Three rare Apple items have hit the auction block, including a Steve Jobs autographed copy of a Time Magazine cover, a functional Apple-1, and a vintage Apple check.
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Another batch of Apple collectables have come up for auction, this time as part of Boston-based RR Auction's collection.
One item in the collection, a check, is particularly noteworthy as it bares both Jobs' signature and a header that reads "Apple Computer Company." Moreover, it's dated July 23, 1976 -- the year Apple was founded.
"[T]he check uses Apple's first official address at "770 Welch Rd., Ste. 154, Palo Alto"-- the location of an answering service and mail drop that they used while still operating out of the famous Jobs family garage," the "In very fine condition. Encapsulated in a PSA/DNA authentication holder."
The check is anticipated to sell for at least $25,000.
Also included in the auction is a functional Apple-1 computer, hand-numbered by Steve Jobs.
The computer, which comes from personal computing pioneer Roger Wagner's collection, is being sold with all components and accessories required for operation. It is listed as #12 on the Apple-1 Registry.
Wagner is known for authoring the first book on assembly-language programming for the Apple II.
According to the set includes:
- original Apple-1 board, marked in the hand of Steve Jobs with stock number "01-0068"
- original Apple Cassette Interface (ACI) with manual
- original Apple II keyboard with Apple-1 cable adapter
- Apple-1 Basic cassettes
- Panasonic RQ413S Portable Cassette Tape Recorder/Player
- Taxan Model KG-12NU-Y 12" Display Monitor
- CFFA1-CF card adapter for Apple-1
- Replica Apple-1 Operation Manual signed in black felt tip by Steve Wozniak
Apple-1 expert Corey Cohen has rated the condition of the set as 7.0/10 and will offer a comprehensive, technical condition report to qualified bidders. The set includes a full letter of authenticity from PSA/DNA for Jobs' handwriting on the board.
The Apple-1 is anticipated to bring in over $450,000.
Lastly, the auction includes a Jobs-autographed cover of the February 1982 issue of Time Magazine.
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Included with the cover is the original Apple Computer mailing envelope, postmarked at Cupertino, California, on March 17, 1982.
The cover is for a minimum of $25,000.
All three auctions end on June 23.
RR Auction is holding another auction of Apple memorabilia, including photographs, manuals, and other artifacts signed by Steve Wozniak and Ronald Wayne.