Lester Maddox Autographs
Lester Garfield Maddox Sr. (September 30, 1915 – June 25, 2003) was an American politician who served as the 75th governor of Georgia from 1967 to 1971. A populist Southern Democrat, Maddox came to prominence as a staunch segregationist when he refused to serve black customers in his Atlanta restaurant, the Pickrick, in violation of the Civil Rights Act of 1964. As he was ineligible to run for a second consecutive gubernatorial term, he sought and won election as lieutenant governor, serving alongside his successor as governor, Jimmy Carter.
Maddox was born in Atlanta, Georgia, the second of nine children born to Dean Garfield Maddox, a steelworker, and his wife, the former Flonnie Castleberry. Maddox left school shortly before graduation to help support the family by taking odd jobs, including real estate and grocery. He received his high school diploma through correspondence courses. During World War II, Maddox worked at the Bell Aircraft factory in Marietta, Georgia producing\nthe B-29 Superfortress bomber.
In 1944, Maddox, along with his wife Hattie Virginia (née Cox, 1918–1997), used $400 in savings to open a combination grocery store-and-restaurant called Lester's Grill. Building on that success, the couple then bought property on Hemphill Avenue near the Georgia Institute of Technology campus to open up the Pickrick Restaurant.
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Current items with a signature of Lester Maddox
These are the most current items with a signature of Lester Maddox that were listed on eBay and on other online stores - click here for more items.
| Picture | Item Title | Price | Store |
 | M-LESTER MADDOX Autograph Photo EX GOV. OF GEORGIA -W/COA | $72.22 |  |
| M-LESTER MADDOX Autograph Photo EX GOV. OF GEORGIA -W/COA | $72.22 | |
Traded items with a signature of Lester Maddox
The most expensive item with a signature of Lester Maddox (Lester Maddox Signed 15 Axe Handle PickRick Drumstick PSA/DNA COA Autograph GA) was sold in May 2016 for $499.99 while the cheapest item (OLD PICTURE AUTOGRAPHED BY LESTER MADDOX) found a new owner for $0.99 in June 2010. The month with the most items sold (5) was June 2017 with an average selling price of $13.70 for an autographed item of Lester Maddox. Sold items reached their highest average selling price in May 2025 with $203.11 and the month that saw the lowest prices with $2.00 was February 2008. In average, an autographed item from Lester Maddox is worth $29.95.
Most recently, these items with a signature of Lester Maddox were sold on eBay - click here for more items.
