Mohawk Neon Porcelain Sign Soars to $30,250 at Petroliana Auction (8/31/09)
DES MOINES, Iowa – A Mohawk Gasoline neon single-sided porcelain sign, graded 9 on a scale of 1 to 10 … More >>

Collecting Political and Low-Number License Plates (6/16/09)
Ever since the days of early motor vehicle registration there has always been fierce competition amongst drivers to obtain a … More >>

Weekly News Roundup Feb. 9-Feb. 13, 2009 (2/9/09)
Headlines in the world of art, antiques and collectibles feature a French national monument returning to its homeland, disappointing contemporary … More >>

Vietnamese Antiques Take Big Euro Hit (8/19/08)
A strange mix of art, antiques and collectibles news leads off with a multimillion-dollar miscalculation by the Vietnamese when auctioning a sunken treasure, followed by a collector who didn’t like paying for his artwork and finally, a 1938 Alfa Romeo takes Best of Show. More >>

Classic Collector Cars and the Antique Business (6/3/08)
As a dealer and collector, I am not usually interested in dealing with anything that is larger than a bread box, with the exception of paintings. But, every once in a while, I stumble across something and I’ve got to reconsider — at least for that particular item. More >>

Automobile Collectibles and Memorabilia Market is Large and Hot (4/14/08)
While you are out there finding all those great license plates I talked about in the blog the other day, be sure to keep your antenna up for other collectible automobile items. There isn’t a larger group of collectors than the car enthusiasts, with the exception of sports collectors. More >>

Automobile Collecting (1/28/08)
The Antique Automobile Club of America instituted a policy whereby any motor vehicle (car, bus, motorcycle,etc.) manufactured prior to 1930 … More >>

Automobilia Collecting (1/28/08)
Automobilia can be broken down into three major collecting categories—parts used for restoring cars, advertising and promotional items relating to … More >>

Experiencing Americana of the 20th Century (11/30/07)
There was a time when life was slower paced, travel was an adventure, and retail wasn’t largely made up of national brands. The automobile was just becoming affordable, the West was calling out to the adventurous, and a migration of post WWII families we heading to California. More >>