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March 20, 2017 / Antique Marketplace News, Fairfield Maine, Firearms, Firearms Auction, Historical, Iconic Collections, James D. Julia Auctioneers, Lever Action pistol, Military Items, Sporting & Collector Session, Volcanics, Winchester

Important Historical Military Items and Iconic Collections Lead Julia’s April Firearms Auction

Fairfield, ME, March 10, 2017 - Tuesday, April 11th, Wednesday, April 12th, & Thursday, April 13th, James D. Julia Auctioneers ...

March 16, 2017 / Board Games, Cobol, Columns, Comic books, Comic Character, Comic Collectibles, comics, DC Comics, Electronic Games, J.C. Vaughn, Marvel, Parker Brothers, Pop Culture Collecting, Programming, ROM

The Return of ROM, the Spaceknight

Comic Character Collectibles By J.C. Vaughn During the late '70s and into the early '80s, Parker Brothers was a dominant ...

March 15, 2017 / Antique Marketplace News, Iconic, Internet Exclusive, Julien's Auctions, Marilyn Monroe, Norma Jean Baker, Online Auction, Photography, Pop Culture

Marilyn Through the Lens

Marilyn Monroe Photography Internet Exclusive Auction through Julien's Auctions, now through Sunday, March 26th Julien’s Auctions, the world record-breaking auction ...

March 11, 2017 / Adirondack fall landscape, Americana Auction, Art, Arthur Fitzwilliam Tate, artist, auctions, Columns, cowan's auctions, delftware, English Plates, Gavels n Paddles, James McDougal Hart, Ken Hall

Gavels 'n' Paddles: Set of English delftware plates, $24,000, Cowan’s Auctions

Results of Recent Auctions From Near and Far by Ken Hall A set of six English delftware Merryman plates sold ...

March 11, 2017 / All Star Games, Baseball, baseball memorabilia, Baseball Pins, Columns, Indianapolis 500, Jeff Figler, Memorabilia, NBA Championships, Press Pins, Sporting Events, Sports, sports memorabilia, Stanley Cup, Super Bowl, World Series

Collecting with Jeff: March 2017

Baseball Press Pins By Jeff Figler One of the rarest, and collectible, of all baseball items is the press pin ...

March 10, 2017 / Antique Marketplace News, DC Comics, DC’s More Fun Comics, Hake's Americana, Lyndon B. Johnso, Norman Mingo, Official Base Ball Guide, Sgt. Pepper, Sol White, Super Bowl, The Beatles, Top-Notch Comics

Hakes’s Americana begins 50th-year celebration March 14-16 with first in series of exceptional pop culture auctions

Featured: Norman Mingo Beatles-theme original cover art for Mad magazine, Sept. 1968 YORK, Pa. – Looking back on the year ...

March 8, 2017 / American League, Baseball, Chicago Cubs, Cleveland Indians, Collectibles, Features, History, James Dahlen, Major League Baseball, Major League Baseball's Fall Classic World Series, Marshall Fogel, National League, World Series

Baseball World Series

History and Collectibles By Marshall Fogel and James Dahlen Photos by James Dahlen At the end of the 2016 Major ...

March 6, 2017 / Antique Marketplace News, autographs, Entertainment & Music Memorabilia Auction, George Harrison, Help!, Heritage Auctions, Jimmie Nicol, John Lennon, Paul McCartney, Ringo Starr, Substitute Drummer, The Beatles, The Fab Four

Autographed 45 of The Beatles’ Please Please Me may bring $40,000 at Heritage Auctions

Signed double-single record; postcard inscribed by substitute drummer expected to draw major interest in Entertainment & Music Memorabilia Auction DALLAS, ...

March 6, 2017 / Ball Cans, ceramic, Collecting, Features, Memorabilia, oil paintings, Racquets, silver, Sporting, Sports, Teapots, tennis, Tennis Balls, Tennis Shoes, Umpire Chair, Victorian

For the "Love" of Tennis Collecting

Collecting tennis memorabilia can be challenging, fun, and rewarding. Discovering a tennis treasure, whether it is a postcard one doesn't ...

March 5, 2017 / Art, artists, Canvas, Columns, Edward Seago, Freeman's, Gavels n Paddles, Ken Hall, Paintings, The Brewster Collection, The Forbes Collections, The John Biscoe in Pack Ice

Gavels 'n' Paddles: Edward Seago painting, $106,250, Freeman’s

Results of Recent Auctions From Near and Far by Ken Hall A painting by British artist Edward Seago (1910-1974), titled ...

March 3, 2017 / Clinical Psychologist, Collections, Columns, Dr. David Flakoll, eBay, History, International Tennis Hall of Fame, Newport RI, Racquets, tennis, Tennis Psychology, Tennis Racquets

Great Collections: March 2017

Stringing Together the History of Tennis Dr. David Flakoll is a man with a vision and a passion for tennis, ...

March 1, 2017 / Antique Marketplace News, Austin's Saloon, banjos, Donley Auctions, Fred Plan, Guitars, Martin d18 guitar, Randy Donley, Vintage Music Auction, vintage violins, Wayne Cook

1936 Martin D18 guitar to highlight Donley’s Vintage Music Auction

A 1936 Martin D18 guitar, consigned by the grandson of the original owner, will take center stage at Donley Auctions' March ...