PRICE GUIDE DISCOVERY Elin Kang February 15, 2023
PRICE GUIDE DISCOVERY

Price Guide Directory

Welcome to the UACC Price Guide! You’ve come to the right place to assist you in placing an approximate value on your own autographs, or potential pieces in consideration for adding to your collection.

 
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This autograph value guide is meant as a valuable tool to assess what the current market value is for the autograph of a given personality. We’ve branched out into several formats to go into further detail, including: Signature, SP, ALS, and TLS, and DS (read on for a format key identifying each).

Perhaps you’re considering acquiring something in particular, or simply wish to arm yourself with overall pricing knowledge, this should point you in the right direction. Keep in mind, our guide is based on a basic content letter, mid-range condition signature, an overall common and straightforward approach. As we collectors know—content and condition is everything—a George Washington letter mentioning Valley Forge is not the same as a basic non-Revolutionary letter. Similarly, we do not have a MINT 10 Mantle in mind here, just your basic condition, and so on, and so forth.

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These numbers, listed as a price range, were compiled by experts and backed by researching several auction house’s results and are meant to be a loose guide instead of a literal, rock-solid number. Our guide will help new collectors learn that a Marilyn Monroe autograph is worth more than Judy Garland’s autograph, and MUCH, MUCH MORE than Ginger Rogers’ autograph—it’s all relative. Our hope is that this guide will go a long way in educating our community as to the current market of things in our hobby, which, of course, is constantly evolving. We will be adding more personalities each week and welcome you to share your requests for inclusion!

Collectible Format Key:

SIG = Basic Signature on a Card or Sheet
SP = Signed Photograph
ALS = Autographed Letter Signed
TLS = Typed Letter Signed
DS = Document Signed
ABS = Autograph Album Signed (Music)

***Prices include auction buyer’s premium***

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Iconic Auctions

George Washington

SIG $8,000-$10,000
SP NA
TLS NA
ALS $20,000-$30,000
DS $15,000-$20,000

Abraham Lincoln

SIG $4,000-$6,000
SP $100,000-$150,000
TLS NA
ALS $15,000-$20,000
DS $8,000-$10,000