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Janis Joplin

Currency:USD Category:Collectibles / Autographs Start Price:NA Estimated At:800.00 - 1,200.00 USD
Janis Joplin

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Auction Date:2011 Jul 13 @ 18:00 (UTC-05:00 : EST/CDT)
Location:5 Rt 101A Suite 5, Amherst, New Hampshire, 03031, United States
ALS - Autograph Letter Signed
ANS - Autograph Note Signed
AQS - Autograph Quotation Signed
AMQS - Autograph Musical Quotation Signed
DS - Document Signed
FDC - First Day Cover
Inscribed - “Personalized”
ISP - Inscribed Signed Photograph
LS - Letter Signed
SP - Signed Photograph
TLS - Typed Letter Signed
Blues-influenced rock singer-songwriter (1943–1970) known for her distinctive voice and magnetic stage presence. Joplin, who performed both as the lead singer of San Francisco’s Big Brother and The Holding Company and as a solo artist, was found dead at the Landmark Hotel in Hollywood on October 4, 1970, most likely due to an overdose of heroin and whiskey. Vintage ballpoint signature, “Be beautiful…Love, Janis Joplin,” on an off-white sheet of airline stationery, folded to a size of 4 x 6.25. In very good condition, with scattered creasing, toning, and soiling, none of which detracts from Joplin’s exceptional signature. Accompanied by a letter of provenance from the daugther of the original owner, stating “My mother…received Janis Joplin’s autograph from an old boyfriend in 1967 or 1968. Her old boyfriend was a stuart [sic] on a plane and met Janis Joplin and asked for her autograph. He didn’t care for her that much so he gave it to my mother.” A very bold signature from one of rock’s most pioneering women.