Harold Sakata, order no. 10695

Autograph, 4x5 bw picture card

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EXTREMELY RARE HAROLD SAKATA AUTOGRAPH - AND ONE WITH THE BEST AND CRYSTAL CLEAR SIGNING HISTORY! OBTAINED BY US DIRECTLY FROM THE COLLECTOR WHO GOT THIS AUTOGRAPH FROM HAROLD SAKATA PERSONALLY IN 1964 - THE GOLDFINGER FILMS RELEASE YEAR - WHAT MAKES THIS PIECE EVEN MORE RARE AS SIGNED IN THE YEAR OF GOLDFINGER RELEASE! 8x5 offwhite vintage Columbia Inn invoice card signed by Harold Sakata aka Oddjob in Goldfinger on the reverse side. Harold Sakata, a former silver-medal-winning Olympic wrestler best known for his role as the deadly hat–wielding Oddjob in the classic Bond film Goldfinger signed this piece wonderfully. He added to his signature: To Richard, Aloha and My best wishes, Oddjob, Harold Sakata, Tosh Togo and adding a sketch of his flying hat; he has also added a similar sketch to the image itself. In very fine condition! One of the best Sakata's we ever had in stock! AND NOW THE SIGNING HISTORY: THE COLLECTOR MET HAROLD SAKATA THE FIRST TIME IN 1963, ON HIS 21ST BIRTHDAY IN HAWAII, ON THE ISLAND OF OAHU AT THE COLUMBIA INN ON KAPIOANI BLVD. HE AND HIS FRIEND WERE CELEBRATING HIS BIRTHDAY. AFTER DINNER, THE STAFF BROUGHT OUT A BIRTHDAY CAKE AND DID THE BIRTHDAY SONG. A FEW MINUTES LATER A WAITRESS BROUGHT A DRINK OVER TO HIS TABLE AND THAT IT WAS FROM TOSH TOGO AND POINITED AT A GUY SEATED ON THE BAR. HE CAME OVER TO THE TABLE, EXTENDED HIS HAND AND SAID:"I'M TOSHiyuki TOGO MY FRIENDS CALL TOSH". FROM THAT DAY ON , WHENEVER THEY MET, OR GOT TOGETHER AT THE COLUMBIA INN , HE CALLED HIM TOSH. HAROLD WAS A FREQUENT CUSTOMER IN THE RESTAURANT AND THEY USUALLY RAN INTO EACH OTHER DURING LUNCH, SOMETIMES IN THE EVENINGS. IT WAS'NT UNTIL LATE 1964 THAT THE HE KNEW HE WAS ODDJOB THE VILLAIN IN GOLDFINGER. HE WAS A DOWN TO EARTH PERSON, JUST TO BE WITH PEOPLE, AND HIS FRIENDS WAS WAHT HAROLD SAKATA WAS ABOUT. THE OWNER OF THE INN CAME UP TO THE BAR WHERE TOSH AND HE WERE SITTING HAVING A DRINK (HAPPENED QUITE OFTEN!)AND PUTA HOND ON BOTH OF THEIR SHOULDERS, LOOKING AT THE COLLECTOR AND SAID: "YOU ARE SITTING WITH A FAMOUS PERSON, THIS MAN IS ODDJOB, THE FAMOUS VILLAIN IN THE MOVIE GOLDFINGER". THAT'S WHEN HE GOT HIS AUTOGRAPH. THE REST IS HISTORY! THE ITEM COMES ALONG WITH A DETAILED SIGNING HISTORY LETTER FROM THE COLLECTOR! THAT'S PROVENANCE! Highly collectible!

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