by bidz | Jul 2, 2008 | Aircraft, Collectibles, Militaria
Baby boomers snatch up fighter planes of dad’s era By Martin Zimmerman LOS ANGELES TIMES June 30, 2008 “MURRIETA – In the world of warbird collecting, Glacier Girl was a rare prize. The World War II-era P-38 fighter made an emergency landing on a...
by bidz | Feb 26, 2008 | Collectibles, Historical Memorabilia, Militaria, Treasure Hunting
Well, let’s keep an eye on this one – could it possibly be the fabled “Amber Room”? Hunt continues for Nazi treasure Yahoo! News Tue Feb 26, 2008 “DEUTSCHKATHARINENBERG, Germany – German treasure hunters were to begin digging...
by bidz | Dec 2, 2007 | Collectibles, Militaria
Memories of World War II, Still Fresh in Collectibles New York Times By DAVID KOEPPEL Published: November 18, 2007 “It’s such a popular hobby that prices have skyrocketed through the years,” says Mr. Crews, who lives in Marshall, Ill., and is...
by bidz | Oct 5, 2007 | Auctions, Collectibles, Firearms, Historical Memorabilia, Militaria, Petroliana, Photographs
Stevens Auction Company of Aberdeen, Mississipi is concluding the fall season with a pair of major estate sales, one slated for Saturday, October 20, beginning at 10 a.m., the other for Saturday, November 3, with an identical start time. Dwight Stevens described the...
by bidz | Jul 18, 2007 | Auctions, Collectibles, Militaria
HANDWRITTEN LETTER FROM ULYSSES S. GRANT TO ROBERT E. LEE, DATED APRIL 10, 1865, TO BE SOLD BY GALLERY 63 IN ATLANTA, AUGUST 4th and 5th (Atlanta, Ga.) – A letter handwritten by Gen. Ulysses S. Grant to Gen. Robert E. Lee on April 10, 1865, discussing terms of...
by bidz | Jun 17, 2007 | Auctions, Collectibles, Militaria, Online Auctions
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:...