"Leading the sale was the first check the company cut on March 16, 1976. "This is the most important financial document in Apple history," Bobby Livingston, the auction house's executive vice president, said about the check. "It captures Steve Jobs and Steve Wozniak's first true business transaction, and the final result shows that collectors recognized its significance above any other Apple material ever brought to market.""
"Other Apple firsts were also on offer, such as the Apple-1 computer prototype board , deemed the earliest known fiberglass Apple-1 prototype, which sold for $2.7 million; and the company's first bank statement from Wells Fargo , which fetched $828,569. The very from February 1984, signed by Jobs and Wozniak, returned to the auction block with a $100,000 estimate after it first sold in 2022 for $61,981 (it only bore Jobs's signature then)-but was not snapped up this time."
Dozens of Apple items and artifacts associated with Steve Jobs sold for a combined $8.1 million at a January 29 auction. The highest-price lot was the company's first check dated March 16, 1976, signed by Jobs and Wozniak, which sold for $2.4 million. An Apple-1 prototype board, identified as an early fiberglass prototype, sold for $2.7 million. The company's first Wells Fargo bank statement fetched $828,569. Another early Jobs- and Wozniak-signed item from February 1984 returned to auction but did not sell despite a $100,000 estimate. The sale coincided with Apple's 50th year and included varied memorabilia and a former company car.
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