my mother lived in San Francisco in the late 30s early 40s and acquired this somehow. I inherited it with her estate and was wondering if this autograph was real.
That signature is slightly different. But, you are probably right. I uploaded the picture to an AI app and it was convinced it was real, and went on to say it was 1 of 11 known in existence and to get it graded ASAP. 🙄
Yes, there are several varieties, I thought I grabbed the same one. In any event, these are facsimiles. Look at the "ink" in the good quality image you provided: