Ralph Bunche Autographs
Ralph Johnson Bunche (/bʌntʃ/; August 7, 1904 – December 9, 1971) was an American political scientist, diplomat, and leading actor in the mid-20th-century decolonization process and US civil rights movement, who received the 1950 Nobel Peace Prize for his late 1940s mediation in Israel. He is the first black Nobel laureate and the first person of African descent to be awarded a Nobel Prize. He was involved in the formation and early administration of the United Nations (UN), and played a major role in both the decolonization process and numerous UN peacekeeping operations.
Bunche served on the US delegation to both the Dumbarton Oaks Conference in 1944 and United Nations Conference on International Organization in 1945 that drafted the UN charter. He then served on the American delegation to the first session of the United Nations General Assembly in 1946 and joined the UN as head of the Trusteeship Department, beginning a long series of troubleshooting roles and responsibilities related to decolonization. In 1948, Bunche became an acting mediator for the Middle East, negotiating an armistice between Egypt and Israel. For this success he was awarded the Nobel Peace Prize in 1950.
Bunche continued to serve at the UN, working on crises in the Sinai (1956), the Congo (1960), Yemen (1963), Cyprus (1964) and Bahrain in 1970, reporting directly to the UN Secretary-General. He chaired study groups dealing with water resources in the Middle East. In 1957, he was promoted to Under-Secretary-General for special political affairs, having prime responsibility for peacekeeping roles. In 1965, Bunche supervised the cease-fire following the war between India and Pakistan. He retired from the UN in June 1971, dying six months later.
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Traded items with a signature of Ralph Bunche
The most expensive item with a signature of Ralph Bunche (2011 Leaf Cut Signature Edition 1/4 Ralph Bunche Cut Signature Auto c7e) was sold in June 2025 for $231.59 while the cheapest item (Ruth Bunche Wife of Ralph Bunche Autographed Vintage First Day Cover) found a new owner for $0.99 in July 2012. The month with the most items sold (4) was January 2015 with an average selling price of $28.01 for an autographed item of Ralph Bunche. Sold items reached their highest average selling price in February 2012 with $199.99 and the month that saw the lowest prices with $0.99 was July 2012. In average, an autographed item from Ralph Bunche is worth $23.50.
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| Picture | Item Title | Price | Store |
 | RALPH BUNCHE (D.1971) NOBEL PRIZE/U.N. DIPLOMAT SIGNED CHECK SLABBED PSA/DNA | $49.95 |  |
| RALPH BUNCHE (NOBEL PEACE PRIZE WINNER) ORIGINAL 1968 HAND-SIGNED LETTER | $20.00 | |
| Ralph Bunche - 1st African American to Receive Nobel Peace Prize - Signed FDC | $41.21 | |
| Ralph Bunche - Nobel Peace Prize, U.S. Diplomat - Autographed Letter (TLS), 1949 | $37.01 | |
| Ralph Bunche - Nobel Peace Prize, U.S. Diplomat - Autographed Letter (TLS), 1963 | $41.56 | |
| Ralph Bunche - Nobel Peace Prize, U.S. Diplomat - Autographed Letter (TLS), 1965 | $37.00 | |
| Ralph Bunche - U.S. Diplomat, Nobel Peace Prize - Signed Postal Cover | $6.50 | |
| Ralph Bunche 1st Black Nobel Prize Winner Scientist Diplomat Autograph Signature | $74.99 | |
| RALPH BUNCHE HAND SIGNED AUTO CUT INDEX CARD BOLD UNLINED 100% GUARANTEE D 1971 | $10.00 | |
| RALPH BUNCHE HAND SIGNED AUTO INDEX CARD BOLD UNLINED 100% GUARANTEE D 1971 | $10.00 | |
| Ralph Bunche Hand Signed United Nations First Day Postal Card...Won Nobel Prize | $12.00 | |
| Ralph Bunche letter signed. Nobel Peace Prize, US Ambassador to UN | $19.99 | |
| Ralph Bunche photo signed. Nobel Peace Prize, US Ambassador to UN | $19.99 | |
| RALPH BUNCHE SIGNED AUTO INDEX CARD BOLD UNLINED 100% GUARANTEE D 1971 | $9.00 | |
| Ralph Bunche Signed/ Autographed Letter US Ambassador To UN | $23.50 | |
