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Authentic Joan Crawford signed letter??

Hi Everyone,

I would really appreciate if any of you could give me your thoughts on the authenticity of this vintage letter signed by Joan Crawford.

I'm slightly worried about the fact that there isn't any feedback on where this letter comes from, or how it was acquired.

Many many thanks!

Cris :)

LINK:

http://www.ebay.com/itm/391787117821?_trksid=p2055119.m1438.l2649&a...

Tags: Actress, Autograph, Crawford, Hollywood, Joan, Letter, Movie, Signed, Star, Vintage

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Permalink Reply by Joe W. on May 24, 2017 at 7:20am

I think this one is genuine. Here is a good signature study on Joan.

http://thecead.com/cnamesfolder/crawfordjoan.pdf

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Permalink Reply by Cris AutoCollector99 on May 24, 2017 at 7:23am

Thanks Joe! You are too generous :)

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Permalink Reply by Joe W. on May 24, 2017 at 7:24am

You are welcome. I try to help when I can.

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Permalink Reply by Cris AutoCollector99 on May 24, 2017 at 7:26am

I think it might be a sec : /

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Permalink Reply by Joe W. on May 24, 2017 at 7:34am

Compare it to the mid sixties example. Especially how she underlined it. Matches well. I think the secretarial signatures are more embellished. Not sure if they would sign simply "Joan". I could be wrong but I believe Joan signed this.

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Permalink Reply by Cris AutoCollector99 on May 24, 2017 at 7:44am

I hope you are right

I've just come across this website that shows many letters Joan wrote throughout the decades, and if you scroll down to the 60s, she does correspond quite a lot with this "Jay" and "Mrs. Jensen" (who I believe is his mother). If you want, have a look: http://www.joancrawfordbest.com/letters.htm

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Permalink Reply by Joe W. on May 24, 2017 at 7:59am

Joan hasn't been on my radar for a long time now but I have seen and owned a number of them over the years. I think secretarial signatures were more apt to be on signed photos. There are many signed letters with her and it comes down to content and first name versus full signatures when it comes to value. This letter is typical and has just her first name. That is why interest in this particular one may be to your advantage. $50 to $100 range is what it is probably worth in today's market.

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Permalink Reply by Cris AutoCollector99 on May 24, 2017 at 8:13am

She hasn't been on my radar for long either! But after watching "Feud: Bette and Joan" I've become interested in collecting hers and Bette Davis' autographs. However, I haven't really had time to study any of them fully.

This letter so far looks okay, but I'm still afraid that the signature could be traced, or that the letter could have been forged in some way, and stuff like that.