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Collecting Autographs by Mail
by Jordan McAuley
Most celebrities receive fan mail every day. Some get thousands of letters each week, which is
why sometimes other people employed by the celebrity will handle their mail. These people
come in the form of personal assistants, managers, publicists, and agents. When mail is received,
the person opening it usually sorts it into three piles. These include things to be discarded,
requests for autographed photos, and "special" correspondence that are usually letters from
people who claim to know the celebrity or letters that tell a good story which might interest the
star. Sometimes it includes letters from people who have simply put in a lot of effort. This last
pile is the one you want to get your letter into.
So how do you make sure your correspondence gets noticed?
There’s a fine line between making a letter personal and meaningful to a celebrity and sending
something that freaks them out and puts you on their list of potential stalkers. (Yes, these lists
really do exist.)
Here’s the difference between meaningful and creepy.
Meaningful: Discussing how you’re a friend of the celebrity’s uncle.
Creepy: Telling the celebrity how you slept with his or her uncle.
Meaningful: Stating how you’ve always respected the person’s work.
Creepy: Telling them you have 18 copies of their first film.
Meaningful: Including a nice photo of you waving hello.
Creepy: Including a nude shot of yourself.
Including your photo is a good way to get noticed enough to have something personal sent back.
When the celebrity or celebrity’s assistant can put a face with your letter, it’s less likely they’ll
treat it like the 1600 others in front of them. Remember Rosie O’Donnell’s talk show where
she’d always talk about a letter she received from a "cutie patootie?†That’s what I mean. Or
watch Ellen DeGeneres’ talk show and notice how she mentions things people have sent her that
almost always include a photo.
Professional autograph hounds usually include an unsigned 8x10 photo of the celebrity and some
unsigned index cards plus a Sharpie pen and a self-addressed stamped envelope to make it as
easy as possible for the star to sign the photo and send it back. Doing this, however, sometimes
makes the celebrity or assistant think the signed photo will only end up on eBay, which they
don’t like.
I've read alot of these articles and stories on the net and found them very helpful and instructive!
