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Presidential autographs may go for $6K
The Politico ^
Posted on 01/18/2009 4:23:55 PM PST by Sub-Driver
Presidential autographs may go for $6K By: Carol E. Lee January 18, 2009 06:15 PM EST
When Barack Obama stepped into the Oval Office with his presidential brethren recently, he had already agreed to take part in one of this exclusive fraternity’s secret traditions: autographing a limited number of copies of the photograph that captured the moment.
The former, current and future presidents’ pact — to create only 250 copies of the photograph with all of their signatures — upped the ante on an image that was a keepsake before it was even taken.
Early estimates value the signed pictures at more than $6,000 apiece, based on the rarity of such a meeting and how few copies of the photograph will be circulated. That value could push higher when collectors factor in Obama’s popularity and historical significance as the first African-American president.
“You’re going to see these valued and collected and sought after in a similar fashion as the previous ones, and when you’re talking about a president that’s very popular at the moment, that has to help,” said Steven Hoskin, president of the Professional Autograph Dealers Association.
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TOPICS: Breaking News; Culture/Society; News/Current Events; Politics/Elections
KEYWORDS: 5presidents; autographs; notbreaking; obamania; payola; trinkets
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To: KJC1
You’re forgetting that 0 may be the ‘new’ $10 bill. Hamilton would get gone, but who cares about Hamilton, right?
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posted on
01/18/2009 5:24:15 PM PST
by
combat_boots
("In a time of universal deceit, telling the truth is a revolutionary act."Aldous Huxley)
To: combat_boots
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posted on
01/18/2009 5:25:46 PM PST
by
Shadow44
To: CPOSharky
“Everything he signs will cost a bundle.”
GOOD POST!
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posted on
01/18/2009 5:25:50 PM PST
by
rockinqsranch
(Dems, Libs, Socialists, Call 'em what you will, they ALL have Fairies livin' in their Trees.)
To: Sub-Driver
How much will it be worth on Antiques Roadshow 2109?
-PJ
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posted on
01/18/2009 5:28:27 PM PST
by
Political Junkie Too
(You can never overestimate the Democrats' ability to overplay their hand.)
To: Sub-Driver
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posted on
01/18/2009 5:32:57 PM PST
by
TornadoAlley3
(Obama is everything Oklahoma is not.)
To: Political Junkie Too
about as much as WJC’s used underwear.....
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posted on
01/18/2009 5:33:15 PM PST
by
Sub-Driver
(Proud member of the Republican wing of the Republican Party)
To: CPOSharky
“Everything he signs will cost a bundle.”
Post Of The Day!..ROTFLOL!!
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posted on
01/18/2009 5:33:59 PM PST
by
penelopesire
("The only CHANGE you will get with the Democrats is the CHANGE left in your pocket")
To: Sub-Driver
I’m sorry, but, if deliberate, this is the act of a patrician pig. Even if RR did this, he was plain, bad wrong. Our nation’s leaders are there to serve - they are not rock stars with staged events known to create revenue.
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posted on
01/18/2009 5:34:02 PM PST
by
WorkingClassFilth
(Actually, it all started back in Mayberry. Helen Crump was a traveler and Floyd, well, you know...)
To: Sub-Driver
They gonna sell his used toilet paper also? This is getting weird.
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posted on
01/18/2009 5:38:15 PM PST
by
ChicagoConservative27
(Obozo the clown show coming to Washington D.C Jan 20.)
To: Sub-Driver
With proceeds going to his re-election campaign fund, I’m sure.
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posted on
01/18/2009 5:41:17 PM PST
by
ScottinVA
(All I needed to know about islam I learned on 9-11.)
To: combat_boots
“You’re forgetting that 0 may be the ‘new’ $10 bill.”
0 should be the ‘first’ 3-dollar bill instead. It would be so-o-o-o-o-o fitting.
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posted on
01/18/2009 5:43:48 PM PST
by
ScottinVA
(All I needed to know about islam I learned on 9-11.)
To: Sub-Driver
Bad as our media are the Politico proves they do weed out some miserable reporters.
Liberal journalists so pathetic even the media won’t keep them.
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posted on
01/18/2009 5:46:25 PM PST
by
mrsmith
To: Sub-Driver; EGPWS
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posted on
01/18/2009 6:06:08 PM PST
by
trussell
(I carry because...When seconds count between life and death, the police are only minutes away)
To: Sub-Driver
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posted on
01/18/2009 6:10:08 PM PST
by
danamco
To: Sub-Driver; All
PT Barnum is smiling somewhere.
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posted on
01/18/2009 6:11:41 PM PST
by
Red in Blue PA
(Guns don't kill people; abortion clinics do.)
To: Sub-Driver
Wonder if he would accept the Zimbawae $1 Trillion dollar bill?
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posted on
01/18/2009 6:12:37 PM PST
by
Red in Blue PA
(Guns don't kill people; abortion clinics do.)
To: CPOSharky
LOL! You nailed it.
I’d say his sig is worth about as much as a sheet of Charmin one-ply (used).
To: Sub-Driver
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posted on
01/18/2009 6:19:03 PM PST
by
Salvation
( †With God all things are possible.†)
To: Sub-Driver
I wonder what Hitler autographs are going for? That could give an indication of what Obama’s will be worth in a few years.
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posted on
01/18/2009 6:23:56 PM PST
by
Fresh Wind
(Hey, Obama! Where's my check?)
To: trussell
Perfect concept for this article...Ain't got no money! :)Just print more silly! ; )
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posted on
01/18/2009 6:32:11 PM PST
by
EGPWS
(Trust in God, Question everyone else)
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