Show A Non-Sport Autograph

[packs]

I know this is primarily a sports sub-forum, but as much as I love sports I'd like to see some other sides of the autograph realm. Let's see some non-sports autographs from the Board.

Here's my Houdini letter from 1926. I especially like this letter because, as a writer, I can't help but appreciate how excited Houdini was about the new Colliers. I also love the flair in his signature. Seems like he was in a good mood that day:

[jgmp123]

Hey Packs,

I love this idea!! I have posted a couple of these in the January Pickups thread, but thought I would throw them up here as well to get this thread going...

• Madison/Monroe Land Document
• Andrew Johnson Pardon Document
• Eisenhower Letter
• JFK/Jacqueline autograph display
• FDR Letter
• Walt Disney Check
• Jim Henson Check
• PT Barnum Index

[tazdmb]

Got this unsigned back in 1997 and took me over 15 years, much $$ and traveled to 2 continents to complete. Have picture of Ford signing and has been signed by every cast and crew on poster, except a screenwriter who died before movie came out, plus James Earl Jones, Ian McDiarmid and Jeremy Bulloch. Probably the nicest overall piece in my collection. That being said, doesn't fit in with everything else I own, and probably would sell for right price.

[jgmp123]

Very nice Frank!!

[Runscott]

Houdini is still on my short want list. Here are my two favorite non-sport:

[RichardSimon]

If there are any JFK assassination buffs, here are some interesting items that I own.

[RichardSimon]

This guy is some kinda famous singer .

[Michael B]

I don't keep many autographs other than my rock book. Here are a few that are important to me.

Dedication of the John F. Kennedy Presidential Libary. Is was built next to my college and I watched the construction from the science library. I got press credentials for the dedication and took these two photos. I printed both photos in the darkroom (8x10). The first one I also drymounted to a mat board and cut the mat and framed it. The second one is unframed.

Nathaniel Hawthorne - I got the signature and engraving separately. I built the frame and matted it. Mat is actually double mat burgundy over black. Frame is a nice solid wood frame in gold about an inch deep. It hangs on our entryway wall next to my wife's Renoir engraving.

[Jay Wolt]

[David Atkatz]

Of all the Einstein pieces in my collection, this is my favorite--a very important letter to James Coleman, author of Relativity for the Layman, in which Einstein presents his thought on how to properly explain Relativity to a lay audience. His conclusion? "Now you may have doubts that this is too much for the possible understanding of the reader... One can indeed have doubts whether a popular exposition of the essentials is possible at all."

[Lordstan]

A few of mine.


Robin Hood with Errol Flynn, Basil Rathbone, and Olivia DeHavilland


Cooper and Wright


Spencer Tracy, Gener Kelly, Frederic March

[Runscott]

Originally Posted by David Atkatz

Of all the Einstein pieces in my collection,

The phrase I am least likely to utter during my lifetime. I'm still looking for my first one - he's on my short list.

[w7imel]

This one has always been a favorite of mine, Sent magizine TTM early 90's may or may not be signed by her may be secritarial but for some reason I just like looking at it....cant quite put my finger on why that is

[Exhibitman]

I'll go strictly with sigs I collected:

I once met a Rutle and had the memento made into a custom 'exhibit' card:



Heeeeerrrrre's Johnny [Carson, for you youths]: met him at an Academy Awards rehearsal:



Ditto these:

Ray Bolger [Scarecrow in The Wizard of Oz]:



Gene Hackman:



Ricardo Montalban:



Cheech and Chong:



I got this one of Bill Scott [the voice of Bullwinkle and many other cartoon characters] at an ASIFA event in Los Angeles:



And finally, schwinngg!

[w7imel]

another favorite of mine.

[SikSyko]

[brooklynbaseball]

My oldest piece

[HRBAKER]

Awesome thread guys.
Some great stuff.

[David Atkatz]

My oldest. Both by some guy named Newton.

[thenavarro]

Some sick, sick, stuff being shown so far. Keep it coming.

Here's another one of mine.

1492 Ferdinand and Isabella


Closeup of King Ferdinand autograph

Closeup of Queen Isabella autograph

[thetruthisoutthere]

I've enjoyed this thread.