Civil-War Era Textiles Offer a New Perspective on America’s Past at the New York Historical Society Homefront & Battlefield: Quilts & Context in the Civil War On View April 4 […]
Category Archives: Features
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May
May
Moments Frozen in Time Celebrities’ Cancelled Checks By Daniel Wulkan When collectors like myself come across a signed cancelled check, I see a piece of history, a moment frozen in […]
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May
May
Ninety Five Years of Olive Oyl By Fred M. Grandinetti Olive Oyl, featured in comic strips, animated cartoons and numerous products, has always been an independent woman. Though she is […]
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Apr
Apr
Historic Sandwich, Massachusetts: The Town that Glass Built by Katharine H. Campbell Sandwich Celebrates! The town of Sandwich, Massachusetts, Cape Cod’s oldest town and the “town that glass built” celebrates […]
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Mar
Mar
“The Gossips” are Back in Town “The Gossips,” one of Norman Rockwell’s most popular paintings, has returned to Norman Rockwell Museum to be displayed for a limited time. Created by […]
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Mar
Mar
So Maybe I Don’t Want to Collect Casino Chips This column is devoted to pieces of gaming memorabilia OTHER than the CHIP! by Sheldon Smith There are so many items […]
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Mar
Mar
A Treasure Chest Filled with Gold and Jewels Waiting to be Found by Mike McLeod Perhaps you have heard the story of Forrest Fenn, the New Mexico millionaire who has […]
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Feb
Feb
100th Anniversary of Charlie Chaplin’s Screen Debut by Eric Bradley, Heritage Auctions February 2014 marks the 100th anniversary of Charlie Chaplin’s screen debut. His career lasted more than 75 years […]
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Feb
Feb
Mementos of Mourning – The Quintessential Folk Art By Pamela E. Apkarian-Russell “The Halloween Queen®” Remember me. Memory is so sweet and to cling to a fragment of someone dear […]
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Jan
Jan
Profile of Silent Film Collector Ben Model By Phil Hall There are few people who enjoy a greater degree of expertise on silent films than Ben Model. The New York […]
