A 1976 “Apple Pc Firm” test signed by Apple co-founder Steve Jobs to pay Apple’s telephone invoice is up for public sale. The test, dated July 8, 1976, was made out to Pacific Phone to pay Apple’s $201.41 telephone invoice.
The tackle on the test is “770 Welch Rd., Ste. 154, Palo Alto,” which was Apple’s first official enterprise tackle and the placement of an answering service and mail drop that the corporate used whereas working out of the Jobs household storage.
The test has been given the very best grade of “GEM Mint 10” by PSA/DNA, which suggests the test is each in pristine situation and carries vital historic worth, because it signifies an important level within the growth of the private pc.
Apple Pc Firm test, 6 x 3, crammed out in sort and signed by Jobs, “steven jobs,” payable to Pacific Phone for $201.41, July 8, 1976. Headed “Apple Pc Firm,” the test makes use of Apple’s first official tackle at “770 Welch Rd., Ste. 154, Palo Alto” — the placement of an answering service and mail drop that they used whereas nonetheless working out of the well-known Jobs household storage. In very fantastic situation. Encapsulated and graded by PSA/DNA as “GEM MT 10.” A fascinating Jobs-signed test paying Apple Pc’s phone invoice some 31 years earlier than the discharge of the primary iPhone on June 29, 2007.
The test is included in an upcoming public sale being held by RR Auctions, referred to as the “Steve Jobs and the Apple Pc Revolution” assortment. The public sale is scheduled to finish on March 21, 2024.
Apple memorabilia carrying Steve Jobs’ signature has been a well-liked public sale merchandise in recent times.
In August 2023, RR Auctions auctioned off a short lived test signed by Jobs and Steve Wozniak for $135,261. The test was written for pc elements used to create the Apple I.
The test was the second ever written by the duo and predated Apple itself by shut to 2 weeks. It was a short lived test used earlier than receiving personalised firm checks.
In December 2023 a $4.01 Apple Pc Firm test made out to Radio Shack in 1976 and signed by Jobs bought for $46,063 at public sale. The test had been anticipated to fetch upwards of $25,000.
A number of different Apple-related objects are additionally up for public sale, together with a Steve Jobs signed Apple enterprise card, circa 1983. The cardboard, which is encased in a protecting holder, exhibits Jobs’ identify, title, and make contact with data.
Extremely coveted circa 1983 Apple Pc enterprise card of Steve Jobs, which is signed neatly in black ink, “steve jobs.” The off-white card, ??3.5 x 2, options the enduring ‘rainbow’ model of the Apple ‘byte’ emblem and reads: “Steven Jobs, Chairman Board of Administrators,” with the corporate’s tackle and make contact with data listed beneath: “10260 Bandley Drive, Cupertino, California 95014, (408) 996-1010.” In fantastic situation, with a faint stain on the entrance from an previous tape stain on the again. Encapsulated and graded by PSA/DNA as “GEM MT 10.”
The public sale additionally incorporates a letter typed and signed by Steve Jobs in 1983, by which he declines an invite to talk at an early keynote occasion.
TLS, signed “steve jobs,” one web page, 8.5 x 11, Apple Pc Inc. letterhead, April 8, 1983. Letter to Kevin Kucera, chairman of the Pc Membership on the American Graduate College of Worldwide Administration (AGSIM), in full: “I very a lot recognize your inviting me to be the keynote speaker for Pc Day this April. Sadly, I will likely be unable to attend as a consequence of prior commitments. I want your membership each success!” Contains the unique Apple Pc mailing envelope. In fantastic situation.
Jobs declined the invitation to permit him to focus on the upcoming launch of the unique Macintosh.