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Permalink Reply by BallroomDays67 on February 1, 2014 at 10:16am

In my opinion, the signature is authentic. 

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Permalink Reply by bill torrey on July 11, 2014 at 6:02pm

you are right...authenticated by jsa and again by roger epperson

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Permalink Reply by Steve Cyrkin, Admin on February 1, 2014 at 10:40am

If the grouping is verifiable, it would easily be worth mid-5 figures. $100,000+ would not surprise me. When the sellers says, "I got these from a friend," though, it's always a concern.

That 14 year-old girl would be about 58 now, so odds are she's still alive, and there's a decent chance her mom is, too. Can the seller connect you with either of them?

The autograph looks in range to me. If it's not genuine, I think it's a really good forgery.

Fascinating...I hope it all checks out.

Good luck!

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Permalink Reply by Steve Cyrkin, Admin on February 1, 2014 at 10:49am

If I have time later, I'll spend more time looking at the autograph and give you the full benefit of my "non-expertise."

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Permalink Reply by Chad B on March 28, 2014 at 12:28pm

My "non expertise" says the signature is legit with a value of $1,100.00. If you get a decent letter of provenance from the owner and hopefully the original owner the stubs and clothing value would add another several thousand. I think a range of $3,500 to $7,000 would be fair. 

I came up with this amount after looking over past sales at HA.com.

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Permalink Reply by BallroomDays67 on March 28, 2014 at 3:02pm

I think you're pretty close on the signature, but that seems a bit low for the vest and belt. I assume that there aren't any photos showing the vest and belt being worn on stage or during a photo shoot. That would obviously bump up the value quite a bit. 

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Permalink Reply by bill torrey on July 11, 2014 at 6:00pm

i have not been able to locate a photo of her wearing the vest wich i believe was made by holly harp.  can anyone help?

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Permalink Reply by bill torrey on July 11, 2014 at 6:03pm

yes the girl is alive and i can give you contact info

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Permalink Reply by bill torrey on July 11, 2014 at 5:59pm

these joplin items belong to me.....the autograph is jsa authenticated.....the 14 year old gir was not a friend of mine....i didn't know her.  i now know her because last year i got these items from her.  they are indeed real..please call me at 215-595-8277   or e-mail billtorrey64@hotmail.com  if you have any interest in these items...thanks

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