20 Landmark dates for tech collectors. Part 1: 1784 to 1972

20 Landmark dates for tech collectors. Part 1: 1784 to 1972

This week a humble looking Apple computer was auctioned for over half-a-million dollars. It was a very special machine, one of the earliest ever ma...
Set of Moon astronaut autographs

How much is my autograph worth? How to value star signatures

Do you have an autograph from a famous person? Even if you’re not interested in selling it right now you might want to know the value for security ...
Great Britain 1840 1d Mulready envelope, Forme 3, Stereo A170, SGME1

Mulready letters: The failed experiment of the 1840 postal reforms

Mulready envelopes are now rare and valuable philatelic collectibles.  They were Rowland Hill's folly. A rare misstep from the man whose British po...
Marilyn Monroe with John F Kennedy and Robert F Kennedy

Collecting movie memorabilia: why not buy the greatest?

A great way to find lasting value and increased returns with your collecting is to start at the top.  Go for the greatest.  It’s simple and it's ob...
Donwton Abbey Sunbeam Car

Auction news: Drive off in the Downton Abbey Sunbeam

If you’d love to arrive at your next big occasion like a Roaring 20s aristocrat then you should start saving for this September, when a very specia...
What this Spice Girls picture tells us about pop culture

What this Spice Girls picture tells us about pop culture

Tell us what you want, what you really really want?  Do you want to know about the now far distant days of the 1990s, when five young women appeare...
How to buy Oasis memorabilia that will live forever

How to buy Oasis memorabilia that will live forever

A music memorabilia collection is an incredibly rewarding experience. And it’s one that might pay you back. Buy carefully and follow your passions ...
Alfred the Great London monogram penny

UK coin collection value guide

If you have collection of UK coins, whether it’s your own small change, discovered bags of coins, or a serious numismatic collection - perhaps inhe...
Napoleon crossing the ALps

Celeb! 5 historic influencers who millions worshipped

We like new, novel things.  And sometimes the attraction of seeing things as fresh and surprising blinds us to repeating patterns in history.  Ther...
The Black Dozen 1d Victoria 1840 Penny Black multiple

10 Questions: “Is my stamp valuable?”

We are often asked the basic question, “is my stamp valuable”?  Particularly when a big sale goes through like the $4.4 million sale of the 1868 1-...
Hermes the original Birkin bag

Why the first Hermes big bag for Birkin is such a big deal

A bag of the type that millions of mums have said a silent thank you for will be sold later this month.  So what’s the big deal?  The mum for whom ...

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