Autograph

Autograph of Martin Luther King

An autograph is some writing written only in the handwriting of its author; it is not typing.

An autograph can also mean someones signature. This term is used for collecting autographs of celebrities. The collection of autographs is called 'philography'.

Autograph Media

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  "B-A-C-H is beginning and end of all music", signed autograph document by Max Reger (dated 7 May 1912)

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  Share of the Standard Oil Trust, issued 5 April 1882, signed by John D. Rockefeller

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  Picture of German yodeler Franzl Lang, autograph (likely for a fan's collection) at bottom.

Other websites

• Worlds Greatest Autograph