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Subject: Re: Collector's Corner..Rare Photograph(OT)

Author: stuart taylor

Date: 02:16:20 07/31/05

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On July 31, 2005 at 05:07:49, stuart taylor wrote:

>On July 30, 2005 at 17:38:18, Steve B wrote:
>
>>if anyone has a few thousand laying around they might want to consider picking
>>up this item
>>
>>signed by all of the players at the 1936 BCF Nottingham Congress  International
>>Chess Tournament ,including Fine ,Euwe Reshevsky etc etc
>>
>>i especially like the seller's explanation of present ownership..(Providence)
>>something to the effect of..
>>this photo orinially belonged to  my Wifes Grandfather,sister's friend
>>
>>$3500 Regards
>>Steve
>
>So, If I have a signature of Victor Korchnoi (25 years old), that will already
>be worth about $100 (and much more after death)?
>S.Taylor

(BTW it was an autograph which I requested after a simultanius exhibition, and
when I asked him for it, he saw that I wanted him to sign right under the moves
I had written down of my game with him, which was a draw, and he promptly
refused, untill I found a seperate piece of paper for the autograph. Actually,
he explained his reasoning quite nicely...."so people shouldn't think etc etc").



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