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Lost Kingdoms
Lost treasures of Ayutthaya on show IOL: July 22 2005 at 12:33PM By Jay Lindsay “Salem, Massachusetts – The kingdom of Ayutthaya prospered in south-east Asia for more than four centuries, standing as an economic and cultural ally of the great nations of Europe and the…
Antique Bottle Collecting
Antique bottle collectors dig for shards of history AP Wire | 07/24/2005 REBECCA QUIGLEY Associated Press “BEAUFORT, S.C. – The best place to hunt for antique bottles in Beaufort is at the bottom of a privy hole. Or at least that’s what identical…
Aboriginal Art
Aboriginal art fetches record prices Yahoo! News Mon Jul 25, 8:45 PM ET “SYDNEY (AFP) – Collectors in the United States and France snapped up Aboriginal art at record prices in a Sotheby’s auction in Melbourne which fetched 4.8 million dollars (3.6…
Houdini Milk Can Escape 1908 Poster
Random Treasures Auctions recently held an auction of magic memorabilia and collectibles, which ended on July 22. One of the highlights was this 1908 Houdini poster which sold for $68,404.00 (US): “One of the rarest of all Houdini Posters! There are only 3…
Original Comic Art
Original Comic Art Marketplace Strong Industry News, Scoop, Friday, July 22, 2005 “The market for original comic art is getting stronger by the day. What is especially invigorating is that collectors are starting to appreciate the work of artists who sometimes…
Pricing Collectibles
Barbara Crews from about.com weighs in with her opinion on PriceMiner: Want to know what it’s Worth? Try PriceMiner Jul 19 2005 From Barbara Crews, Your Guide to Collectibles. “Over the years I’ve seen, and tried out, numerous programs that have used…
Treasure Hunting the Atocha
Atocha wreck is still golden Key West bash celebrates search for treasure ship By Wes Smith Orlando Sentinel Posted July 23 2005 “KEY WEST – Rivers of rum and Coke are flowing. Swaggering old salts are swapping tales by the treasure-trunk load. Twenty…
Collectible Value
Harry Rinker has a nice analysis on valuing collectibles: Buyer value – yet another value consideration mcall.com From The Morning Call July 22, 2005 Determining a valid secondary retail market value for a collectible is more complex than ever. Today value is…
Antique Steam Gauges
Runnin’ on steam By Emilie H. Wheeler The Herald Journal: Archives Saturday, July 16, 2005 “Local gauge collector creates museum to show pieces. Barry David brought a full-size caboose home two years ago. He had the 45,000-pound, 1967 train car plopped…
