"I remember - approx 2005-2015 - a bunch of Frank Zappa cheques on the market which were clearly secretarial. A lot of forgers were using it as a template, alas.
I guess a few people got stung."
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Signed cheques
Started this discussion. Last reply by Findbooks Sep 8, 2025. 19 Replies 0 Likes
Hi all, just wondering, I have seen many signed cheques over the years, yet the often sell for less than a simple signed card or page? What are our thoughts regarding signed cheques?Continue
Hi there everyone, I have 2 x autographs that I received almost 20yrs ago and do not know who the are..! Any help would be welcome. The first was received from the uk and the second from Switzerland.
Started this discussion. Last reply by Greg Jeranek Mar 13, 2025. 5 Replies 0 Likes
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"yes i was astounded at how cheap some of them sell for"
"Interestingly, some dealers who bought Garbo checks on the relative cheap are still trying to get near those initial, new-to-the market prices. "
"I always thought Garbo, Brigette Bardot, and Olivia deHaviland had the most beautiful signatures."
"It is a very pretty signature at any rate."
"One of the most coveted vintage Hollywood signatures used to be Greta Garbo. About 10 years ago, her estate began selling off old cancelled check from her personal account (she had died in 1984).
Up to that time, a Garbo signature was of an…"
"Yes, cancelled checks used to be returned to the account holder.
I'm sure estates are/were one way some checks enter the collectors market, and in some cases the people themselves sold or gave them away. .I also believe that in many cases the…"
"We're about to launch a study of checks authentically signed/proxy signed on the Classic Hollywood FB page I started last year. It's a good topic."
"interesting this topic should come up because I saw some signed-checks recently on an auction site.
If memory serves me correctly, weren't cancelled checks returned to the individual who wrote them?
If that's true, how do signed…"
"Has anyone ever seen a Gleason check?"
"A few other names I would be at least careful with checks would include: Bob Hope, Paul Newman, James Cagney, Charlie Chaplin, Bette Davis, Joan Crawford, William Holden, Rock Hudson, etc. etc."
"Great to hear these views, been a nice thread to read, thank you."
"I still think that signed checks are more likely to be authentic vs other items (cards, photos, etc.).
I am sure that there are some celebrities who had managers or accountants sign their checks (I think Elvis Presley is another example), but for…"
"That’s good to know about secretarial signed checks. If anyone knows of more names to watch out for in potential secretarial signatures on signed checks, let us know. I usually thought signed checks were more likely to be authentic verses…"
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