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First Harry Potter Book Up for Auction
Bids for First Harry Potter Book Already at Record $15,000 February 23, 2009 (Dallas, Texas) — Despite the gloomy economy, bidding for a softcover copy of the first Harry Potter book already is at a record $15,000 with more than a week remaining in a rare books…
Wreck of British Warship HMS Victory Discovered
Another sunken treasure story – gotta love them: Salvage crews find wreck of legendary British warship HMS Victory Yahoo! Canada News Sun Feb 1, 2009 “TAMPA, Fla. – Florida deep-sea explorers who found $500 million in sunken treasure two years ago…
Abraham Lincoln’s Favorite Portrait
Eastman House displays Abraham Lincoln’s favorite image, featuring museum’s conservation of shattered glass plate Jan. 20, 2009 “This interpositive is the closest you will ever get to ‘seeing’ Lincoln ROCHESTER, N.Y. – A conserved glass-plate…
1869 Cincinnati Red Stockings Baseball Card
Fresno’s ‘Baseball card Granny’ puts rare item up for sale Tuesday, Jan. 20, 2009 By Mike Osegueda / The Fresno Bee “Digging a rare 1869 baseball card out of a box has taken local antique shop owner Bernice Gallego from the pages of the New…
Madonna Nude Photo up for Auction
Nude photo of 20-year-old Madonna on auction block Yahoo! Music 01/16/2009 “A nude photo of Madonna, taken before erotic songs and risque costumes catapulted her to superstardom, is expected to sell for at least $10,000, Christie’s auction house say….
Rare Books from Gotham Book Mart Rescued
New York literary treasure rescued from warehouse Yahoo! News By Jon Hurdle – Mon Jan 12, 2009 “PHILADELPHIA (Reuters) – A literary hoard that includes works by Tennessee Williams and Arthur Miller, as well as 18th and 19th century texts, has been rescued from…
Art Market Hit by Economic Crisis
Christie’s Plans Cuts as Art Auctions Slow NYTimes.com By JULIA WERDIGIER Published: January 12, 2009 “LONDON – When works by the British artist Damien Hirst sold for a record $127 million on the same day in September that Lehman Brothers filed for…
Richard Prince Photograph sets Auction Record
Latest Richard Prince Auction Record: $3.4 Million www.pdnonline.com Jan 4, 2008 Daryl Lang “Richard Prince reclaimed the record for most expensive photo sold at auction, when a print of his sold at Sotheby’s in New York for $3,401,000. The price narrowly…
Gulf Coast Treasure
Fortune hunter certain treasure buried near Gulf Coast Chron.com – Houston Chronicle By MARY FLOOD Copyright 2008 Houston Chronicle Dec. 30, 2008 “Treasure hunter Nathan Smith testified today that he not only used Google to spot a buried treasure in South…
