Autographs of Michael Bond
Thomas Michael Bond CBE (13 January 1926 – 27 June 2017) was an English author. He is best known for a series of fictional stories for children, featuring the character of Paddington Bear. More than 35 million Paddington books have been sold around the world, and the characters have also appeared in a popular film series (featuring Paddington and Paddington 2 to date) and on television. His first book was published in 1958 and his last in 2017, a span of 59 years. More about Michael Bond
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Thomas Michael Bond was born on 13 January 1926 in Newbury, Berkshire. He was raised in Reading, where his visits to Reading railway station to watch the Cornish Riviera Express pass through started a love of trains. His father was a manager for the post office. He was educated at Presentation College in Reading. His time there was unhappy. He told The Guardian in November 2014 that his parents had chosen the school "for the simple reason mother liked the colour of the blazers ... she didn't make many mistakes in life, but that was one of them". He left education aged 14, despite his parents' wishes for him to go to university. The Second World War was under way and he went to work in a solicitor's office for a year, and then as an engineer's assistant for the BBC.
On 10 February 1943 Bond survived an air raid in Reading. The building in which he was working collapsed under him, killing 41 people and injuring many more. Shortly afterwards he volunteered for aircrew service in the Royal Air Force as a 17-year-old, but he was discharged after being found to suffer from acute air sickness. He then served in the Middlesex Regiment of the British Army until 1947. Read even more about Michael Bond at Wikipedia
On 10 February 1943 Bond survived an air raid in Reading. The building in which he was working collapsed under him, killing 41 people and injuring many more. Shortly afterwards he volunteered for aircrew service in the Royal Air Force as a 17-year-old, but he was discharged after being found to suffer from acute air sickness. He then served in the Middlesex Regiment of the British Army until 1947. Read even more about Michael Bond at Wikipedia
Traded items with a signature of Michael Bond
In total, we tracked 95 items since 01/09/2012. The chart below shows the trade volume over time.
The most expensive item with a signature of Michael Bond (Paddington Here and Now 1st Ed Double Signed by Michael Bond (Hardback, 2008)) was sold in July 2018 for £285.00 while the cheapest item (Michael Bond autograph ( Paddington Bear)) found a new owner for £0.99 in September 2022. The month with the most items sold (4) was June 2017 with an average selling price of £53.50 for an autographed item of Michael Bond. Sold items reached their highest average selling price in May 2023 with £110.00 and the month that saw the lowest prices with £0.99 was September 2022. In average, an autographed item from Michael Bond is worth £16.00.
Most recently, these items with a signature of Michael Bond were sold on eBay - click here for more items.
| Item Title | Price | Store | |
|---|---|---|---|
 | 2006 PADDINGTON BEAR AUTHOR MICHAEL BOND SIGNED COVER WITH COA. | £9.90 | |
| 7/1/2004 CLASSIC CHILDREN'S TV F.D.C. SIGNED MICHAEL BOND | £20.00 | |
| BENHAM FDC - SIGNED BY MICHAEL BOND (PADDINGTON AUTHOR) - EXCELLENT CONDITION | £43.00 | |
| CHILDREN'S TELEVISION First Day Cover 2014 CERTIFIED SIGNED MICHAEL BOND | £14.99 | |
| Large Michael Bond Signed Paddington Bear Image | £120.00 | |
| MICHAEL BOND & WIFE HAND SIGNED BOOK PADDINGTON BEAR AND THE CHRISTMAS SURPRISE | £46.00 | |
| MICHAEL BOND - HAND SIGNED PHOTOGRAPH - CREATOR OF PADDINGTON BEAR AUTOGRAPH | £18.71 | |
| Michael Bond autograph ( Paddington Bear) | £0.99 | |
| Michael Bond Classic Children's TV Hand Signed Benham (Gold) FDC Autographed | £35.00 | |
| MICHAEL BOND d2017 @ 91 - Creator of Paddington Bear - signed personal card | £21.00 | |
| Michael Bond Paddington Bear Signed ‘Paddington Abroad’ | £85.00 | |
| Michael Bond Paddington Hand Signed Note AFTAL #216 | £110.00 | |
| MICHAEL BOND Signed 12x8 Photo Display PADDINGTON BEAR Creator COA | £89.99 | |
| MICHAEL BOND Signed 12x8 Photo Display PADDINGTON BEAR Creator COA | £89.99 | |
| Michael Bond Signed Letter & Proof Copy Of Jacket for A Bear Called Paddington | £94.10 | |