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Autograph collecting is the practice of collecting autographs of famous persons. Some of the most popular categories of autograph subjects are politicians , military soldiers , athletes , movie stars , artists , social and religious leaders , scientists , astronauts , and authors .
From simple signatures on notecards, signed albums or posters from major hit TV series — autographs are coveted celebrity collectibles, as well as lucrative opportunities for actors, musicians ...
The leather-bound autograph album of Joseph F. Mikulec, a Croatian adventurer known as the “Globe-Trotter,” is being offered by the Raab Collection for a staggering $275,000.
Autograph Collector Magazine was a U.S. magazine for autograph collectors.The magazine was started in 1986. [1] They offered news, celebrity interviews and addresses, in-person signing event listings, counterfeit-detection articles, and in-depth articles on collecting autographs from people in various professions, from sports to Hollywood to business and more.
Stamp collecting began to emerge from obscurity in America after the Civil War, and by the 1880s philatelic societies were being formed to connect collectors, and to legitimize and publicize the hobby.
A collection of autographed American football memorabilia. Sports memorabilia are collectables associated with sports, including equipment, trophies, sports cards, autographs, and photographs. A multi-billion-dollar industry has grown around the trading of sports memorabilia. [1] [2]
1888 autograph book. An autograph book (also known as an autograph album, a memory album or friendship album) [1] is a book for collecting the autographs of others. Traditionally they were exchanged among friends, colleagues, and classmates to fill with poems, drawings, personal messages, small pieces of verse, and other mementos.
At the age of twelve he collected his first autograph, which was Rudyard Kipling's. Kipling was well known for refusing requests for autographs, but Hamilton, who had just read The Jungle Book , included a dime for the return postage, and told Kipling that the dime was Hamilton's allowance for carrying out ashes from the furnace.