Elizabeth Taylor. Would like your opinions.

[Joe W.]

I am looking at this Elizabeth Taylor signed photo but am not convinced it's authentic. Could very well be a secretarial. Would like to have some input on this one. Thanks in advance.

[Joe W.]

Awesome pug! I, and may I say all of us, appreciate your extra effort providing these scans. That's a nice time line of signatures.

[John Kimball]

What's the riddle with the brown tape on the letter then her writing over it ? Or is the tape above it ? Looks cool with it but was just wondering :)

[a pug called eva]

Thank you Joe and John for your kind messages. I am one of those not-so-systematic collectors who just buys and buys without really taking the time to apppreciate what he already has and therefore get full value out of the collection. In putting these scans together I got to compare the autographs for the first time, which was very interesting. I had thought they varied a lot more.

I don't know the full story about either the 1948 letter or the 2001 advert.

I assume the original recipient of the letter tore it up by mistake and taped it back together again. The writing is under the tape and the  tape is ancient. I also have the original envelope which Taylor hand-addressed, has an "Easter Parade" postmark (nice touch) and isn't torn. Like you John, I actually find the tape quite cool.

The "Old Broads" advert came from Joan Collins' former personal assistant. As far as I know, Joan collected the signatures for him - he certainly never mentioned having been on the set himself. I have to confess that it is rather a flimsy magazine page but I guess there won't be many such complete multi-signed items around from this show.

On a slightly different note, I am quite surprised that you can pick up very nice Taylor's for well under $500. I know she signed a lot and lived a long time but I still think her autographs must be somewhat under-valued when compared to others. A really nice vintage Audrey H. 10x8 from the 50s/60s would certainly set you back more, maybe even three or four times more, and she was also a generous signer - admittedly more so in later years.      

[John Kimball]

Yes tape is very old adds to the piece that much more :)

[John Kimball]

Pug , have you any of Audrey in your collection ?

[a pug called eva]

Hi John, thanks again for your comments. I do have a few Audrey's but you can count them on one hand rather than two. I'll try to post a couple of my favourites later today.

I may be a little slow on the uptake today but I cannot quite make out what your second message means. Does the first sentence refer to one celebrity collecting the autographs of others? Does the second refer to me having posted these examples on the site?

I'm not a massive Star Wars fan by the way (one of only a few I suspect) but I do have a soft spot (and the autograph of) Carrie Fisher. She's come through a lot and written some good things, like her short & sweet autobiography. 

[John Kimball]

Meant the method you used to collect as many autographs as possible without much focus on the quality rather authenticity was a nice move.

[a pug called eva]

Hi John,

Still not quite sure I understand. If you mean that I don't worry too much about condition that is certainly true. The taping of the letter certainly didn't matter to me as much as it seemed to bother the people who didn't bid on it or only bid low. I certainly do focus on the quality (eye appeal or historic interest) of the autographed item. In most cases this is a photograph. I will start a new thread with the Audrey's - otherwise things can get very confused.

[John Kimball]

Ok that would be great with a Audrey thread

[John Kimball]

This one raises questions

[Joe W.]

I would not want that one in my collection. It's either a poor attempt by someone or a very wobbly Liz.

[John Kimball]

Neither us and seems it's authenticated by PSA