Luther Burbank Autographs
Luther Burbank (March 7, 1849 – April 11, 1926) was an American botanist, horticulturist, and pioneer in agricultural science who developed more than 800 strains and varieties of plants over his 55-year career. Burbank primarily worked with fruits, flowers, grains, grasses, and vegetables. He developed (but did not create) a spineless cactus (useful for cattle-feed) and the plumcot.
Burbank's most successful strains and varieties included the Shasta daisy, the fire poppy (note possible confusion with the California wildflower, Papaver californicum, which is also called a "fire poppy"), the "July Elberta" peach, the "Santa Rosa" plum, the "Flaming Gold" nectarine, the "Wickson" plum (named after the agronomist Edward J. Wickson), the freestone peach, and the white blackberry.
A natural genetic variant of the Burbank potato with russet-colored skin later became known as the russet Burbank potato. This large, brown-skinned, white-fleshed potato has become the world's predominant potato in food processing. The Russet Burbank potato originated to help with the devastating situation in Ireland following the Great Famine of 1845-1852. This particular potato variety was developed by Burbank and exported to Ireland to "revive that country's leading crop" as it is slightly late-blight-resistant. (Late blight is a disease that spread and destroyed potatoes all across Europe, but caused extreme chaos in Ireland due to the Irish population's high dependency on potatoes as a crop.)
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Traded items with a signature of Luther Burbank
The most expensive item with a signature of Luther Burbank ((SIGNED) Luther Burbank His Methods and Discoveries, FIRST Ed, 1914) was sold in August 2025 for $974.95 while the cheapest item (Luther Burbank Autographed Signed rare Pioneer in Agricultural Science) found a new owner for $7.00 in November 2014. The month with the most items sold (2) was December 2012 with an average selling price of $107.00 for an autographed item of Luther Burbank. Sold items reached their highest average selling price in January 2026 with $612.85 and the month that saw the lowest prices with $7.00 was November 2014. In average, an autographed item from Luther Burbank is worth $89.00.
Most recently, these items with a signature of Luther Burbank were sold on eBay - click here for more items.
| Picture | Item Title | Price | Store |
 | 1919 ORIGINAL LUTHER BURBANK SIGNED Letter To Santa Rosa Chamber Of Commerce | $113.61 |  |
| 1922 Luther Burbank Typed Letter Signed Discussing a Plant Genus | $275.00 | |
| 1923 Luther Burbank Signed Photo With First Edition Book Partner Of Nature | $349.99 | |
| Framed Picture & Autograph Luther Burbank Botanist Horticulturalist Signature | $85.00 | |
| Luther BURBANK († 1926) - American botanist - RARE signed autograph + Photo | $99.99 | |
| LUTHER BURBANK - AUTOGRAPH DOCUMENT TWICE SIGNED 10/06/1923 | $612.85 | |
| Luther Burbank - Signature of the Botanist/Agricultural Scientist | $75.00 | |
 | Luther Burbank American Botanist Signed Autograph Card Cut Signature 01/10/1926 | $49.99 | |
| Luther Burbank Hand Signed Card....Botanist...Pioneer In Agricultural Science. | $89.88 | |
| LUTHER BURBANK HORTICULTURIST THOMAS MONROE SHEPHERD NORTHHAMPTON SIGNED CHECK | $49.95 | |
| Luther Burbank Memorabilia - signed? letter envelope books photo etc. | $49.99 | |
| Luther Burbank Prominent Botanist & Agricultural Pioneer [TLS] Signed Letter | $375.00 | |
| Luther Burbank Prominent Botanist & Agricultural Pioneer Autograph 'Rare' Card | $150.00 | |
| Luther Burbank Signed Autographed 1.67 x 3 Card Full JSA Letter 3 | $219.99 | |
| Luther Burbank- 1926 Signature Encapsulated | $159.99 | |
