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Inscription removal: Is it worth it?

Here is a photograph (glossy) that I may want to remove the personalized name inscription. How would I go about doing this? Also, would it retract the value/historical value of the piece as a whole?

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Permalink Reply by Mike Shepherd on October 6, 2012 at 9:52am

I don't mind inscriptions. I believe that they add to the historic appeal of the piece. Imagine that you had a letter written by Charles Dickens. Would you remove the person's name that it was written to? The more writing on a piece the better as far as I'm concerned. I would also be nervous about damaging the photo and believe that the value may be decreased since the original piece would in fact have been altered.