Milton Shapp Autographs
Milton Jerrold Shapp (born Milton Jerrold Shapiro; June 25, 1912 – November 24, 1994) was an American businessman and politician who served as the 40th governor of Pennsylvania from 1971 to 1979 and the first Jewish governor of Pennsylvania. He was also the first governor of Pennsylvania to be eligible for, and re-elected to, consecutive four-year terms per the 1968 Pennsylvania Constitution.
Shapp was born Milton Jerrold Shapiro in Cleveland, Ohio, to Aaron Shapiro, a businessman and staunch Republican, and Eva (née Smelsey) Shapiro, a Democrat and outspoken suffragette. His family was Jewish, and all of his grandparents had emigrated from Eastern Europe. He attended the Case School of Applied Science. (In 1948, the Case School of Applied Science was renamed the Case Institute of Technology and in 1967 it federated with Western Reserve University to form Case Western Reserve University.) He graduated in 1933 with a degree in electrical engineering. Unfortunately, the effects of the Great Depression ravaged America, and Shapp, unable to find work in the engineering field, worked as a coal truck driver. In 1936, he took a job selling electronic parts and moved to Pennsylvania. It was during this time that he changed his name from Shapiro to Shapp to avoid prejudice, even though he continued to identify openly as being Jewish.
During World War II, Shapp served as an officer in the U.S. Army Signal Corps in North Africa and Europe. After World War II, he moved to Philadelphia and founded Jerrold Electronics Corporation, a pioneer in the cable television industry, using a $500 loan subsidized by the G.I. Bill. Jerrold became one of America's first providers of coaxial cable TV systems in 1948. Jerrold Electronics became a major player in the television industry, and Shapp himself amassed a multimillion-dollar fortune. Shapp sold his interest in Jerrold Electronics in 1967 to the General Instrument Company to concentrate on politics. The Jerrold name, however, survived on cable TV reception equipment until General Instrument went out of business in 1997.
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Traded items with a signature of Milton Shapp
The most expensive item with a signature of Milton Shapp (Impressions Israel 25 Signed Milton Shapp 1975 Dust Jacket Hardcover Travel) was sold in November 2025 for $36.99 while the cheapest item (Pennsylvania Governor Milton Shapp Autograph Hand Signed Document - FDC Stamp) found a new owner for $0.99 in January 2021. The month with the most items sold (1) was November 2009 with an average selling price of $9.99 for an autographed item of Milton Shapp. Sold items reached their highest average selling price in February 2026 with $29.95 and the month that saw the lowest prices with $0.99 was May 2013. In average, an autographed item from Milton Shapp is worth $9.99.
Most recently, these items with a signature of Milton Shapp were sold on eBay - click here for more items.
| Picture | Item Title | Price | Store |
 | 1966 Milton Shapp for Pennsylvania Governor signed / autographed booklet RARE -- | $22.94 |  |
| 1970s Pennsylvania Governor Milton Shapp Hand Signed Autograph Letter | $1.04 | |
| 1971 Milton Shapp Pennsylvania Governor signed/autographed Inaugural program set | $13.99 | |
| 1973 SELECTIVE SERVICE Certificate HAND-SIGNED by MILTON SHAPP Governor PA | $14.99 | |
| 1976 Pennsylvania Governor Milton Shapp for President signed brochure-VINTAGE! | $9.99 | |
| 1976 Pennsylvania Governor Milton Shapp for President signed bumper sticker! | $13.99 | |
| 1976 Pennsylvania Governor Milton Shapp for President signed bumper sticker!* | $9.99 | |
| Governor Milton Shapp Hand Signed Autograph Ephemera Document | $1.99 | |
| Governor Milton Shapp Hand Signed Autograph Ephemera Document | $1.99 | |
 | Milton Shapp 1st Jewish Governor of Pennsylvania signed 1966 Political Card | $7.24 | |
| PA Gov Milton Shapp ~ Signed 45 Record ~ BALLAD OF ROSE MARY Woods Nixon Tapes | $29.95 | |
| Pennsylvania Governor Milton Shapp Autograph Hand Signed Document - FDC Stamp | $0.99 | |
| Pennsylvania Governor Milton Shapp Hand Signed Autograph Letter | $0.99 | |
| Vintage Pennsylvania Proclamation April 4-10 1977 Signed Governor Milton Shapp | $3.00 | |
| Vtg. Milton Shapp, PA Governor, Autograph as Gubinatorial Candid circa 1971-75 | $4.99 | |
