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Barbra Streisand: Quietly hopeful

I thought I'd post this Streisand that I've had for years.

I believe it is real but I know there are lots of secretarials around and there is no story behind it. All I can say is that I've bought a lot of very good autographs from the guy I bought it off.

It is a good quality 11" x 9" by Steve Schapiro, quite a respected photographer. He is credited in the Sygma agency text to the back. I can post an image of the back if desired.

As usual, I also attach a slightly larger jpg.

Thoughts?

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Permalink Reply by Woody2Shoes on September 13, 2017 at 9:27pm

The Barbra looks very much like in-person sigs I've seen from a middle to later career period. But I must say, I've never seen "Streisand" formed like that. Typically, what I've seen in this style, this period "Barbra" has just been a signature of her first name. Just plain "Barbra", sometimes with a stylized "S.. slash", but again, this style of "Streisand" (the writing of the last name like this) is new to me.

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Permalink Reply by a pug called eva on September 14, 2017 at 11:00am

Thanks Woody.

I was thinking my example bore some similarities to one that was discussed on here before....

http://live.autographmagazine.com/forum/topics/barbra-streisand-any...

....but I must admit that the surname on mine is much tighter and almost looks like a single Chinese character. I cannot find many mid-70s examples by Googling. Can anyone help with further mid-70s examples - or examples of secretarials from this time?

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Permalink Reply by Woody2Shoes on September 14, 2017 at 2:41pm

Because there are so many secretarial and automatic signatures of Barbra, some of which I've seen authenticated as genuine by the majors, it makes choosing exemplars for comparison daunting. I think the best way to secure an authentic Barbra is to go with a matted check/document, or use exemplars for comparisons that you know assuredly to be in-person or witnessed.