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Marilyn Monroe Authenticity Opinions

These signed calendar pages are part of a larger collection of Marilyn Monroe memorabilia I have obtained. What do you think of the signatures?

Having trouble uploading a photo, I have provided a link to the item.

https://imgur.com/bioPzZ1

https://imgur.com/t8CFr4z 

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Permalink Reply by Ryan on July 4, 2019 at 9:36pm

Just for reference, these came from the John Springer collection, they have his stamp on the back, and the calendar is inscribed to Emeline Snively who worked with Monroe and ran a modeling agency.

Permalink Reply by CJCollector on July 5, 2019 at 10:48am

Here it is.

Permalink Reply by Ryan on July 5, 2019 at 10:53am

Yup, thank you Chris! All opinions welcome.

Permalink Reply by Eric Keith Longo on July 5, 2019 at 11:20am

I looked at these last night and the RR study. Something makes me nervous. Smooth but not smooth? Lot of ink? We need...Pauline!

Permalink Reply by Eric Keith Longo on July 5, 2019 at 12:08pm

Looking more at IP 1953-55 these might well be good. Pauline will know.

Permalink Reply by Ryan on July 5, 2019 at 12:16pm

Yeah, a lot of the items we’ve been offered are from very early in Monroe’s career. Interested to see what Pauline and others think. Thanks for your input!

Permalink Reply by Eric Keith Longo on July 5, 2019 at 1:04pm

Hi Ryan,

I have messaged Pauline - hopefully she will chime in with her most valued opinion. I also hope she leaves a link to her online work - I regret not being able to find it.

Here is a link to a bunch of MM's:

MM @ Kuflik Collection

And here are some gen 1950's MM sigs from the RR study:

Permalink Reply by Eric Keith Longo on July 5, 2019 at 1:25pm

I see Miss Pauline is here! My final guess under the gun - I'd pass. 

Permalink Reply by Ryan on July 5, 2019 at 1:28pm

Actually just found out that these items are from the same dealer as one of the suppliers of the Ted Stamfper collection.

Permalink Reply by Pauline Berry on July 5, 2019 at 1:29pm

Hello All,

Sorry to say both of these are really suspect. Quite good forgeries though and on lovely sketches, early calendars.

The Emmeline Snively one (I can't imagine why Marilyn would have signed a calendar to her, seems odd). But it is the better of the two.

Back editing my previous post, I haven't spent a lot of time but both of these are not her hand in my opinion.

Here is my blog for 1946-62 autographs as a time line: http://marilynmonroeautographs.blogspot.co.nz

The hand on the topless sketch is a little like a secretarial but I doubt Fox would have sent out these, so I must conclude it is an attempt at defrauding someone as it is clearly trying to imitate her writing, as they both are. What a shame.

Permalink Reply by Eric Keith Longo on July 5, 2019 at 1:33pm

Hi Pauline,

Thank you so much for looking and giving your opinion!

Best wishes,

Eric

Permalink Reply by Ryan on July 5, 2019 at 1:41pm

They are signed on the same calendar. Not sure if this information helps but the same dealer who sold me this has sold to the Stamfper collection who vouched for the dealers items.

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