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Posted By: davidcycleback

I had a signed handwritten letter from a famous French photographer. I had to ask my French speaking neighbor to tell me what it said. The interesting thing was since I didn't know what it was said, it was actually easier to judge the authenticity of the handwriting. My eyes were not distracted by content. I suspect collectors are often more willing to accept bad handwriting as good when the words say what they expect it to say.