Welcome to The Celebrity Memorabilia Index update for January 2023.
Each month we analyse global internet search volumes and present figures in a '3 monthly' and 'Year-on-Year' table to indicate whose memorabilia is popular and whose isn't.
We combine this data with worldwide auction price realisations to determine average prices for a very fine grade 10" x 8" signed photograph, or (for more historic items) a signature on card, as a benchmark figure for the index.
2022 update:
The five best performing autographs of 2022:
- Volodymyr Zelenskyy +1,890% to £995
- Queen Elizabeth II +41.43% to £4,950
- Camilla, Queen Consort +28.39% to £995
- Elon Musk +25.00% to £1,250
- Harry Styles +20.00% to £300
The five worst performing autographs of 2022:
- Cristiano Ronaldo -36.67% to £95
- Greta Thunberg -25.00% to £75
- Justin Bieber -16.67% to £125
- Nelson Mandela -14.39% to £595
- Usain Bolt -14.04% to £245
The 10 most valuable celebrity autographs of 2022:
- Steve Jobs at £30,000 (+7.14%)
- Stephen Hawking at £20,000 (0.00%)
- Albert Einstein at £19,500 (-2.5%)
- Jim Morrison at £18,500 (+2.78%)
- Jimi Hendrix at £16,500 (3.13%)
- Bruce Lee at £15,000 (+7.14%)
- Mahatma Gandhi at £12,500 (0.00%)
- Bob Marley at £11,000 (+10%)
- Apollo 11 at £7,750 (+3.33%)
- James Dean at £7,750 (+3.33%)
The index closed +3.60% January 2022 - December 2022.
View the full index at The Celebrity Memorabilia Index.
About your Author:
Adrian Roose has over 30 years’ experience covering all aspects of the rare stamp & memorabilia industry during which he has sold over £50m of unique items, helping build collections for Royalty, household name celebrities and 1,000s of collectors around the world.
Adrian was previously a Director at Stanley Gibbons, a Board Member of Stampex, and Executive Director of Paul Fraser Collectibles, PFC Auctions and JustCollecting, prior to founding The Memorabilia Club.