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These sought-after sections offer expert auction analysis, cultural commentary, and more, adding depth, variety, and a personal touch to every issue. Columns include Gavels ’n’ Paddles, Psychology of Collecting, The Beat, Pop Culture Collecting, Toys from the Attic, and Civil War Collector.
Certified Video Games Enter the Marketplace in Force
Comic Character Collectibles By J.C. Vaughn In January 2019, Heritage Auctions began offering video games certified by third-party independent grading firm Wata Games in their Sunday night auctions, and the ...
What’s Selling on eBay: April 2019
By Deborah Abernethy and Mike McLeod $5,956 (32 bids, 8 bidders): Vintage Huffy Radio Bike in Great Original Condition. Huffy Radio Bike in great condition except for the flat tires ...
Gavels 'n' Paddles: Winter Olympics torch, $231,000, RR Auctions
Results of Recent Auctions From Near and Far by Ken Hall A 1968 Grenoble Winter Olympics torch sold for $231,000 in an online auction that ran from Jan. 10-17 by ...
Publisher’s Corner: April 2019
The Allure of Glass 18 Years Later by Maxine Carter-Lome For 18 years the Journal of Antiques & Collectibles has published an annual April Glass Issue. Although we pride ourselves ...
Gavels 'n' Paddles: 1885 U.S Trade dollar, $3.96 million, Heritage
Results of Recent Auctions From Near and Far by Ken Hall The finest-known 1885 U.S. Trade dollar coin, graded PR66, sold for $3.96 million at a Platinum Night U.S. Coin ...
What’s Selling on eBay: March 2019
By Deborah Abernethy and Mike McLeod $2,293 (42 bids, 11 bidders): Vintage Raymond Loewy Old Antique Colonial Globe Art Deco Bakelite Map Radio. In the rarest of colors, white Bakelite ...
Antiques Peek: March 2019
Get Rid of Those Nasty Wrinkles By Jessica Kosinski Have you ever had a pressing issue to attend to? Most of us have. It’s called ironing. It is a household ...
Gavels 'n' Paddles: Bulls and Bears toy game, $20,740, Pook & Pook, Inc.
Results of Recent Auctions From Near and Far by Ken Hall A scarce McLoughlin Bros. Bulls and Bears – The Great Wall Street Game, patented in 1883, sold for $20,740 ...
Gavels 'n' Paddles: English Thomason corkscrew, $23,244, CollectorCorkscrews.com
Results of Recent Auctions From Near and Far by Ken Hall An English “manufactured” Thomason mechanical corkscrew, with fine handcrafted “Japanning” decoration, sold for $23,244 in an online-only auction held ...
Great Collections: March 2019
For the Love of Cooking Sue Jimenez, a retired forensic anthropologist who grew up in Toronto but has called Albuquerque, New Mexico home for the last 25 years, holds the ...
Gavels 'n' Paddles: DC Comics Flash #105, $20,000, Bruneau & Co.
Results of Recent Auctions From Near and Far by Ken Hall A copy of DC Comics Flash #105 (Feb.-Mar. 1959), the first Silver Age Flash in his own title, graded ...
Gavels 'n' Paddles: Witch Atop Mechanical Cat, $21,600, Bertoia Auctions
Results of Recent Auctions From Near and Far by Ken Hall A large witch atop a mechanical black cat on wheels, circa 1920, sold for $21,600 at an Annual Fall ...
Tips and Trends: March 2019
The Price of Art and its Journey By Pontus Silfverstolpe When I was a child, I was told it was ugly to speak about money. Especially, as I understood much ...
Publishers Corner: March 2019
The Happy Homemaker by Maxine Carter-Lome The term “Happy Homemaker” is a 1950s throwback to a time when housewives took their role and job as wife and mother seriously and, ...
As the World Turns On Its Wooden Axis
Exploring Antique Technologies By Kary Pardy You close your eyes, give the globe a hard spin, and jab your finger at it. Wherever your finger lands is your future homeland, ...
Great Collections: February 2019
Thomas Jefferson’s Books By Maxine Carter-Lome “I cannot live without books.” - Thomas Jefferson in a letter to John Adams, June 10, 1815 Throughout his life, reading and acquiring books ...
What’s Selling on eBay: February 2019
by Deborah Abernethy and Mike McLeod $4,427 (48 bids, 16 bidders): Authentic Antique 18th C Early American Gentleman’s Tricorne Felt Hat. The 18th century Tricorne hat in this auction is ...
Antiques Peek: February 2019
The Power of the Pen by Jessica Kosinski For as long as humanity has existed, communication has been essential. Today, computers are commonly used to communicate. It is easy to ...
Gavels 'n' Paddles: Tim Brown Heisman Trophy, $435,762, Goldin Auctions
Results of Recent Auctions From Near and Far by Ken Hall Wide receiver Tim Brown’s original 1987 Heisman Trophy sold for $435,762 in a Holiday Auction held December 8th by ...
Gavels 'n' Paddles: Hugh Hefner typewriter, $162,500, Julien’s Auctions
Results of Recent Auctions From Near and Far by Ken Hall The vintage Underwood Standard Portable typewriter used in college by Hugh Hefner sold for $162,500 at a sale of ...
Bob Overstreet’s Call to Remember Why We Love Comics
Comic Character Collectibles by J.C. Vaughn At 80 and showing few signs of slowing down, author and publisher Robert M. Overstreet, who launched The Overstreet Comic Book Price Guide in ...
Gavels 'n' Paddles: Rolex ‘Paul Newman’ watch, $578,100, Morphy Auctions
Results of Recent Auctions From Near and Far by Ken Hall A Rolex Daytona Ref. 6241 ‘Paul Newman’ 18kt gold chronograph watch having a ‘John Player Special’ dial with gold ...
Gavels 'n' Paddles: Chinese Hunan One Tael silver coin, $6,875, Holabird Western Americana
Results of Recent Auctions From Near and Far by Ken Hall A Chinese Hunan One Tael silver coin weighing 35.6 grams sold for $6,875 at an auction held Dec. 5-9 ...
Gavels 'n' Paddles: JFK’s Harvard sweater, $34,140, RR Auction
Results of Recent Auctions From Near and Far by Ken Hall John F. Kennedy’s sweater from his days as a student at Harvard University sold for $34,140 in an online ...
Publisher’s Corner: February 2019
The Reading Room by Maxine Carter-Lome The founding principles of our country have their roots in the Age of Enlightenment, an intellectual and philosophical movement that dominated the world of ...
