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Most Expensive Art 2005
Most Expensive Art 2005 Connoisseur’s Guide Forbes.com Leah Hoffmann “Both Christie’s and Sotheby’s should have plenty to toast this holiday season. The two auction houses–which together control some 95% of worldwide fine-art auction sales–enjoyed strong years in…
Toy Grading
Toy grading not child’s play Norcross firm is collectors’ friend By STEVE VISSER The Atlanta Journal-Constitution Published on: 12/19/05 ‘Star Wars’ collectors love to see Darth Vader imprisoned in acrylic and stamped with a Norcross…
Barry Halper
Baseball collector Halper dies SI.com – MLB Monday December 19, 2005 “LIVINGSTON, N.J. (AP) — Barry Halper, owner of one of the most extensive collections of baseball memorabilia and a limited partner in the New York Yankees, has died at 66….
Auctions/Prices: MastroNet Realizes $13.5 Million
Scoop reports on the recently held MastroNet auction which was held on December 7th to 9th, 2005: MastroNet Realizes $13.5 Million Auctions/Prices Scoop Friday, December 16, 2005 “Over 2,800 lots of Sports and Americana certainly got the attention they deserved….
Hawaiian Time Capsule
Time Capsule Buried in 1870’s Is Found in Honolulu Building New York Times By THE ASSOCIATED PRESS Published: December 12, 2005 “HONOLULU, Dec. 11 (AP) – Using radar equipment along a wall of a landmark Hawaiian building, military specialists on…
Barrett-Jackson car auction boasts extra bidding day
Barrett-Jackson car auction boasts extra bidding day Bob Golfen The Arizona Republic Dec. 17, 2005 12:00 AM “Craig Jackson leaned casually on the fender of a gleaming orange Hemi ‘Cuda convertible, basically a 1970 Plymouth coupe with an enormous…
Action Figure Collectibles
Miniatures a big thing biz.thestar.com.my Saturday December 17, 2005 “Stamps, Batman and Star Wars action figures, Ral Partha and Warhammer miniatures, coins, Spiderman comics and postcards are not just merely collectibles during your free time. Serious…
Athenaeum’s Audubon Book
Athenaeum’s Audubon Book Fetches $5.6 Million At Auction Controversy Surrounded Sale Of ‘Birds Of America’ Masterwork NBC 10 NEWS POSTED: 8:11 am EST December 16, 2005 “NEW YORK — A copy of John James Audubon’s “The Birds of…
Buy Vintage Clothing
A reader submitted the following: “I have some Vintage clothing that is between 35 to 40 years old in excellent condition. I have bell bottom pants, jeans, dresses, jumpsuits, blouses, pant suites, prom dresses. They are all small or mediums in six, pants are…
