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Osama Bin Laden's signature illustrated in article.

I've never seen one before. Has anyone else seen it?

This is what it looks like:

http://iwhome.com/spectrum/cebinlad.htm

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Permalink Reply by 2ro69jm8dyt5i on May 19, 2011 at 7:07pm

That's what i thought but if he was a businessman then documents are out there.

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Permalink Reply by Steve Zarelli on May 11, 2011 at 4:46pm

I don't think I would negatively judge someone who had one in their collection -- as long as their interest was historical and not one of admiration.

But for me personally, I would not want it. Bad karma.

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Permalink Reply by Steve Cyrkin, Admin on May 11, 2011 at 4:57pm

I'm with you.

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Permalink Reply by E.B.G. on May 12, 2011 at 7:43pm

I wouldn't give 2 cents for this jerk's autograph. Glad he's gone.

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Permalink Reply by 2ro69jm8dyt5i on May 13, 2011 at 12:47pm

How would these come to market? Land deeds? Letters?

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Permalink Reply by Rich on May 13, 2011 at 12:55pm

Exactly . . . I would think that much of his correspondence is in the hands Al Qaeda or the U.S. government. Any authentic examples that somehow eventually find their way into the autograph market should be backed up with rock solid provenance and a credible source. In other words, I don't expect to be seeing his autograph bought or sold any time soon.

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Permalink Reply by Steve Zarelli on May 13, 2011 at 3:20pm

It's a pretty safe bet that if a private citizen had any correspondence written by Bin Laden in the past 10 years, the FBI would be knocking on your door to find out where you got it, who sold it, etc. etc.

I suspect the only way Bin Laden material would find its way to market would be if it dated prior to 2001.

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Permalink Reply by Bill Panagopulos on May 15, 2011 at 8:40am

Remember that OBL was a successful businessman as well, so his correspondences are out there...somewhere. Sala'am.

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Permalink Reply by Steve Cyrkin, Admin on May 15, 2011 at 9:53am

I thought he just inherited part of Saudi Arabia's most successful construction company. I didn't think he ran it. But there probably are lots of things with his signature. Creepy as heck, but as you say, history is history.

Greece is sounding better all the time.