[mascagni-interest] Facsimiles of Mascagni's signature

[Erik Bruchez]

All,

I just found this auction on eBay:

http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&category=29866&item=3819059792&rd=1

It is sold as "a very rare autograph", and bidding starts at $300. The
problem is that it is not a real signature: it is a printed facsimile!
I know for sure because I have the exact same score. A similar
signature appears on the score for "Cavalleria Rusticana" and "I
Rantzau":

  http://www.mascagni.org/book-reader/image/506610/3/50

While such scores are worth some money, they are certainly not worth
the asked price without a real autograph. I contacted the seller to
inform him of the mistake (and I hope he corrects the information),
but be sure to double check when people offer you "very rare
autographs".

Regards,

-Erik
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