Maybe this is why I’m having no luck being offered anything, asking for shipping to America

but all the pieces are signed right , so how could this happen in the first place?

which did you apply for? 

I'm going to take my chances and have it flattened.

At first I thought they were lagging in sending the h5 to the states but I called and they said it was being sent in two batches. Editions 1-50 and Editions 51-100. Editions 51-100 being sent Monday.

I think you still have a chance at an allocation as long as people
Miss their payment window.

You could have a 1/1 in your hands 😂 On a serious note, for 3kish you would think these go through QA before being sent as they are not the easiest things to send to and fro.

Would these be classed as a good investment piece ? I know anything's a risk these days ... would have been better if the actual plate been signed ? Cheers

Poster Bob You want to handle this one?

A signature is a signature. The placement of the signature doesn't affect the value to a seasoned collector. No one in their right mind would argue that a canvas is worth less because it is signed on the back or on the stretcher as opposed to the front. That said, there can be some exceptions. I am banking on the H4 series as solid investments. They are a smaller edition, stronger images, a new series and were hard to obtain. The H5 series were a lot easier to get hence all of the flipping on Ebay and there are already a million spots prints on the market.

Thanks.  What you say makes sense.  Although, conversely, you could simply place a signed sticker on the back of anything, couldn't you, and then state that's a Damien Hirst?

By removing the sticker you would be destroying the piece it came off. Arguably, that would no longer be a valid Damien Hirst artwork. He may use his right to disown that artwork which would detrimentally affect the value.

By placing the sticker on another work would not make that piece a Hirst since he hasn't declared it to be. No one in there sane mind would touch it. I'm not really sure how to clearly/concisely counter your point other than saying "no, because he doesn't recognise it to be".

Might be... might not be!
Spots may be more popular, as they're more classic Hirst.