[78-L] Autographs

[Taylor Bowie]

Perhaps in later years....the Goodman sigs I've had pass through my hands 
were earlier and legit.

One show biz figure who was legendary for sending out secretarial sigs was 
John Wayne.  It is almost impossible to get a legit Jean Harlow signed 
photo,  as nearly all those sent out were signed by her mother.

I have seen many secretarial signatures over the years for all manner of 
celebrities and political figures.  Usually,  the recipient is so pleased to 
get something that they never bother to verify that the signature is 
actually good.

I recall about twenty years ago that I was asked to appraise an inscribed 
photo of President Kennedy,  which had been sent by him to a very well known 
Ohio politician.  I can still see the expression on the daughter's face when 
I had to tell her that one of her Dad's proudest possessions had been signed 
by one of Kennedy's secretaries.

My point is...these fakes are nearly always easy to tell when put along side 
and compared with  a real one.

Taylor



----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Jeff Sultanof" <jeffsultanof at gmail.com>
To: "78-L Mail List" <78-l at klickitat.78online.com>
Sent: Monday, January 25, 2010 1:53 PM
Subject: Re: [78-L] More on Shaw


> Russ Connor says as much in his introduction to "Wrappin' it Up," the
> supplement to his Goodman discography, that he or Goodman's secretary 
> would
> sign Goodman's name. I wish I had the book in front of me so I could 
> supply
> a page number.
>
> Jeff Sultanof
>
>>
>> This is the first I've heard about any secretarial or other illegit 
>> Goodman
>> autographs...in my years in the rare book trade, I've handled many,
>> including ones I bought from Russ Connor,  and have never found one which
>> was no good.
>>
>>
>>
>>
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