James Cagney, Jean Harlow, and Alice Faye Signed Photos

Sep 03, 2010
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James Cagney, Jean Harlow, and Alice Faye
by: Bill

If the photos have authentic signatures, here are the values:

James Cagney - $250
Alice Faye - $150
Jean Harlow - $3500 - $4000

All three were major Hollywood stars in the 1930s. Almost all of the big stars of Old Hollywood used fan mail services to answer mail. They simply got too much of it to answer it themselves, even if they had wanted to.

Most people who got those preprints were happy to get them, and they probably didn't obsess over the fact that they weren't authentic. Authentically signed photos had no monetary value at the time. It was the "connection" with "larger than life" film stars that they wanted.

The photos that were sent with pre-printed autographs are collectible however. They often sell in the $5 to $20 range. Attractive photos of the top stars who are still remembered today sell at the top of that range. Some might even bring more, like your Jean Harlow photo.

Jean Harlow photos with authentic signatures are extremely rare. Almost all of those with ink signatures (not preprinted) that were sent through the mail were signed by her mother. Harlow died at 26 and signed very few herself during her few years as a star. Those signed by her mother sell for $50 - $100.

James Cagney, Jean Harlow, and Alice Faye Signed Photos

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