Leona Helmsley Autographs
Leona Roberts Helmsley (born Lena Mindy Rosenthal; July 4, 1920 – August 20, 2007) was an American businesswoman. After allegations of non-payment were made by contractors hired to improve Helmsley's Connecticut home, she was investigated and convicted of federal income tax evasion and other crimes in 1989. Although having initially received a sentence of 16 years, she was required to serve only 19 months in prison and two months under house arrest. During the trial, a former housekeeper testified that she had heard Helmsley say: "We don't pay taxes; only the little people pay taxes." This quote was identified with her for the rest of her life. Helmsley's flamboyant personality and reputation for tyrannical behavior earned her the nickname Queen of Mean.
Helmsley was born Lena Mindy Rosenthal in Marbletown, New York, to Polish-Jewish immigrants, Ida Popkin, a homemaker, and Morris Rosenthal, a hatmaker. Her family moved to Brooklyn while she was still a girl, and moved six more times before settling in Manhattan. After dropping out of Abraham Lincoln High School to seek her fortune, she changed her name several times over a short period—from Lee Roberts, Mindy Roberts, and Leni Roberts—before finally going by Leona Mindy Roberts and having her surname legally changed to Roberts.
Roberts' first husband was attorney Leo Panzirer, whom she divorced in 1952. Their only son was Jay (1940–1982), who had four children with his wife, Mimi. Jay died of heart failure at age 42. Leona was twice married to and divorced from her second husband, garment industry executive Joseph Lubin. After a brief period at a sewing factory, she joined a New York real estate firm, where she eventually became vice-president. Roberts was a chain smoker, consuming several packs a day. She would later claim that she appeared in billboard ads for Chesterfield cigarettes, but her claim remains unsubstantiated.
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Traded items with a signature of Leona Helmsley
The most expensive item with a signature of Leona Helmsley (Leona Helmsley Signed Framed 1992 Letter & Photo Display Helmsley Hotels) was sold in September 2013 for $149.99 while the cheapest item (Leona Helmsley Signed Cut) found a new owner for $1.04 in January 2014. The month with the most items sold (2) was July 2012 with an average selling price of $22.49 for an autographed item of Leona Helmsley. Sold items reached their highest average selling price in September 2013 with $149.99 and the month that saw the lowest prices with $1.64 was October 2016. In average, an autographed item from Leona Helmsley is worth $15.24.
Most recently, these items with a signature of Leona Helmsley were sold on eBay - click here for more items.
| Picture | Item Title | Price | Store |
 | Hand Signed Susan B Anthony FDC Envelope Autographed by Leona Helmsley | $18.95 |  |
| Hotel Queen Leona Helmsley signed Gen. Federation of Women's Clubs FDC NY 1966 | $25.00 | |
| Leona Helmsley American businesswoman Hand Signed 1981 Page Queen of Mean | $5.50 | |
| Leona Helmsley Autographed First Day Cover JSA COA Queen of Mean Business Woman | $45.99 | |
| Leona Helmsley businesswoman Signed 3x5 Index Card | $3.25 | |
| Leona Helmsley d 2007 Billionaire Icon 2011 Leaf Cut Signature Edition Auto #1/1 | $66.95 | |
| Leona Helmsley Hand Signed 4x6 Index Card Autograph Hotels Queen of Mean JSA COA | $42.99 | |
| Leona Helmsley Original Signed Letter TLS Dated 1992 Helmsley Hotels Letterhead | $11.50 | |
| LEONA HELMSLEY Signed Booklet Reprinted From NEW YORK MAGAZINE Helmsley Hotels | $32.00 | |
| Leona Helmsley Signed Cut | $1.04 | |
| Leona Helmsley Signed Envelope AUTO Autograph | $1.64 | |
| Leona Helmsley was an American businesswoma Hand Signed Index Card Queen of Mean | $6.50 | |
| Queen of Mean Businesswoman Leona Helmsley signed / autographed hotel matchbook! | $16.99 | |
| Queen of Mean Businesswoman Leona Helmsley signed / autographed hotel matchbook! | $16.99 | |
 | Queen of Mean Businesswoman Leona Helmsley signed / autographed photocard RARE - | $16.99 | |
