^Lot 272 Steve Jobs

Very rare in-person ink signature, “Steve Jobs,” on the reverse of an off-white 3.5 x 2 card business card of a Motorola Software Resources employee. In fine condition. Original recipient states signature was acquired in August of 1989 at the Motorola Software Engineering Symposium in Schaumsburg, Illinois, where Jobs was a keynote speaker. Signature was acquired at a quick meeting at the stage door, where Jobs explained he had no pen or cards to sign, with the recipient providing a pen and one of his personal business cards, which he says Jobs “reluctantly” signed. Boasting superb provenance, this is the first Jobs signature we have ever offered and, given his reputation for rarely signing anything, may be the last we will ever see.