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May 2021
ALSO IN THIS ISSUE
TABLE OF CONTENTS
Gavels ’n’ Paddles . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .10
Results of Recent Auctions from Near and Far
Driving Back in Time
by Ken Hall
The Rise and Fall of the What’s Selling on eBay . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .12
American Roadside Motel by Philip Hawkins and Mike McLeod
by Maxine Carter-Lome.. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .20
Kovels . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .43
by Terry and Kim Kovel
The Artful History of
The Civil War Collector . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .44
Vintage Travel Postcards by John Sexton
by Zoë Peate . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .24

Appraisers Corner . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .45
by David Moore, CAA
Here’s New England
On the Road with the WPA Collecting Old & Rare Books . . . . . . . . . . . 46

by Erica Lome, Ph.D. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .26 by Jim Dawson

Comic Character Collectibles . . . . . . . . . .47
Collectomania! Savoring Those Souvenirs by Jeff Vaughn
by Donald-Brian Johnson . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .29

DEPARTMENTS
Great Collections
The Petersen Automotive Museum . . . . . . .31 Publisher’s Corner . . . . . . . . . . . .4
by Maxine Carter-Lome

Antiques Peek World Marketplace News . . . . . . 8
by Judy Gonyeau
From Numberplate to License Plate
by Jessica Kosinski . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .33
RESOURCES
Around the Station: An Adventure in Antiques Shop Finder . . . . . . . .48

Collecting Gas Station Literature Antique Shows & Auctions . . . .54
by the Late Collector and Author Jack Sim . . . . . . . . . . . .35 Continuous Shows . . . . . . . . . . .56
The Great Exchange . . . . . . . . .58
Discovering History Collector Clubs . . . . . . . . . . . . .59
Six Historic Road Trips to Take . . . . . . . . . .38 Advertising Directory . . . . . . . . 59

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