Robert Ripley Autographs
LeRoy Robert Ripley (February 22, 1890 – May 27, 1949) was an American cartoonist, entrepreneur, and amateur anthropologist, who is known for creating the Ripley's Believe It or Not! newspaper panel series, television show, and radio show, which feature odd facts from around the world.
Subjects covered in Ripley's cartoons and text ranged from sports feats to little-known facts about unusual and exotic sites. He also included items submitted by readers, who supplied photographs of a wide variety of small-town American trivia ranging from unusually shaped vegetables to oddly marked domestic animals, all documented by photographs and then depicted by his drawings.
LeRoy Robert Ripley was born on February 22, 1890, in Santa Rosa, California, although his exact birthdate is disputed. He dropped out of high school after his father's death to help his family, and at age 16, he began working as a sports cartoonist for various newspapers. In 1913, he moved to New York City. While drawing cartoons for The New York Globe newspaper, he created his first "Believe It or Not!" cartoon, published in the December 19, 1918, issue. With a positive response from readers, the cartoon began appearing weekly.
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Traded items with a signature of Robert Ripley
The most expensive item with a signature of Robert Ripley (Robert Ripley Signed Champs and Chumps Believe it or Not! Early Print JSA LOA) was sold in May 2024 for $1,250.00 while the cheapest item (BOB CONSIDINE HAND-SIGNED 1961 BOOK ABOUT ROBERT RIPLEY BOOK (BELIEVE IT OR NOT)) found a new owner for $9.95 in October 2012. The month with the most items sold (3) was April 2014 with an average selling price of $27.00 for an autographed item of Robert Ripley. Sold items reached their highest average selling price in May 2026 with $500.00 and the month that saw the lowest prices with $9.95 was October 2012. In average, an autographed item from Robert Ripley is worth $135.00.
Most recently, these items with a signature of Robert Ripley were sold on eBay - click here for more items.
| Picture | Item Title | Price | Store |
 | Autographed, signed, Robert Ripley, Ripley's Believe or Or Not Omnibus, 1934 | $500.00 |  |
| Autographed, signed, Robert Ripley, Ripley's Believe or Or Not Omnibus, 1934 | $500.00 | |
 | Ripley's Believe It Or Not 1929 12th Printing Signed Robert Ripley | $400.00 | |
| Ripley's Believe It Or Not 1929 12th Printing Signed Robert Ripley | $400.00 | |
| Ripley’s Believe It Or Not Autograph PSA/DNA Large Cut Signed Robert Ripley Auto | $193.50 | |
| Robert Ripley Autograph Becket Autograph 10! | $450.00 | |
| Robert Ripley Autograph Becket Autograph 10! | $450.00 | |
| Robert Ripley Autographed "Believe It Not" Book JSA Letter | $254.99 | |
| Robert Ripley Autographed "Believe It Not" Book JSA Letter | $254.99 | |
| Robert Ripley Signed "Believe It or Not" Cut Autograph Beckett Slab | $429.99 | |
| Robert Ripley Signed "Believe It or Not" Cut Autograph Beckett Slab | $429.99 | |
| Robert Ripley Signed Cut Custom 3x5 Card PSA DNA Slab Ripley's Believe It or Not | $449.99 | |
| Robert Ripley Signed Cut Custom 3x5 Card PSA DNA Slab Ripley's Believe It or Not | $449.99 | |
| Robert Ripley Signed Photo Vintage Original 7 x 9 Silver Gelatin Believe It 1939 | $400.00 | |
| Robert Ripley Signed Photo Vintage Original 7 x 9 Silver Gelatin Believe It 1939 | $400.00 | |
