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Come up and see Mae West

Okay, what do you think of this one? Could she be true - in this sig at least?

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Permalink Reply by Eric Keith Longo on October 3, 2024 at 8:23am

PS - Kai, if you have not already, open a file and collect as many known exemplars as you can find, keeping note of the dates. When you have several dozen, in order, start looking for patterns, similarities and differences. That is, in a small shell, how I was able to determine each of Gleason's secretaries and when they worked for him.

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Permalink Reply by KaiMi on October 3, 2024 at 8:32am

Yeah, I use to do that. But sometimes I need some hints about what to look at. That's why I find this comunity so helpful and why I am so thankful to all of you.

With West I find it hard to tell where to keep an eye on. That's why I insisted on learning to understand what the points are that made you and Eddy think it's fake.

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Permalink Reply by Steve Cyrkin, Admin on October 3, 2024 at 9:59am

Here's a link to the eBay seller, who has a lot of signed cards and notes. A number are to Bob:

https://www.ebay.com/str/phetlana?_trksid=p4429486.m3561.l170197

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Permalink Reply by KaiMi on October 8, 2024 at 7:46am

How does this one look to you?

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Permalink Reply by Steve Cyrkin, Admin on October 8, 2024 at 9:34am

I don't think it's real. The @#1 thing is the height of uppercase letters compared to lowercase. Her lowercase are typically a third or less the height of the uppercase.

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Permalink Reply by Eddy on October 8, 2024 at 11:13am

imo, it's a fine older age signature on a photo that she commonly signed. Here's one from Gallery of History that matches up well.

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Permalink Reply by Eddy on October 8, 2024 at 11:16am

Look for the "M" to be much smaller than the "W" in these later signatures. That was something the OP one didn't get quite right but the one you are asking about today does like this check we looked at earlier and the GoH exemplar above ^

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Permalink Reply by KaiMi on October 8, 2024 at 11:24am

Thanks for all the effort you take in order zo help me, guys! I guess Mae West and her being true will always be an uncertain issue.

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Permalink Reply by Eddy on October 8, 2024 at 11:31am

Here's another nice one with a great inscription. It's just a matter of carefully eliminating what seems like a busy secretary and the folks who have attempted her since.

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Permalink Reply by KaiMi on October 8, 2024 at 1:45pm

Yes, if Mae did have a secretary he or she must have been very busy. I've looked now at several of these commonly signed photos from 1972 and indeed saw a special kind of difference. Maybe it depends on how late in life it was signed, but after all that I think I've learned here this one (with COA from JSA) has a good chance, right?