By and large though, the largest collecting subgroup is comprised of people who collect Celebrity autographs. The ardent fans who collect these are on the look out for the higher profile actors and actresses but will accept autographs from people who are a little lesser well known.

In this paper chase it is not surprising to see Signatures of Hollywood Stars on anything being bought and sold for thousands of dollars. There are stores and books devoted solely to celebrity autographs which shows you just how popular this really is as a hobby and also a business for some people.

The world has always seemed to have an extreme fascination with movie stars, actors and actresses, the rich and famous. These are all celebrities, although of different degrees. In order of desirability these are always highly coveted. Some signatures of other famous people such as Winston Churchill or Billy Graham attract a certain amount of attention, but generally speaking the signatures most wanted are the stars.As not all stars will give out their autographs some of them will be worth more money than others.

There is no real consensus about why these Autographs Photos of celebrities are so popular. The main theory is that people wish to have something tangible that will allow them to keep a part of that person with them at all times. They often treat these autographs with reverence. They have achieved, through the autograph, a certain amount of stature. For many people it is a chance to make contact with someone whom they idolize and whom they may never see again.

It is also a chance to be fleetingly in the spotlight, on the coat-tails, but nevertheless, in the spotlight. To the fervent collector, there is little they would not do in order to acquire one of their more desired autographs. They stand in line for hours in any kind of weather, they expose themselves to embarrassment and ridicule and often spend a great deal of money in the pursuit of their quest. They are not guaranteed any return on their money and yet they persist. It is hard to understand the reasoning behind this but then that may be said about a great many things that are collected.

There are moments of great reward for these collectors too. Sometimes just achieving their goal and getting that one elusive autograph is enough. At other times they may be one of the lucky ones and actually turn that piece of paper into a gold mine. Some Celebrities' Autograph are worth quite a bit of money. The value is based on the scarcity, condition and the desirability of the autograph. There are many guides to help collectors sort these things out, but many just like to get the autographs of celebrities they admire.