![Steven chose an early Civil War-era eagle to form the inspiration for the Raab Eagle, which remains the firm’s logo today.](https://cdn.finebooksmagazine.com/sites/default/files/styles/mobile_listed_teaser_thumb_768x735_/public/media-images/2024-05/eagle.jpg?itok=B2KIXW9h)
Steven Raab
Steven Raab is founder of the Raab Collection, a Philadelphia-based firm buying and selling historical letters and manuscripts.
I entered the autograph field in 1985, a complete novice. The lay of the land was much different than it is today.
In 1985 my wife bought me a check signed by Orville Wright. I had no idea there was a market for autographs like that, and I was excited and began to look into it.