Certified Smokey Robinson Hand-Signed 1992 Personal Bank Check
We are proud to present an exceptional, museum-grade piece of music history and classic soul lore: an original, fully executed personal bank check dated June 9, 1992. This historic financial instrument is personally hand-signed by the legendary singer, songwriter, producer, and Motown pioneer Smokey Robinson, executing the draft under his formal legal name, William Robinson, Jr.
As the iconic frontman of The Miracles and the masterful creative force behind timeless hits like "The Tracks of My Tears," "My Girl," and "Cruisin',"* original artifacts tracking Robinson's private business management are highly scarce. Signed personal checks represent the absolute highest tier of verification, offering an unvarnished window into a music giant's daily professional footprint and private lifestyle.
Archive Highlights
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Authentic Smokey Robinson Signature: The execution line features a sharp, distinct, and highly stylized vintage initials-based signature "WR" hand-executed in dark ink by Robinson across his machine-printed name block.
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Elite Beverly Hills Management Provenance: The upper left field carries his printed legal name care of his prestige financial managers: William Robinson, Jr., % Taylor & Lieberman, A.A.C., 10866 Wilshire Blvd., Los Angeles, CA. This legendary firm managed the personal assets of elite Hollywood and music industry giants.
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Complete Handwritten Metrics & Memo: Check number 425 is entirely filled out in an elegant cursive script, made out to the order of payee Sharyn Burston for the exact sum of $500.00. The lower left ledger tracks a handwritten inscription across the memo field, logged as “allow”.
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City National Bank "Bank to the Stars" Issuance: Drawn directly from the premier financial home of entertainment industry giants: Head Office, City National Bank, 400 North Roxbury Drive, Beverly Hills, California.
Condition & Preservation
Spanning over three decades of American music heritage, this original financial document is in magnificent vintage condition. The bank check remains exceptionally clean, bright, and structurally flawless, showcasing pristine boundaries, sharp corners, and a beautifully patterned safety background. Robinson's unique ink signature, the handwritten fields, and the printed text blocks are flawlessly preserved. To maintain modern data compliance, the bottom MICR encoding field has been neatly blacked out. The entire piece comes safely housed inside a clear, archival-grade protective sleeve.
Secure this certified check archive—a premier crown jewel for any world-class collection of pop culture artifacts, R&B history, or rare American musical manuscripts today!
