Nelson Mandela Autographs
Nelson Rolihlahla Mandela (/mænˈdɛlə/ man-DEL-ə, Xhosa: ; born Rolihlahla Mandela; 18 July 1918 – 5 December 2013) was a South African anti-apartheid activist and politician who served as the first president of South Africa from 1994 to 1999. He was the country's first black head of state and the first elected in a fully representative democratic election. His government focused on dismantling the legacy of apartheid by fostering racial reconciliation. Ideologically an African nationalist and socialist, he served as the president of the African National Congress (ANC) party from 1991 to 1997.
A Xhosa, Mandela was born into the Thembu royal family in Mvezo, South Africa. He studied law at the University of Fort Hare and the University of Witwatersrand before working as a lawyer in Johannesburg. There he became involved in anti-colonial and African nationalist politics, joining the ANC in 1943 and co-founding its Youth League in 1944. After the National Party's white-only government established apartheid, a system of racial segregation that privileged whites, Mandela and the ANC committed themselves to its overthrow. He was appointed president of the ANC's Transvaal branch, rising to prominence for his involvement in the 1952 Defiance Campaign and the 1955 Congress of the People. He was repeatedly arrested for seditious activities and was unsuccessfully prosecuted in the 1956 Treason Trial. Influenced by Marxism, he secretly joined the banned South African Communist Party (SACP). Although initially committed to non-violent protest, in association with the SACP he co-founded the militant uMkhonto we Sizwe in 1961 that led a sabotage campaign against the apartheid government. He was arrested and imprisoned in 1962, and, following the Rivonia Trial, was sentenced to life imprisonment for conspiring to overthrow the state.
Mandela served 27 years in prison, split between Robben Island, Pollsmoor Prison, and Victor Verster Prison. Amid growing domestic and international pressure and fears of racial civil war, President F. W. de Klerk released him in 1990. Mandela and de Klerk led efforts to negotiate an end to apartheid, which resulted in the 1994 multiracial general election in which Mandela led the ANC to victory and became president. Leading a broad coalition government which promulgated a new constitution, Mandela emphasised reconciliation between the country's racial groups and created the Truth and Reconciliation Commission to investigate past human rights abuses. Economically, his administration retained its predecessor's liberal framework despite his own socialist beliefs, also introducing measures to encourage land reform, combat poverty and expand healthcare services. Internationally, Mandela acted as mediator in the Pan Am Flight 103 bombing trial and served as secretary-general of the Non-Aligned Movement from 1998 to 1999. He declined a second presidential term and was succeeded by his deputy, Thabo Mbeki. Mandela became an elder statesman and focused on combating poverty and HIV/AIDS through the charitable Nelson Mandela Foundation.
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Traded items with a signature of Nelson Mandela
The most expensive item with a signature of Nelson Mandela (2020 Topps Transcendent Cut Signature Jumbo Gold Framed Nelson Mandela Auto #1/1) was sold in December 2022 for $15,955.30 while the cheapest item (Nelson Mandela autographed photo in black sharpie (from huge auto collection)) found a new owner for $0.99 in March 2017. The month with the most items sold (13) was December 2013 with an average selling price of $510.00 for an autographed item of Nelson Mandela. Sold items reached their highest average selling price in July 2013 with $3,997.49 and the month that saw the lowest prices with $0.99 was March 2017. In average, an autographed item from Nelson Mandela is worth $352.50.
Most recently, these items with a signature of Nelson Mandela were sold on eBay - click here for more items.
| Picture | Item Title | Price | Store |
 | NELSON MANDELA 2022 LEAF PEARL AUTHENTIC CUT AUTOGRAPH SIGNATURE AUTO 1/3 | $1,026.02 |  |
| NELSON MANDELA 2022 LEAF PEARL AUTHENTIC CUT AUTOGRAPH SIGNATURE AUTO 1/3 | $1,026.02 | |
| Nelson Mandela Authentic Signed South African Constitution BAS #AE13261 | $5,049.98 | |
| Nelson Mandela Authentic Signed South African Constitution BAS #AE13261 | $5,049.98 | |
| Nelson Mandela signed Cachet JSA LOA South African President Rare Auto Z348 | $999.00 | |
| Nelson Mandela Signed-Autographed “A Long Walk To Freedom” Book PSA/DNA COA | $807.77 | |
| Nelson Mandela Signed-Autographed “A Long Walk To Freedom” Book PSA/DNA COA | $807.77 | |
| Nelson Mandela Signed-Autographed “One Step Behind Mandela” Book PSA/DNA COA | $1,000.00 | |
| Nelson Mandela Signed-Autographed “One Step Behind Mandela” Book PSA/DNA COA | $1,000.00 | |
 | One of a Kind Framed Nelson Mandela Autograph w/COA | $2,900.00 | |
| One of a Kind Framed Nelson Mandela Autograph w/COA | $2,900.00 | |
| President Nelson Mandela Signed "Long Walk To Freedom" Easton Press Edition COA | $1,750.00 | |
| President Nelson Mandela Signed "Long Walk To Freedom" Easton Press Edition COA | $1,750.00 | |
| PRESIDENT OF SOUTH AFRICA Nelson Mandela Signed Photo To His Lawyer BECKETT | $1,825.00 | |
| PRESIDENT OF SOUTH AFRICA Nelson Mandela Signed Photo To His Lawyer BECKETT | $1,825.00 | |
Latest News about Nelson Mandela
Nelson Mandela exhibition: ‘This is Black Lives Matter, from a lifetime ago’ (02/08/2019): Were it not for the panes of glass in the gallery floor, visitors to Mandela: The Official Exhibition could be excused for trying to wipe their feet when they reach the prison bedrolls. The coarse... 
A new Mandela exhibition celebrates the life of the anti-apartheid leader (02/07/2019): One of the most revered and recognisable freedom fighters in modern history, Nelson Mandela’s near-Messianic reputation as a revolutionary political Everything you need to know about the Nelson Mandela exhibition in London (02/07/2019): 'I can say without the slightest doubt that Madiba would have given his stamp of approval to staging this exhibition in London,' said Nelson Mandela's grandson South Africa: How SONA Was Used to Announce Mandela's Release (02/06/2019): When apartheid negotiations reached a sensitive stage in the late 1980s, former President Nelson Mandela was taken to a hospital, where he was diagnosed with Tuberculosis. This was on 12 August 1988. Three months later, and after receiving treatment at two hospitals, the former statesman was then tr ‘This was the indomitable Mandela’ (02/04/2019): The quintessential truth of the luminary legacy of the extraordinary stature of Nelson Rolihlahla Mandela is immeasurable … He was carved out as a leader exuding a passionate perseverance and a lingering tenacity of purpose. In that regard, President Mandela was able to endure 27 years of incarcerat
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Nelson Mandela exhibition: ‘This is Black Lives Matter, from a lifetime ago’ (02/2019): Were it not for the panes of glass in the gallery floor, visitors to Mandela: The Official Exhibition could be excused for trying to wipe their feet when they reach the prison bedrolls. The coarse... Happy birthday, Nelson Mandela (07/2012): South Africans celebrated Nelson Mandela's 94th birthday Wednesday by participating in good deeds nationwide to honor the legacy of the famous statesman.
