Fraser's Rarities Index
Fraser's, a division of the Stanley Gibbons Group of Companies, has analysed the top 100 most sought-after autographs and have compared their retail price in 1997 to today's market value. The resultant investment index gives an average of the percentage growth in value over the period, it also shows the range of themes which are popular collecting fields such as royalty, art, pop, sport, historic figures, film and space travel.
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| Personality |
Type
|
1997
|
2008
|
% Growth
|
| Abba |
sp
|
£325
|
£1,250
|
284.6% |
| Al Pacino |
sp
|
£50
|
£195
|
290.0% |
| Ali, Muhammad |
sp
|
£175
|
£950
|
442.9% |
| Apollo 11 |
sp
|
£1,750
|
£9,950
|
468.6% |
| Armstrong, Neil |
sp
|
£475
|
£5,500
|
1057.9% |
| Astaire Rogers |
sp
|
£575
|
£1,950
|
239.1% |
| Beach Boys |
sp
|
£775
|
£1,750
|
125.8% |
| Beatles - album page |
aps
|
£2,750
|
£9,500
|
245.5% |
| Beatles, The |
sp
|
£4,950
|
£24,500
|
394.9% |
| Bolan, Marc |
aps
|
£275
|
£950
|
245.5% |
| Brando, Marlon |
sp
|
£875
|
£3,000
|
242.9% |
| Cagney, James |
sp
|
£175
|
£695
|
297.1% |
| Callas, Maria |
sp
|
£500
|
£1,750
|
250.0% |
| Carpenters, The |
sp
|
£275
|
£1,950
|
609.1% |
| Caruso, Enrico |
sp
|
£500
|
£1,750
|
250.0% |
| Casablanca |
aps
|
£1,400
|
£3,950
|
182.1% |
| Castro, Fidel |
sp
|
£300
|
£3,500
|
1066.7% |
| Chagall, Marc |
sp
|
£375
|
£975
|
160.0% |
| Chaplin, Charlie |
sp
|
£1,200
|
£3,750
|
212.5% |
| Churchill, Winston |
sp
|
£2,500
|
£6,950
|
178.0% |
| Clapton, Eric |
sp
|
£85
|
£325
|
282.4% |
| Clarke, Jim |
aps
|
£750
|
£1,750
|
133.3% |
| Dad's Army |
aps
|
£250
|
£1,600
|
540.0% |
| Dali, Salvador |
sp
|
£300
|
£995
|
231.7% |
| De Niro, Robert |
sp
|
£50
|
£195
|
290.0% |
| Dean, James |
sp
|
£1,500
|
£9,500
|
533.3% |
| Depp, Johnny |
sp
|
£50
|
£225
|
350.0% |
| Dickens, Charles |
aps
|
£750
|
£3,950
|
426.7% |
| Disney, Walt |
sp
|
£395
|
£3,950
|
900.0% |
| Dylan, Bob |
sp
|
£875
|
£1,950
|
122.9% |
| Eastwood, Clint |
aps
|
£50
|
£225
|
350.0% |
| Edward & Wallis |
aps
|
£750
|
£1,200
|
60.0% |
| Einstein, Albert |
aps
|
£1,700
|
£6,000
|
252.9% |
| England 1966 |
sp
|
£1,200
|
£3,950
|
229.2% |
| Fleetwood Mac |
sp
|
£675
|
£1,300
|
92.6% |
| Flynn, Errol |
aps
|
£450
|
£1,100
|
144.4% |
| Gagarin, Yuri |
sp
|
£375
|
£1,600
|
326.7% |
| Garland, Judy |
sp
|
£1,500
|
£2,500
|
66.7% |
| Gaye, Marvin |
sp
|
£325
|
£1,300
|
300.0% |
| Grace, W G |
sp
|
£1,200
|
£3,750
|
212.5% |
| Grant, Cary |
sp
|
£400
|
£1,950
|
387.5% |
| Hanna Barbara |
sp
|
£250
|
£600
|
140.0% |
| Harrison, George |
sp
|
£175
|
£2,250
|
1185.7% |
| Hendrix, Jimi |
aps
|
£975
|
£4,500
|
361.5% |
| Hepburn, Audrey |
sp
|
£850
|
£1,750
|
105.9% |
| Hepburn, Katharine |
sp
|
£325
|
£1,500
|
361.5% |
| Hitchcock, Alfred |
sp
|
£775
|
£2,950
|
280.6% |
| Hitler, Adolf |
sp
|
£3,950
|
£6,950
|
75.9% |
| Holly, Buddy |
aps
|
£375
|
£2,600
|
593.3% |
| Houdini, Harry |
sp
|
£1,000
|
£4,950
|
395.0% |
| Joplin, Janis |
aps
|
£950
|
£1,950
|
105.3% |
| Kelly, Grace |
sp
|
£850
|
£1,600
|
88.2% |
| Kennedy, Jacqueline |
aps
|
£475
|
£1,750
|
268.4% |
| Kennedy, John F |
aps
|
£1,750
|
£4,750
|
171.4% |
| Laurel & Hardy |
sp
|
£400
|
£3,500
|
775.0% |
| Lee, Bruce |
aps
|
£1,500
|
£9,500
|
533.3% |
| Leigh, Vivien |
sp
|
£575
|
£1,950
|
239.1% |
| Lennon, John |
aps
|
£675
|
£5,950
|
781.5% |
| Lugosi, Bela |
sp
|
£400
|
£2,250
|
462.5% |
| Madonna |
sp
|
£350
|
£895
|
155.7% |
| Marley, Bob |
sp
|
£850
|
£3,250
|
282.4% |
| Martin Luther King Jr |
sp
|
£750
|
£3,500
|
366.7% |
| MASH |
sp
|
£675
|
£1,750
|
159.3% |
| McCartney, Paul |
sp
|
£125
|
£1,500
|
1100.0% |
| Monroe, Marilyn |
aps
|
£2,750
|
£6,750
|
145.5% |
| Monty Python |
sp
|
£225
|
£1,950
|
766.7% |
| Moon Walkers |
aps
|
£1,800
|
£8,500
|
372.2% |
| Morrison, Jim |
aps
|
£1,500
|
£3,500
|
133.3% |
| Mother Teresa |
sp
|
£475
|
£1,250
|
163.2% |
| Napoleon |
aps
|
£750
|
£4,500
|
500.0% |
| Nelson |
aps
|
£1,500
|
£8,950
|
496.7% |
| Newman, Paul |
sp
|
£175
|
£550
|
214.3% |
| Pele |
sp
|
£100
|
£950
|
850.0% |
| Phoenix, River |
sp
|
£250
|
£950
|
280.0% |
| Picasso, Pablo |
sp
|
£1,250
|
£3,950
|
216.0% |
| Presley, Elvis |
sp
|
£600
|
£3,750
|
525.0% |
| Princess Diana |
sp
|
£1,200
|
£8,500
|
608.3% |
| Queen |
sp
|
£650
|
£1,750
|
169.2% |
| Queen Elizabeth II |
sp
|
£1,200
|
£1,950
|
62.5% |
| Queen Mother |
aps
|
£275
|
£1,250
|
354.5% |
| Queen Victoria |
aps
|
£325
|
£950
|
192.3% |
| Rolling Stones |
sp
|
£900
|
£5,500
|
511.1% |
| Rowling, J K |
book
|
£330
|
£1,500
|
354.5% |
| Schulz, Charles |
sp
|
£775
|
£1,950
|
151.6% |
| Schumacher, Michael |
sp
|
£100
|
£325
|
225.0% |
| Senna, Ayrton |
sp
|
£600
|
£1,600
|
166.7% |
| Sex Pistols - incl Sid |
aps
|
£1,750
|
£4,500
|
157.1% |
| Shackleton, Ernest |
aps
|
£750
|
£1,100
|
46.7% |
| Sherlock Holmes - Rathbone & Bruce |
aps
|
£575
|
£950
|
65.2% |
| Sinatra, Frank |
sp
|
£775
|
£1,750
|
125.8% |
| Star Trek |
sp
|
£1,250
|
£1,950
|
56.0% |
| Star Wars |
sp
|
£675
|
£1,950
|
188.9% |
| Starr, Ringo |
sp
|
£175
|
£850
|
385.7% |
| Taylor, Elizabeth |
sp
|
£185
|
£950
|
413.5% |
| Warhol, Andy |
sp
|
£175
|
£1,950
|
1014.3% |
| Wayne, John |
sp
|
£1,500
|
£1,950
|
30.0% |
| Who, The |
sp
|
£475
|
£3,950
|
731.6% |
| Wilde, Oscar |
aps
|
£850
|
£5,500
|
547.1% |
| Williams, Robbie |
sp
|
£75
|
£350
|
366.7% |
| Woods, Tiger |
sp
|
£950
|
£1,750
|
84.2% |
|
|
£80,720
|
£306,500
|
279.7% |
Key:
sp = Undedicated Signed Photo
aps = Undedicated Album Page Signature
| Fraser's 100 |
1997 |
1998 |
1999 |
2000 |
2001 |
| Total |
£80,720 |
£95,905 |
£114,535 |
£136,625 |
£161,960 |
| Increase |
£15,185 |
£18,630 |
£22,090 |
£25,335 |
£30,785 |
| Cumulative Increase % |
18.8% |
41.9% |
69.3% |
100.6% |
138.8% |
| Annual increase % |
18.8% |
19.4% |
19.3% |
18.5% |
19.0% |
| Fraser's 100 |
2002 |
2003 |
2004 |
2005 |
2006 |
2007 |
2008 |
| Total |
£192,745 |
£197,570 |
£218,465 |
£245,610 |
£264,760 |
£287,855 |
£306,500 |
| Increase |
£4,825 |
£20,895 |
£27,145 |
£19,150 |
£23,095 |
£18,645 |
|
| Cumulative Increase % |
144.8% |
170.6% |
204.3% |
228.0% |
256.6% |
279.7% |
|
| Annual increase % |
2.5% |
10.6% |
12.4% |
7.8% |
8.7% |
6.5% |
|
| Average compound increase 12.9% over 11 year period |
