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Permalink Reply by michelle on November 19, 2015 at 2:30pm

the bottom one is a genuine one ; - I am rather concerned about the one you have posted imo

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Permalink Reply by Edward Siebert on November 19, 2015 at 5:18pm

I think the one you posted is genuine and authentic. It's dated 1948, and an earlier, clearer example. Her signature had become much more rushed 13 years later, the year before she died which is as you see in the second example posted.

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Permalink Reply by Joey Farino on November 19, 2015 at 5:21pm

Thank you. Any idea on value

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Permalink Reply by a pug called eva on November 20, 2015 at 11:05am

Here is a link to an almost identical cheque - signed to the same Hollywood Studio Club at around the time that your cheque was signed. She was living there at the time and finding it hard to meet the rent:

http://www.emovieposter.com/gallery/inc/archive_image.php?id=125074

You cannot really compare MM's 1948 signature to her 1961 one. I think yours is OK but maybe the signature is almost not simple enough for '48. With this example you can also compare the way she has written the payee's name.

The one I am showing went for $2,800 in October 2010. No buyers premium applied  

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Permalink Reply by Joey Farino on November 22, 2015 at 3:58pm

Is 2k a good price on this check?

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Permalink Reply by a pug called eva on November 23, 2015 at 11:51am

If authentic I'd say $2k would be on the cheap side - as it is early and MM has written the amount etc. On the other hand, $2k for a late 50s/60s cheque would be on the high side. 

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