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The world's most valuable autographs – and how to spot a fake

Superior signatures
Vladimir Putin: $115 (£100)
Barack Obama: $688 (£600)
Donald Trump: $1,145 (£1k)
Ringo Starr: $2,000 (£1,750)
Prince Harry: $2,294 (£2k)
JK Rowling: $3,443 (£3k)
Paul McCartney: $4,590 (£4k)
Prince William: $4,590 (£4k)
The real autograph money...
Kurt Cobain: $4,590 (£4k)
Identifying a fake Kurt Cobain autograph
Elizabeth II: $6,879 (£6k)
Identifying fake Elizabeth II autographs
Walt Disney: $8,045 (£7k)
Identifying fake Disney autographs
John Lennon: $9,758 (£8.5k)
Identifying fake John Lennon autographs
John F Kennedy: $10,312 (£9k)
Identifying fake John F Kennedy autographs
Jimi Hendrix: $10,312 (£9k)
Identifying fake Jimi Hendrix autographs
Winston Churchill: $11,458 (£10k)
Identifying fake Winston Churchill autographs
The Rolling Stones: $11,454 (£10k)
Identifying fake Rolling Stones' autographs
Neil Armstrong: $11,454 (£10k)
Identifying fake Neil Armstrong autographs
Diana, Princess of Wales: $13,741 (£12k)
Identifying fake Diana Princess autographs
Albert Einstein: $13,741 (£12k)
Identifying fake Albert Einstein autographs
Marilyn Monroe: $13,741 (£12k)
Identifying fake Marilyn Monroe autographs
Bruce Lee: $13,741 (£12k)
Identifying fake Bruce Lee autographs
James Dean: $20,634 (£18k)
Identifying fake James Dean autographs
Stephen Hawking: $34,474 (£30k)
Identifying fake Stephen Hawking autographs
The Beatles: $36,658 (£32k)
Identifying fake Beatles' autographs
Steve Jobs: $57,319 (£50k)
Identifying fake Steve Jobs autographs
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Barack Obama: $688 (£600)

A signed photograph of the famously left-handed former US President is estimated to be worth around $688 (£600).

And that's just the start of Obama's paper-related money-makers. A handwritten letter that he penned to Jennifer Cline, a skin cancer patient who'd recently lost her job, sold for $7,000 (£5.4k) in 2010.

Meanwhile, pencil sketches – including self-portraits – that Obama drew on White House stationery also sold at auction, making $11,000 (£8k) in 2017. 

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Charlotte Irwin

25 November 2022

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