Collector buys rare Obama doodle

Published: Nov. 16, 2008 at 1:45 PM
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CHICAGO, Nov. 16 (UPI) -- An Illinois memorabilia collector says he jumped at the chance to pay $2,075 for a doodle drawn by U.S. President-elect Barack Obama.

Wayne Berzon pf Northbrook said despite the hefty price attached to the doodle created by the U.S. senator for a National Doodle Day held by Neurofibromatosis Inc. in May 2007, his online auction win was well worth the cost, the Chicago Tribune reported Sunday.

"I'm not sure I would sell it for any price," the financial consultant said. "I mean, how many times can you put up a piece of original artwork by a president of the United States who also happens to have made history? It's a wonderful conversation piece."

The soon-to-be 44th president of the United States created the drawing for the charity, which raises money for tumor research.

The Tribune said the top Democrat's drawing features the rudimentary likenesses of U.S. Sens. Harry Reid, D-Nev., Sen. Edward Kennedy, D-Mass., Sen. Charles Schumer, D-N.Y., and Sen. Dianne Feinstein, D-Calif.


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