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1993 Magic Alpha Plateau
Trading Cards · Updated 10 days ago
# 1993 Magic Alpha Plateau: The Original Dual Land for Boros Mages When Magic: The Gathering debuted in the summer of 1993, it introduced a concept that would define collectible card gaming forever: lands that produce more than one color of mana. The ten original "dual lands" from the Alpha set ...
1996 Pokemon Japanese Base Set Charizard Holo
Trading Cards · Updated 10 days ago
# 1996 Pokemon Japanese Base Set Charizard Holo: Where the Legend Began Before the English Base Set took the Western world by storm in 1999, the Pokemon Trading Card Game made its debut in Japan in October 1996. And right there, from the very first booster packs that Japanese players tore open, ...
1999 Pokemon Base Set 1st Edition Magneton Holo #9
Trading Cards · Updated 10 days ago
# 1999 Pokemon Base Set 1st Edition Magneton Holo #9: The Overlooked Powerhouse Every collector knows the headliners of the 1999 Pokemon Base Set: Charizard, Blastoise, Venusaur. But tucked between the big names sits Magneton, card #9 of 102, a holographic rare that has quietly rewarded patient ...
1994 Magic: The Gathering Summer Edgar (Blue Hurricane)
Trading Cards · Updated 10 days ago
# 1994 Magic: The Gathering Summer Edgar (Blue Hurricane): The Rarest Misprint in TCG History In the world of Magic: The Gathering, there are rare cards, and then there are cards that should not exist at all. The Summer Magic "Blue Hurricane" falls squarely into the second category. Born from a ...
1999 Pokemon Base Set 1st Edition Ninetales Holo #12
Trading Cards · Updated 10 days ago
# 1999 Pokemon Base Set 1st Edition Ninetales Holo #12: A Collector's Complete Guide If you grew up cracking open Pokemon booster packs in the late 1990s, chances are Ninetales was one of the cards you dreamed about pulling. That shimmering holographic artwork of the elegant nine-tailed fox Poke...
1970 Barbie Living Barbie (Poseable, Original Box)
Toys & Figures · Updated 10 days ago
# 1970 Living Barbie (Poseable, Original Box): The Doll That Brought Barbie to Life In 1970, Mattel did something revolutionary with Barbie. After more than a decade of stiff limbs and limited movement, they introduced the Dramatic New Living Barbie, model #1116, the first fully poseable Barbie ...
Corgi #261 James Bond Aston Martin DB5 (Gold, 1965, Boxed)
Toys & Figures · Updated 10 days ago
# Corgi #261 James Bond Aston Martin DB5 (Gold, 1965): The Little Gold Car That Changed the Toy Industry In 1965, a small Welsh toy company called Corgi released a gold diecast model of an Aston Martin DB5. It cost a few shillings, fit in a child's hand, and came packed with working gadgets stra...
Torpedo Run (1986 Milton Bradley, Complete)
Collectible Toys & Games · Updated 10 days ago
# Torpedo Run (1986, Milton Bradley): The Floor Wars Game That Still Sinks the Competition There is something beautifully absurd about a board game that requires you to clear the dining table and play on the floor. Milton Bradley understood this perfectly in 1986 when they released *Torpedo Run!...
Young Avengers #1 (2005, First Kate Bishop)
Comic Books · Updated 10 days ago
# Young Avengers #1 (2005): The Comic That Launched Marvel's Next Generation If you were browsing the shelves of your local comic shop in April 2005, you might have walked right past a slim little book called *Young Avengers #1*. A new teen superhero team from Marvel? Hadn't we seen this before?...
1873 Continental Bank Note 90-Cent Perry
Stamps · Updated 10 days ago
# The 1873 Continental Bank Note 90-Cent Perry: A Crown Jewel of Classic American Philately If you want to understand the complexity and beauty of nineteenth-century American stamp production, there is no better place to start than the 1873 Continental Bank Note Company issues. And among those i...
1930 Germany South America Flight Zeppelin 4 Mark
Stamps · Updated 10 days ago
# The 1930 Germany South America Flight Zeppelin 4 Mark: A Giant of Airmail Philately Few stamps in the world carry the romance of the skies quite like the 1930 Germany 4 Mark Zeppelin South America Flight stamp (Michel #439, Scott #C39). This large, beautifully engraved airmail stamp was issued...
1968 US $1 Airlift Stamp (Scott #1341)
Stamps · Updated 10 days ago
# The 1968 US $1 Airlift Stamp: Delivering More Than Mail (Scott #1341) In 1968, the United States Post Office Department issued a stamp that was unlike anything else in American philately at the time. The $1 Airlift stamp (Scott #1341) was not a commemorative celebrating a historical event. It ...
1986 US 22-Cent Jack London (Great Americans, Scott #2182)
Stamps · Updated 10 days ago
# The 1986 US 22-Cent Jack London Stamp: A Literary Legend in the Great Americans Series There is something deeply satisfying about holding a stamp that connects you to one of America's most adventurous writers. The 1986 22-cent Jack London stamp, issued as part of the United States Postal Servi...
Japanese Samurai Katana (Signed Blade, Edo Period, Complete Mounts)
Antiques & Decorative Arts · Updated 10 days ago
# Japanese Samurai Katana with Signed Blade, Edo Period, and Complete Mounts: A Collector's Treasure Few objects in the world carry the same weight of history, craftsmanship, and mystique as a Japanese katana. When that katana bears a signed blade (mei) from the Edo period (1603 to 1868), accomp...
Liberty & Co. Tudric Pewter Clock (Archibald Knox, Art Nouveau)
Antiques & Decorative Arts · Updated 10 days ago
# Liberty & Co. Tudric Pewter Clock by Archibald Knox: Art Nouveau Meets the Machine Age Some objects stop you in your tracks. A Liberty & Co. Tudric pewter clock designed by Archibald Knox is one of them. With its flowing Celtic interlace, its marriage of handcraft sensibility and indus...
1965 Rickenbacker 4001 Bass (Mapleglo, Paul McCartney)
Musical Instruments · Updated 10 days ago
# The 1965 Rickenbacker 4001 Bass in Mapleglo: The Bass That Shaped a Generation There is a sound that defines an era. For the mid-1960s through the 1970s, that sound often came from a Rickenbacker 4001 bass, its distinctive growl and chiming treble cutting through the mix on some of the most ce...
Charles Mingus - The Black Saint and the Sinner Lady (1963 Impulse First Pressing)
Vinyl Records · Updated 10 days ago
# Charles Mingus' The Black Saint and the Sinner Lady: The 1963 Impulse First Pressing Some albums demand to be heard on vinyl. *The Black Saint and the Sinner Lady* by Charles Mingus is one of them. Recorded in a single session on January 20, 1963, and released later that year on Impulse! Recor...
The Beatles - Revolver (1966 Parlophone Mono First Pressing, Doctor Robert Label Error)
Vinyl Records · Updated 10 days ago
# The Beatles' Revolver: The 1966 Parlophone Mono First Pressing with the Doctor Robert Label Error If you want to understand why Beatles vinyl collecting can become an all-consuming obsession, look no further than the first mono pressing of *Revolver*. Released on August 5, 1966, through Parlop...
David Bowie - Hunky Dory (1971 RCA First UK Pressing)
Vinyl Records · Updated 10 days ago
# David Bowie's Hunky Dory: The 1971 RCA First UK Pressing There is a moment on every great artist's timeline when everything clicks into place. For David Bowie, that moment was *Hunky Dory*. Released on December 17, 1971, through RCA Records, the album is widely considered the point where Bowie...
Kanye West - My Beautiful Dark Twisted Fantasy (2010 Roc-A-Fella First Pressing)
Vinyl Records · Updated 10 days ago
# Kanye West's My Beautiful Dark Twisted Fantasy: The 2010 Roc-A-Fella First Pressing on Vinyl Few albums released in the 2010s generated as much critical and cultural conversation as Kanye West's fifth studio album, *My Beautiful Dark Twisted Fantasy*. Released on November 22, 2010, through Roc...
1915-S Panama-Pacific Half Dollar
Coins · Updated 10 days ago
# The 1915-S Panama-Pacific Half Dollar: Where Engineering Marvel Meets Numismatic Art In 1915, the world watched as one of humanity's greatest engineering feats became reality. The Panama Canal, a waterway carved through 50 miles of mountain and jungle, had finally opened for business. To celeb...
Patek Philippe Ref. 2499 (Third Series, Perpetual Calendar)
Watches · Updated 10 days ago
# Patek Philippe Ref. 2499: The Third Series Perpetual Calendar Chronograph That Defines Collecting If you ask a room full of serious watch collectors to name the single most important wristwatch reference in history, a significant number will answer without hesitation: the Patek Philippe Ref. 2...
Breguet Classique Ref. 5140 (Silver Guilloche Dial)
Watches · Updated 10 days ago
# Breguet Classique Ref. 5140: The Silver Guilloche Dial That Whispers Perfection In a world of oversized dive watches and flashy chronographs, the Breguet Classique Ref. 5140 takes a different approach. It speaks softly. Its silver guilloche dial, hand turned on a rose engine lathe using techni...
Casio G-Shock DW-5600C (1987, Speed Model)
Watches · Updated 10 days ago
# Casio G-Shock DW-5600C: The 1987 Speed Model That Became a Legend Some watches earn their reputation in boardrooms. Others earn it on battlefields, construction sites, skateparks, and movie sets. The Casio G-Shock DW-5600C, introduced in 1987 and nicknamed the "Speed Model" by Japanese collect...
A. Lange & Söhne Datograph Ref. 403.035 (Flyback Chrono)
Watches · Updated 10 days ago
# A. Lange & Söhne Datograph Ref. 403.035: The Chronograph That Conquered Glashütte When A. Lange and Söhne unveiled the Datograph in 1999, the watch world paused. Here was a German manufacturer, barely nine years into its rebirth after decades of communist nationalization, introducing a fly...