A collection of celebrity autographs, obtained by taxi drivers during their encounters with stars who used their taxis, is poised to be sold for £2,000.
Signatures from music icons such as Ringo Starr, Rod Stewart, Annie Lennox, Boy George, and Cat Stevens, as well as England World Cup ’66 hero Geoff Hurst and TV personalities Terry Wogan and Lenny Henry, are among the over 100 showbiz signatures that comprise the collection.
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The collection, presented in the form of a 28-page book, features autographs inked on banknotes, according to reports by What’s The Jam.
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Ewbank’s, located in Woking, Surrey, is facilitating the auction.
A spokesperson from the auction house explained, “London taxi drivers were tasked with gathering autographs on pound notes from celebrities whenever they ferried a paying celebrity passenger.
These autographs were compiled into three distinct books, and funds were subsequently raised through the sale of raffle tickets at the trades annual show in Battersea Park.”
“The vendor, fortunate to have won the collection, has kept it within the family since.
The folder comprises 28 numbered pages complete with a comprehensive index,” the spokesperson shared.
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The auction is scheduled for 30 May, with a guide price set up to £2,000.
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