Congrats, I'm sure the "late John L. Williams" would be happy his prize poster was won by such an enthusiastic Star Wars collector!
I'd to know the story with the sig. Lucas rarely signs anything. How did he get it? Perhaps you could contact his family....
Thanks! Good idea, that would be an interesting story to hear.
Bruce, since you mentioned that you knew John and his family, do you think you could see if they would be willing to talk about it (or with me)?
Normally, I'm not a real 'signature' collector, and this one is so simple that I would normally be concerned. But I did some prior research and confirmed that's how George Lucas signed things (recently), plus it's coming from a notable collector and through a reputable auction house, so there is enough there to verify it's authenticity.
How rare is it for Lucas to sign things? Is he one of those people who is against it in general?
I'm really excited I got it. I did not originally plan on going for such a high priced item. I've been looking forward to this auction for months, waiting to pick up a couple good SW items. But when all the other ones I was looking at (Birthday, Chaykin, etc.) started skyrocketing last night to (IMHO) crazy prices, I figured I might as well go big.
Plus, these are very rare to see at auction, so who knows when I would get another chance. I think I did fairly well price wise. I wouldn't have bid any more than what I won it for, and I had assumed it would have gone for somewhere in the estimate range ($5-8k), especially since an unsigned one went for $6k a while ago.