John Franklin Autographs
Rear-Admiral Sir John Franklin KCH FRS FLS FRGS (16 April 1786 – 11 June 1847) was a British Royal Navy officer, explorer and colonial administrator. After serving in the Napoleonic Wars and the War of 1812, he led two expeditions into the Canadian Arctic and through the islands of the Arctic Archipelago, during the Coppermine expedition of 1819 and the Mackenzie River expedition of 1825, and served as Lieutenant-Governor of Van Diemen's Land from 1837 to 1843. During his third and final expedition, an attempt to traverse the Northwest Passage in 1845, Franklin's ships became icebound off King William Island in what is now Nunavut, where he died in June 1847. The icebound ships were abandoned ten months later, and the entire crew died from causes such as starvation, hypothermia, and scurvy.
Franklin was born in Spilsby, Lincolnshire, on 16 April 1786, the ninth of twelve children born to Hannah Weekes and Willingham Franklin. His father was a merchant descended from a line of country gentlemen, while his mother was the daughter of a farmer. One of his brothers later entered the legal profession and eventually became a judge in Madras; another joined the East India Company; while a sister, Sarah, was the mother of Emily Tennyson, wife of Alfred, Lord Tennyson. John Franklin must have been affected by an obvious desire to better his social and economic position, given that his elder brothers struggled, sometimes successfully and sometimes not, to establish themselves in a wide variety of careers.
Educated at King Edward VI Grammar School in Louth, he soon became interested in a career at sea. His father, who intended for Franklin to enter the church or become a businessman, was initially opposed but was reluctantly convinced to allow him to go on a trial voyage on a merchant ship when he was aged 12. His experience of seafaring only confirmed his interest in a career at sea, so in March 1800, Franklin's father secured him a Royal Navy appointment on HMS Polyphemus.
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Current items with a signature of John Franklin
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Traded items with a signature of John Franklin
The most expensive item with a signature of John Franklin (JOHN FRANKLIN * PSA * Vanished POLAR EXPLORER Autograph Signed * RIP) was sold in October 2025 for $995.00 while the cheapest item (2018 Sage Hit Premier Draft John Franklin Rookie Auto Autograph RC #A-18) found a new owner for $0.99 in September 2023. The month with the most items sold (2) was October 2016 with an average selling price of $72.49 for an autographed item of John Franklin. Sold items reached their highest average selling price in October 2016 with $72.49 and the month that saw the lowest prices with $0.99 was March 2022. In average, an autographed item from John Franklin is worth $4.50.
Most recently, these items with a signature of John Franklin were sold on eBay - click here for more items.
| Picture | Item Title | Price | Store |
 | 2018 SAGE HIT BLACK RC JOHN FRANKLIN AUTO SIGNED #A-18 FLORIDA ATLANTIC OWLS | $4.95 |  |
| 2018 SAGE HIT BLACK RC JOHN FRANKLIN AUTO SIGNED #A-18 FLORIDA ATLANTIC OWLS | $4.95 | |
| 2018 SAGE HIT BLACK RC JOHN FRANKLIN AUTO SIGNED #A-18 FLORIDA ATLANTIC OWLS | $4.95 | |
| John Franklin 2018 Sage Hit Premier Draft Auto A-18 -Florida Atlantic -Autograph | $3.98 | |
| John Franklin 2018 Sage Hit Premier Draft Auto A-18 -Florida Atlantic -Autograph | $3.98 | |
| John Franklin 2018 Sage Hit Premier Draft Auto A-18 -Florida Atlantic -Autograph | $3.98 | |
| John Franklin 2018 Sage Hit Premier Draft Auto A-18 -Florida Atlantic -Autograph | $3.98 | |
| John Franklin-Myers New York Jets Autographed Signed 8x10 Photo JSA COA | $15.25 | |
| John Franklin-Myers New York Jets Autographed Signed 8x10 Photo JSA COA | $15.25 | |
| John Franklin-Myers New York Jets Autographed Signed 8x10 Photo JSA COA | $15.25 | |
| John Franklin-Myers New York Jets Autographed Signed 8x10 Photo JSA COA | $15.25 | |
 | SAGE 2018 Premier Draft John Franklin III #A-18 Autographed Card | $2.25 | |
| SAGE 2018 Premier Draft John Franklin III #A-18 Autographed Card | $2.25 | |
| SAGE 2018 Premier Draft John Franklin III #A-18 Autographed Card | $2.25 | |
| SAGE 2018 Premier Draft John Franklin III #A-18 Autographed Card | $2.25 | |
Latest News about John Franklin
Former 'Last Chance U' stars sue Netflix, NJCAA over compensation, portrayals in (02/14/2025): Among the players seeking $30 million in damages is ex-Florida State and Auburn player John Franklin III 
John Franklin-Myers says Jets didn't offer him 'anything close' to Broncos deal (05/03/2024): Franklin-Myers was set to make $13.3 million in 2024 with the Jets, who were going to ask him to take a pay cut George Paton: John Franklin-Myers is a player that we have always respected (04/29/2024): The Broncos made it official on Monday morning, announcing they've acquired defensive lineman John Franklin-Myers from the Jets. Jets trading DE John Franklin-Myers to Broncos (04/27/2024): The Jets have traded DE John Franklin-Myers to the Broncos, less than a week after dealing QB Zach Wilson to Denver. Jets trade John Franklin-Myers to Broncos for 2026 sixth-round draft pick (04/27/2024): Veteran defensive end John Franklin-Myers is on the move.
Older News Stories about John Franklin
Report: NFL tells Jets that John Franklin-Myers shouldn't have been flagged for (09/2023): On Wednesday, Jets coach Robert Saleh said he would be talking to the league about the roughing-the-passer foul called called on Sunday in Dallas against defensive lineman John Franklin-Myers. John Franklin-Myers, Micheal Clemons could see more work inside (06/2023): More inside work possibly coming for JFM and Clemons. Jets' Sauce Gardner, John Franklin-Myers say they accidentally liked tweets crit (11/2022): Sauce Gardner and others may have been just a little frustrated with Zach Wilson's lack of accountability. PFF: Jets’ John Franklin-Myers is top-20 pass rusher since 2020 (07/2022): PFF: #Jets' John Franklin-Myers is top-20 pass rusher since 2020: Jets signing John Franklin-Myers to four-year extension as defensive end avoids (10/2021): Franklin-Myers is one of the young pieces on the Jets defense Why Jets' John Franklin-Myers will replace Grady Jarrett as NFL's most underrate (07/2021): Franklin-Myers is primed to take the next step toward stardom in his fourth season
