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X-Factor #6 (1986, First Apocalypse Full Appearance)
Comic Books · Updated 30 days ago
Some comic book villains are introduced with a whisper. Apocalypse arrived with a roar. X-Factor #6, published in July 1986, contains the first full appearance of En Sabah Nur, better known as Apocalypse, one of the most powerful and enduring villains in the Marvel Universe. Written by Louise Sim...
1863 2-Cent Black Jack (Scott #73)
Stamps · Updated 30 days ago
The 1863 2-Cent Black Jack gets its nickname from the striking combination of its subject, Andrew Jackson, and its color, an intense black ink that gives the stamp a bold, dramatic appearance. Cataloged as Scott #73, this Civil War-era stamp is one of the most visually distinctive issues in Ameri...
Jean Prouve Standard Chair (Ateliers Jean Prouve, 1930s)
Antiques & Decorative Arts · Updated 30 days ago
Jean Prouve designed the Standard Chair around 1934 using a principle he called "constructive idea": the back legs, which bear the most stress when someone leans back, are made from thick bent steel tubing, while the front legs, which carry less load, are made from thinner steel rod. This visible...
1962 Fender Stratocaster (Surf Green, Slab Board)
Musical Instruments · Updated 30 days ago
The 1962 Fender Stratocaster in Surf Green with a slab rosewood fingerboard sits at the intersection of everything vintage guitar collectors desire: a rare custom color, the most sought-after fingerboard construction, and pre-CBS Fender quality. These guitars represent the absolute peak of Leo Fe...
1934 Martin 000-42 (12-Fret, Brazilian Rosewood)
Musical Instruments · Updated 30 days ago
The 1934 Martin 000-42 is the kind of guitar that makes experienced collectors stop and listen. A 12-fret, 000-size body built with Brazilian rosewood back and sides, an Adirondack spruce top, and the ornate Style 42 appointments including snowflake inlays and abalone trim, this is one of the rar...
1851 12-Cent Washington Black (Scott #17)
Stamps · Updated 30 days ago
The 1851 12-Cent Washington in black is one of the cornerstones of classic American philately. Cataloged as Scott #17, this stamp was issued to pay the rate for letters traveling over 3,000 miles, primarily correspondence between the eastern states and the newly acquired territories of California...
1929 Kansas-Nebraska Overprint Complete Set
Stamps · Updated 30 days ago
In the 1920s, rural post offices across Kansas and Nebraska faced a serious problem: burglars were breaking in, stealing stamp stock, and selling it in other states where the stolen goods were untraceable. The United States Post Office Department came up with an elegant if ultimately flawed solut...
Key to the Kingdom (1990 Waddingtons, Complete)
Collectible Toys & Games · Updated 30 days ago
Some board games survive in memory long after their boxes are lost to attic purges and garage sales. Key to the Kingdom, published by Waddingtons in 1990, is one of those games. With its innovative three-dimensional pop-up game board, fantasy adventure theme, and clever flip-the-board mechanic, i...
1975 Gold Medal Barbie (Olympic Themed, Complete)
Toys & Figures · Updated 30 days ago
The 1976 Montreal Olympics captivated the world, and Mattel was ready. The Gold Medal Barbie, released in 1975 ahead of the Summer Games, was one of the first Barbie dolls to celebrate athletic competition. Dressed in a sporty outfit with a gold medal around her neck, she represented a shift in h...
1953 Fender Esquire (Butterscotch Blonde)
Musical Instruments · Updated 30 days ago
Before there was the Telecaster, there was the Esquire. The Fender Esquire was Leo Fender's original production solid-body electric guitar, and the 1953 model in Butterscotch Blonde finish represents the instrument in its purest, most collectible form. With a single pickup, a slab body of ash, an...
Charlotte Perriand Bookcase (Steph Simon Gallery, 1950s)
Antiques & Decorative Arts · Updated 30 days ago
Charlotte Perriand designed furniture that feels as fresh today as it did seventy years ago. Her modular bookcases and shelving systems, produced in collaboration with Jean Prouve and sold through Galerie Steph Simon in Paris during the 1950s, represent some of the most sought-after pieces in mid...
1972 Walk Lively Barbie (Working Mechanism, Complete)
Toys & Figures · Updated 30 days ago
In 1972, Mattel introduced a Barbie doll that could actually walk. The Walk Lively Barbie (stock #1182) came with a special walking stand that, when pushed along a flat surface, made the doll stride forward with her arms swinging and her head turning naturally. It was one of Mattel's most ambitio...
Movado Museum Watch (1947, Nathan George Horwitt Design)
Watches · Updated 30 days ago
A single gold dot on a black dial. No numbers, no minute markers, no distractions. Just one point of light at twelve o'clock, representing the sun at high noon. That is the entire design vocabulary of the Movado Museum Watch, and it is one of the most recognized timepieces in the world. Designed ...
1970 Hohner Clavinet D6 (Stevie Wonder Model)
Musical Instruments · Updated 30 days ago
The opening riff of "Superstition" is one of the most recognizable sounds in popular music. That percussive, funky, guitar-like tone did not come from a guitar at all. It came from a Hohner Clavinet D6, an electromechanical keyboard that became the defining instrument of 1970s funk, soul, and roc...
Blood Rage (2015, CMON, Kickstarter Edition with Exclusives)
Toys & Figures · Updated about 1 month ago
## Viking Rage on Your Tabletop Blood Rage, designed by Eric Lang and published by CMON (Cool Mini Or Not) in 2015, is a Viking-themed board game that combined card drafting, area control, and spectacular miniature figures into one of the most celebrated tabletop games of the decade. The Kicksta...
Patek Philippe Calatrava 5196 (18K Gold, Manual Wind)
Antiques & Decorative Arts · Updated about 1 month ago
## The Definition of the Dress Watch The Patek Philippe Calatrava 5196 is not just a watch. It is the dress watch, the reference against which all others are measured. In a world where luxury watches increasingly compete for attention through size, complications, and novelty, the 5196 makes a qu...
Tang Dynasty Sancai Horse Figure (c. 618-907 CE)
Antiques & Decorative Arts · Updated about 1 month ago
## The Horses That Galloped Through a Golden Age Tang Dynasty sancai horse figures are among the most recognized and desired objects in Chinese art. These glazed ceramic sculptures, produced during China's great cultural golden age (618-907 CE), capture the spirit, power, and beauty of the horse...
Antique Kazak Rug (Caucasian, Vegetable-Dyed, c. 1880-1920)
Antiques & Decorative Arts · Updated about 1 month ago
## Bold Design From the Mountains of the Caucasus Antique Kazak rugs are among the most visually dramatic and collectible handwoven textiles in the world. Produced by semi-nomadic weavers in the Caucasus Mountains region (present-day Georgia, Armenia, and Azerbaijan) between roughly 1880 and 192...
1872 Germany 5-Groschen Small Eagle (Scott #6)
Stamps · Updated about 1 month ago
## The Stamp That United a Nation The 1872 Germany 5-Groschen Small Eagle stamp (Scott #6) is one of the foundational issues of German philately. Released in the first year that a unified German Empire issued postage stamps, this deep bistre-brown stamp bearing the imperial eagle represents a pi...
1993 Magic Alpha Bayou
Trading Cards · Updated about 1 month ago
## The Swamp-Forest That Commands Thousands The Alpha Bayou is one of the original ten dual lands from Magic: The Gathering's inaugural 1993 print run, and it remains one of the most valuable and sought-after cards in the game's history. As a rare card from the Alpha set, with an estimated print...
1952 Topps #312 Jackie Robinson (High Number)
Sports Cards · Updated about 1 month ago
## The Card That Changed Everything, From the Set That Changed Everything The 1952 Topps #312 Jackie Robinson is one of the most significant baseball cards ever produced. It combines the most important set in card collecting history (1952 Topps) with one of the most important figures in baseball...
1955 Poor Man's Doubled Die Lincoln Cent
Coins · Updated about 1 month ago
## The Budget-Friendly Doubled Die That Packs a Punch The 1955 Poor Man's Doubled Die Lincoln cent is one of the most fascinating varieties in American numismatics. While its famous cousin, the 1955 Doubled Die Obverse (DDO), commands prices starting in the thousands, the Poor Man's version offe...
1991 US 29-Cent Desert Shield/Storm (Scott #2551-2552)
Stamps · Updated about 1 month ago
## America's Stamps of Solidarity The 1991 United States 29-cent Desert Shield and Desert Storm stamps (Scott catalog numbers 2551 and 2552) are among the most emotionally resonant commemorative issues of the late 20th century. Released during and immediately after the Gulf War, these stamps cap...
Isamu Noguchi Freeform Sofa (Herman Miller, 1946 Original)
Antiques & Decorative Arts · Updated about 1 month ago
## Sculpture You Can Sit On The Isamu Noguchi Freeform Sofa is one of the most radical pieces of furniture ever produced by a major American manufacturer. Designed in 1946 for Herman Miller, this biomorphic sofa broke every rule of conventional furniture design. It had no straight lines, no righ...
1993 Magic Alpha Mox Emerald
Trading Cards · Updated about 1 month ago
## One of the Nine Most Powerful Cards Ever Printed The Alpha Mox Emerald occupies rarified territory in the collectible card game world. As one of the legendary Power Nine from Magic: The Gathering's very first print run in 1993, it represents the intersection of gaming history, extreme rarity,...