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old sheet music (10/3/08)
I have a collection of sheet music from about 1941 on and they are preserved and in great shape. I would like to sell either as a collection or individual sheets. More >>

Mystery of the 1883 Ringling Bros. Handbill (10/1/08)

The five Ringling brothers first entered the tented-circus business in 1884 with a show they called Yankee Robinson and Ringling Brothers Great Double Shows and Caravan. The boys had been working toward this day for some time. [Note: For a more detailed look at the evolution of Ringling Bros. More >>

Collecting Historical Autographs – Basic info (9/25/08)

George Washington Presidential signed document

When collecting autographs, it is better to collect letters and documents and avoid clipped signatures (signatures that were cut from letters or documents). First, there is nothing historical about a clip, and Secondly, it is very hard to properly authenticate a clipped signature. Go for letters and documents and other “larger” items. More >>

Postmortem Photos (9/13/08)

This is a family photo of a cousin who died at age 19.

I grew up in the mountains of Eastern Kentucky and the practice of taking postmortem photographs was a normal occurrence. After moving and marrying someone who was raised in a large city I became aware that what I had been taught as a life-affirming practice was viewed as macabre and just plain creepy by many. More >>

Collecting The Coneheads (9/8/08)

I collect in a number of specific areas. Rather than randomly collecting movie art, I enjoy building wider collections that include toys, trading cards, ties, comix, magazines and books and so on. I’ll collect anything from a movie or TV show in which aliens play a prominent role. More >>

Incredible Leonard Schrader Lobby Card Collection Sells (9/4/08)

One of the most amazing American collections of movie memorabilia known has sold to an as-yet unnamed foreign buyer. More >>

The condition of movie paper–and how it affects prices (9/4/08)

Let’s start with the absolute basics: all serious collectors desire items that are as near perfect as possible, and the closer to perfect an item is, the higher the price it can command. More >>

Unprecedented movie memorbilia collection to be auctioned in December (9/4/08)

The Los Angeles Times is reporting that a movie memorbilia collection some say is second only to that of the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences will be auctioned off in mid-December of this year. More >>

Dinner in Camelot (8/31/08)

The date was June 20, 1959. John F. Kennedy, then a United States senator from Massachusetts, was campaigning across the country for the 1960 Democratic nomination for president. Campaigning with him was his wife, Jacqueline. More >>

Immigration, learning from our antiques (7/5/08)

As the founder of WorthPoint, I have been asked countless times what I collect. I think it is a funny question, as I have learned that a collector’s attention span is usually measured in a 5-6 year time span. I am typical in that respect, as, what I collect changes every 5-6 years. The problem is that I keep what I collected, thus, I have many collections that I am not active in. More >>

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