The Civil War Collector By John Sexton Q: This is the flag remnant picked up by my great great-grandfather on the battlefield of Antietam. The size of the flag is: leading edge, 29.5 inches; fly, 17 inches. The description given…
South African banknote, $10,620, Archives Int’l Gavels ‘n’ Paddles Recent Auction Results From Near & Far By Ken Hall An early 20th century South African color trial specimen banknote in a 20-pound denomination, printed in blue with gold underprint and…
Ken’s Korner: Who really owns this little Renoir? News & Views From the World of Antiques & Collectibles By Ken Hall The whole story just sounded like a fairy tale, something you wish would happen to you. Woman walks into…
Buffalo Bill poster, $18,975, Philip Weiss Gavels ‘n’ Paddles Recent Auction Results From Near & Far By Ken Hall An iconic 1907 lithographic image of legendary Wild West figure Buffalo Bill Cody by Courier, measuring 28 inches by 42 inches,…
Guess What? June 2013 Holier than thou! By Bob Cahn – “The Primitive Man” Nothing personal, but we’re making an inanimate allusion to this month’s “Guess What.” Sporting three openings of slightly subtle (not apparent to the printed eye) different…
Black and White News Photography By Marshall Fogel Black and white photography has a special lure for collectors in their appreciation of the creative efforts of great photographers when they fine tune their lenses and shutter speed to set the…
The Journal of Antiques and Collectibles June 2013 issue features “Black and White News Photography” by Marshall Fogel, “Forgotten and Unknown Star Trek” by J.C. Vaughn, “The Celebrity Collector: Victor Alfieri – Zippo lighters” by Ken Hall, and “The Civil War…
