Helmut Kohl Autographs

Helmut Josef Michael Kohl (German: ⓘ; 3 April 1930 – 16 June 2017) was a German politician who served as chancellor of Germany from 1990 to 1998 and, prior to German reunification, as the chancellor of West Germany from 1982 to 1990. He was leader of the Christian Democratic Union (CDU) from 1973 to 1998 and oversaw the end of the Cold War, the German reunification and the creation of the European Union (EU). Kohl’s 16-year tenure is the longest of any German chancellor since Otto von Bismarck, and is the longest for any democratically elected chancellor of Germany.
Born in Ludwigshafen to a Catholic family, Kohl joined the CDU in 1946 at the age of 16. He earned a PhD in history at Heidelberg University in 1958, and worked as a business executive before becoming a full-time politician. He was elected as the youngest member of the Parliament of Rhineland-Palatinate in 1959 and from 1969 to 1976 was minister president of the Rhineland-Palatinate state. Viewed during the 1960s and the early 1970s as a progressive within the CDU, he was elected national chairman of the party in 1973. After he had become party leader, Kohl was increasingly seen as a more conservative figure. In the 1976 and 1980 federal elections his party performed well, but the social-liberal government of social democrat Helmut Schmidt was able to remain in power. After Schmidt had lost the support of the liberal FDP in 1982, Kohl was elected Chancellor through a constructive vote of no confidence, forming a coalition government with the FDP. Kohl chaired the G7 in 1985 and 1992.
As Chancellor, Kohl was committed to European integration and especially to the Franco-German relationship; he was also a steadfast ally of the United States and supported Ronald Reagan's more aggressive policies to weaken the Soviet Union. Following the Revolutions of 1989, his government acted decisively, culminating in the German reunification in 1990. Kohl and French president François Mitterrand were the architects of the Maastricht Treaty which established the EU and the Euro currency. Kohl was also a central figure in the eastern enlargement of the EU, and his government led the effort to push for international recognition of Croatia, Slovenia, and Bosnia and Herzegovina when the states declared independence. He played an instrumental role in resolving the Bosnian War. Domestically Kohl's policies from 1990 focused on integrating former East Germany into reunified Germany, and he moved the federal capital from the "provisional capital" Bonn back to Berlin, although he never resided there because the government offices were only relocated in 1999. Kohl also greatly increased federal spending on arts and culture. After his chancellorship, Kohl became honorary chairman of the CDU in 1998 but resigned from the position in 2000 in the wake of the CDU donations scandal which damaged his reputation domestically.
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Traded items with a signature of Helmut Kohl

The most expensive item with a signature of Helmut Kohl (Hu Yaobang (d.1989) & Helmut Kohl Signed 7 x 9 Photo - JSA LOA *EXTREMELY RARE*) was sold in May 2018 for $3,999.99 while the cheapest item (Helmut Kohl former Chancellor of Germany autograph Signed photo 13x18 printed) found a new owner for $0.01 in November 2013. The month with the most items sold (5) was March 2013 with an average selling price of $37.00 for an autographed item of Helmut Kohl. Sold items reached their highest average selling price in April 2025 with $69.75 and the month that saw the lowest prices with $1.99 was May 2016. In average, an autographed item from Helmut Kohl is worth $19.99.

Most recently, these items with a signature of Helmut Kohl were sold on eBay - click here for more items.

Picture	Item Title	Price	Store
	100% Original Autograph Autographed Chancellor Helmut Kohl L1.18	$69.48
	100% Original Autograph Autographed Chancellor Helmut Kohl L1.18	$69.48
	100% Original Autograph Hand Signed Chancellor Helmut Kohl L1.18	$70.02
	100% Original Autograph Hand Signed Chancellor Helmut Kohl L1.18	$70.02
	hand signed autographed photo ~ German Chancellor HELMUT KOHL ~ 4x6	$19.95
	hand signed autographed photo ~ German Chancellor HELMUT KOHL ~ 4x6	$19.95
	Helmut Kohl - Chancellor of Germany - Signed 4x7 Photograph	$19.49
	Helmut Kohl - Chancellor of Germany - Signed 4x7 Photograph	$19.49
	Helmut Kohl Chancellor of Germany signed original color photo	$3.95
	Helmut Kohl Chancellor of Germany signed original color photo	$3.95
	Helmut Kohl Signed Photo Chancellor Of West Germany	$4.99
	Helmut Kohl Signed Photo Chancellor Of West Germany	$4.99
	Helmut Kohl, German Chancellor, Signed Photo, COA, UACC RD 036	$19.99
	Helmut Kohl, German Chancellor, Signed Photo, COA, UACC RD 036	$19.99
	Helmut Kohl, German Chancellor, Signed Photo, COA, UACC RD 036	$19.99