"I agree completely about the 40%. The problem is just getting to an approximate value. Maybe there have been sales of similar items to use as a basis or you can add up the values of the individual autographs and either discount the total or add a…"
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This is what I call satisfying provenance (Titanic-related)
Started this discussion. Last reply by Eric Keith Longo Oct 31, 2025. 19 Replies 3 Likes
A few years back I bought a collection of photographs of the Ostby family. The Ostbys were wealthy jewelers who lived in Providence, Rhode Island. Helen and her father Engelhart travelled on the…Continue
Lacklustre Marvels of Modern Music results at RR Auction
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With some exceptions this was a pretty uninspiring set of results.…Continue
UK Antiques Roadshow clip featuring JHE signatures
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This makes quite a nice watch. It was first broadcast a few months ago but I only just spotted the clip on the AR site. For once, the valuation (GBP 5,000 - 7,000) seems about right.…Continue
Fully signed Live Killers for GBP 1,000 - 1,500!
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The latest UK "Antiques Roadshow" featured a fully signed "Live Killers" LP. The expert (Raj Bisram) estimated it at GBP 1,000 - 1,500!Luckily the owner had no intention of selling but such…Continue
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"If you feel you must sell it then I would suggest the auction route (RR Auction, Heritage or somewhere similar with a solid track record for selling abolitionist items). Something as unique and important as this is very difficult to value and needs…"
"That one was better but there's something about this photo that just turns me off. I think I've probably just seen it too often. The autographs are also nearly always placed in a similar position. Most examples seem to me to be a commodity…"
"For some reason this photograph leaves me cold, as do the perfectly placed, non-dedicated autographs. Luckily tastes differ and obviously I'm in a very clear minority. The letter is very nice indeed of course and is hopefully not glued to the…"
"It's covered in lots of British newspapers sites and even appears on a French site too. Many, many watchers as well. "
"Finally went for £12,000 before commission and other fees. No surprise to me."
"Especially given the time period covered, that's got to be a £5,000+ item."
"Definitely not real. The photo itself looks too new to have been signed before 1991 in any case."
"It appears Helen was never formally interviewed, but she wrote a detailed six-page letter on May 13, 1912, to Hope Chapin, whom she had befriended aboard the rescue ship, Carpathia. Among other details, the letter confirmed Helen's…"
"Those frames certainly are unfortunate. 😕
Still, the notations on the back may have helped keep them from being trashed at some point.
For my own sanity I'd tell myself that the trimming was done many decades ago for another…"
"Anytime, They can be, yes, and technically you may not even need it, but so many of my images have been swiped I lost count...I usually embed something in the image or add/remove a tiny detail."
"Thank you for the tip re watermarking Eric. I upload lots of my C19 photographs to a Facebook site and never watermark them. I usually just try to make sure that the resolution wouldn't be high enough to print commercially. I know I should…"
"Thank you Michelle!"
"Thank you Eric and JK re the frame. It is certainly not original and that is why I got the photo out of it as soon as I could. I assume a family member put certain photographs into frames at a much later date. The framing of these is truly awful.…"
"After looking more closely I don't see any indications of leaf (some slight linear disturbances every 3" or so), it looks like paint, and looking into the frame this photo appears smaller than the opening (clipped top and bottom) so likely…"
"The slight drift of the left eye outward nails the ID. Unpublished photographs of survivors can garner good interest (and $). I would watermark the image now. It will be found and taken. You might lease the image if anyone is still writing Titanic…"
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- Mainly better quality items with an emphasis on female leading ladies of the 20s to 60s. Some rock & pop too.
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- Classic Hollywood and Stage, Music
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- Mainly: 1) wanting to own a piece of history, 2) wanting to get closer to a legend, 3) wanting something attractive to display (applies mainly to signed photos), 4) wanting to own something that is rare, desired by others and valuable, 5) potential financial gain and potential source of liquidity if needed
- What is your favorite autograph in your collection?
- Too difficult to decide.
- You can ask anyone living or dead for their autograph. Who would it be?
- Jesus
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- At 10:42pm on April 25, 2014,
geraldzheng said…
DO YOU WANT TO SELL Audrey Hepburn SIGNED PHOTO?
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