Category: Militaria | Hot Collectible Trends

Collecting Vintage Planes

by bidz | Jul 2, 2008 | Aircraft, Collectibles, Militaria

Baby boomers snatch up fighter planes of dadâ€™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...

Buried Nazi Treasure Trove

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...

World War II Memorabilia

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...

Winchester Model 9432 rifle auction

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...

Handwritten letter by Gen. Ulysses S. Grant to Gen. Robert E. Lee

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...

Civil War Memorabilia Auction

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:...

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