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Movie Collectibles
To earn Millions of Dollars from a movie collectible, you have to own it first, which might be difficult because these items are highly sought after. Items from cult films, such as “The Wizard of Oz,” or that were used by movie stars that made an impact but died too suddenly, like James Dean, will likely bring the most value, according to Collector’s Weekly.
Fans of the world’s biggest celebrity names will drop thousands – or even millions – to get their hands on prized memorabilia.
From Scarlett Johansson’s used tissue to a lock of Elvis Presley’s hair, these celebrity items sold for eye-watering sums.
Marilyn Monroe’s “Happy Birthday, Mr. President” dress sold for more than $1.2 million, while James Bond’s Aston Martin DB5 went for $6.4 million.
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Would you spend more than $10,000 for one of your favorite celebrity’s fake nails or $5,000 for a used tissue?
From the iconic ruby red slippers worn by Judy Garland in “The Wizard of Oz” to One Direction singer Niall Horan’s half-eaten toast, prized celebrity memorabilia has cost mega fans and private collectors boggling amounts of cash.Type your paragraph here.
Darth Vader’s helmet worn by actor David Prowse in “Star Wars Episode V: The Empire Strikes Back” sold to an anonymous bidder for $898,420.
It was estimated to tap out at $400,000 at an auction in September 2019 – but the final bid was more than double.
A silver dog bowl owned by Joan Rivers went for $13,750 at a Christie’s auction. The silver dog bowl from Tiffany and Co. is engraved with the name “Spike,” Joan Rivers’ beloved and most famous pet Yorkshire terrier.
A General Lee 1969 Charger from “The Dukes of Hazzard,” owned by actor John Schneider, sold for a whopping $9,900,500 on eBay in 2007. The car was used in both the TV series and in the 2000 TV movie “The Dukes of Hazzard: Hazzard in Hollywood.”
The design of the car’s roof – a giant Confederate flag – became a source of controversy in 2015. TV Land ended up pulling scheduled reruns of the show.
A 1927 “Metropolis” movie poster, one of only four known to exist, was purchased by a private collector for $690,000 in 2005. Ralph DeLuca, who owns New Jersey-based film memorabilia company Movie Archives Inc, beat three other bidders to win the extremely rare piece of film history.
Audrey Hepburn’s personal working script from “Breakfast at Tiffany’s” sold for $811,615 at an auction of her personal items in 2018. Other items at the auction included a tan Burberry trench coat, a black Givenchy cocktail dress, and a working script for “My Fair Lady.”
An iconic dress that Kate Winslet wore in “Titanic” sold for a whopping $330,000 in 2012. The dress was worn during the scene in which Kate Winslet’s character, Rose, meets Leonardo DiCaprio’s character, Jack, for the first time.
Called “the holy grail of movie memorabilia,” Judy Garland’s ruby red slippers from “The Wizard of Oz” were reportedly listed at $6 million by auction site Moments in Time. Several other pairs of the famous slippers also exist, including one pair that was stolen in 2005 and recovered by the FBI in 2018.
In 2006, Andy Warhol’s signature silver wig sold for $10,800 during his estate’s first auction since his 1987 death. Warhol was a leading pop art figure. “He was a generous man and always gave us little gifts. But they’ve been lying around in the attic ever since and we decided now was the time to sell them,” Jeffrey Warhol, one of the artist’s nephews, said after the auction was announced.
Marilyn Monroe’s “Happy Birthday, Mr. President” dress, which was covered in 2,500 rhinestones, sold for $1,267,500 at a Christie’s auction in 1999. The gown was said to be so tight-fitting, Monroe had to be sewn into it on the day of JFK’s birthday party.
A fully restored version of James Bond’s Aston Martin DB5, which appeared in the “Goldfinger” film, was sold at an RM Sotheby’s auction for an impressive $6.4 million. It is one of only three “Bond-modified” DB5 vehicles in existence. “No other car in history has played a more important leading role on film and in pop culture than the Aston Martin DB5,” Barney Ruprecht, a car specialist at RM Sotheby’s, said in a press release ahead of the sale.
In 2009, Michael Jackson’s famous white glove, covered in glittering crystals, sold for $350,000 to Hong Kong businessman Hoffman Ma. According to Reuters, the glove was worn by Jackson when he famously moonwalked across the stage for the first time at the 1983 Motown 25 television special. The glove has become a trademark of the star’s incredible career, almost synonymous with the man himself.
It was sold at a memorabilia auction held by Julien’s Auctions.
Elizabeth Taylor’s jewelry collection sold for a record-breaking $116 million in 2011. The iconic actress’ “La Peregrina” natural pearl, diamond, ruby, and cultured pearl necklace sold for $11.8 million, including fees.
At the time, it was the most expensive pearl ever sold at auction. This record was recently surpassed with an auction of one of Marie Antoinette’s pearls, which sold for a whopping
$36 million.
A lock of Elvis’ hair, which was believed to have been trimmed from his head in 1958, sold for $15,000 in 2009, plus an additional $3,300 in auction house fees. A shirt that once belonged to Presley also sold for a whopping $52,000.
A “Batman Returns” costume worn by Michael Keaton sold for $41,250 at auction in 2017. A “Superman” costume from the 1978 original movie also went to the auction block but failed to get a minimum $40,000 bid.
A bullwhip used by Harrison Ford in “Indiana Jones” sold for $35,460, not including fees. Estimated only to fetch a mere $5,000, the whip was originally donated by Harrison Ford to the Institute of Archaeology in London to help build a new Centre for Conservation and Museum Science at University College, London University.
Scarlett Johansson’s used tissue was reportedly sold on eBay for $2,050 after the star said she’d caught a cold from costar Samuel L. Jackson. Johansson announced she would sell the tissue while appearing on “The Tonight Show With Jay Leno” in 2008 and then give the proceeds to charity.
Lady Gaga’s acrylic nail was auctioned off for $12,000 after a crew member on “The Born This Way Ball” tour found it backstage. The auction included not only the nail, but also a letter of provenance from the crewmember, two photographs of Gaga with and without the nail, an Aviva Stadium staff handbook, an event crew wristband, and a Lady Gaga “The Born This Way Ball” grey crew t-shirt.
A chair that J.K. Rowling sat in while writing the first two “Harry Potter” books fetched $394,000 at an auction in 2016. Sold to a private collector, the 1930s-era chair had previously sold for $29,000.
Perhaps one of the more ridiculous celebrity memorabilia sales, Niall Horan’s half-eaten toast was reportedly sold for an astounding $100,000. After appearing on the Australian morning program “Sunrise,” Horan failed to finish his Vegemite-covered toast, and it wasn’t long before the snack ended up on eBay.
Autographs are also a good investment opportunity. The value of these items is sure to rise in the future and therefore it is a sound decision to invest in rare autographs. We offer autographs of celebrities and famous figures in various fields such as politics, movies, sports etc. for sale. You can do some research and then invest in a rare autograph that stands a good chance of increasing in value in the future, thereby enabling you to make a good profit from your investment.
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1968 TV GUIDE BRUCE LEE 3X AUTOGRAPH JKD AU RC CHINESE KATO AMERICAN PSA 10 1/1
· SOLD FOR $1,968,620.00
· SOLD DATE Nov 07, 2018
· ORIGINAL CATEGORY Entertainment Memorabilia:Autographs-Original:Television
ABRAHAM LINCOLN SIGNED PRINTED BROADSIDE OF THE EMANCIPATION PROCLAMATION,
SOLD FOR $1,800,000.00
· SOLD DATE May 25, 2016
· ORIGINAL CATEGORY Collectibles:Historical Memorabilia:Political:US:Presidential Candidates
JOHN WOODEN AUTOGRAPHED PHOTOS - UCLA WITH COA
· SOLD FOR $20,000,000.00
· SOLD DATE Jun 09, 2010
· ORIGINAL CATEGORY Sports Mem, Cards & Fan Shop : Autographs-Original : College-NCAA : Basketball
MICHAEL JACKSON MOTOWN 25 STAGE WORN GLOVE
· SOLD FOR $430,000.00
· SOLD DATE Nov 21, 2009
· ORIGINAL CATEGORY Michael Jackson
· SALE ESTIMATES $40000.00 - $60000.00
POMPEO GIROLAMO BATONI | PORTRAIT OF PRINCE EDWARD AUGUSTUS, DUKE OF YORK AND...
· SOLD FOR $450,000.00
· SOLD DATE Jan 28, 2016
· ORIGINAL CATEGORY Art:Art from Dealers & Resellers:Paintings
1890 Small Seal Grand Watermelon - Unique in Collector Hands
Fr. 379b $1000 1890 Treasury Note PCGS Extremely Fine 40.
Unique in collector hands, this note was previously owned by Albert Grinnell and sold in Barney Bluestone's November 25, 1944 sale as lot 224. It remained off the market until the 1970 ANA sale, when it was sold by Rarcoa as lot 1743. This note was placed privately by Heritage into the Greensboro Collection in 2006 along with the unique 1891 $1000 Treasury note which we auctioned last April for $2,585,000. In that transaction, this note was priced at $2,225,000. This note shares the identical face design with the Open Back we sold last April, the only differences in the design are the date, this is Series 1890, that was Series 1891, and the signatures. This note is signed by W.S. Rosecrans and E. H. Nebeker. The 1891 $1000 is signed by Tillman and Morgan. The back designs are entirely different. This is the final iteration of the "Grand Watermelon" design. The note's nickname has been derived from the resemblance of the three large zeros on the back to watermelons. The 1890 $100 Treasury Note has two of these zeros and has always been referred to as the "Watermelon" note. This $1000 has earned the Grand Watermelon moniker. This is the most famous of all US type notes and only three collectors can simultaneously hold this type. There are just two Fr. 379a's available to collectors and it shares the design with the unique in private hands Small Red Seal 379b which is being offered this evening. We sold one of the two 379a's last April for $1,527,500. Tonight's offering is of the "rare" 379b which is the only small seal Grand Watermelon outside of government hands. The 1890 $1000 Treasury note received the number one spot and was entitled "A Legendary Rarity" in the 100 Greatest American Currency Notes by Q. David Bowers and David M. Sundman published in 2006. We seldom have the luxury of recent sale records when offering incredible rarities. In this instance we have the equally rare and similarly graded Fr. 379c which sold last April. We are quite confident that our estimate this evening will be reached or exceeded.
From The Greensboro Collection Part III
Sold for: $3,290,000.00
Dracula (Universal, 1931). One Sheet (27" X 41") Style A.
A "holy grail" in the world of poster collecting, this striking one sheet is one of the rarest and most desirable of its genre, if not the entire hobby! Prior to the recent discovery of this stone litho beauty, only one other copy of the style A format has ever surfaced, a rare find unearthed in the early 1990s. Even the greatest of stars can have the humblest of beginnings. Forced to flee his native Hungary after the failed Communist Revolution of 1919, and then exiled to Germany, Bela Lugosi sought passage into the US to build his theatrical career. He struggled to find work, as his thick foreign accent relegated him to New York's small immigrant acting community. But, in 1927, Lugosi finally caught his big break when he stunned Broadway audiences as the incarnation of Bram Stoker's dreaded Count Dracula. His incredible talent earned the production rave reviews, a three-year run on Broadway, and a wildly successful nation-wide tour. Despite all this, rumors have persisted since the 1930s that Lon Chaney Sr. was director Todd Browning's original pick for the famous vampire, and the studio certainly considered numerous other actors for the part. Lugosi, however, was not to be deterred. He fiercely lobbied for the coveted role, even going so far as to seek the help of Bram Stoker's widow, and finally convinced the studio to cast the relatively unknown stage actor in a career-changing role. The rest, as they say, is history! This beautiful copy had pinholes in the corners and a small quarter coin size hole repaired in the right horizontal fold approximately 2 inches away from Lugosi's chin. There was very slight centerpoint paper loss and some small amount of fold separations. The colors have been enhanced in some areas of the poster due to uneven wear and the yellow in the title was touched up due to slight grease pencil bleedthrough. With professional restoration this poster displays magnificently and we believe this would be a cornerstone in the finest poster collection. Fine/Very Fine on Linen.
Sold for: $525,800.00
London After Midnight (MGM, 1927). One Sheet (27" X 41").
London After Midnight was reconstructed more than ten years ago using more than 200 still photographs and a continuity script (coinciding with the film's 75th anniversary) and released to DVD. The film is considered to be one the "holy grails" of lost cinema. Starring Lon Chaney, the "Man of a Thousand Faces," and directed by Tod Browning, who is most known for directing Dracula (1931) and Freaks (1932), the film is based on a script by Browning and depicts Chaney as a vampire (though in makeup only). Now, for the first time in modern history, the stone litho original U.S. release one sheet can be seen! The film was released with two different one sheet posters, this one and the Rotogravure style, done in a sepia tone photographic process, which MGM did frequently during this period in time. This gorgeous poster is the only copy to have surfaced after 87 years that we are aware of and we believe it may be a very long time before it will ever be seen again. With only the most minimal wear and never used, the poster was folded into eighths and then folded again, making for a few more centerpoint separations. It remains in lovely condition and assuredly one of the most sought after posters of the twentieth century! Folded, Very Fine+.
Sold for: $478,000.00
WILLIAM ADOLPHE BOUGUEREAU (French, 1825-1905)
Fishing For Frogs, 1882
Oil on canvas
54 x 42 inches (137.2 x 106.7 cm)
Signed and dated and lower right: W. Bouguereau 1882
PROVENANCE:
Luckett Collection, Westchester, New York;
Private collection.
LITERATURE:
"The Montreal Museum of Fine Arts, William Bouguereau 1825-1905" 22 June-23 September 1984, illustrated fig 101;
William Bouguereau Catalogue Raisonné of His Painted Works, prepared by Damien Bartoli with the assistance of Fred C. Ross, page 214, plate 159.
NOTE:
This work is housed in an original period frame from The Biltmore Estate.
Arguably the most influential French academic painter, William-Adolphe Bouguereau, an exhibitor at the Paris Salon and instructor at the Académie Julian for decades, applied classical compositional tenets to his portraits and mythological, religious, and genre paintings. Born in La Rochelle into a family of wine and oil merchants, he first learned classical and Biblical stories from his uncle, a Roman Catholic priest who arranged for him to paint portraits of parishioners; with earnings from these commissions, Bouguereau was able to enroll at the Paris École des Beaux-Arts in the studio of François-Édouard Picot. His mastery here of the academic style, which emphasized idealized forms and historical and mythological subjects, ensured his winning of the coveted Prix de Rome in 1850 with Zenobia Found by Shepherds on the Banks of the Araxes.
Sold for: $1,762,500.00
1787 New York Brasher Doubloon, MS63
Only Pre-Federal American Gold Coin, W-5840
Finest-Certified Example of This Classic Rarity
The Discovery Coin, Ex: Gilmor, Newlin, Davis, Brand
1787 DBLN Brasher Doubloon, EB on Wing, W-5840, MS63 NGC. CAC. Among the great rarities of American numismatics, the 1787 New York Brasher doubloon is in a class of its own. It has been acknowledged as the most important and valuable coin in the world by such luminaries as Henry Chapman and Q. David Bowers.
Sold for: $4,582,500.00
Detective Comics #27 (DC, 1939) CGC VF 8.0 Off-white to white pages.
The first appearance of Batman, this comic has been considered among the top books in the hobby ever since comic collecting began. It enjoyed a brief tenure at #1 on Overstreet's Top Golden Age Books list, and while it's been ranked #2 behind Action Comics #1 (Superman's first appearance) for some years now, it is the one serious contender to dethrone Action #1 in years to come. Which character is more popular now, and which will be more popular in years to come, Batman or Superman? We think most people would say the former. The character's recognition factor thanks to his success in other media makes this copy an item with exceptionally broad appeal.
Sold for: $1,075,500.00
SCOTT HALL RAZOR RAMON 2012 LEAF WRESTLING AUTOGRAPH ORIGINAL WWE 09/25 AUTO WCW
SOLD FOR $300,000.00
· SOLD DATE Apr 02, 2015
· ORIGINAL CATEGORY Sports Mem, Cards & Fan Shop : Cards : Wrestling
MICHAEL JACKSON SIGNED THRILLER GUITAR WITH LYRICS RARE
· SOLD FOR $125,000.00
· SOLD DATE Jul 01, 2009
· ORIGINAL CATEGORY Entertainment Memorabilia : Autographs-Original : Music : Rock & Pop : Guitar & Guitar
APOLLO 11 FLOWN AMERICAN FLAG ON A CREW-SIGNED PRESENTATION CERTIFICATE, WITH ZARELLI LOA, IN FRAMED DISPLAY
· SOLD FOR $106,250.00
· SOLD DATE Nov 03, 2018
· ORIGINAL CATEGORY historical
FRANK, ANNE. AUS GRIMMS MÄRCHEN, SIGNED AND INSCRIBED, "ANNE FRANK EN ... SOLD FOR$50,000.00
· SOLD DATE May 05, 2016
· ORIGINAL CATEGORY Collectibles:Autographs:Historical
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The Most Expensive Trading Cards
A 1909-11 T206 Honus Wagner baseball card fetched $3.12 million through Goldin Auctions in 2016, making it the most valuable baseball card in history. Three years earlier, the baseball card sold for $2.1 million online. Reportedly, fewer than 200 copies of the card were ever made.
Baseball cards aren’t the only type of trading cards that are valuable. The first-edition collection of Yu-Gi-Oh! Legacy of Darkness cards in mint condition can go for a near thousand, according to eBay listings.
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Baseball cards are often valuable collectibles. You might be in luck if any of the cards in your collection are rare. In March 2016, seven T206 Ty Cobb baseball cards someone discovered in the trash made news after they were valued at about
$1 million — each was worth at least $150,000, according to The Washington Post.
A broken toilet, two slices of half-eaten French toast, a pair of used boxer shorts: How much would you be willing to pay for these items? $16,027, $1,025, and $5,000 respectively, it turns out, if they happened to belong to John Lennon, Justin Timberlake, or John F. Kennedy. Celebrity memorabilia is a serious—and booming—business. You can put your money into a boring old government bond, or you can invest in one of Madonna’s used bustiers with Marquee Capital, an investment firm specializing in Madonna memorabilia, and watch it smash auction records.
10 of the World’s Most Expensive Autographs:
Whose Signatures Are Now Worth a Fortune?
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What is the most expensive autograph in the world? Or rather the most expensive autographs, as George Washington’s signatures on his personal copy of the Constitution, Bill of Rights and the First Congress are priced collectively at $9.8 million and known as, George Washington’s Acts of Congress. This is followed by another U.S. president’s signature, that of Lincoln for the Emancipation Proclamation. Here’s our updated list of the most expensive autographs in 2018:
George Washington’s Acts of Congress: $9.8 Million
Lincoln’s Emancipation Proclamation: $3.7 Million
John Lennon’s Murderer Signed LP: $525,000
Babe Ruth’s Baseball: $388,375
Jimi Hendrix’s Contract: $200,000
Joe DiMaggio & Marilyn Monroe’s Baseball: $191,200
Albert Einstein’s Photo: $75,000
Jimmy Page’s Guitar: $73,000
Jesse James’s Photo: $52,000
John F. Kennedy’s Newspaper: $39,000
Many crazed fans and followers of celebrities crave to get their autograph at all costs. In addition to satisfying your thirst, autographs of famous stars can also be valuable. You can store them in a safe place and sell them later when the value increases. Ranker.com has a list of the most valuable autographs of celebrities. This list includes superstars such as Pele whose autograph is worth $1,125, Madonna ($1,200), Bob Dylan ($1,275), and JK Rowling ($1,875). Topping this list is the autograph of Neil Armstrong, the first man on the moon,
whose autograph is worth $7,500.
November 22, 1963 has gone down in history as one of the most ill-fated days because John F. Kennedy the 35th president of the US was assassinated by Lee Harvey Oswald on this day. Before his death, Kennedy signed a copy of the Dallas Morning News daily for a young woman. This last autograph fetches a good amount today.
Joseph Maddalena who starred in ‘Hollywood Treasure’ bought this newspaper copy with Kennedy’s last autograph for a bargain price of $39k. He admitted that he was willing to pay much more for this prized treasure. To keep it safe, he insured his valuable investment for half a million dollars.
New York Yankees baseball star Joe DiMaggio and his wife, Hollywood bombshell Marilyn Monroe, were one of the most famous celebrity couples in US history. Therefore, when they both signed a baseball its value rocketed to astronomical heights. The occasion was a 1961 Yankees’ training session in Florida.
The famous autographed baseball is the only item signed together by the star couple. When it went up for sale in 2006, an anonymous collector was willing to shell out $191,200 to add it to his collection.
December 8, 1980 is a black letter day in music history. On this day, Beatles star John Lennon met an untimely death at the hands of a murderer named Mark David Chapman. Earlier in the day, Chapman had got Lennon’s autograph on a copy of his recently released ‘Double Fantasy’ album. He returned a few hours later and fired five deadly shots at the music superstar sending him to his grave at the relatively young age of 40.
David Mark Chapman did not flee after carrying out his bloody act. He sat calmly reading JD Salinger’s iconic book ‘The Catcher in the Rye’ and waited for the police. Lennon’s autographed album was worth $525k in 2003 and its value is much higher today.
The first place in this list of most expensive autographs belongs to George Washington’s personal copy of the Constitution, Bill of Rights, and the First Congress. He signed the first page of this book which was put up for auction at Sotheby’s in 2012.
The collectible was immediately purchased by Ann Bookout, a board member of the Vernon Ladies Association which is a non-profit organization that manages Washington’s Virginia Estate. The association paid a whopping sum of $9.8 million for this rare piece of memorabilia. After purchase, they placed the book in its rightful location at the Washington Presidential Library in the White House.
In 1864, a year before his death, President Abraham Lincoln signed 48 copies of the Emancipation Proclamation which ended slavery in the US. Twenty six copies of this historic document survive today and they are displayed in universities and museums, with a few in private hands.
In 1991, a copy of this document sold for $750k. In 2012, another one was bought by billionaire David Rubenstein for $2 million. But the record goes to a copy once owned by Bobby Kennedy that was put up for sale in 2010. An anonymous collector shelled out an astonishing $3.7 million for it which created a new record for the most expensive autograph at that time.