At Steve Zarelli Space Authentication, I review thousands of autographed astronaut photos every year. Also, as a collector for over 15 years, I have seen many, many more.

So what is the most valuable and desirable single signed astronaut photo? Most people would probably assume it is a photo signed by Neil Armstrong. Armstrong unpersonalized white space suit portrait photos with a strong signature can fetch $5,000+. In a RR Auction Space Auction last fall, this…

When St. Louis Cardinals Hall of Famer Stan Musial died at 92 (a year after his wife), I was bummed to hear that his family was going to sell off his memorabilia. I thought about how if I was one of his kids, I’d want to save those items.

Heritage Auctions of Dallas ended up totaling $1.2 million, a lot more than expected, when the auction ended over the…

If I’m doing a story about Doodles and autographs, I’d prefer it to be about the unknown comedian named Doodles Weaver (related to actress Sigourney). He was a brilliant comedic mind, and ended up killing himself when medical issues popped up. I know somebody that currently has a signed Doodles Weaver picture (pictured here). It’s the first autograph of his I’ve ever…

Here was a David Letterman Top 10 List from last nights show that I thought memorabilia collectors could appreciate.

He started it by saying, “In California, Oprah had a yard sale to get rid of stuff she’s had since 1985. She raised over $500,000 for charity; and really, aren’t we all just sick and tired of clutter? Even Oprah has the brains to know…humans can get by on…

Below is the story.

This just happened today (November 2, 2013).

I've been wanting to get my three sons into the hobby, and I think their favorite movie trilogy is a worthy starting point.  I see Christopher Lloyd does a lot of appearances lately.  What about the rest?  Is Crispin Glover a good signer?  I've seen a few of his on ebay, but it seems like his would be fairly easy to forge.  What about Michael J. Fox?  I've never heard of him doing signings, but his signature appears often.  presspasscollectibles on ebay has a beautiful 8x10 for sale, and it…

I’m sure by now you all heard that rapper/actor Chris Brown is back in trouble with the law. No, he didn’t beat his on again/off again girlfriend Rhianna to a pulp. This time he actually punched a man. What I find odd about this is that he had a bodyguard with him. Isn’t that what you hire those guys for? Let them do the fighting, and you stay out of jail (especially when…

I woke up this morning all prepared to watch football, read the Sunday paper, and relax. Then I got a phone call from my friend telling me that Lou Reed had died. He was 71, and had a liver transplant recently, so perhaps I shouldn’t have been as shocked as I was.

Most people probably only know Reed from his one hit “Walk on the Wild Side.”

Rock fans that know…

Don't you hate it when you read a post, and then, a couple of months later, you wish you would have bookmarked it?

This is for the person looking for Bobby "Slick": Leonard's autograph, in person.

Check http://www.celebritybooksigningsandevents.com/events and scroll down. He is doing some appearances.  I hope this finds the original collector.  Thanks for reading!!

Three Dog Night holds a special place in my heart. As a kid, I remember family trips to my grandmother’s house. It was a two hour drive, and my stepdad only played cassettes by the following bands: The Beatles, Stones, CCR, Elton John, and Three Dog Night. Now, that’s a lot of great tunes, but you get tired of hearing them over and over.

Three Dog Night is…

I have been offered two Walt Disney signed letters and one memo signed Walt.

After submitting them to Phil Sears I was told they are all fakes.

The text of the letters has been done on a computer (should have been a typewriter) and the letterhead is from 1930's Disney stationery and the letters are dated in the 1950's.

The signatures of course are also bogus.

I have them in a .pdf file and if anyone wants to see what they look like, send me an e mail at…

As some of you know, my name is Steve Zarelli and I am an astronaut , cosmonaut and aviation autograph authenticator for RR Auction, JSA, SGC as well as dealers and collectors worldwide. I have been studying Neil Armstrong autographs for over…

There’s a documentary out called The Trials of Muhammad Ali. It wasn’t all that interesting, but as a movie critic, I have to see all the movies. If you’re a fan of Ali, I’d suggest the documentary When We Were Kings.

There was an autograph story that was told in The Trials of Muhammad Ali that I thought I’d share because it was so…

Adventures throughout the Mid Atlantic Nostalgia Con 2013

By Mark J Gross 

Where else on Earth could you find a more classic and classy show featuring all together the likes of Ed Asner, Julie Newmar, Robert Loggia, Larry Storch, Johnny Crawaford, Elizabeth Shepherd, Jeff Connors, Diana Sowle, Conrad Brooks, Rusty Gilligan, and Margaret O’Brian? Plus some of the original Blob, a drive up of the Batcycle , the Batmobile and so much more from…

I always hate when getting an autograph costs me money. Here are examples. If I’m interviewing an actor, I’ll want to buy a movie that they wrote or directed to have them autograph, because they’ll like that a lot more than the big blockbuster they had little to do with.

When I’m going for a musician I like, I learned from the experience I had with Warren Zevon…

The only known fully signed Beatles "White Album"...(so far)... is going up for auction on November 22, 2013.at TRACKS

Auctions in the UK.This US stereo copy is appraised at $96,504 to $128,637.The signatures are thought to be from 1973-1974...

I’ve always enjoyed film festivals. As a movie critic, it’s just great to mingle with the filmmakers and listen to them talk about their films. As an autograph collector, it’s fun to have them sometimes sign a DVD.

At the San Diego Film Festival (in full swing if you’re in the area), I was talking to the parents of a young producer who won an award. I can’t…

Check out these ugly forgeries of Mickey Mantle and Joe DiMaggio.

These putrid Mickey Mantle and Joe DiMaggio forgeries are listed by Ebay seller Ketchvikebus1.

Ebay is making a ton of money from the sales of forgeries; it always has.

This is the kind of garbage that has infected our autograph hobby.…

http://www.newyorkcomiccon.com/Whos-Coming/Guests/Ent-Guests/

Sly Stallone will be at comic con in New York and is charging upwards of $500 for a signature and $450 to take a photo with him so that's $950 total. Anyone that has tried to get Stallone's signature knows that he is a very good signed for free how are these people gonna make any money off this signing? Crazy Prices...

There’s a movie coming out in a few weeks called About Time. Domhnall Gleeson (Harry Potter) finds out when he turns 21, that he can travel in time. He uses this power to get Rachel McAdams to be his girlfriend (hey…it beats trying to find Hitler and assassinate him).

I’m not allowed to write my review about it until its release date, but I wanted…