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Tom Petty’s guitar and iconic top hat are up for grabs this month, as part of an auction of important rock and roll memorabilia at Heritage Auctions. Petty played the […]
A 400-year-old poetry book containing a secret message written by King Charles I as he awaited execution has sold for $140,000 at Sotheby’s in London. The Latin motto “Dum spiro […]
The oldest letter ever posted using Imperial Chinese stamps has sold for a record-breaking $2.43 million at auction in Hong Kong. The postal cover was originally mailed to Shanghai on […]
The final baseball bat ever used by Adrian ‘Cap’ Anson will hit the auction block next month at Goldin Auctions in New Jersey. Anson was one of baseball’s first superstars […]
A remarkable artifact commemorating America’s first multi-racial barnstorming baseball team is heading to auction for the first time next week. The 105-year-old postcard depicts the All-Nations Baseball Club, a groundbreaking […]
A Porsche 959 raced in the famous Paris-Dakar rally could sell for more than $3m later this year, as part of a sale celebrating the German marque’s 70th Anniversary. The […]
An unseen archive of letters revealing the early life of Playboy founder Hugh Hefner is heading for auction in Chicago this month. Potter & Potter Auctions will offer the collection […]
One of the world’s largest collections of Beatles memorabilia is heading for sale in Dallas later this month. Heritage Auctions is preparing to offer the monumental collection of Connie & […]
An incredibly rare 1854-S Liberty Head Half Eagle coin is heading for sale at Heritage Auctions next month, following a remarkable discovery in New England. The $5 gold coin is […]
The gold pocket watch worn by Admiral Horatio Nelson at the Battle of Trafalgar will be offered for sale at Sotheby’s next month, where it’s expected to sell for up […]
Han Solo’s blaster from Return of the Jedi has sold at auction in Las Vegas for $550,000, making it one of the most expensive movie props of all time. The […]
Bob Dylan’s harmonica from his first paid gig in New York in 1961 is heading for auction next month. The stage-used instrument has been described as “possibly the most important […]
A 1962 Ferrari 250 GTO looks set to rewrite the record books yet again this summer, when it hits the block at RM Sotheby’s in Monterey, California. The Ferrari will […]
Michael Jackson’s first recording contract with the Jackson Five is heading for auction in New York next month. The landmark document will be offered for sale by Guernsey’s, as part […]
A collection of rare Disneyland memorabilia will lead a forthcoming auction at California’s Van Eaton Galleries next month. The sale on July 7, ‘A Brief History of the Walt Disney […]
