About Autograph Collecting

So you can better understand the hobby of autograph and document collecting and how Signatures In Time can serve your needs, we have made the following information available for your reference:

Doing Business with Signatures In Time

*Abbreviations - These are the various abbreviations that we use within our print and online autograph listings.
*Business Terms - Terms of sales and business transactions with Signatures In Time.
*Buying - We are always looking to purchase collectible signatures.
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Suggested Reading

American Autographs c.1983 by Charles Hamilton (1913-1996), pub. By University Press, Norman Oklahoma. 2 vol. In slipcase, expensive and hard to find but worth the search if you collect presidents, signers and revolutionary war figures.

From The President's Pen c.1991 by Larry F. Vrzalik and Michael Minor - less costly but quite helpful guide to presidential autographs - must have!

Sander's Price Guide to Autographs 6th edition, indispensable, but remember, it's only a guide and not meant to be taken literally. We have 3 of these in stock - Special - 29.95 ppd at media rate.

Celebrity Signature Facsimiles "In-person" examples from the collection of Jan Schray. C.1997…very handy reference..buy it!!

Film Autographs 1894-1941 c.1978 (reprinted). If you can find it, buy it! Great facsimile reference.

Movie Star Autographs of the Golden Era 1930-1960 c.1994 by Susan and Steven Raab, ph: 610-446-6193, fax: 610-446-4514. Culled from a dealer's stock, this is a great addition to your library and very reasonably priced - buy it!!

Collecting Autographs and Manuscripts by Charles Hamilton, c.1993 from Modoc Press, Inc., 506 Santa Monica Blvd., Santa Monica, CA 90401 - Much valuable information and can save much frustration and $$. This can also be purchased from Odyssey Publications. More next time. Happy hunting!

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