{"id":5455,"date":"2012-10-26T04:00:00","date_gmt":"2012-10-26T04:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/192.168.195.175\/index.php\/2012\/10\/26\/man-sells-his-45-million-autograph-collection-for-his-daughter\/"},"modified":"2012-10-26T04:00:00","modified_gmt":"2012-10-26T04:00:00","slug":"man-sells-his-45-million-autograph-collection-for-his-daughter","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.goodworldnews.org\/index.php\/2012\/10\/26\/man-sells-his-45-million-autograph-collection-for-his-daughter\/","title":{"rendered":"Man sells his $4.5 million autograph collection for his daughter"},"content":{"rendered":"<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\" size-full wp-image-5454\" src=\"http:\/\/192.168.195.175\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/10\/4251dec72b18ac89643edfb7a8300016.jpg\" alt=\"Image Credit: Photo By J Pat Carter\" class=\"caption\" title=\"Ken Kallin with his autographed Nelson Mandela book\" width=\"624\" height=\"400\" \/>\n<p>Ken Kallin is proving that there are more important things than material objects.\u00a0 Kallin has amassed one of the largest autograph collections in the world.\u00a0 He has over 120,000 autographed pieces including photos, rare books, and trading cards.\u00a0 Ken has taken great pride in his collection and now he is giving it all away for his daughter.<\/p>\n<p>Kallin&#8217;s daughter, Julie Susi, suffers from mixed connective tissue disorder (MCTD) which is similar to a combination of lupus and rheumatoid arthritis.\u00a0 In order to help pay for the high medical insurance bills, Ken is selling his collection.<\/p>\n<p>Now he can share his beautiful collection of autographs ranging from Muhammad Ali to Michael Jackson with the world.\u00a0 His autographed collection contains over 680 antique books, over 7,300 contemporary books, 1,430 letters, over 22,000 photos, and over 60,000 trading cards.\u00a0 WOW.<\/p>\n<p>Thanks for sharing your beautiful collection with the world and reminding us about what is important in life!<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Man Sells Memorabilia to Help Ailing Daughter\" width=\"1440\" height=\"810\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/uI6pHlCckW0?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe>\n<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\">\u00a0<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\">Peace &amp; Love,<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\">Jon<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\">&#8211; The Good World News<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Ken Kallin is proving that there are more important things than material objects.\u00a0 Kallin has amassed one of the largest autograph collections in the world.\u00a0 He has over 120,000 autographed pieces including photos, rare books, and trading cards.\u00a0 Ken has taken great pride in his collection and now he is<span class=\"more-link\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.goodworldnews.org\/index.php\/2012\/10\/26\/man-sells-his-45-million-autograph-collection-for-his-daughter\/\">Continue Reading<\/a><\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":45,"featured_media":5454,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[2859],"tags":[3185],"class_list":["entry","author-gwn_info","post-5455","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","category-random-good-news","tag-autograph"],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v26.9 - 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