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Ray Charles autograph

My sister was a "stewardess" for National Airlines in the late 1960's. Ray Charles was on one of her flights and signed an "Occupied" seat card and gave it to her. I have the card. What would be its worth? While researching online, one source listed $400...but I'm not sure...can add a picture.

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Permalink Reply by Kevin Glackmeyer on November 18, 2014 at 11:23am

I own the Ray Charles autograph from the AC magazine cover story and two following issues a few years back. I've never ever seen anything like mine. I got it in 1973 and not know at the time his was rare I had my camera and photographed his show but not when he signed the Rolling Stone Magazine.

Steve knows his stuff.

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Permalink Reply by Bjarne Soderholm on January 31, 2015 at 11:10am

This is what a genuine Ray Charles autograph looks like. I think this is the first and only time that most people will be able to see a genuine Ray Charles autograph. It is that rare.

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Permalink Reply by Kevin Glackmeyer on March 2, 2016 at 2:55pm

That looks nothing like the one he signed for me in 1973. What year was this signed?

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Permalink Reply by Phil Spilsbury on May 31, 2017 at 3:29am

I've got two Ray Charles autographs. Mine were taken face to face with Ray Charles in UK in Birmingham in 1963 at the Birmingham Odeon. His manager/or assitant had to guide his hand to the two items signed and then he signed. So many fake Ray Charles autographs about.

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Permalink Reply by Phil Spilsbury on May 31, 2017 at 4:24am

Here is another Ray Charles autograph I've got that was taken face to face in 1963. This is in a yearly NME publication. NME was a weekly UK music magazine. In this same edition I've got 70 other autographs from 1963 in this same edition including Sammy Davis Jr and Nat King Cole.