What kind of member are you? (Check as many as apply.)

Collector

What would you like to tell us about yourself, your collecting, or business.

I have been a collector for about 30 years and collect autographs from all fields. My autograph collection has been a wonderful way to create interest in my 4th and 5th grade classrooms. Most of autographs are kept in albums, but I have about 150 framed autographs that line the walls in an interior hallway-(my "Hall of Fame"). One of the walls is devoted to a display of about 40 of my 75 signed Blackglama Mink ('What Becomes a Legend Most") celebrity ads.

What is your level of expertise?

Long Time Lover

What are your areas of interest?

Sports, History/Politics, Books/Literature, Modern Hollywood and Stage, Classic Hollywood and Stage, Music, Space/Aviation/Military

Why do you collect?

I became interested in collecting as a youngster, but started collecting seriously later after seeing a tv segment about a collector in Pennsylvania who had a collection of over 70,000 autographs. Autograph collecting relates closely to my love of history.

What is your favorite autograph in your collection?

It is difficult to narrow down my many favorites. However,since I am a teacher, one special one is a handwritten letter (mentioning the upcoming flight) written by Christa McAuliffe mailed a week during the delay before the tragic flight. Probably the most unique item in my collection (and apparently quite rare) is a 2 page handwritten letter by the niece of the Wright Brothers. In her letter she describes in detail the events in the Wright household the day her family received the telegram from Orville and Wilbur letting them know their flight was successful.

You can ask anyone living or dead for their autograph. Who would it be?

Living-Queen Elizabeth /Dead-Mother Theresa