Author: Colin Ricketts
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A signed photograph of Mailyn Monroe is a rare surviving test shot of the young star and captures an important personal relationship. The picture, a behind-the-scenes shot of a costume […]
An “exceedingly rare” Rolex is due to auction in Geneva on November 11. The Oyster Perpetual was owned by Gordon Bethune, former CEO of Continental Airlines, and well-known watch collector. […]
With under 60,000 miles on the clock a 1977 Cadillac Seville is a tempting buy for any petrol head. And this is the car that Elvis drove on the day […]
The signatures of three of the United States Founding Fathers on a letter could make it a $1-million document. The letter, written in 1784, is signed by Benjamin Franklin, Thomas […]
A pair of ruby slippers worn in the Wizard of Oz, sold, stolen and then recovered in an FBI sting operation are to sell in early December. They are the […]
A guitar played by Prince is the top-valued instrument in a rock auction this month. The blue guitar is one of a number made specially for Prince by Dave Rusan […]
A sign for which Stevie Wonder and Reverend Jesse Jackson campaigned is for sale at UK collectibles specialists Paul Fraser Collectibles. It once stood on the 7-mile Martin Luther King […]
A bat used by Willie Mays to hit his last home run has surfaced. After half a century it will auction after a teammate held on to it to honour […]
A breaking news announcement at a Cornwall, UK auctioneer has removed many lots from one of the biggest sales of maritime artefacts in recent years. Lay’s Auctioneers of Penzanze posted […]
A restored recording console from EMI’s Abbey Road studios will be auctioned this month with an asking price of £2.2 million. The recording desk is a unique EMI TG12345 that […]
Superman’s debut in print is among the most valuable moments in comic history, and this week another Action #1 proved the point with a $324,000 sale. The comic was sold […]
A 1975 dime with a portrait of president Franklin Delano Roosevelt and a very rare error has been sold at auction for $506,250. The 1975 Roosevelt dime was sold through […]
A rare Tudor document signed in 1544 by King Henry VIII is for sale at a British collectibles company. Paul Fraser Collectibles (PFC) are selling a large parchment of an […]
One day, probably in 1804, Admiral Lord Nelson gave a present to a naval friend who had fought alongside him in a pivotal action. Now, the shoe buckles Sir Richard […]
Some bacteria that changed the world was sold in New York this week. A buyer paid over $76,000 for a sample of Alexander Fleming’s penicillin, the basis for the world’s […]