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Bette Davis autographs... real or not?

Can somebody tell me if this 2 Bette Davis autographs are real?

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Permalink Reply by Joe W. on April 29, 2018 at 1:18pm

I think both are probably genuine. The bottom one for sure, IMO.

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Permalink Reply by Noni Alaniz on April 29, 2018 at 2:34pm

Thanks!

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Permalink Reply by Eric Keith Longo on April 29, 2018 at 8:01pm

Be very careful with 5x7 1930's/40's 5x7's. Rampant secretarials. I am very tired and have no comment on these specific signatures at this time.

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Permalink Reply by Eric Keith Longo on January 11, 2020 at 5:22pm

I found this thread looking for additional period exemplars trying to double-prove this SP below "For Marian" genuine. Hmm.

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Permalink Reply by Eric Keith Longo on January 11, 2020 at 5:34pm

Here is another:

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Permalink Reply by Eric Keith Longo on January 11, 2020 at 5:35pm

Interesting so far this sig in only on these 5x7's...these previous 3 2 in this thread appear the same hand I just want to make sure who it was attached to.

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Permalink Reply by Eric Keith Longo on January 11, 2020 at 5:45pm

And here is her 30's normal secretarial:

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Permalink Reply by Eric Keith Longo on January 11, 2020 at 5:55pm

Any opinions appreciated - thanks!

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Permalink Reply by Eric Keith Longo on January 11, 2020 at 6:07pm

This is from thecead.com - 1931 Davis:

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Permalink Reply by Eric Keith Longo on January 11, 2020 at 7:30pm

As a general observation of these years from looking at many, her secretarials are often slanted as shown, genuine often horizontal. Underlines appear in both - "To" often secretarials, "Hello to" usually authentic. "For" in either. The secretarial are "always" the style shown in my 3rd image. I am unaware of another.

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Permalink Reply by Eric Keith Longo on January 11, 2020 at 7:46pm

Another of the same photo again - atypical signature if authentic - I doubt it:

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Permalink Reply by Joe W. on January 12, 2020 at 4:18am

I believe I am following you, Eric. Good work by the way. Of the original two OP examples, my original opinion way both had the possibility of being authentic with the bottom one the most likely. Seems we may agree on the bottom one, correct?

The top example did not appear to be a usual secretarial either although I am betting it was a TTM request. Of the two, the top one is the most suspect. Perhaps a third person involved?