Certified Smokey Robinson Hand-Signed 1992 Personal Bank Check — Motown Legend & Rock and Roll Hall of Fame History

This listing is for 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 (signed under his formal legal name, William Robinson, Jr.).

As the frontman of The Miracles and the masterful creative force behind timeless hits like "The Tracks of My Tears," "My Girl," and "Cruisin'," artifacts directly tracking Robinson's private business management and financial provenance are highly scarce and intensely sought after by music collectors worldwide.

Key Archive Features:

• AUTHENTIC SMOKEY ROBINSON SPECIMEN AUTOGRAPH: The execution line features a sharp, distinct, and highly stylized vintage initials-based signature "WR" hand-executed in dark ink by Robinson. Financial documents personally handled and signed by Motown royalty are extraordinarily rare compared to standard promotional photographs or cut signatures.

• UNREDACTED LEGAL NAME & BEVERLY HILLS PROVENANCE: The upper left field carries Robinson’s formal legal name and professional management routing coordinates: WILLIAM ROBINSON, JR., % TAYLOR & LIEBERMAN, A.A.C., 10866 WILSHIRE BLVD., STE. 1100, LOS ANGELES, CA 90024 (Phone: 213-475-9520). Taylor & Lieberman operated as a legendary business management firm handling the personal assets of elite Hollywood and music industry giants.

• COMPLETE HANDWRITTEN TRANSACTION METRICS: The check, numbered 425, is entirely filled out in an elegant, sweeping cursive script:

  • The Payee: Made out to the order of Sharyn Burston.

  • The Date: Formally entered as 6-9, 1992.

  • The Amount: Issued for the exact sum of $500.00, mirrored in the legal text line as Five Hundred 00/100 Dollars.

• CITY NATIONAL BANK "BANK TO THE STARS" ISSUANCE: Highlighting its high-prestige lineage, the check is drawn from the institutional home of entertainment industry giants: CITY NATIONAL BANK, Head Office, 400 North Roxbury Drive, Beverly Hills, California 90210.

• CUSTOM MEMO FLOURISH: The lower left ledger tracks a stylized handwritten inscription across the MEMO field, logged in cursive as "allow".

• DELUXE WALLET AND SAFETY PAPER MARKINGS: The safety paper boundaries are stamped with original printing marks from the manufacturing vendor, tracking the © DELUXE WALLET and SAFETY PAPER industry authentication codes.

Collector's Archival Condition:

Spanning over three decades of American music heritage, this original financial document is in magnificent vintage condition. The original bank check remains exceptionally clean, bright, and structurally flawless, showcasing pristine boundaries, sharp corners, and its beautiful patterned safety background. Smokey Robinson's unique ink signature, the handwritten payee fields, and all printed corporate text blocks are entirely bold, distinct, and beautifully preserved. To safeguard sensitive account routing data and adhere to compliance regulations, the bottom micr-encoding bank field has been neatly and safely blacked out. The artifact comes beautifully presented as a scannable, clean historical item ready for premier archiving. The entire piece comes safely housed inside a clear, archival-grade protective sleeve to guarantee museum-quality preservation.

Disclaimer:

Please be advised that the text fields and descriptions provided map directly to the exact physical 1992 personal check, Beverly Hills banking records, and verified ink signature. As an authentic, hand-signed biographical artifact from one of the chief architects of the Motown sound—whose genius as a songwriter prompted Bob Dylan to call him America's "greatest living poet"—the precise character of the pen strokes, the alignment of the bank typography, and the natural properties of the vintage paper stock are entirely unique to this individual piece of music history.

Own an Unrivaled Piece of Motown Heritage Today!

While standard autographs or modern reproduction prints can be found anywhere, original, fully executed personal bank checks from Smokey Robinson's private life represent the absolute highest tier of music collecting. Because personal checks require legally binding execution to authorize real-time financial disbursements from private accounts, they offer a completely un-staged, official confirmation of a music giant's daily professional footprint and private enterprise. Directly tracking to his legal identity as William Robinson, Jr. alongside his powerhouse Beverly Hills management firm, this certified archive is a premier crown-jewel centerpiece for any world-class collection of pop culture artifacts, R&B history, or rare American musical manuscripts.