Presentation on Hobbies By Santosh Kumar Lahoti Founder : Autograph Collectors Club of India & Limca Book of Records holder.

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HobbiesHobbies

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Santosh Kumar Lahoti Santosh Kumar Lahoti Founder : Autograph Collectors Club of Founder : Autograph Collectors Club of

IndiaIndia

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Limca Book of Records holderLimca Book of Records holder

Hobby is for Health & Hobby is for Health & Hobby is for Hobby is for HappinessHappiness

WORLD OF HOBBIESWORLD OF HOBBIES

The pursuit of hobby The pursuit of hobby offersoffers

• Enjoyment Enjoyment • EducationEducation• Companionship with othersCompanionship with others of similar interestof similar interest• Relaxing diversion and Relaxing diversion and • Passive incomePassive income

Meaning of an Meaning of an AutographAutograph

•Any piece of hand-written Any piece of hand-written material is counted as an material is counted as an “Autograph”- a single word “Autograph”- a single word or thousands. And it does or thousands. And it does not even have to be signednot even have to be signed

Autograph as an Autograph as an hobbyhobby

•A hobby that fascinates both young & A hobby that fascinates both young & old old

•Autographs of legendary personalities Autographs of legendary personalities are precious possession for those who are precious possession for those who admire themadmire them

•Probably the most personal thing that Probably the most personal thing that one person can give is his/her signature one person can give is his/her signature

• It costs nothing It costs nothing •Fastest growing hobby in the world Fastest growing hobby in the world •Hold history in your handsHold history in your hands

Why collect Why collect autographsautographs•It is a hobby of great educational It is a hobby of great educational

values, gives mental reliefvalues, gives mental relief•It broadens mind and teaches the It broadens mind and teaches the

collector history of one’s own collector history of one’s own countrycountry

•The hobby not only brings the The hobby not only brings the collector in contact with great collector in contact with great personalities but also enlarges personalities but also enlarges one’s circle of friends having one’s circle of friends having common interestcommon interest

What should be What should be CollectedCollected

Autographs ofAutographs of • Film starsFilm stars• Cricketers and Sportspersons Cricketers and Sportspersons • Nobel laureatesNobel laureates• Head of State/ Country Head of State/ Country • RoyaltyRoyalty• Art/ Music ArtistsArt/ Music Artists• IndustrialistsIndustrialists• ScientistsScientists• Others like Singers, Models, Authors etc.Others like Singers, Models, Authors etc.

SHAH RUKH KHAN (ACTOR)

SACHIN TENDULKAR (SPORTS)

SOURAV GANGULY (SPORTS)

HRITHIK ROSHAN (ACTOR)

MAHATAMA GANDHI’S SIGNATURE IN NINE

DIFFERENT LANGUAGES

AISHWARYA RAI & ARJUN RAMPAL

(ACTOR)

CHANDRA SEKHAR (EX-PRIME MINISTER)

KAMAL HASAN (ACTOR)

RATAN TATA (INDUSTRALIST)

How to StartHow to Start

•Collectors generally start with Collectors generally start with signatures of the notables of signatures of the notables of their localities and there after their localities and there after of the Nationof the Nation

•Some can collect signatures Some can collect signatures of any and every celebrities of any and every celebrities who comes their wayswho comes their ways

How to collect How to collect autographautographSignatures can be collected on Signatures can be collected on

•Autograph Book or Autograph Autograph Book or Autograph CardCard

•PhotographPhotograph

•First Day Covers, Special Covers, First Day Covers, Special Covers, Sketches Sketches

•Cartoons and BooksCartoons and Books

•CDs, Bats, Balls, Cap etc. CDs, Bats, Balls, Cap etc.

How to increase your How to increase your collectioncollection•By collecting in personBy collecting in person

•By letter writingBy letter writing

•By exchangeBy exchange

•By purchaseBy purchase

•By joining Autograph By joining Autograph Collectors Club of India Collectors Club of India

Valuation of AutographValuation of AutographSix basic features that determine Six basic features that determine

value :value :•celebritycelebrity•content content •rarity rarity •condition condition •medium and medium and •datedate Note : There are only six known Note : There are only six known

autographs of Shakespeare and if ever autographs of Shakespeare and if ever came available to the market, it would came available to the market, it would probably achieve over probably achieve over £2 million£2 million

PRICING THE PRICING THE PERSONALITIESPERSONALITIES

Key to abbreviations:Key to abbreviations:Sig:Sig: Single signature in ink; Single signature in ink; DSDS: Document : Document signed; signed; ALSALS: Autographed letter signed; : Autographed letter signed; SPSP: Signed photograph: Signed photographFigures in US dollarsFigures in US dollarsSource: The Official Autograph Collectors Price Source: The Official Autograph Collectors Price GuideGuide

Name SIG DS ALS SP

Adolf Hitler 1500 2250 Rare 2500

Dalai Lama 75 160 200 100

M K Gandhi 550 1200 1500 Scare

Mother Teresa 125 250 Rare 275

Advice to new Advice to new collectorcollector

•Never cut an AutographNever cut an Autograph•Never stick AutographsNever stick Autographs•Never laminate AutographsNever laminate Autographs•Avoid taking Autographs on Avoid taking Autographs on

both side both side •Keep a record of all your Keep a record of all your

collections collections

Now what are you Now what are you waiting for?waiting for?

•Make up your mind and Make up your mind and start collecting start collecting autographs from todayautographs from today

•It will give you immense It will give you immense happiness and joyhappiness and joy

AutographAutograph Collectors Club of Collectors Club of India is to answer all your India is to answer all your queries likequeries like• How to write request letter for Autograph?How to write request letter for Autograph?• Where to get addresses of celebrities?Where to get addresses of celebrities?• Guidance to collect AutographGuidance to collect Autograph

For more information, write or contact : For more information, write or contact : Autograph Collectors Club of IndiaAutograph Collectors Club of IndiaShree Sadan, 26 P.K. Tagore Street, Shree Sadan, 26 P.K. Tagore Street, Kolkata - 700 006 Kolkata - 700 006 Phone : 033 25305293Phone : 033 25305293Email : [email protected] : [email protected] : www.autographindia.com Website : www.autographindia.com

Autograph Collectors Club of Autograph Collectors Club of India (Regd.)India (Regd.)The main aims and objects :The main aims and objects :• To promote and guide the study of To promote and guide the study of

AutographsAutographs

•To organise exhibitions of Autographs To organise exhibitions of Autographs

•To check the authenticity of AutographsTo check the authenticity of Autographs

•To help the collectors get addresses of To help the collectors get addresses of celebritiescelebrities

The annual membership fee is Rs. 100 and The annual membership fee is Rs. 100 and

Life membership is Rs. 1,000. Life membership is Rs. 1,000.

Happy Happy Collecting !Collecting !Thank youThank you