Vexing Estate Executor Issues: Finding Value in a Collection (5/20/13)
We are a society of collectors. From bottle caps to art to old newspapers, our collections fill the closets and … More >>

Collecting the Royals: Kings, Queens and Pretenders to the Throne (5/15/13)
There seems to be a lot of abdicating going around. First, Pope Benedict XVI stepped down as Supreme Pontiff (a … More >>

German World War II Art Published as Waffen SS-Approved Postcards (5/9/13)
The postcard series Austellung Deutsche Kuenstler und die SS has its origins in an exhibition held under the same name … More >>

Collecting JFK: Reviewing the Dave Powers Kennedy Presidential Auction (5/9/13)
As WorthPoint’s Worthologist for presidential, political and White House memorabilia, one of my first articles, written more than five years … More >>

‘Short Snorters’ and Challenge Coins: A Bar Game and a Collectible (4/11/13)
Imagine being behind enemy lines, slowly making your way through hostile territory to join up with your allies. There is … More >>

Personal, Gold-Encrusted Carbine of King Louis XV to lead Julia Firearms Auction (3/4/13)
FAIRFIELD, Maine — A one-of-a-kind German Sebastian Hauschka rifle—literally fit for a king—will be among the highlights in the upcoming … More >>

Two Historic Lots Relating to Gen. George Armstrong Custer to Cross the Block (3/4/13)
FAIRFIELD, Maine — Two lots related to Gen. George A. Custer and featuring historically important and museum quality materials, including … More >>

Artists’ Propaganda Depict Heroic Images of German Military and Home Life (3/3/13)
The postcard series Deutsche Kuenstler und die SS has is origins in a propaganda campaign of the same name that … More >>

Collecting U.S. Naval Uniforms from the Second World War (2/28/13)
When I was younger, we used to have this debate: If you were in combat in the Second World War, … More >>

Unloved Antiques: Reproduction Victorian-Era Spyglasses (2/19/13)
The next item in this series of Unloved Antiques is something that causes big problems in the antique and collectibles … More >>