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GRETA GARBO?

Is this an authentic Greta Garbo autograph? It looks rather atypical to me also for the lengthy inscription but it does have a vintage feel. I am not a Garbo expert, but someone here must be.

https://www.invaluable.com/auction-lot/autograph-greta-garbo-2114-c...

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Permalink Reply by michelle on December 2, 2024 at 9:01am

You cant see the dedication or sig very well at all but from what I can see it doesnt look authentic to me

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Permalink Reply by eddy on December 2, 2024 at 3:23pm

I'd agree with michelle. I can't see it well, but it looks to be a proxy of some sort autographing the photo on behalf of her.

I actually posted the image below earlier on our Classic Hollywood autograph group but I'll share here as well as it may help for comparison. This is the early (mid/late 1920s) style of Garbo's signature. It's a small calendar page and she is signing her name on her actual birth date of Sept. 18.

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Permalink Reply by a pug called eva on December 2, 2024 at 9:59pm

Hi Sam, as you know from my earlier message, I am also skeptical because of the handwriting and the wording. Now I see what the estimate was I'm doubly sure that this can't be right, If the auction was on a world-wide platform like Invaluable and the lot couldn't raise a bid of $1,000 the market must be in agreement that it isn't real.