HRH number plate is giveaway on King’s old Land Rover
Fancy driving the King’s former four-by-four? You could, as an old Land Rover from his Gloucestershire estate goes up for auction next month. Check it out here.
2025-02-26
WWII bomb disposal medal honours London Blitz hero
A bomb at Charing Cross Station would have been disastrous for the war effort, but one of the greatest heroes of the London Blitz was on hand. This is the story of his medals.
2025-02-19
Metal detectorist’s Celtic coin find set for £70,000 auction
An Ancient British war lord V the Roman Empire. It could only end one way. Is this coin tantalising proof of Caractacus’s existence?
Rock star to auction his Banksy for £5 million
Blink 182 bassist and singer Mark Hoppus will sell a Banksy via Sotheby’s next month, with the artwork expected to realise as much as £5 million. The painting is Crude […]
Rare video games and prototype consoles top big gaming sale
Video games are now firmly in the collectible category and rising in value, as a big, flagship sale in Dallas will confirm next week. Heritage Auctions’ Video Games Signature auction […]
2025-02-12
Are silver playing cards worth an $800,000 gamble at auction?
A set of 17th-century, German, silver playing cards will auction in New York next month and could realise as much as $800,000. The cards are a full set of 52. […]
2025-01-29
Oscar Wilde ‘Ernest’ first edition to auction from Barry Humphries collection
Barry Humphries openly lived a double life. Oscar Wilde did so secretly. A copy of Wilde’s most famous work owned by Humphries may now make £150,000 at auction.
The $1-million Richard Mille watch that runs fast. As fast as Yohan Blake
This watch won a silver medal behind Usain Bolt. It’s accurate enough to time the likes of Yohan Blake, the sprinter who wore it for every race of the 2012 London Olympics.
2025-01-24
Upside down ship stamp sales past $20,000 at auction
You can immediately see why a framed image of this sort produces the most desired errors when it goes wrong. There’s an extraordinary story behind this stamp too.
Trump link could push Ferrari over $1 million
A President’s name adds value to the already precious in the case of this Ferrari, bought new in 2007 by Donald Trump. Is it worth $1 million.
2025-01-22
$2 million for South Africa’s Boer War “unicorn” coin
South Africa was on the brink of war as this coin was struck. That led to a mistake, and that led to the most valuable coin in South African history.
2025-01-16
£15 million record predicted for Golden Period Stradivarius violin
His name is the first on your lips when you think of violins. Now, an instrument by the great 17th to 18th century Italian maker Stradivarius will sell for well over £10 million.
2025-01-15
Multimillion-dollar Declaration of Independence to sell next week
The man who printed this extremely rare Declaration of Independence probably wanted the American Revolution to fail. His work is now worth millions of dollars because it succeeded.
Upside-down ship makes stamp worth $15,000
The Buffalo Pan-American Exposition saw the killing of a president. The fair is also famous among stamp collectors for inspiring one of the most well-known among US stamp errors.
2025-01-09
Auction: “last-known” Lennon photo showing Beatle with his killer
One night in December 1980 a fan took a picture of John Lennon. He captured the musician signing an autograph for his murderer.
