I HAVE ALREADY HAD THIS ITEM INDEPENDENTLY EXAMINED AND AUTHENTICATED IN THE US BY PSA - THE BUYER WILL RECEIVE THE ORIGINAL AUTHENTICATION LETTER WITH THE PHOTO.

BOTH photo and authentication letter carry identical tamper-proof authenticator numbering : Y00730.

Quite rightly regarded as one of the great figures of the 20th century ....

Mikhail Sergeyevich Gorbachev is the former Soviet statesman who was the 8th, and last, leader of the Soviet Union, having served as General Secretary of the Communist Party of the Soviet Union from 1985 until 1991 when the party was dissolved.

President Gorbachev served as Head of State from 1988 until its dissolution in 1991 - he was the only leader of the Soviet Union to have been born after the 1917 October Revolution.

President Gorbachev's policies of glasnost ("openness") and perestroika ("restructuring") and his reorientation of Soviet strategic aims were integral to the end of the Cold War; he removed the constitutional role of the Communist Party in governing the state; he was awarded the Otto Hahn Peace Medal in 1989, the Nobel Peace Prize in 1990 and the Harvey Prize in 1992.

Do I need to say any more about this remarkable human being?

FROM MY PRIVATE COLLECTION, HERE IS A SIMPLY MAGNIFICENT, PERSONALLY SIGNED PHOTO FROM THIS REMARKABLE STATESMAN.

The photo is a 8-inches by 10-inches.

The photo is in pristine condition.

President Gorbachev signed in silver sharpie.

President Gorbachev's signature is permanent.

President Gorbachev's signature is crystal clear, perfectly legible and completely free from any stains, smears, smudges or bleeding.

This REALLY IS an historic treasure.

As always - no nonsense - I GUARANTEE THE AUTHENTICITY OF THIS AND EVERY SIGNATURE IN MY COLLECTION FOR LIFE or your money back and I put that in writing too!!