Sunday, August 14, 2005
Gandhi, Nehru autographs on online auction
Chennai: An autograph book containing the signatures of Mahatma Gandhi, Jawaharlal Nehru and other famous freedom fighters has been put on auction by the online site ebay.in.
The item was put on auction Aug 9 by its owner, said to be a 75-year-old man from Shimla now settled in Mumbai. His name has not been disclosed by the site.
Priced at Rs.150,000, the item has been codenamed "ggrrb", reportedly by the owner's son-in-law.
It also has autographs of Liaquat Ali Khan and Sarojini Naidu, which the owner had obtained in 1945 at a gathering of Congressmen.
The owner had reportedly found the book while searching for some old photographs he had taken at the time.
Till Saturday there wasn't a single e-bid for the item, online site sources said.
The autograph book is on auction till Aug 16.
