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Sell Your James Dean Check for up to $10,000 or More at Nate D. Sanders Auctions

ByNate D Sanders June 23, 2018December 9, 2019

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Do you have a high-value item that you would like to get the maximum price possible? If so, please call us at (310) 440-2982 or use the form below. A representative of Nate D. Sanders Auctions will contact you concerning your items.

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FREE APPRAISAL. To buy, auction, sell or consign your James Dean check that is for sale, please email your description and photos to [email protected] of Nate D. Sanders Auctions (http://www.NateDSanders.com).

Sell Your James Dean Check

Below is a James Dean check actual price realized and we can get up to this price for you or more at our Nate D. Sanders Auction House:

Original James Dean check from 1953, sold for over $10,000

Consign your James Dean check that is for sale. Contact [email protected] to sell your James Dean check.

Here are a few examples of James Dean memorabilia that we at NateDSanders.com Auctions have sold:

James Dean Screen-Worn Jacket From ”East of Eden”

Brown wool sport coat worn by James Dean as Cal Trask in ”East of Eden.” Cal Trask was Dean’s first leading role and ”East of Eden” the only one of his films released during his lifetime. His Academy Award nomination for Best Actor was the first posthumous nomination made by the Academy. Accompanied by an 8” x 10” photograph of Dean wearing the coat in the film. Near fine condition. From the James Dean Museum archive, with provenance from Heritage.  Sold for $11,858.

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James Dean Screen-Worn Jacket From ”East of Eden”

Auction your James Dean check that is for sale. Contact [email protected] to sell your James Dean check.

James Dean ”East of Eden” Screen-Worn Shirt

James Dean’s shirt from his role as Cal Trask in ”East of Eden.” Sewn-in Warner Brothers production tag dated 27 May 1954 and marked ”Jim Dean.” Formerly in the James Dean Museum archive. Very minor wear, else near fine condition. From the James Dean Museum archive, with provenance from Heritage.  Sold for $11,858 too.

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James Dean ”East of Eden” Screen-Worn Shirt

Consign your James Dean check that is for sale. Contact [email protected] to sell your James Dean check.

James Dean Screen-Worn Pants From ”East of Eden”

James Dean’s trousers worn for his role as Cal Trask in ”East of Eden.” Light gray pinstriped trousers with Warner Brothers production tag sewn into waistband dated 21 May 1954 and marked ”Jim Dean.” Together with a black and white glossy 8” x 10” photo of Dean wearing the trousers. Mild discoloration to pants, otherwise near fine condition. From the James Dean Museum archive, with provenance from Heritage.  Sold for $11,596.

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James Dean Screen-Worn Pants From ”East of Eden”

1954 James Dean Signed Personal Check

James Dean signed personal check dated 24 September 1954. Check No. 12 made out to Norman Lamoreaux Co., in Dean’s own hand, for $77.88. Signed in bold black ink, “James Dean.” James Dean checks are exceedingly rare as he only wrote a few dozen before he passed away in 1955. Check shows usual cancellation holes and some bleeding of stamping to verso, not affecting signature. Overall, fine condition. Sold for $6,500.

Auction your item that is for sale. Contact [email protected] to sell your James Dean check.

Incredible Crew-Signed Copy of ”Giant” — Signed by the Movie’s Director & Cast Including James Dean, Elizabeth Taylor, Rock Hudson & More

Crew-signed copy of ”Giant” by Edna Ferber, published by Pocket Books: New York: 1953. Paperback is signed upon the front pastedown and fly-leaf by the stars of the film: ”James Dean”, ”Elizabeth Taylor”, ”Rock Hudson”, ”Jane Withers”, ”Mercedes McCambridge” and by the director ”George Stevens” and special effects designer ”Harold Webb”. Webb, Withers and McCambridge add a dedication in their hand. James Dean may have signed twice as ”James” appears again above Rock Hudson’s signature. Book runs 389pp. and measures 4.25” x 6.25”, housed in a chocolate leather case with gilt lettering. First leaf is absent. Handwritten note and prior owner’s sticker on rear pastedown. Creasing to covers and surface loss to rear cover. Very good condition.  Sold for $5,625.

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Auction your James Dean check that is for sale. Contact [email protected] to sell your James Dean check.

Exceedingly Rare James Dean Signed Check — Dated 24 September 1954, One of the Few Days He Signed Checks

James Dean signed personal check dated 24 September 1954. Check No. 38 made out to Norman Lamoreaux in Dean’s own hand for $11.71. Boldly signed in blue ink, “James Dean.” James Dean checks are exceedingly rare as he only wrote a few dozen before he passed away in 1955. Check shows usual cancellation holes and light show-through of stamping to verso. Overall in near fine condition. Sold for $5,372.

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Exceedingly Rare James Dean Signed Check — Dated 24 September 1954, One of the Few Days He Signed Checks. Click to enlarge.

1954 James Dean Inscription & Autograph — Just a Year Before His Notoriously Tragic Death — With PSA/DNA

James Dean signs a portion of a 1954 Broadway show program in which he starred. On the verso of ”The Immoralist” program, Dean writes, ”to Barbara with love and best wishes. James Dean”. The young actor took minor roles in a number of commercials and TV shows before training at New York’s famed Actors Studio. His role in this early 1954 Royale Theatre production earned him the Theater World Award for 1954 and the positive reviews helped land him a role in the Hollywood version of ”East of Eden.” Dean’s Oscar for ”East of Eden” was presented posthumously because of his untimely death in 1955 in a high-speed car crash which elevated him to the status of Hollywood legend. Light toning and paste residue to the 4.5” x 2.25” autograph, else near fine. With PSA/DNA COA.  Sold for $3,355.
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1954 James Dean Inscription & Autograph — Just a Year Before His Notoriously Tragic Death — With PSA/DNA

FREE APPRAISAL. To buy, auction, sell or consign your James Dean check that is for sale, please email your description and photos to [email protected] of Nate D. Sanders Auctions (http://www.NateDSanders.com).

Nate D. Sanders Auctions offers the following services for your James Dean check:

  • Appraise James Dean check.
  • Authenticate James Dean check.
  • Consign James Dean check.
  • Sell James Dean check.

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Do you have a high-value item that you would like to get the maximum price possible? If so, please call us at (310) 440-2982 or use the form below. A representative of Nate D. Sanders Auctions will contact you concerning your items.

Attach up to 4 pictures in gif, jpg or png format not to exceed 4Mb.

There are two methods to select your images after you clicking “Choose Files”:

While holding the Shift Key down, select the first image and the last image. All images between will be highlighted.

While holding the CTrl Key down, select each image one click at a time. Only the selected images will be chosen. Then click “Open” and the selected files will be included in the form.

You can also email us at [email protected]

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