Deceased 1977. We can't quite make out who the check was written to, appears to be Illinois State (Board or Bureau) of Quincy and is dated 2/6 1963. We guarantee all uncertified autographs to pass 3rd party authentication with CAS our authenticator of choice. If you want to get autographs certified you need to notify us before you pay. We submit them for you. If an autograph doesn't pass we refund both the purchase price AND the authentication fee.