Man to be reunited with ’56 Thunderbird Yahoo! News Fri Jun 22, 2007 “PALO ALTO, Calif. – Ronald Leung thought he would never see his beloved 1956 Ford Thunderbird again after it was stolen from his auto-repair shop in downtown Palo Alto in 1976. But...
PHILIP WEISS AUCTIONS TOPS THE $1 MILLION MARK AT TWO-DAY, THREE-SESSION SALE HELD JUNE 9-10 (Oceanside, N.Y.) – Philip Weiss Auctions topped the $1 million mark in a two-day, three-session multi-estate sale held the weekend of June 9-10. Top lots included six...
Heritage Auctions will be holding a major auction of Civil War Memorabilia next week on Sunday, June 24, 2007, and Monday, June 25, 2007. The auction contains so much Civil War Memorabilia that Heritage has done three catalogs for the event. Some of the highlights:...
The recent issue of Scoop from Diamond Galleries for June 15, 2007, had more than a few highlights of recent auction sales of collectibles: Barks Art Sets Bonhams’ Record “Carl Bark’s Moneybin series painting “Hands Off My Playthings”...
Napoleon’s sword sold for $6.4 million Yahoo! News Sun Jun 10, 2007 “FONTAINEBLEAU, France – A gold-encrusted sword Napoleon wore into battle in Italy 200 years ago was sold Sunday for more than $6.4 million, an auction house said. The last of...
Margin of Safety: Risk-Averse Value Investing Strategies for the Thoughtful Investor by Seth Klarman – it’s a mouthful, but if you ever stumble across a copy of this 1991 book – snatch it up immediately. Seems to be a nice market for it right now,...
Antiques and Estate Auctioneers will be holding a collectibles auction tomorrow, Saturday, June 9, 2007 at 10:00 am at their gallery located at 44777 St. Rt. 18 E., Wellington, Ohio. An online catalog and bidding will be available for this auction at www.proxibid.com....
Collectibles of the Game has a nice collection of authentic, autographed sports jerseys. We were browsing the hockey jerseys today, and saw examples such as: – Alex Tanguay Signed Authentic Avalanche Jersey – Bobby Orr Signed Boston Bruins Authentic Jersey...
Showtime Auction Services held an auction last month at the Washtenaw Farm Council Grounds in Ann Arbor, Michigan on April 20-22, 2007: RARE COMBINATION CIGAR-TIP CUTTER / TRADE STIMULATOR BRINGS $60,500 AT SHOWTIME AUCTION’S SALE OF THE JIM CATE COLLECTION (Ann...
Soldiers find vintage weapons among caches in Iraq Stars and Stripes By Zeke Minaya, Mideast edition, Friday, May 25, 2007 “BAGHDAD – While searching for weapons caches, American soldiers near Abu Ghraib often play the part of accidental archaeologists....