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Show A Non-Sport Autograph
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: http://i107.photobucket.com/albums/m...psb9fee8e6.jpg |
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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...
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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.
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Very nice Frank!!
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Houdini is still on my short want list. Here are my two favorite non-sport:
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If there are any JFK assassination buffs, here are some interesting items that I own.
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This guy is some kinda famous singer :):) ;).
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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. |
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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."
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A few of mine.
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v2...1-11121743.jpg Robin Hood with Errol Flynn, Basil Rathbone, and Olivia DeHavilland http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v2...RobinHood1.jpg Cooper and Wright http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v2...ve/POYfull.jpg Spencer Tracy, Gener Kelly, Frederic March http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v2...8-2301188a.jpg http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v2...7-29200629.jpg http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v2...6-02213602.jpg http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v2...02213426-1.jpg |
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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:D:D;)
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I'll go strictly with sigs I collected:
I once met a Rutle and had the memento made into a custom 'exhibit' card: http://photos.imageevent.com/exhibit...le_%20Eric.jpg Heeeeerrrrre's Johnny [Carson, for you youths]: met him at an Academy Awards rehearsal: http://photos.imageevent.com/exhibit...ans/carson.jpg Ditto these: Ray Bolger [Scarecrow in The Wizard of Oz]: http://photos.imageevent.com/exhibit...ins/Bolger.jpg Gene Hackman: http://photos.imageevent.com/exhibit...ns/Hackman.jpg Ricardo Montalban: http://photos.imageevent.com/exhibit.../Montalban.jpg Cheech and Chong: http://photos.imageevent.com/exhibit...ins/cheech.jpghttp://photos.imageevent.com/exhibit...pins/Chong.jpg I got this one of Bill Scott [the voice of Bullwinkle and many other cartoon characters] at an ASIFA event in Los Angeles: http://photos.imageevent.com/exhibit...%20Scott_1.jpg And finally, schwinngg! http://photos.imageevent.com/exhibit...ase/Newmar.jpg |
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another favorite of mine.
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Just a few things I happen to have in my Photobucket library...
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One more, Scott. Written during his very first visit to the US in 1921, which was a fund-raising tour to build the Hebrew University in Jerusalem.
http://i82.photobucket.com/albums/j2...ps0b7970ce.jpg |
Bought this one this month, should be here next week, will go nicely with my Buffalo Bill signed check
http://i867.photobucket.com/albums/a...ps2a386223.jpg |
Great stuff. Sitting Bull and Geronimo are also on my list.
David - I always check out Einstein autographs, so at some point I'll get one. Thanks for showing those. |
Impressive stuff guys.
I have enjoyed viewing them. |
This thread has great potential. Love this stuff a LOT more than sports graphs. Great thread. Nice stuff Canfield. Here's my JFK's, a couple of which I got from you:
A paperback Profiles in Courage http://i867.photobucket.com/albums/a...ps4f24b23c.jpg http://i867.photobucket.com/albums/a...psf3d7e3a4.jpg A signed cut dressed up into a custom cut trading card http://i867.photobucket.com/albums/a...psb660fa92.jpg And one of my favorite modern Presidential pieces. This is an authentically signed extradition warrant, with related papers, to bring a fugitive back to the United States. This one was done in April 1963, as President, in the last 8 months of his life, and contains a tough version of his full signature, John F. Kennedy. http://i867.photobucket.com/albums/a...ps49a8559a.jpg |
Ben Franklin
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One of my best, and one of my favorites. Got it from the original family that owned the land that the grant is signed for. Sorry this cell phone pic doesn't do it justice, it's the only one I have handy at the moment. Franklin had such a big, intricate signature, even though he was quite aged when he signed this.
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Wow! That's a lot of Kennedys, guys!
I've got a couple of JFKs, too: http://i82.photobucket.com/albums/j2...pseb7199e1.jpg http://i82.photobucket.com/albums/j2...psdd269c90.jpg |
A check filled out and signed (initials "WW") by Wilbur Wright:
http://i82.photobucket.com/albums/j2...ight_check.jpg |
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Great Benjamin and Wright Brothers. Good stuff!!
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needless to say, i like signed cards:
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David, I love those Wright Brothers autographs.
Thinking about them, and what they went through physically to get those planes built and tested, I think that qualifies much more as 'sport' than billiards, so here's my Hoppe. Inexpensive, but fairly early and high on my list, as I collect Hoppe Pro pool cues as well. Your 1927 Yankees would have just been winding down from their famous World Series when this was signed: |
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Teddy Roosevelt -
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While we're on the topic of American history: here's my General William Tecumseh Sherman signed CDV. Probably circa 1880:
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My oldest piece
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Awesome thread guys.
Some great stuff. |
My oldest. Both by some guy named Newton.
http://i82.photobucket.com/albums/j2...ps72099968.jpg http://i82.photobucket.com/albums/j2...ps07054536.jpg |
Some sick, sick, stuff being shown so far. Keep it coming.
Here's another one of mine. 1492 Ferdinand and Isabella http://i867.photobucket.com/albums/a...ps57f547de.png Closeup of King Ferdinand autograph http://i867.photobucket.com/albums/a...pscf885057.png Closeup of Queen Isabella autograph http://i867.photobucket.com/albums/a...psdfb83fc4.png |
I've enjoyed this thread.
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We have had a thread like this before, if I remember correctly.
I enjoy this thread a lot. Here is an RFK and a JFK Inauguration signed photo. |
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Comedian Bill Dana
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Here's my F&I (currently up in the R&R Auction with a modest reserve)
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Seinfeld Rolling Stone photo
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I collect celebrity signed checks, and I've got a few cool ones to show you. On the ones from living individuals, personal information has been digitally removed from the image.
1979 check from Buzz Aldrin, the second man to walk on the moon, dated less than a month after the 10th anniversary of the moon landing: https://farm6.staticflickr.com/5343/...50e3b91f_z.jpg Ivan Boesky check in the amount of $1.00 to Bergdorf Goodman: https://farm4.staticflickr.com/3426/...fae2bb23_z.jpg Redd Foxx ("Sanford and Son") check for over $8,800 to the IRS: https://farm4.staticflickr.com/3049/...79b0f69a_z.jpg Moe Howard ("The Three Stooges") check written two months before he died - this check was written March 7, 1975 and he passed away May 4, 1975: https://farm4.staticflickr.com/3057/...827b52ce_z.jpg Jay Leno check written February 24, 1977 - less than a week before his very first-ever appearance on NBC's "The Tonight Show" (Jay Leno’s first appearance as a guest on “The Tonight Show” was March 2, 1977): https://farm4.staticflickr.com/3271/...448457b5_z.jpg Yeardley Smith ("Lisa Simpson") endorsed check dated almost three months before the first episode of "The Simpsons" (“Simpsons Roasting on an Open Fire (The Simpsons Christmas Special)” (#7G08), 12/17/89) - note that the check was not cashed until 2/1/90, after the fourth episode was aired (“There's No Disgrace Like Home” (#7G04), 1/28/90): https://farm7.staticflickr.com/6029/...26c18e35_z.jpg Finally, a check from Adam West, TV's Batman, made out to the Santa Monica Municipal Court... for bail: https://farm6.staticflickr.com/5213/...b098ce7f_z.jpg |
Greg,
That's a sweet frame job on the Catholics, I just threw you a bid on it over on R&R, I could always use another. Richard, love the RFK. Mike |
Thanks, that is obviously a special picture as most of what you see signed are those head shots, which may or may not be authentic.
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Don't be shy, let's see more.
Here's another one I like: 1st President, George Washington on a cut from a Mountain Peak Lottery ticket. Pretty nice shape to be almost 250 years old. The Mountain Road Lottery was a fund raising project conceived in 1767 by George Washington and others to finance the building of a road through the Allegheny Mountains in Virginia, and construct a resort in the Hot Springs and Warms Springs of Augusta County, which were reputed to have healing properties. Washington acted as manager of the lottery. 85% of the proceeds would be paid out in prizes; the remaining 15% would be kept for the Mountain Road project. Each lottery ticket cost £1. As there were other lotteries being run at the time, Washington’s lottery was not a success. In 1769, King George III banned all lotteries in the American colonies. The Mountain Road was built in 1772, however, when the Virginia legislature voted a sum of £300 pounds for the purpose of “clearing a safe and good road from the Warm Springs in Augusta County to Jennings Gap.” http://i867.photobucket.com/albums/a...psdd19a68b.jpg |
My first President. Got it in a trade with a board member. Really psyched to get it.
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v2...20sold/JFK.jpg |
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I was left in the auction dust with this one but it is such a great photo that I wanted to show it.
Theodore Roosevelt in Yosemite. |
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Edith Roosevelt, Teddy's second wife, free frank.
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What a great image of Roosevelt. What did that go for?
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Just posted in January pickups as well..Rutherford B Hayes document...
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I've had this one up for sale for a while, but it fits... Napoleon.
http://i82.photobucket.com/albums/j2...ps55e986d6.jpg And a stooge... http://i82.photobucket.com/albums/j2...s/DSC_0085.jpg |
No longer mine, but was a favorite for a while:
http://i82.photobucket.com/albums/j2...ps180efb26.jpg And Marilyn: http://i82.photobucket.com/albums/j2...d/Monroe-1.jpg http://i82.photobucket.com/albums/j2...ecloseup-1.jpg |
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My best presidential piece.
Signed by Jefferson and Madison. |
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Eagles Hotel California .
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OT - but if any of you ever get the chance to visit Monticello be sure to do it.
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Does the Adams mini-series address their drinking habits? I was reading a fun article today about how much booze guys like Jefferson, Washington, and Adams used to drink daily. It said Jefferson spent something like 10 percent of his entire Presidential income on wine alone. And George Washington would need to switch out his teeth when they became too stained with brandy and wine during parties. They sounded a lot more fun to be around than modern politicians.
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I do stand-up as an avocation and I collect signed comic stuff. Here are a few:
Sam Kinison: http://photos.imageevent.com/exhibit...0Autograph.jpg Jerry Seinfeld on a cast-signed script: http://photos.imageevent.com/exhibit...script0001.jpg Mel Brooks and Carl Reiner: http://photos.imageevent.com/exhibit...0autograph.jpg http://photos.imageevent.com/exhibit...0autograph.jpg http://photos.imageevent.com/exhibit...Reiner%201.jpg Woody Allen: http://photos.imageevent.com/exhibit...ograph%201.jpg Gilbert Gottfried: http://photos.imageevent.com/exhibit...%20Gilbert.jpg Milton Berle: http://photos.imageevent.com/exhibit..._%20Milton.jpg Martin Mull: http://photos.imageevent.com/exhibit..._%20Martin.jpg Don Rickles: http://photos.imageevent.com/exhibit...ebsize/001.jpg Bill Maher: http://photos.imageevent.com/exhibit...ebsize/002.jpg Jeff Garlin: http://photos.imageevent.com/exhibit...ned%20card.JPG Susie Essman: http://photos.imageevent.com/exhibit...ned%20card.JPG Bob Newhart: http://photos.imageevent.com/exhibit...art_%20Bob.jpg |
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two of my favorite comics,, unfortunately not with us anymore.
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Comedy?
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This is one impressive thread! WOW WOW WOW
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My 2 Salvidor Dali Pencil signed watercolors. One has faded a bit but love it all the same!
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I'd like to present the least-expensive, yet most visually appealing auto here!
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This may not be the most valuable item posted here, but it has a lot of value to my wife. I just found this on ebay and it was being sold for the letterhead. This is a letter written by her great-great-grandfather George Washington Wells (1846-1912). He was one of the co-founders of American Optical Company in 1869. He held many patents in the field of optometry. He had three sons who were very serious collectors. The sons built Old Sturbridge Village in Sturbridge, MA which highlights many of their collections. Her father and brother are the III and IV namesakes of one of the sons. One of the largest wooden ships ever built, a 6 masted coastal schooner was named after George W. Wells. It was launched in 1900 and ran aground off of Ocracoke Island, N.C. in 1913.
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Posted earlier in the January Pickups as well..John Q Adams.
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Thanks everyone for showing your pieces. This thread is awesome.
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Just getting a chance to check out this amazing array of sigs!
I picked this ball up a few yrs back for little of nothing! |
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