I can see that an autograph on a poster could be regarded by purists as a fault, but I imagine most people who are not avid collectors but only buying one or two items might be very well impressed by authentic signatures. I suppose also the size and position of the signature would be important.
Tommy On Fri, 30 Nov 2018 at 14:55, Tom Martin < [email protected]> wrote: > wow...history.... > will beinterestingto see whatitall gets at auction... > > > > > On 2018-11-30 01:46, David Kusumoto wrote: > > Not sure how popular the Beatles remain among MoPoers - (beyond the > > posters some of us in this group own) - but there are items from 1956 > > to 1964 - that intriguingly - have been bundled into a single lot > > (#2068) - and buried in the back pages of Profiles in History's > > massive movie auction catalog (Tues-Fri, December 11-14). > > > > The marquee piece in the Beatles lot is a picture card signed by the > > group at the Plaza Hotel presser held the day after the Ed Sullivan > > show, with a document from Frank Caiazzo, who most believe (including > > myself) - is the leading authenticator of signed Beatle items in the > > world. There's also a notarized provenance statement from the owner of > > the signatures - who was twelve-years-old when she won them in a WMCA > > radio contest in NYC, as well as a congratulatory letter to her signed > > by WMCA’s program director. There's also a 1964 Plaza Hotel > > postcard, some Plaza Hotel matchbooks, photos and related ephemera. > > > > Other Beatle gems in this same lot - that are unrelated to Feb 1964 > > but are still seldom seen - include a 1961 Cavern Club membership > > booklet referencing the group before their stardom - (the year they > > were "discovered" by Brian Epstein) - and a 1956 Liverpool high school > > roll booklet that lists Paul McCartney when he was 14, George Harrison > > when he was 13, McCartney's brother Michael when he was 12, and Neil > > Aspinall when he was 15 (who would become a roadie and later the CEO > > of Apple Records) - all pupils at the same school at the same time. A > > bit wild the low estimate for this cache is $25K, esp. since items > > from the group's first U.S. visit have fetched up to $50K - (and even > > more when a signed album is included). > > > > Only the signed Beatles' card is printed in the paper catalog. I could > > only find mages of the other items mentioned in this lot - at the > > following Profiles link - (other web-hosted images are in this email > > below): > > > > https://bit.ly/2AA0pSd [1] > > > > or > > > > > http://www.icollector.com/The-Beatles-extremely-rare-First-Visit-Set-of-signatures-on-a-fan-club-card_i31872336 > > [2] > > > > [2] > > “The Beatles” extremely rare “First Visit Set” of signatures > > on a fan club card. [2] > > “The Beatles” extremely rare “First Visit Set” of signatures > > on a fan club card. - Profiles in History > > www.icollector.com > > > > In the same sale, there is a 1947 document (Lot #27) - signed twice > > by Marilyn Monroe as "Norma Jean Dougherty" AND "Marilyn Monroe." It > > "starts" at $6K, something I'd love to own if this price was final. I > > think it will sell for more: > > > > https://bit.ly/2DVoupA [3] > > > > or > > > > > http://www.icollector.com/Marilyn-Monroe-power-of-attorney-document-twice-signed-as-Marilyn-Monroe-and-Norma-Jeane-Dougherty_i31831673 > > [4] > > > > [4] > > Marilyn Monroe power of attorney document twice-signed as Marilyn > > Monroe and Norma Jeane Dougherty. [4] > > Marilyn Monroe power of attorney document twice-signed as Marilyn > > Monroe and Norma Jeane Dougherty. - Profiles in History > > www.icollector.com > > > > Beatles: > > > > Marilyn: > > > > If you scrolled down this far (most won't) - here's my ponderable. > > > > Years ago a question came up on MoPo about whether signatures on > > posters or on similar items enhance or detract value. The consensus > > (at the time) - was autographs were undesirable on posters and the > > like. Has this opinion changed for collectors and dealers? What are > > your impressions about the autographed items market today? > > > > eMoviePoster for example, has since demonstrated that there is indeed > > a robust market for signed items on posters and related memorabilia - > > so long as authenticity is unquestioned and/or guarantees are in > > place, e.g., recent standouts include posters signed by Spielberg, > > John Williams, etc. - and pictures or cards signed by Marilyn or > > Bogart. > > > > However, a top person in the field recently told me that while the > > autograph market remains strong - it is still replete with the > > "slimiest" people in the business - and a check at eBay and at other > > auction sites confirm this. Blatant fakes designed to defraud the > > unsuspecting consumer are out there. Look at the one below that closed > > THIS WEEK - a signed Beatles album which is an obvious counterfeit - > > yet represented as genuine. It didn't meet reserve - but even with a > > "high bid" of $450, this is pathetic. - d. > > > > > > > http://www.icollector.com/The-Beatles-Signed-Butcherblock-Album_i31969663 > > [5] > > > > ------------------------- > > > > To unsubscribe from the MoPo-L list, click the following link: > > > > https://listserv.american.edu/scripts/wa-american.exe?SUBED1=MoPo-L&A=1 > > [6] > > > > Links: > > ------ > > [1] https://bit.ly/2AA0pSd > > [2] > > > http://www.icollector.com/The-Beatles-extremely-rare-First-Visit-Set-of-signatures-on-a-fan-club-card_i31872336 > > [3] https://bit.ly/2DVoupA > > [4] > > > http://www.icollector.com/Marilyn-Monroe-power-of-attorney-document-twice-signed-as-Marilyn-Monroe-and-Norma-Jeane-Dougherty_i31831673 > > [5] > > > http://www.icollector.com/The-Beatles-Signed-Butcherblock-Album_i31969663 > > [6] > > https://listserv.american.edu/scripts/wa-american.exe?SUBED1=MoPo-L&A=1 > > ---- > > Visit the MoPo Mailing List Web Site at www.filmfan.com > ___________________________________________________________________ > How to UNSUBSCRIBE from the MoPo Mailing List > > Send a message addressed to: [email protected] > In the BODY of your message type: SIGNOFF MOPO-L > > The author of this message is solely responsible for its content. > Visit the MoPo Mailing List Web Site at www.filmfan.com ___________________________________________________________________ How to UNSUBSCRIBE from the MoPo Mailing List Send a message addressed to: [email protected] In the BODY of your message type: SIGNOFF MOPO-L The author of this message is solely responsible for its content.
