We're an eBay affiliate and may be compensated on purchases made through clicks.

When did autograph collecting start and when did dealers start selling autographs

I was wondering when people started collecting autographs and when dealers started selling them.Lets say its 1967,were there dealers who obtained autographs from hendrix,beatles,stones etc and sell them through a catalog or magazine?This should be an interesting conversation

0 members like this

▶ Reply to This

Replies to This Discussion

Permalink Reply by roger epperson on April 18, 2011 at 9:39am

The first rock and pop auction was in 1981, Sotheby's Belgravia; London Dec 22nd. Programs signed by the Beatles were estimated between 120-150 pounds!

▶ Reply

Permalink Reply by mc on April 24, 2011 at 9:59pm

were there dealers in the 60s selling autographs such as the stones,beatles,hendrix etc the same for the 70s..was it through magazines?

▶ Reply

Permalink Reply by posterguy on May 22, 2011 at 12:09pm

I wonder what Bruce Lees sig was worth around 1980 lol ?

▶ Reply

Permalink Reply by mc on May 22, 2011 at 5:36pm

does anyone know when different colored ink pens were used,such as red,green and also when were markers first used? Frank Ciazzo sold a beatles please please me fully signed with a very thick black marker.I also see alot of autographs in red and green pen from the 60s.

I cant see the common person at that time carrying around multi colored pens or even markers

does anyone have a knowledge of the history of pens and markers?

▶ Reply

Permalink Reply by Stephen Duncan on May 22, 2011 at 7:22pm

At the Major League Baseball HOF, they have on display and talk about baseball players signing autographs as far back as the very late 1800's. Could we consider that some "early autograph collecting"???

▶ Reply

Permalink Reply by Stephen Duncan on May 22, 2011 at 7:28pm

The MAX FACTOR building in Hollywood aka "The Hollywood Museum" houses (or at least it did about 20 years ago) some vintage 1930's and 1940's signatures............... (I need to go back on another visit. I went there for a charity event and found it fascinating, to say the least).

http://www.thehollywoodmuseum.com/

▶ Reply

Permalink Reply by E.B.G. on May 24, 2011 at 11:30pm

Hi Stephen, I have always passed by this building while on vacation in Hollywood. You would recommend it?

▶ Reply

Permalink Reply by Rick Meyer on May 22, 2011 at 9:54pm

Coaches corner had a color personalized dual autograph 16 x 20 photo of Adam and Eve. Said "To Serpent, thanks for the delicious fruit with love Adam and Eve." Authenticated by a forensic examiner and comes with a 50 lb rock with a stone chiseled picture for proof. I think it sold for something like $67.

▶ Reply

Permalink Reply by Steve Zarelli on May 23, 2011 at 5:55am

I would have never believed something like this could exist, but if a "court qualified" forensic document examiner says it's real, I have no choice but to believe it must be so.

;-)

▶ Reply

Permalink Reply by Robert Zarrillo on May 23, 2011 at 10:57am

Thats #2 on my list of top autographs of all time. First would be written by God himself on stone tablets, not signed but if you find one watch out for "double d" signed secretarials signed by his understudy, Charleton Heston.