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Rare "Golden Ape" Doodle NFT Sells For $1.1 Million on January 5, 2022, to the buyer and NFT collector Pranksy. Doodle #6914—which features one-of-a-kind gold ape traits—is just one of Pranksy’s 71 Doodles within his collection of over 30,000 NFTs as of the date of this purchase.

From Tangible to Digital: The Evolution of Collecting in the Modern Era

By Shirley M. Mueller, M.D. Most collectors acquire their treasures through traditional methods – purchasing from dealers or at auctions ...

Caille Bros. slot machine, $147,600, Morphy Auctions

Results of Recent Auctions From Near and Far All prices include the buyer’s premium by Ken Hall A Caille Bros ...

Title image: Painting of the Queen Elizabeth I. In late 1968, Queen Elizabeth was sold to the Elizabeth Corporation, with 15% of the company controlled by a group of Philadelphia businessmen and 85% retained by Cunard. She arrived in Port Everglades, FL on 8 December 1968 and opened to tourists in February 1969, well before Queen Mary, which opened two years later, in 1971. The climate of southern Florida was much harder on the ship, and Queen Elizabeth’s retirement in Florida was not to last. The ship was forced to close in August 1970, after losing money and being declared a fire hazard.

Cunard: The Most Famous Ocean Liners in the World™

By Maxine Carter-Lome, publisher On July 4, 1840, the steamer Britannia departed Liverpool, England on her maiden transatlantic journey, bound ...

Where did all the antique sellers go on eBay?

In May of 2021, eBay consolidated its categories, requiring sellers to use Item Specifics (product attributes) to ensure buyers can ...

Cougar Gasoline sign, $192,000, Richmond Auctions

Results of Recent Auctions From Near and Far All prices include the buyer’s premium by Ken Hall A Cougar Gasoline 6-foot, ...

Samuel Woolf, The Under World, ca. 1909–10. Oil on canvas, 22 ½ x 30 ½ in. Virginia Museum of Fine Arts Purchase, Funds provided by a private Richmond foundation. ©Virginia Museum of Fine Arts. Photo: Travis Fullerton.

The Railroad in American Art

By Thomas Denenberg, PhD John Wilmerding Director and CEO, Shelburne Museum The exhibition All Aboard: The Railroad in American Art, ...

John Lennon’s Rolls-Royce Phantom V, his custom-painted psychedelic ride. An outraged Englishwoman screamed from the side of the road, “You swine! How dare you do that to a Rolls-Royce!” as John drove past.

The Allure of Musicians’ Planes, Stains, and Automobiles

by Laurence Carpenter Transportation has always been a pivotal element of our everyday lives, serving not just functional purposes but ...

Marilyn Monroe dress, $325,000, Julien’s Auctions

Results of Recent Auctions From Near and Far All prices include the buyer’s premium by Ken Hall Marilyn Monroe’s pink ...

1929 Whippet Model 96A, CA$25,960, Miller & Miller

Results of Recent Auctions From Near and Far All prices include the buyer’s premium by Ken Hall A sporty black ...

Transportation Modes and Makers in American History

Transportation is a subject that seems to be always in the news these days and usually for the wrong reasons: ...

Oppenheimer report, $53,594, RR Auction

Results of Recent Auctions From Near and Far All prices include the buyer’s premium by Ken Hall A rare and ...

Sinclair double-sided, lighted, plastic pole sign sold for $4,366 at Mecum Auctions in January 2024. The sign stands over 11.25 feet tall on its original cast iron base.

Sinclair Gas: DINO still going strong 90 years later!

By Maxine Carter-Lome, publisher If you traveled by car almost anywhere in the Continental U.S. in the first half of ...

A Fotomat “hut” somewhere in Massachusetts in the 1970s.

Survival of the Fittest

By Judy Gonyeau, managing editor Fotomat Back in the days of 35mm film and the affordable Kodak Instamatic, getting that ...

Five Spanish carded Star Wars figures from Kenner’s Empire Strikes Back series, four on cards titled in Spanish and two characters’ names (Luke Skywalker and R2-D2) translated to Spanish equivalents, sold for $13,530 at a Toys & Collectibles sale held Feb. 14-16 by Morphy Auctions in Denver, PA.

Five Star Wars figures, $13,530, Morphy Auctions

Results of Recent Auctions From Near and Far All prices include the buyer’s premium by Ken Hall Five Spanish carded ...

What NOT to pass up when thrifting

Shopping at flea markets, garage sales, and thrift shops can be fun and exciting, but it can also be overwhelming ...

Steiff Peter Rabbit doll, $11,875, Cottone Auctions

Results of Recent Auctions From Near and Far All prices include the buyer’s premium by Ken Hall A circa 1910 ...

Noel Gallagher played this Epiphone Les Paul guitar on Oasis’ debut album, Definitely Maybe, that came out in 1994. Definitely Maybe was an immediate critical and commercial success in the United Kingdom. It went straight to number one in the UK Albums Chart and became the fastest-selling debut album in British music history at the time. photo: rocksolidinvestments.ie

Good Memories Collecting Dust

by Laurence Carpenter In the world of collecting, there comes a time when we must confront the inevitable question: when ...

Radio Shack: Where America Shopped for Consumer Electronics

By Maxine Carter-Lome, publisher Ask anyone who grew up in the second half of the 20th century if they knew ...

Personality Traits of Collectors: Who are you?

by Shirley M. Mueller, M.D. In the past, I wrote about collector personalities and their relationship to specific art preferences ...

Painting by the Beatles, $1.744 million, Christie’s

Results of Recent Auctions From Near and Far All prices include the buyer’s premium by Ken Hall A painting made ...

Michael Jordan sneakers, $8 million, Sotheby’s

Results of Recent Auctions From Near and Far All prices include the buyer’s premium by Ken Hall A set of ...

Gone But Not Forgotten

Live long enough and you’ll outlive many of the companies, products, and brands you grew up with. They may no ...

Two large “Tango Orange” vases by Charles Schneider. Tallest, 18-1/4” h. (Photo by Leslie Piña)

Timeless Treasures: A Glass Quintet

By Donald-Brian Johnson Some things exist “outside of time:” The Wizard of Oz … Model T Fords … Turntables and ...

Smith’s Pharmacy bottle, $6,250, Holabird Western

Results of Recent Auctions From Near and Far All prices include the buyer’s premium by Ken Hall A teal blue ...

The gold-encrusted Blue Trumpet Stretch Console Set brings this idea to a different level – a bit more formal yet too beautiful not to have on display. This version was made by Central Glass Works in the early 1900s. It is for sale at www.carnivalglass.com for $175.

Entertaining and Decorating with Stretch Glass

by Cal Hackeman, Treasurer, Stretch Glass Society American iridescent stretch glass brings color and excitement to your home entertaining and ...