Autograph Collection from Estate Sale

Jun 27, 2010
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Autograph Collection from Estate Sale
by: Bill

Unless you are going to sell them, I don't think it is a good idea to have anybody "certify" them. I would take each autograph, one at a time, and search the internet for examples and convince myself that they are authentic. Myself, I wouldn't have them authenticated by someone else even if I wanted to sell them.

You already have invoices and cards where they were sold at auction. You also know who originally owned the autographs and who the last owner was. That's quite a lot. Having them authhenticated would cost you a good deal of money, compared to the value of the collection.

Many of the autographs that you have were not hard for the original owner to get. Clayton Moore was always responsive to through the mail autograph requests. Tony Randall, Roy Rogers and Dale Evans were also easy autographs.

You do have some nice ones. I really like the John Huston photo you attached. It is worth around $100 at retail.

The MASH photo is another good one. It could be worth as much as $500, depending on who was in the cast at the time. Many of the cast members were easy autographs. Some like Alan Alda and especially David Ogden Stiers are tough autographs.

Even though Clayton Moore and Roy Rogers were friendly to autograph collectors, their autographs are not that cheap today. Dealers usually price Moore at around $100 and Rogers and Evans at about $200.

John Barrymore might be your most valuable one, at around $600.

Marlene Dietrich and Mae West are worth in the mid 200's. Gene Autry is worth about $200. The Klugman - Randall magazine cover is worth about $200.

The others than you mentioned are not quite as valuable, and they would be tougher to sell if they were sold individually.

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Jun 27, 2010
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Unless you are going to sell them, I don't think it is a good idea to have anybody "certify" them. I would take each autograph, one at a time, and search the internet for examples and convince myself that they are authentic. Myself, I wouldn't have them authenticated by someone else even if I wanted to sell them. You already have invoices and cards where they were sold at auction. You also know who originally owned the autographs and who the last owner was. That's quite a lot. Having them authhenticated would cost you a good deal of money, compared to the value of the collection. Many of the autographs that you have were not hard for the original owner to get. Clayton Moore was always responsive to through the mail autograph requests. Tony Randall, Roy Rogers and Dale Evans were also easy autographs. You do have some nice ones. I really like the John Huston photo you attached. It is worth around $100 at retail. The MASH photo is another good one. It could be worth as much as $500, depending on who was in the cast at the time. Many of the cast members were easy autographs. Some like Alan Alda and especially David Ogden Stiers are tough autographs. Even though Clayton Moore and Roy Rogers were friendly to autograph collectors, their autographs are not that cheap today. Dealers usually price Moore at around $100 and Rogers and Evans at about $200. John Barrymore might be your most valuable one, at around $600. Marlene Dietrich and Mae West are worth in the mid 200's. Gene Autry is worth about $200. The Klugman - Randall magazine cover is worth about $200. The others than you mentioned are not quite as valuable, and they would be tougher to sell if they were sold individually.

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