Goldin, one of the world’s major collectibles marketplaces, has announced a huge trove of diverse Type 1 photos of celebrities for auction sale.
The images cover pop and music icons, actors, business magnates and many others at the height of their careers and some of the earliest phases of their professional and celebrity lives.
Examples include a completely signed 1969 Apollo 11 lunar landing image with the signatures of all three first visitors to the moon (Armstrong, Collins, and of course “Buzz” Aldrin) and multiple shots of Marilyn Monroe.
One of these was in fact taken for LIFE Magazine just two days before her death.
Other photos, of Tupac Shakur, Eminem, Kurt Cobain with his daughter Francis Bean Cobain, and even a photo of business giant Jeff Bezos sporting a high school yearbook outfit, are also up for auction.
Further notable Type 1 photos already sold by Goldin include:
A 1985 Mike Tyson pro debut photo in which his mentor at the time is shown lacing his gloves before his first victory fight. The image sold for $6,500.
A photo of baseball player Jackie Robinson, the first black player in the Major League, wearing his #42 Brooklyn Dodgers uniform. Bidding on this photo shot up to $22,000 before closing.
A signed Type 1 image of Serena and Venus Williams from 1996 that is the oldest known example of its kind with their signatures and sold for just over $6,000.
A photo of Michael Jordan in 1990 wearing a #12 jersey that he wore only that one time because his regular #23 jersey had been stolen by a security staff member. This shot fetched a closing price of $10,000.
Type 1 photos are prints developed within two years of a shot having been originally captured from its negative and they’ve become increasingly popular.
This of course means that their prices have gone up too, especially if they feature iconic scenes, famous figures or celebrities in particular.
The levels that these prices can rise to are quite impressive too. For example, Goldin itself sold a Type 1 photo of Michael Jordan for $225,000 recently and in November of 2023 also sold a Joe Namath Type 1 image for $197,640.
Goldin’s auction of numerous celebrity and iconic figure photos has been open since March 30 and will continue until April 13.
However, it’s not being conducted as a single labeled Type 1 photo auction on the site. Instead, you can find it under Goldin’s “March Pop Culture Elite” offerings.
Image credits: Goldin, Wikimedia
Goldin itself is one of the world’s major digital marketplaces for trading cards, memorabilia and collectibles. The site has reportedly sold over $2 billion in these items featuring many iconic figures and names in sports, pop culture and history.
The company also frequently sets records with the closing prices of some of its trading cards and other memorabilia auctions.
