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March 21, 2025 / Gavels n Paddles, Star Wars action figures, star wars collectibles

Obi-Wan Kenobi figure, $105,182, Hake’s Auctions

A Star Wars (1978) Ben (Obi-Wan) Kenobi 12 Back-A action figure, $105,182, Hake’s Auctions

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

March 20, 2025 / Antiques Peek

The Lagina Brothers at work on Oak Island.

A Treasure? From the Ancient Past? On Oak Island? Stay Tuned

by Jessica Kosinski Hidden treasures have always sparked our collective imaginations, and few places embody this fascination more completely than ...

March 20, 2025 / Bible, Collecting Old & Rare Books, old bibles

Examples of Family Registers from Antique Bibles

Half of an Old Bible

by James Dawson Someone came in the other day with a book to sell. It was a Bible printed in ...

March 15, 2025 / buried treasure, Features, hidden history

The crowns were buried with kings and queens of Poland, who were also grand dukes and duchesses of Lithuania. Found among the royal accessories were insignia made for these rulers’ burial chambers. As Vilnius Archbishop Gintaras Grušas said, “These crowns were not worn while the rulers were alive but were made after their deaths and were intended to be part of their tombs,” per TVP World.

Stories of Buried Treasure: History Unearthed

2,300-year-old bronze statues unearthed in Italy Archaeologists in Italy discovered more than two dozen beautifully preserved bronze statues from San ...

March 14, 2025 / Gavels n Paddles, toy Lamborghini

Child’s Lamborghini, $33,280, Crescent City

1985 Italian Agostini Lamborghini Countach Junior children’s car, $33,280, Crescent City

Results of Recent Auctions From Near and Far All prices include the buyer's premium by Ken Hall A 1985 Italian ...

March 10, 2025 / Antique Marketplace News, Columns, RetroCollect, Toys From The Attic, vintage toy boxes, vintage toys

Robby the Robot windup from the movie Forbidden Planet and its killer box.

It’s A Cardboard Thing

by Douglas R. Kelly Ironing vintage toy boxes and writing about the process in the February issue of the Journal ...

March 7, 2025 / Gavels n Paddles

Van Gogh oil painting, $54.01 million, Sotheby’s

Results of Recent Auctions From Near and Far All prices include the buyer's premium by Ken Hall An oil on ...

March 5, 2025 / Antique Marketplace News, breweriana, Expert Exchange, Picking with Rob Wolfe of American Pickers

Porcelain beer trays. The value ranges from $600 to $2,500.

Breweriana and Rob Wolfe: A Passion for Collecting

by Rob Wolfe of American Pickers Among the many categories of collectibles I encounter, one that stands out for historical ...

March 1, 2025 / Features, time capsule

Museum of Fine Arts Boston Head of Objects Conservation Pam Hatchfield, right, displays objects removed a time capsule, Jan. 6, 2015, as Mass. Secretary of State William Galvin, left, and Mass. Gov. Deval Patrick, second from left, look on at the museum, in Boston.

Time Capsules

by Maxine Carter-Lome, publisher A time capsule is a historic cache of goods or information, usually intended as a deliberate ...

February 28, 2025 / Gavels n Paddles

Dorothy’s ruby red slippers, $32.5 million, Heritage

Results of Recent Auctions From Near and Far All prices include the buyer's premium by Ken Hall The ruby red ...

February 21, 2025 / Gavels n Paddles

Parcheesi board, $4,800, Copake

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

February 20, 2025 / Features, Militaria, Spyware

There Are Spies Among Us: 18th, 19th, and Early 20th Century Military Espionage As Told By its Hierarchy, Spies, and Gadgets

By Judy Weaver Gonyeau, managing editor The spies from the earliest days of America may not have had the level of ...