Presentation on Hobbies By Santosh Kumar Lahoti Founder : Autograph Collectors Club of India &

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

2. Hobby is for Health & Hobby is for Happiness

3. WORLD OF HOBBIES The pursuit of hobby offers • Enjoyment • Education • Companionship with others of similar interest • Relaxing diversion and • Passive income

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

5. Autograph as an hobby • A hobby that fascinates both young & old • Autographs of legendary personalities are precious possession for those who admire them • Probably the most personal thing that one person can give is his/her signature • It costs nothing • Fastest growing hobby in the world • Hold history in your hands

6. Why collect autographs • It is a hobby of great educational values, gives mental relief • It broadens mind and teaches the collector history of one’s own country • The hobby not only brings the collector in contact with great personalities but also enlarges one’s circle of friends having common interest

7. What should be Collected Autographs of • Film stars • Cricketers and Sportspersons • Nobel laureates • Head of State/ Country • Royalty • Art/ Music Artists • Industrialists • Scientists • Others like Singers, Models, Authors etc.

8. SHAH RUKH KHAN (ACTOR)

10. SACHIN TENDULKAR (SPORTS)

11. SOURAV GANGULY (SPORTS)

12. HRITHIK ROSHAN (ACTOR)

13. MAHATAMA GANDHI’S SIGNATURE IN NINE DIFFERENT LANGUAGES

14. AISHWARYA RAI & ARJUN RAMPAL (ACTOR)

15. CHANDRA SEKHAR (EX-PRIME MINISTER)

16. KAMAL HASAN (ACTOR)

17. RATAN TATA (INDUSTRALIST)

18. How to Start • Collectors generally start with signatures of the notables of their localities and there after of the Nation • Some can collect signatures of any and every celebrities who comes their ways

19. How to collect autograph Signatures can be collected on • Autograph Book or Autograph Card • Photograph • First Day Covers, Special Covers, Sketches • Cartoons and Books • CDs, Bats, Balls, Cap etc.

20. How to increase your collection • By collecting in person • By letter writing • By exchange • By purchase • By joining Autograph Collectors Club of India

21. Valuation of Autograph Six basic features that determine value : • celebrity • content • rarity • condition • medium and • date Note : There are only six known autographs of Shakespeare and if ever came available to the market, it would probably achieve over £2 million

22. PRICING THE PERSONALITIES Key to abbreviations:Sig: Single signature in ink; DS: Document signed; ALS: Autographed letter signed; SP: Signed photographFigures in US dollarsSource: The Official Autograph Collectors Price Guide

23. Advice to new collector • Never cut an Autograph • Never stick Autographs • Never laminate Autographs • Avoid taking Autographs on both side • Keep a record of all your collections

24. Now what are you waiting for? Make up your mind and start collecting autographs from today It will give you immense happiness and joy

25. Autograph Collectors Club of India is to answer all your queries like • How to write request letter for Autograph? • Where to get addresses of celebrities? • Guidance to collect Autograph For more information, write or contact : Autograph Collectors Club of India Shree Sadan, 26 P.K. Tagore Street, Kolkata - 700 006 Phone : 033 25305293 Email : sklahoti@hotmail.com Website : www.autographindia.com

26. Autograph Collectors Club of India (Regd.) The main aims and objects : • To promote and guide the study of Autographs • To organise exhibitions of Autographs • To check the authenticity of Autographs • To help the collectors get addresses of celebrities The annual membership fee is Rs. 100 and Life membership is Rs. 1,000.

27. Happy Collecting ! Thank you