Memorabilia
Today in history... Buddy Holly's plane crashes
February 3, 1959: the 'single most influential rock 'n' roller' dies during a tour of the US
Unique 1950s hillbilly guitar sells for $22k
A classic Fender Stratocaster with rock 'n' roll provenance went under the hammer in Pennsylvania
Moonwalkers (PF70) a complete set of al 12 Moonwalker signatures
Nine photos and one document bearing the complete signatures of all 12 Moonwalkers
Historic Oxford wall clock could bring £20k
A circa 1685 timepiece with alarm, crafted by the renowned clockmaker John Knibb, sells this month
Pilgrim's mahogany desk settles at $700k
A desk crafted by a renowned Pilgrim colonist starred at the Sotheby's $15m Americana Week
Kit Carson signed photo sells for $57k
The portrait of the great American Civil War soldier and guide has doubled its estimate
Winston Churchill's cigar sold for £4.5k
The WW2 leader's half-smoked Cuban brought over ten times its estimate
John Dillinger remains the top-selling Public Enemy #1
Despite bids of �48k, love letters by French '#1' Jacques Mesrine fell short of his US counterpart
Strand of Elvis's hair to auction in UK
The thread from The King's head should create a buzz, judging by last year's memorabilia markets
Today in history... Lisa-Marie Presley is born
February 1, 1968: there are some big memorabilia stories linked to 'the Princess of Rock 'n' Roll'...
Today in history... Leon Trotsky is exiled
January 31 1929: one of the key figures in the Russian Revolution is forced out of Moscow
