Harper Lee failure

[Uncle Sam]

Sent a letter, photo and SASE on November 1, 2014 and today I received a note back saying that Lee no longer signs. I knew it was a long shot. Will not post address out of respect to her but it was a PO Box in Monroeville, Alabama.

[BS18]

No disrespect, but, at this point, it's not a longshot, but a waste of stamps.

She's now essentially blind & deaf and has shunned the spotlight (essentially living as a recluse) for a long time now.

Maybe 10 years ago or so, before her health deteriorated to the point it has now, it could've been considered a longshot, as there would have been at least a possibility if you wrote a heart felt and convincing enough letter. But now, there's absolutely no way whatsoever that anyone's going to see an authentic TTM from her. It's no longer a matter of preference--she's not physically capable anymore.

The best you can even possibly hope for is a note from someone close to her telling you that they'll make her aware of what you had to say, but her signing a picture TTM will never happen. Ever.

I think you made your point

[therantguy]

Sent a letter, photo and SASE on November 1, 2014 and today I received a note back saying that Lee no longer signs. I knew it was a long shot. Will not post address out of respect to her but it was a PO Box in Monroeville, Alabama.

I like the "will not post the address out of respect"...because somehow it's respectful to mail a bind/deaf/probably senile 89 year old woman who lives in a nursing home for her autograph?

She almost certainly hasn't signed in over a decade...and is a famous recluse...your mailing her was a waste of stamps and frankly disrespectful of somebody who has made it well known she wants to be left alone. Who is next on your list Bill Watterson?