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Join me on my quest to find the rarest autographs in existence...

Narrated, Edited, & Researched by Trey the Explainer
Music Score by Ryan Probert
Special Thanks to Professor Peter van Minnen and Cleopatra (aka my mom)

Chapters:
0:00:00 Introduction
0:04:55 Modern to Medieval Celebrities
0:10:48 Hitting Autograph Bedrock
0:13:41 Signature Literacy
0:19:42 Kings and Emperors
0:25:11 Make it happen!
0:32:33 Crazy Horse

Additional Photos courtesy of
Wikimedia Commons:
Colonel Harland Sanders in character.jpg by Edgy01
Dalai Lama Signierung.jpg by Ralf Standke/Fernweh-Park – Terra Film
Craig Gentry Autograph (39591936350).jpg by Keith Allison from Hanover, MD, USA
Theodosius II Louvre Ma1036.jpg by Marie-Lan Nguyen (User:Jastrow), 2009
The Egypt Exploration Society

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DJR Authentication. (2023, September 20). The illustrious value of William Shakespeare’s signature. https://www.djrauthentication.com/blog/the-illustrious-value-of-william-shakespeares-signature
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