Collecting Autographs

Collecting Autographs

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Is Autographed Sports Memorabilia A Waste of Money? I saw an article the other day claiming that sports memorabilia is one of the top 10 biggest wastes of money. Chris Pummer, who wrote the article claims that, "This market for the celebrity struck may be the greatest separator of fools and their money ever." He lists premium coffee to go and cigarettes as a few other "biggest wastes of money." I agree with Pummer that sports memorabilia is a waste of money if you buy the wrong player or if you purchase something that is fake. But the bottom line is that the market ... Read Full Story
Written by billco on
An autograph auction at Colwyn Bay, North Wales was estimated to bring in £200-£300. The collection went for £3,500. The auction included some of the most popular performers of the 1960s. The autographs were collected by John Rees during the time that he worked on Thank Your Lucky Stars . He used the autographs as payment on his account at a delicatessen near the studio. The Beatles appeared on Thank Your Lucky Stars in January 1963. They signed the book at their second appearance on February 17, 1963. Five of the autographs. The Beatles Cliff Richard The Rolling Stones Rolf Harris The Shadows Billco's ... Read Full Story
Written by michro01 on
An autograph book containing the signatures of The Beatles and The Supremes is expected to reach thousands of pounds at auction at Duke’s later this month A CHEF’S autograph book signed by famous guests at his hotel including The Beatles is expected to fetch thousands of pounds at auction. Duke’s Auction House at the Grove in Dorchester will be featuring the album at their specialist books and ephemera sale at the Grove Auction house on September 23. The autograph album belonged to the chef of the Palace Court Hotel in Bournemouth - where The Beatles stayed in the summer of 1963. The chef told ... Read Full Story
Written by billco on
Obama is a star. Certainly the most popular celebrity in the world at the moment. When Obama met with Indian Prime Minister Manmohan Singh this afternoon Singh asked Obama for an autograph. His daughter is a big fan of Obama. Autograph collectors have been aware for awhile that Obama's autograph is the most desired of any living person. Things can change in a hurry though. After George W. Bush's speech just after the 9-11 attacks, his autograph attained a valuable unmatched by any previous sitting president. A January 2009 Autograph Collector "Commemorative Inauguration Edition" article valued an autographed 8 x 10 of Obama at ... Read Full Story
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Autograph collecting has always been a popular, in fact it is believed to be one of the oldest forms of collecting. It even has a name, the term philography means autograph collecting. The most valuable autograph to date is WIlliam Shakespeare’s. All Six of the authenticated Shakespeare autographs are in museums but if one went up for sale it’d be worth $5 million dollars. Still today, autograph collecting is alive and well all over the web. Check out this video of Harry Potter fans in france getting autographs from the Actors in the films. April 26, 2008 several in person autographs are going to ... Read Full Story
Written by kkborg on
Autograph collecting has always been a popular, in fact it is believed to be one of the oldest forms of collecting. It even has a name, the term philography means autograph collecting. The most valuable autograph to date is WIlliam Shakespeare’s. All Six of the authenticated Shakespeare autographs are in museums but if one went up for sale it’d be worth $5 million dollars. Still today, autograph collecting is alive and well all over the web. Check out this video of Harry Potter fans in france getting autographs from the Actors in the films. April 26, 2008 several in person autographs are going to ... Read Full Story
Written by kkborg on
Autograph collecting has always been a popular, in fact it is believed to be one of the oldest forms of collecting. It even has a name, the term philography means autograph collecting. The most valuable autograph to date is WIlliam Shakespeare’s. All Six of the authenticated Shakespeare autographs are in museums but if one went up for sale it’d be worth $5 million dollars. Still today, autograph collecting is alive and well all over the web. Check out this video of Harry Potter fans in france getting autographs from the Actors in the films. April 26, 2008 several in person autographs are going to ... Read Full Story
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International graffiti artist Futura will be signing autographs at Parukochaputo in Shibuya on November 24 @ 18:30 as part of his on going Stussy collaboration. You have to be quick though as only the first 30 people to turn up in their STUSSY x FL Tee Ver.1 or Ver.2 will be allowed entry. See more [...]  
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Officials at North Carolina's Fort Bragg reportedly laid down a strict set of do's and don'ts for former Alaska Gov. Sarah Palin during a book signing event there on Monday. But at Fort Hood, the largest military base in the nation, she'll be treated just like anyone else.Fort Bragg officials on Thursday said the news media would be barred from covering Palin's book-signing event scheduled for next Monday out of fear that it could turn into an...  
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Major League Baseball has the perfect gift to bust a budget during a recession. A 20-DVD set of World Series films can be bought for $2,229, and it contains authenticated autographs of 12 Hall of Famers, including Yogi Berra, Bob Gibson, Reggie Jackson and Mike Schmidt.  
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Autograph collecting has become more popular and major eBay commodity and those factors have essentially killed writing to professional athletes for an autograph and receiving a response.Contributor: John RobertsPublished: Nov 01, 2009  
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And next week...autographed 8x10’s of officer Kristiano will be available! A photo with Leyritz cost $10. An autographed 8x10 photo of his World Series home run was priced at $30. “I’m just out here trying to make some money to support my family,” Leyritz said. On the brick wall behind him was a large painting of a Brahma beer bottle. Leyritz was not the only former Yankee signing autographs outside Stan’s. Seated to his left were former...  
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The metadata below describe the original scanning. Follow the "All Files: HTTP" link in the "View the book" box to the left to find XML files that contain more metadata about the original images and the derived formats (OCR results, PDF etc.)....This item belongs to: texts/americana.This item has files of the following types: Abbyy GZ, Animated GIF, DjVu, DjVuTXT, Djvu XML, Flippy ZIP, Metadata, Raw Cornell Book Zip, Scandata, Single Page...  
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TOLEDO, Ohio — Hockey legends Dino Mascotto, Greg Jablonski, and Jim McCabe will be on hand signing autographs at the Tireman Auto Service Center located in Maumee, Ohio. The event will take place on Saturday, November 14th from 1 p.m. – 3 p.m. Copies of the book published by The Toledo Blade, “Hockey Night In [...]  
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