Presented is a lot of two Muhammad Ali signed and framed collages, including one featuring his 1976 record album and the second featuring a daily planner page.  The first item in this lot is a Muhammad Ali signature in silver marker on the front cover of the record sleeve to his 1976 recording “I am the Greatest” on the Crimson Dynasty Record Corp./IRDA labels. The 12 x 12-inch album cover features a close-up color photograph of Ali’s face covered in sweat. The album cover is in the center of a framed display, which also includes a 9 x 12-inch black and white photograph of Ali with a group of protesters at the left, and a 7 x 9-inch black and white card with a photo of Ali and The Beatles backstage at the “Ed Sullivan Show”, with a quote from late sports writer Dick Schaap about Ali. The album cover, photo and card are mounted in a black paper matte and displayed in a 19 x 36-inch black wood and glass frame. This item comes with a LOA from PSA/DNA (AB13376). The second item in this lot is a Muhammad Ali signature in black pen on a 2½ x 5-inch paper cut from a daily planner page dated Wednesday, July 5, 1978. The signed cut is displayed below a 20 x 23-inch color photograph of shirtless Ali with black boxing gloves raised at chest level against a neutral background. The signed cut and the photograph are mounted in a black paper matte with green borders and displayed in a 29½ x 32-inch black wood and glass frame. The bottom front edges of the black wood frame have six small chips in the paint revealing the blonde wood underneath.  The signed cut in this display is encapsulated and authenticated by PSA/DNA (84072257) and is graded Authentic.

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