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Steve Jobs' 1976 Check to Radio Shack Expected to Fetch Over $20,000 at Auction

The rare autograph, written during Apple's early days, highlights the significant role Radio Shack played in the company's founding.

Overview

  • A check signed by Steve Jobs to Radio Shack for $4.01 in 1976 is set to fetch more than $20,000 at an auction.
  • The check was written a few months after Jobs co-founded Apple and around the time the Apple-1 went on sale.
  • Jobs' autographs are rare, making any signed item by him valuable. A previous check signed by Jobs sold for over $100,000.
  • Radio Shack played a significant role in the early days of Apple, with co-founder Steve Wozniak using a Radio Shack computer system to build his 'Blue Box'.
  • The auction for the check is due to end on Wednesday, December 6.