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A cricket cap worn when Don Bradman, the game’s greatest ever batter, scored his 100th first-class century is expected to make over £200,000 at auction in Sydney next month. Bradman […]
The only thing stamp collectors love more than a perfect stamp is a perfectly imperfect stamp. This 1930 error is an appealing and super-rare – just 40 examples – error that is being sold now.
Bearing just the letters NE and the Latin numerals III, this silver threepence is hardly sophisticated but it’s a hidden gem and collectors had waited for decades for a chance to buy one. Find out more here.
Coal from the Titanic has been sold at auction for £1,500. The fuel was recovered from the wreck of the RMS Titanic in 1994 and came with a certificate of […]
A British collectibles company is selling a cheque signed by Marilyn Monroe to a Hollywood jeweller. Marilyn spent nearly $90 at Marvin Hime & Co on the day Gentlemen Prefer […]
A marble tablet thought to be the oldest copy of the Ten Commandments will be auctioned in December at Sotheby’s in New York. The auction house expect the single-lot sale […]
A necklace that played an important role in the fall of the French monarchy in 1789 has been sold at auction for $4.8 million. The diamond encrusted piece went well […]
A poster from Buddy Holly’s tragic final tour, iconic Grateful Dead imagery, and the first ever auction sale of a “Woody Guthrie” poster are some highlights of a major rock […]
A 14th-century enameled and gilded lamp has become the most valuable glass item sold at auction, with a £5.1 million sale in London. The piece is a Mamluk enamelled glass […]
A golf club that may be the world’s oldest will be sold this weekend in the US, with observers expecting it to realise millions of dollars. The iron club was […]
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 […]
