Editing Autograph collecting (section)

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{{short description|Practice of collecting autographs of famous persons}}
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[[File:Autogrammstunde ArchEnemy Frankfurt.JPG|thumb|[[Arch Enemy]] signing autographs for fans in 2022]]
[[File:Thierry Henry signing autographs.jpg|thumb|[[Thierry Henry]] signing autographs in 2014]]
[[File:Craig Gentry Autograph (39591936350).jpg|thumb|[[Baseball]] player [[Craig Gentry]] autographing a [[baseball (ball)|baseball]] for a young fan in 2018]]
[[File:Body autograph.jpg|thumb|Singer [[Anja Orthodox]] autographing the body of one of her fans]]
[[File:Ricky Ponting signing.jpg|thumb|[[Ricky Ponting]] autographing a [[cricket bat]] for a fan in 2005]]
[[File:Lions signed ball.jpg|thumb|A rugby ball signed by all of the [[All Blacks]] [[2006 Tri Nations Series]] squad]]
[[File:Cricket bat signed by Adam Gilchrist and Kim Highes.jpg|thumb|right|A cricket bat signed by [[Adam Gilchrist]] and [[Kim Hughes]]]]
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'''Autograph collecting''' is the practice of collecting [[autograph]]s of famous persons. Some of the most popular categories of autograph subjects are [[politician]]s, [[military]] [[soldier]]s, [[athlete]]s, [[movie star]]s, [[artist]]s, [[social]] and [[religious leader]]s, [[scientist]]s, [[astronaut]]s, and [[author]]s.

Some collectors may specialize in specific fields (such as [[Nobel Prize]] winners) or general topics (military leaders participating in [[World War I]]) or specific documents (e.g., signers of the [[Charter of the United Nations]]; signers of the [[U.S. Constitution]]; signers of the [[Israeli Declaration of Independence]]; signers of the Charter of the European Common Union; signers of the [[World War II]] German or Japanese surrender documents).

Collecting autographs may be in decline with fans preferring [[selfies]] instead.<ref>{{cite news |last1=Franklin |first1=Cory |title=Are selfies the death of the autograph? |url=https://www.chicagotribune.com/news/opinion/commentary/ct-autographs-selfies-tommy-lasorda-arnold-palmer-perspec-1010-jm-20161006-story.html |access-date=23 April 2019 |work=[[Chicago Tribune]] |date=6 October 2016}}</ref>