Summary • The original three-page Apple partnership contract (1976), signed by Jobs, Wozniak, and Wayne, is heading to auction at Christie's • The document, called Apple’s “birth certificate,” is estimated to sell for between $2 million USD and $4 million USD on January 23, 2026 • The lot includes Ron Wayne’s withdrawal documents, who sold his 10% share for only $2,300 just 12 days after signing, creating a massive Silicon Valley "what if"
The original three-page Apple Computer Company partnership contract is headed to the auction block at Christie’s in New York, with estimates landing between $2 million USD and $4 million USD for what collectors are already calling Apple’s “birth certificate.”
Signed on April 1, 1976 by Steve Jobs, Steve Wozniak, and Ron Wayne, the agreement locke

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