I've been more of a rock fan for nearly two decades, but I absolutely loved Britney as a 90s and 00s kid. I own two of her autographs, both of which were sold through her team: the autographed limited edition Britney Bear (1999) + one of the 21 autographed copies of Stages (2002). Both signatures are different and represent two of her styles.

She's notorious for secretarial autographs and, despite JSA, Beckett, and PSA saying otherwise, I was convinced one of her styles wasn't real (Style 1 = pictures 1, 3, and 5, which have a distinct B, a long Y that points upward, and disconnects between the RI and T). For the longest time I could only find actual evidence of her signing like Style 2 = pictures 2 and 4, which typically have a different B, fully connected letters throughout, and her famous swoopy Y that points downward and curves at the end. That was until I saw pictures of her signing both ways at the same autograph session (pictures 1 and 2). Girl really did just like to switch it up! I also noticed that her famous reprinted signature used for her Barbies, Pepsi ads, and more (picture 4) shared some characteristics with my 1999 Bear (picture 5 - see the BRI placement and shape). I'm sorry that I doubted my 1999 Bear and almost sold it recently!

This also makes me wonder if SOME of the assumed secretarial signatures from more recent times are really just her signing another way (picture 6) - the right side signatures are sometimes verified by the "Big 3," but fans constantly say they're secretarials. Picture 7 shows how Style 1 can look like today's presumed secretarials. I know there was a major controversy back in 2011 after her Pop Leaf signatures also greatly varied. As always, Britney Spears remains a mystery. But I'm glad my autographs are real because the 90s kid in me still loves them!

Picture 1: STYLE 1 (same day as below... note the distinct B, a long Y that points upward, and disconnects between the RI and T)

Picture 2: STYLE 2 (same day as above...note the different B, fully connected letters throughout, and her famous swoopy Y that points + curves down)

Picture 3: STYLE 1 (with PSA certification)

Picture 4: STYLE 2 (note how similar the RI letters are to the picture below)

Picture 5: STYLE 1 (my 1999 Bear...note how similar the RI letters are to the picture above)

Picture 6: Left side = STYLE 2, but more recent. Right side = Said to be secretarial by fans but somewhat similar to STYLE 1 and sometimes validated by PSA and JSA. See Picture 7Picture 7: STYLE 1 (example of how Style 1 sometimes looked like today's presumed secretarial signatures)