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Victoria Cross up for auction
WWI hero’s Victoria Cross up for auction Yahoo!7 News Friday November 24, 10:01 PM WWI hero’s Victoria Cross up for auction By Dea Clarke “Months after the record-breaking sale of a rare Victoria Cross, another one has come up for auction. Lance Corporal Bernard…
Keith Moon memorabilia
Keith Moon memorabilia up for grabs at Christie’s NewKerala.Com India News Channel Washington, Nov 10, 2006: “Fans of The Who drummer Keith Moon will get a chance to lay their hands on the musician’s drum kit and diaries. The rocker’s family…
Intel 4004 Chip
Intel reveals specs for first ever chip Infomatics tells us that Intel has release the specifications for its first ever microprocessor, the 4004. “The 4004 chips are now highly collectable and can change hands for up to $1,000. Most valuable are the original…
Collectible Kit-Cat Clocks
Collectible Kit-Cat Klocks/Clocks Collector’s Corner: By Michele Alice AuctionBytes.com November 19, 2006 “In 2007, the California Clock Company will celebrate the 75th anniversary of an American icon, the Kit-Cat Klock. (“Every 3 minutes for the…
Medieval Masterpieces Found In House
Medieval Masterpieces Found In House Oxford Mail 14th November 2006 By Ruth Keeling “Missing medieval art masterpieces thought to be worth at least 1 million pounds ($1.9 million US) have been discovered in the spare room of a house in Oxford. Two 15th century…
Christie’s Rock and Pop Memorabilia auction
McCartney lyrics, Hendrix guitar to be sold in NY Wednesday November 22, 2006 Reuters By Christine Kearney “NEW YORK (Reuters) – Original handwritten lyrics by former Beatle Paul McCartney and a guitar owned by legendary rock musician Jimi Hendrix are…
Thieves Target European Libraries
Thieving library staff take a love of rare books too far World – Times Online November 24, 2006 “A mysterious gap in a dusty bookshelf gave the game away for a corrupt library worker who stole more than $1 million US of antique tomes from one of…
Roman Treasure in Amsterdam
Treasure of Rome unearthed near Amsterdam POST-TRIBUNE November 15, 2006 By ASSOCIATED PRESS “Dutch archeologists have discovered an estimated 200 silver Roman coins, several jewels, an armband and a ring hidden in a clay pot, the city overseeing the dig said….
Record Art Auction Season
Record art prices astonish New York dealers FT.com / World / US & Canada By Deborah Brewster in New York November 19 2006 “More than $1.3bn in works of art have been sold in the past two weeks during a record New York auction season that has…
