Who Can I Rely On To Verify/Sell Celebrity Autographs?

March 18, 2018 7:23 PM

I have Show Cards from Harrah's in Reno from 1977-1984 that were marked "Please Autograph" and were autographed by the stars and mailed to my grandmother. How do I find if they are worth selling to collectors?

Apparently I had a relative that worked there and sent signed cards to my grandmother.

There is light handwriting on the back saying, "Autograph" or "Autograph Please" and then the celebrity autograph in dark ink. They were mailed to my grandmother from 1977-1984, with postmarks.

None of the cards look like a robo-signature and none have a personal dedication. Below are the celebrities and dates.

Debbie Reynolds - 1980
Anne Murray - 1982 (with Jerry Sienfeld - no signature)
Eddy Arnold - 1977
Sammy Davis Jr. - 1976 - signature, "Love and Peace, Sammy Davis, Jr."
Bob Newhart - 1977
Peggy Fleming - 1979
The Mills Brother/Peter Marshall - 1977

I live in Montana so it's not like I can drive to the next town over and get these signatures verified.

posted by ITravelMontana to Society & Culture (1 answer total)

Best answer: You don't need to verify them to sell them. But these are all people who signed a lot of autographs, so don't expect too much. The lot, photographed (if not sold) together lends enough veracity to draw a buyer. I'd just try eBay or cross-posting them to a few autograph collector and ephemera groups on Facebook.
posted by Scram at 10:12 PM on March 18, 2018