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1867 3-Cent C Grill (Scott #83)
Stamps · Updated 23 days ago
# 1867 3-Cent C Grill (Scott #83) In the years following the Civil War, the United States Post Office Department faced an annoying problem. People were washing the cancellation ink off used postage stamps and reusing them. It was penny-ante fraud on a national scale, and it cost the government r...
Watchmen #1 (1986, Alan Moore/Dave Gibbons)
Comic Books · Updated 23 days ago
# Watchmen #1 (1986, Alan Moore/Dave Gibbons) Sometime in 1985, two British creators sat down to tell a story that would permanently change the way people thought about superheroes. Writer Alan Moore and artist Dave Gibbons didn't just make a comic book. They built a world, a mystery, and a phil...
Hamilton Ventura Ref. H24411732 (1957 Original Electric)
Watches · Updated 24 days ago
## The Watch That Electrified Timekeeping On January 3, 1957, Hamilton Watch Company of Lancaster, Pennsylvania, introduced a watch that changed everything. The Hamilton Ventura was the world's first battery-powered electric watch, a technological breakthrough wrapped in one of the most daring w...
Tiffany Studios Laburnum Table Lamp (Irregular Lower Border)
Antiques & Decorative Arts · Updated 24 days ago
## Cascading Gold in Glass Among the hundreds of leaded glass lamp designs produced by Tiffany Studios during their golden era (1902-1932), the Laburnum stands among the most celebrated and valuable. Named for the laburnum tree (Laburnum anagyroides), known for its spectacular cascading clusters...
Puerto Rico (2002 Alea/Rio Grande First Edition)
Collectible Toys & Games · Updated 24 days ago
## The Game That Ruled BoardGameGeek For years, one game sat atop the BoardGameGeek rankings as the highest-rated board game in the world: Puerto Rico. Designed by Andreas Seyfarth and published in 2002 by Alea (in German) and Rio Grande Games (in English), Puerto Rico revolutionized Euro-style ...
1972 Topps #79 Carlton Fisk Rookie
Sports Cards · Updated 24 days ago
## The Card That Defies Perfect Grades In the world of vintage baseball card collecting, few cards are as notoriously difficult to find in high grade as the 1972 Topps #79 Carlton Fisk Rookie. The card is designated "Red Sox Rookies" and features Fisk alongside fellow prospects Cecil Cooper and ...
Silver Surfer #1 (1968)
Comic Books · Updated 24 days ago
## The Sentinel of the Spaceways Gets His Own Book When Marvel Comics launched The Silver Surfer #1 in August 1968, they did something unprecedented. Rather than the standard-sized comic, the Surfer's debut was a "Big Book" at 25 cents (compared to the standard 12 cents), featuring a 38-page lea...
1965 Fender Vibrolux Reverb (Blackface)
Musical Instruments · Updated 24 days ago
## The Player's Choice Ask a room full of vintage amp collectors which Fender combo they would keep if they could only own one, and a surprising number will point to the Vibrolux Reverb. Not the legendary Twin Reverb, not the small-club favorite Deluxe Reverb, but the Vibrolux. The reason is sim...
1897-O Barber Half Dollar
Coins · Updated 24 days ago
## New Orleans Rarity Among the 73 regular-issue dates and mintmarks in the Barber Half Dollar series (1892-1915), a handful of issues stand out as genuinely scarce coins that challenge even dedicated collectors. The 1897-O, struck at the New Orleans Mint with a mintage of just 632,000 pieces, i...
1936 Elgin Half Dollar
Coins · Updated 24 days ago
## A Pioneer Spirit Cast in Silver The 1936 Elgin, Illinois, Centennial Half Dollar stands as one of the more artistically accomplished and historically interesting issues from the commemorative coin boom of the 1930s. Authorized by Congress to celebrate the 100th anniversary of the founding of ...
1850 US 10-Cent Washington (Type III, Scott #15)
Stamps · Updated 24 days ago
## America's Early Postal Treasure The United States 10-cent Washington stamp designated as Scott #15 is one of the cornerstone issues of American philately. Issued in 1855 as part of the 1851 stamp series, this Type III variety features George Washington in a design that has become synonymous w...
Lalique Cire Perdue Dragonfly Brooch (Unique Cast)
Antiques & Decorative Arts · Updated 24 days ago
## One of One: The Art of Destruction In the world of decorative arts, few phrases carry more weight than "cire perdue" when attached to the name Lalique. The lost-wax casting technique, ancient in origin but revolutionary in Rene Lalique's hands, produces glass objects of extraordinary beauty t...
1934 Goudey #37 Lou Gehrig
Sports Cards · Updated 24 days ago
## The Scarcer Gehrig Lou Gehrig appeared on two cards in the 1934 Goudey set: #37 and #61. While both are coveted by collectors, the #37 has earned a reputation as the scarcer of the pair, with low-grade examples typically starting around $750 to $850, and prices climbing steeply into five and ...
Batman #121 (1959, First Mr. Freeze)
Comic Books · Updated 24 days ago
## The Chilling Debut In February 1959, readers opening Batman #121 encountered a new villain who would eventually become one of the Dark Knight's most recognizable and tragic foes. The story "The Ice Crimes of Mr. Zero" introduced a cold-themed criminal armed with a freeze gun and trapped in a ...
1995 Hot Wheels Treasure Hunt '67 Camaro (First TH Series)
Toys & Figures · Updated 24 days ago
## The Birth of the Treasure Hunt In 1995, Mattel changed the Hot Wheels collecting landscape forever. The company introduced the Treasure Hunt series, a limited-run sub-line of 12 cars hidden randomly within cases of standard mainline vehicles. Each Treasure Hunt featured premium paint, Real Ri...
1933 DeLong Goudey Lou Gehrig #7
Sports Cards · Updated 24 days ago
## The Crown Jewel of a Small but Mighty Set In the golden age of gum card baseball, three sets dominated the early 1930s landscape: the sprawling Goudey series of 1933 and 1934, and the smaller but arguably more elegant 1933 DeLong Gum set. At just 24 cards, the DeLong set is a fraction of the ...
Clue/Cluedo (1949 Waddingtons First UK Edition)
Collectible Toys & Games · Updated 24 days ago
## The Original Murder Mystery Before Colonel Mustard became a household name, before millions of families gathered around dining room tables to deduce whodunit, there was a patent clerk from Birmingham with a very good idea. Anthony Ernest Pratt conceived of Cluedo during World War II air raid ...
1969 Hot Wheels Redline Custom Corvette (Spectraflame Purple)
Toys & Figures · Updated 24 days ago
## The Car That Launched a Revolution When Mattel designer Harry Bradley sat down to create what would become the Hot Wheels Custom Corvette in 1968, he had a secret advantage. Bradley had recently left General Motors, and according to Hot Wheels lore, he smuggled copies of the blueprints for th...
1962 Dag Hammarskjold Invert Error (Scott #1204)
Stamps · Updated 24 days ago
## A Stamp That Rewrote the Rules of Philately In the world of stamp collecting, errors are gold. A misprint, an inverted color, a misaligned perforation can transform a four-cent piece of paper into a five-figure treasure. That is precisely what should have happened with the 1962 Dag Hammarskjo...
Tales to Astonish #44 (1963, First Wasp)
Comic Books · Updated 25 days ago
# Tales to Astonish #44 (1963, First Wasp) Tales to Astonish #44 holds one of the most significant first appearances in Marvel Silver Age history. Published in June 1963, this issue introduces Janet Van Dyne, the Wasp, who would become one of Marvel's most important female superheroes and a foun...
1999 Pokemon Base Set 1st Edition Clefairy Holo #5
Trading Cards · Updated 25 days ago
# 1999 Pokemon Base Set 1st Edition Clefairy Holo #5 The 1999 Pokemon Base Set 1st Edition is the most collectible set in the entire Pokemon Trading Card Game, and the holographic rare cards from that set represent some of the most sought-after trading cards in any hobby. Clefairy Holo #5 is one...
1951 Bowman #253 Mickey Mantle Rookie
Sports Cards · Updated 25 days ago
# 1951 Bowman #253 Mickey Mantle Rookie The 1951 Bowman #253 Mickey Mantle is the true rookie card of one of baseball's greatest players. While the 1952 Topps #311 Mantle is more famous and more valuable (owing to its visual appeal and the Topps brand's dominance), the 1951 Bowman is chronologic...
1954 Gibson Les Paul Goldtop (All-Gold, P-90 Pickups)
Musical Instruments · Updated 25 days ago
# 1954 Gibson Les Paul Goldtop (All-Gold, P-90 Pickups) The 1954 Gibson Les Paul Goldtop occupies a pivotal position in the Les Paul's evolution. This was the year Gibson transitioned from the trapeze tailpiece of the earliest models to the stud/stop tailpiece configuration, while retaining the ...
2011 Magic: The Gathering New Phyrexia Surgical Extraction
Trading Cards · Updated 25 days ago
# 2011 Magic: The Gathering New Phyrexia Surgical Extraction Surgical Extraction is one of those Magic: The Gathering cards that transcends its original set to become a format staple across competitive Magic. First printed in New Phyrexia (released June 2011), this rare black instant uses the se...
Amazing Spider-Man #252 (1984, First Black Costume)
Comic Books · Updated 25 days ago
# Amazing Spider-Man #252 (1984, First Black Costume) Before there was Venom, there was a simple wardrobe change that shocked comic book readers. Amazing Spider-Man #252, published in May 1984, marks the first appearance of Spider-Man wearing the black alien symbiote costume in his own title. Wh...