''Autograph Collector Magazine'' was a
U.S.
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magazine
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for
autograph collector
Autograph collecting is the practice of collecting autographs of famous persons. Some of the most popular categories of autograph subjects are presidents, military soldiers, athletes, movie stars, artists, social and religious leaders, scien ...
s. The magazine was started in 1986.
They offered news,
celebrity
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interviews and addresses, in-person signing event listings,
counterfeit
To counterfeit means to imitate something authentic, with the intent to steal, destroy, or replace the original, for use in illegal transactions, or otherwise to deceive individuals into believing that the fake is of equal or greater value tha ...
-detection articles, and in-depth articles on collecting autographs from people in various professions, from
sports
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to
Hollywood
Hollywood usually refers to:
* Hollywood, Los Angeles, a neighborhood in California
* Hollywood, a metonym for the cinema of the United States
Hollywood may also refer to:
Places United States
* Hollywood District (disambiguation)
* Hollywood, ...
to
business
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and more. The magazine was, in its later incarnation, a web-only publication.
The print version was previously published on a monthly basis.
The magazine was headquartered in
Corona, California
Corona (Spanish for "Crown") is a city in Riverside County, California, United States. At the 2020 census, the city had a population of 157,136, up from 152,374 at the 2010 census. The cities of Norco and Riverside lie to the north and north ...
.
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''Autograph Collector Magazine''
Monthly magazines published in the United States
Online magazines published in the United States
Celebrity magazines published in the United States
Hobby magazines published in the United States
Magazines established in 1986
Magazines published in California
Mass media in Corona, California
Online magazines with defunct print editions
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