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This new page describes the collecting of clocks and watches. It introduces and lists the collecting of clocks particularly valuable clocks for collectors. |
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| This page gives tips and advice on what to consider when looking for minerals in nature! |
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| This new page describes the collecting of minerals. It introduces and lists the collecting of minerals particularly valuable minerals for collectors. |
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| The short film shows a stamp collection with stamps from Greenland. |
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| The short film shows a stamp collection with stamps from Faroe Islands. |
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| The short film shows a stamp collection with stamps from Denmark. |
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| The short film shows a stamp collection with stamps from Belgium. |
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| The short film shows a stamp collection with stamps from France. |
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| In the series Collecting Records and Rock Legends, the short film shows the Canned Heat Cookbook record with the group's most famous song On The Road Again. |
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| This page describes the collecting of historical and collectible stocks and bonds. |
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| The short film shows a stamp collection with stamps from the Italy. |
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| The short film shows a stamp collection with stamps from the Netherlands. |
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The short film shows the Thin Lizzy record Remembering with
the song Sitamoia in the series Collecting Vinyl and Rock Legends. |
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| The short film shows a stamp collection with Swiss stamps. |
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| The short film shows a stamp collection with Albanian stamps. |
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| The short features the Steppenwolf Live vinyl record featuring the hit song Born to be Wild from the 1968 film Easy Rider. |
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| The short film shows the Led Zeppelin record with the well-known rock song Stairway to Heaven from 1971. |
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The short film shows a collector's picture album from Bulgaria with the title "Flag Pictures Non-European States" with many flags and flags from the time after World War I, i.e. around 1930. |
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This page describes the collecting of Historica and Militaria. It introduces and lists the collecting of historica and militaria particularly valuable historica and militaria for collectors.
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In this Stamp Treasure Hunt short film I would like to present some of my recent purchases on ebay, which I bought for relatively little money. |
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| The short film presents a record with artwork by Arik Brauer and
his song "Sein Köpferl im Sand". Arik Brauer was a Brauer
painter, graphic artist, stage designer, singer and poet. He is considered one
of the main representatives of the Vienna School of Fantastic Realism. |
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This page describes the collecting of autographs. It introduces and lists the collecting of autographs particularly valuable autographs for collectors.
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The short film features the LP by Jon Lord, also known as a member of Deep Purple, entitled Bouree and the track Sarabande. |
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This page describes the collecting of porcelain and ceramics . It introduces and lists the collecting of ceramics particularly valuable ceramics for collectors. |
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This page describes the collecting of records. It introduces and lists the collecting of records particularly valuable records for collectors. |
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| The short features Pink Floyd's 1975 Wish You Were Here LP with the song of the same name. |
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For collectors of old books, the short film presents an old
book entitled "Kaiser Friedrich der Gütige" by Hermann Müller-Bohn with many
interesting photos and illustrations. |
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The short film presents the LP "The Velvet Underground &
Nico" with Andy Warhol's famous banana on the cover as a milestone in pop music
and art and also as an interesting collector's item for record collectors. |
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| The short film introduces various figures with the motif bird for collectors on the subject of birds! |
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| The short film shows impressions of the stamp exchange in Marktbreit on April 2nd, 2023 |
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The short film shows an old book entitled Argentina - Land,
Volk, Wirtschaftsleben und Kolonisation from 1913 with numerous interesting
illustrations and old photos. |
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The short features Pink Floyd's 1979 double LP entitled The Wall with the song Another Brick in the Wall Part 2. |
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| The short film shows two double LPs with songs by The Beatles from the period 1962 - 1970. |
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The short film shows an old book entitled The Golden Library of Education and Knowledge with numerous interesting illustrations. |
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| The short film shows old postcards that I bought at the postcard exchange in Röthenbach in March 2023. |
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The short film shows an old picture of Emperor Friedrich III
when he was still crown prince. |
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Der Kurzfilm zeigt Deutsche Orden und Abzeichen im Sammelbilderalbum der Waldorf-Astoria GmbH München aus der Zeit um 1930. |
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The short film presents an old book by Wolfgang von Goethe entitled Idylle von Sesenheim. This book came about because of Goethe's love for Friederike
Elisabeth Brion. She was an Alsatian pastor's daughter and had a short but
violent affair with the young Goethe. |
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| The live stream shows impressions of the International Stamp Exchange in Munich on March 4th, 2023. |
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| The short film shows impressions of the International Stamp Exchange in Munich on March 4th, 2023. |
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| The live stream shows impressions from the International Stamp Exchange in Munich on March 4th, 2023. |
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| The short film shows impressions of the International Stamp Exchange in Munich on March 4th, 2023. |
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The short film shows the beautifully illustrated illustrated
stamp journal of the Senf brothers from 1895. The Journal was itself a
well-known stamp journal for stamp collectors. |
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The short film shows an old book with a biography of
Frederick the Great. It contains many interesting illustrations shown in the
film. |
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The Short Film Shows German Stamps of the Allied Zone Until Before the Currency Reform in June 1948, including the Control Council Editions and the First Editions of the Bizone. |
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| The short film shows an old children's surprise egg collection from the 80s. |
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The short film shows a contemporary book with a biography of
Otto von Bismarck up until shortly after the founding of the German Empire in
1871. |
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| The short film shows new German 20 Euro silver coins issued in 2022 and early 2023. |
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| The short film introduces an old book with interesting pictures called "The Rise of the Dutch Republic". |
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| The short film shows Steiff plush toys that toy collectors like to collect! |
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The short film shows German Reich stamps from the Weimar Republic from 1924 - 1932. |
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| The short film shows stamps of the German Empire. |
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| The short film shows three wood carvings from South Africa with
rhinos that we bought in South Africa in 1995! Because the rhino is such a rare animal and the white rhino in particular is mainly found in South Africa, it is carved in South Africa by more or less talented artisans and sold to tourists and collectors! |
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| Der folgende Kurzfilm zeigt sehenswerte und interessante Mineralien und Kristalle. |
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| The short film shows model railways and model trams. |
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| The short film introduces all kinds of horse figures in the form of horse sculptures, carvings, porcelain figures, etc. |
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| The short film shows sculptures from China and Asia! |
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The short film shows old figures and sculptures with dogs as a motif! |
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| The short film shows an older exotic pencil sharpener in the shape of a tower clock. |
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| The short film shows a treasure hunt in a tin treasure chest with all sorts of trinkets such as coins, watches, badges and more. |
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The film shows old Indian postage #stamps from the time of British colonial rule to the more recent period after India's independence. |
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| The short film shows Maria / Madonnas as carved figures and also
on pictures and engravings. Religious art is also sought after by collectors! |
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| In this short film I paint on a banana and practice fruit art! |
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| The short film shows beer mugs from Bavarian breweries and also
custom-made mugs. So you can collect all kinds of beer mugs! |
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| The short film shows old running medals, finisher medals and hiking medals! |
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| The short film shows the book "Deutsche Jugend". It is a book published for German-speaking youth in Czechoslovakia in the Sudetenland in the 1930s.. |
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| The short film shows beautiful collector's mugs with horse motifs. |
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| The short film shows a cigarette picture album with collecting pictures for the German colonies! |
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| The short film shows emeralds from the Habach Valley in Austria. |
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The short film shows an Antonian with Emperor Aurelian. |
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| The short film shows old books to collect and relax. |
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| The short film shows the old music book from the opera La Rosière de Salency by André-Ernest-Modeste Grétry from 1774. |
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| This short film shows horses in paintings and shows how popular horses are in paintings too! |
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| Collector values of old German banknotes were updated. |
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The first picture postcards were published about 120 - 130 years ago. Soon the first art postcard were issued. Since the transition from art fo "kitsch" is flowing soon the first postcards with kitsch motives appeared. Especially during the time shortly before World War I the most kitsch cards were printed. |
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Anton Bernolak (3 Oct. 1762 - 15 Jan. 1813) is one of the most notable figures in Slovak history and was a leading personality of Slovak national life in the late 18th and early 19th centuries. He was a Catholic priest and prominent linguist who became the first person to codify the Slovak language. In addition, he was an active promoter of Slovak national life and education.
Coin’s data
Designer: Pavel Károly
Material: Ag 900, Cu 100
Weight: 18 g
Diameter: 34 mm
Edge: inscription: "TU MÁTE SLOVO MOJE O REČI VAŠEJ" (HERE IS MY WORD ON YOUR LANGUAGE)
Number of pieces minted: BU quality: 5200
proof quality: 6950
Date of issue: 18 September 2012
Current price: BU 24,90€
Proof: 29,70€
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The unbeatable Mega Record and CD Fair April 14 & 15, 2012 |
| New: Values of BRD Euro commemorative coin Sets in cons database. |
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More: 2 Euro-Commemorative Coin Sets - 10 Euro-Commemorative Coin Sets
| Many people are looking in the moment for silver because they are viewed by investors as a "hedge" against inflation or a store
of value. You can find a lot of Silver coins which derive their value from the metal (silver) content and / or their numismatic at ebay.com. For your help: This new list shows silver coins and silver bullion lots which are offered in the moment at ebay.com sorted by countries and other topics. |
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In the impressive setting of the Hôtel de Merode (seat of the
Cercle de Lorraine, only a stone's throw away from the Sablon and the avenue
Louise), the association "Les Antiquaires en Céramique ancienne" brings together,
for the 11th time, some twenty Belgian; Swiss, French, Dutch and English
specialists in the arts of the kiln on the occasion of the International Antique
Ceramics Fair. This event, both commercial and cultural, is the meeting place
for collectors and aficionados of faience, porcelain, biscuit ware, enamel and
glass.
A SECOND WIND: TWO GREAT NOVELTIES
The year 2011 is marked by two major innovations. First of all, to meet a
growing public demand for collection objects and to attract a wide public of
amateurs, the Fair will now welcome leading antiquarians in the field of
collectors' items, namely: European archaeology, sculpture, bronzes, weapons and
militaria, pewter, gold, silver and jewellery, objets de vertu, miniatures,
books, pendants, Asian art and shop window curiosities. The event quite
logically assumes the new name International Antique Ceramics and Works of Art
Fair.
The second innovation concerns the exhibition space. After ten years of
hospitality offered by the château d'Enghien, International Antique Ceramics
Fair decided to move to Brussels and the heart of Europe and set up in the
prestigious rooms of the Hôtel de Merode (Cercle de Lorraine), having recently
benefitted from a masterly renovation and situated only a stone's throw away
from the Sablon, the historic antiques district of Brussels.
THE INTERNATIONAL EXHIBITORS AND EXPERTS
The exhibitors in this latest edition include, inter alios, la Maison Lemaire,
Michel Bascourt, La Feuille d' Armoise (Michèle & Robert Van Geyts), L'Egide, la
Galerie Lamy, the Kyoto Gallery (Tony Cammaert), Le Camaieu (Christine Verfaille),
Marc Neyens, la Galerie Théorème (Vincent L'Herrou), la galerie Bertrand de
Lavergne, Les Armes du Chevalier (Jean-Robert de Lavergne), Rob Michiels, Van
Halm & Van Halm (Wouter and Allard Van Halm), Roger Maes and la galerie Tercelin
de Joigny (Benoît and Sébastien Tercelin de Joigny).
All the participants agree to have their objects inspected by a committee of
independent international experts. The aim of this inspection is to offer
purchasers the best possible guarantee. The specialists that are invited to
carry out these inspections may under no circumstances participate in the Fair
as exhibitors.
HISTORY OF THE SALON: FROM ANDENNE TO BRUSSELS VIA ENGHIEN
In 1994, at the request of the town of Andenne, a number of specialist
antiquarians, members of the Chambre Royale des Antiquaires de Belgique created
a small Fair for antique ceramics. These precursors, together with colleagues -
some local, some Parisian - exhibited in the civic hall of the town of Andenne.
The Fair was held every two years at the same time as a potters' trade fair. In
2000, eager to increase the number of exhibitors and to find a setting where
they could show their objects to best advantage, the antiquarians put on their
salon in the Château d'Enghien. The Louis XVI-style chateau, built by Baron
Edouard Empain, was extremely popular among antiquarians and visitors alike.
Ten years later, in order to gain greater visibility, the Fair relocated to the
centre of Brussels and took up residence in new premises in the old 'Hôtel de
Merode'. The Fair also extended its activities and now includes renowned
antiquarians that specialize in collectors' items (except tables and furniture).
Thus it was that it became the International Antique Ceramics and Works of Art
Fair.
HISTORY OF THE HOTEL DE MERODE
In 1618 Duke Alexandre de Bournonville and his wife Anne de Melun combined
several buildings that they owned that fronted the "Wollendries" (now rue aux
Laines) and transformed them into a handsome Renaissance style palace. This was
then purchased in the 18th century by the Counts of Merode-Westerloo, who had
been named princes. In 1954 a real estate company took over ownership of the
Hôtel and then in 2008, this exceptional heritage site became the property of
the Cercle de Lorraine, a private club for businessmen. The International
Antique Ceramics and Works of Art Fair will be held in 300 m² of the old cour
d'honneur plus the five interconnecting rooms in the left wing of the building.
FAIENCE AND PORCELAIN, IN SHORT DEFINITION OF COLLECTORS ITEMS
Faience originated in the Middle East and spread to the West during the 17th
century, where it gave rise to an enormous production and a wide diversity that
reflects the clientele for which it was intended: the courts of princes, the
nobility, churches, apothecaries, etc. From the Middle Ages to the present day,
a multitude of objects for everyday use have appeared under the name "faïence",
"majolica" or "Delft", including jugs, plates and other pieces of crockery as
well as precious and refined objects such as dinner services, figurines and
fountains, and specialized collections such as tiles, stoves and pharmaceutical
containers. Porcelain, the oriental secret of which was not discovered in Europe
until the early 15th century, owes its western fame to the Chinese objects as
well as Meissen, Sèvres and Limoges.
In the antiques profession the term collection objects embraces all antique
objects of everyday use or for decoration that are of artistic interest and are
representative of their period. The concept of the new Fair has been designed
with the objective of enlarging the field of antique ceramics to include other
objects related to the 'art of the table' and to then include them among all the
objects of "showcase" quality.
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A new page of sammler.com shows the values of Liberty Cap Half Cents. The Liberty Cap cent was issued by the mint from 1793–1797. Most of these coins are valuable especially if their condition is better than grade f. |
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Legislation drafted on the occasion of the centennial of the birth of Ronald Reagan Feb. 6 calls for 50,000 $5 gold pieces and 300,000 silver dollars.
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A new page of sammler.com shows the values of Liberty Cap Cents. The Liberty Cap cent was issued by the mint from 1793–1796 Most of these coins are valuable especially if their condition is better than grade f.
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A new page of sammler.com shows the values of Flowing Hair Half Dimes. Flowing Hair Half Dimes were issued between 1794 and 1795 at a low mintage of 86,146 coins for both years together. These coins are therefore rather rare
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A new page of sammler.com shows the values of
Draped Bust Half Dimes.
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| sammler.com Art Database: Value Database for Art - Values of
Art
The art database shows prices of arts in art auctions and of price lists of
art dealers. So you can determine the values of paintings, skulptures, carvings,
graphics and prints. |
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Kremnica Mint issued the set of Slovak euro coins Historical Regions of Slovakia – Turiec, Tekov, Podsitniansko. Since July 6 you can purchase this coin set directly via online shop at
www.mint.sk .
Price: 15,99€ Mintage: 12000 pcs
Finishing: shiny, FDC
More information about the set and its images available at www.mint.sk
The Splendour of Venice, Important Furniture and Old Master Paintings from a Private Collection Sale L10308 06 Jul 10, London
In conjunction with the American Stamp Dealers Association Show
The auction of 1507 lots. It will include the Wallace Rueckel collection of U.S. Possessions and the "Massachusetts" Worldwide Postal History Collection.
The ASDA show is scheduled for July 9-11 at the Crown Plaza Hotel at San Francisco Airport. The auction will be held in 2 sessions.
The 1st section on Saturday evening at 5:30 p.m. will contain 807 single lots, beginning with individual Foreign, then British Commonwealth and finishing with 500+ lots of U.S. Foreign individual highlights including Germany; and Italy. British Commonwealth is highlighted by Great Britain; Australia; Canada & Provinces; and Indian Convention States. The United States single lot portion of the auction will be highlighted by a newly and unrecorded discovery of Scott #65e variety (3¢ printed on both sides BUT not inverted - PSAG cert. 2010). There will be an excellent selection of U.S. Possessions with scarce items throughout including Guam #13 mint, Hawaii #18 ("broken toe var.), Philippines with "Victory" overprints, and #C7, C8.
The U.S. "Collections & Various" of 270+ lots is highlighted by "Postage & Modern", "Back-of-the-Book", "Covers", "First Day & Cachet Makers", "Postcard", "Autographs" and "Ephemera" sections.
The 2nd session on Sunday at 10:00 a.m. will consist of 700 U.S. and Worldwide Collections. U.S. “Collections & Various” will start the session with 200+ lots. It will follow with Commonwealth Country collections with Great Britain; Australia & States; and Canada & Provinces. The Foreign Country collections are highlighted by China; France including intact oldtime Colonies; Germany & Colonies; Italy; Japan; and Russia. This is followed by Foreign General collections. As always, the sale continues with Worldwide collections (100 lots) a Postal History section, and finishing with topical collections, literature, and supplies.
You may bid live through the internet at BidStart.
Sotheby's Auction Results Available 19th C. Paintings, Furniture, Maiolica, Silver and Rare Books Sale MI0313
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"Most valuable stamp" stays world's most expensive object
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Unique Tuscany Error sells for undisclosed price
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More: www.davidfeldman.com
www.garagesalestracker.com offers individuals the ability to advertise garage sales on the internet. We strive to make advertising yard sales as effective and efficient as possible. By featuring tools that allow prospective buyers to more easily find garage sales, you can expect to have great exposure for your yard sale.
Collection Violette de Talleyrand, Duchesse de Sagan, Former collection Gaston Palewski
Extra 30% Off Silver Valentine's Day Gifts: Extra 30% Off Amethyst Jewelry, February's Birthstone
Sotheby's Auction Results Available Important Americana Sale N08608 22 Jan 10 - 23 Jan 10, New York Session 2
22 Jan 10 - 23 Jan 10, New York Session 1
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Though the EUROo was introduced there are still a large number of high valuable German Mark coins today. These DM coins are overlooked by people and so there is still a chance for discover small coins from Germany which have a value about $1000 or more. We introduce in the most expensive ones on this page. |
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Dear Agate Collectors : Please join us during TUCSON MINERAL & FOSSIL SHOW 2010. We will be as always at the INN SUITES HOTEL , Room Number 223 (Behind the grape-fruit tree) New agates from new discovered sources in Argentina will be exhibited. All our best for year 2010! Ricardo & Claudia Birnie
More: www.agatesfromargentina.com
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Though the Euro was introduced there are still a large
number of high valuable german Pfennig coins today. These coins are
overlooked by people and so there is still a chance fo discover small
coins from Germany which have a value about $1000 or more. |
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In the summer of 1465, as the Wars of the Roses raged, an unknown person hid his worldly wealth in a secret location in a Northamptonshire field and went into hiding. He never returned to claim his money.
Without a lot of attention the 1986-D Washington quarter has been steadily rising in price and recognition as one of the best of the Washington quarters of the past few decades.
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Amazon is thrilled to bring you exciting new from Game Downloads, Amazon Video On Demand, and Amazon MP3. This holiday season, we've gathered our broadest selection of digital entertainment for you. |
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The Perth Mint has issued a high relief silver proof coin to commemorate the 2,500th anniversary of Pheidippides' 25-mile run to Athens.
20th Century British Art Sale L09699 11 Nov 09, London.
A Life in Pictures - The Collection of Lord and Lady Attenborough Sale L09693 11 Nov 09, London.
The Greek Sale Sale L09662 09 Nov 09, London.
Travel, Atlases, Maps and Natural History Sale L09774 10 Nov 09, London
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Collectors will find in this news shop at sammler.com interesting books and collectibles about collecting things like coins, stamps, miltary, dolls, toys, antiques, porcelain, arts, and much more. |
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The fourth and final Lincoln cent design of 2009 will be introduced officially Nov. 12 at a special ceremony held at 10 a.m. at the Ulysses S. Grant Memorial in Washington, D.C.
Impressionist & Modern Art Evening Sale N08587
Impressionist & Modern Art Day Sale N08588
Dear Sirs, Astarte SA is pleased to announce the following public auctions held on October 30, 2009 in Zürich, Switzerland, Savoy Baur en Ville, Paradeplatz: Auction XX – Ancient Greek and Roman, modern Coins, Historical Medals and Plaquettes Auction XXI - A Collection of Russian Coins.
The online version of the sale catalogues can be seen on our website: http://www.astartesa.com/auction/index.php
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More than 11,500 satisfied collectors of stamps, coins, gemstones, postcards, and other collectibles met at the Collector trade fair, held from Thursday to Saturday at the Prague Exhibition Center PVA Letňany. More than 240 exhibitors from all around the world - a 10% increase over last year - presented their goods.
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Next year's Collector fair is slated for September 2 - 4, 2010; it will again be held at the Prague Exhibition Center PVA Letňany. Check back at www.sberatel.info for news! |
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Andy Warhol's Velvet Underground & Punk Special at the Autumn Mega Record and CD Fair
The Mega Record and CD fair with more than 500 stalls from over 45 different countries is a true happening for all music lovers. |
Open Saturday November 21 from 09.00 until 18.00 hours and Sunday November 22 from 10.00 until 17.00 hours
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Dear collectors,
As of now, our "Auction 92" is available in Internet:
http://www.meixner.de/inhalt.php?lang=en&db=kat092
The "Auction 92" consists of 9,700 items with color
images - for sure you'll here some interesting items.
Yours,
Franz Meixner
English Literature, History, Children's Books & Illustrations Sale L09773, 14 Jul 09, London.
Great international offer of over 8300 lots including large section lots and collections.
Picture postcard and
Philately auction with large selection of topical and topographic picture
postcards.
Here you can view all auction lots at philasearch.com:
http://www.philasearch.com/en/auction/haus.php3?id=37
The complete lot and collection section of the sale will be auctioned
on Saturday September 5 at 1200 MET. You can bid live in real time
with Philasearch.com.
The artist who created Hawaii's new statehood stamp is not happy with the finished result. Herb Kane says the postal service used the wrong typography on the word "Hawai‘i." Instead of using an ‘okina, they made the common mistake of using an apostrophe, where the top of the line is thicker than the bottom. It's subtle but meaningful.
News of the 12th International Trade Fair Collector which will be held in Prague on September 3 – 5th, 2009.
Content: New Website, Soon Also in Chinese * Czech Mint To Present Half-Kilo Platinum Medal * Fair Collector in Bratislava * The Swiss Post Already Published Their Postmark, the Austrian and Cypriot Ones Their Stationery, and the Finnish Have Done Both * How Much Does a Visit to the Trade Fair Cost? * Two Important Messages to Our Exhibitors
Large offer of covers from Germany and all over the world including strong section of scarce frankings Germany 1945-1949. Additional large selection of classic issues from overseas.
The CollectPlaza International Auctions Team has the pleasure to invite you to attend the June 15, 2009 Auction. We offer a broad variety of collectables in the field of Numismatics, Bonds and Shares, Stamps, History and Economy. As of now our interactive online auction is open on the Internet.
Sotheby's Auction Results are now online: The Irish Sale 07 May 09, London
Sotheby's Auction Results are now online: Sporting and Marine Art 07 May 09, London
Sotheby's Auction Results are now online: The Greek Sale 06 May 09, London
Sotheby's Auction Results are now online: Old Master paintings 05 May 09, Amsterdam
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“We are excited to celebrate The Simpsons on postage stamps,” said U.S. Postal Service Executive Director of Stamp Services David Failor. “Eyebrow-raising to say the least, this witty, well-written pop icon continues to irreverently satire its parody of a middle-class family as it lampoons American culture. The Simpsons stamps, which includes known philatelists Bart Simpson, will serve as a great opportunity to interest youngsters into stamp collecting.” |
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| Allow us, to call attention to a thitherto unknown ducat. The coin will be auctioned on May 18, 2009 at the Dorotheum Vienna, Austria. This coin is not verifiable in all known collections. |
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International major auction sale. Switzerland specialized from
classic up to modern including postal history. Germany, Europe
and overseas including rarities. Many large collections and untouched
estates. Over 5000 albums!.
Live bidding on philasearch.com is available
for the complete auction. Join the auction floor from your pc.
Registration necessary.
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Hong Kong, 8 April 2009 -- Sotheby’s five-day Spring sales series at the Hong Kong Convention and Exhibition Centre concluded today, totalling HK$691,153,000/ US$88,609,000. The series, which had been expected to bring in excess of HK$600 million/ US$76.9 million, offered 1,805 lots comprising Wine, Modern and Contemporary Asian Art, Chinese Ceramics and Works of Art, Jewellery and Watches and solid prices were established across the board. The series was highlighted by the Company’s inaugural single-owner wine sale in Asia, which achieved triumphant results, the successful sale of eight Imperial treasures from a European Collection and particularly strong performances for Fine Chinese Paintings and 20th Century Chinese Art. The overall sold by lot rate for the series is 85%. |
Commenting on the series, Patti Wong, Chairman of Sotheby’s Asia, said: “Our Spring sales have given us many positive messages and clearly indicate that at this adjusted level, the Asian market is very active and strong for quality, attractively-priced works of art. In addition to the many new buyers from all over the world that we saw participating in our sales, we were also thrilled to see the return of many established collectors who recognise the value in the market today. It was exiting and satisfying to widen our selling categories this week with the introduction of regular wine sales in Hong Kong and the spectacular results for this sale are an affirmation of our decision to do this. This is a magnificent platform to move forward from in this area and we strive to serve our Asian clients better.” |
Sotheby's Auction Results: British and Continental Pictures & 20th Century British Art 25 Mar 09, London
Sothebys Auction Results: Collection Robert Lebel: Collection Robert Lebel: Old Master and 19th-century Drawings 25 Mar 09, Paris
Over 10.000 lots with a minimum bid of 5 Euro each. Great selection for the bargain hunter.
International auction sale including worldwide rarities.
Offer with strong section items from Switzerland.
Over 4200 lots from Germany and all over the world. Included is the sale of large dealer stocks as well as many lots and collections.
Our 395. nordphila stamp auction is online.
We present a high-quality offer of 3900 lots from around the world.
Virtually all lots are accompanied by high quality color scans.
You will find a special offer of:
German States, rare Zeppelin Mail, German Colonies and MSP,
German Occupation Issues with unique stamps,
Local stamps, Allied Occupation of Germany,
Great Britain, Norway, Austria with Lombardei, Switzerland, etc.
Europe and Oversee with rare Fieldpost and Airmail, old postcards, as well as large lots and collections.
Use our search engine for the auction.
Here it is easy to find what you are looking for in the auction lots, as an alternative to using the traditional specified lists available.
It is now possible to search the auction by topics, whether or not they are mentioned in the descriptions.
View the sale and place bids online through our secure server.
The entire sale can be now viewed on our website:
HARMER-SCHAU AUCTIONS NORTHWEST Presents April 18-19, 2009 Auction
At the Shilo Inn at the Portland Oregon Airport
The auction of 1489 lots will be the largest selection of lots ever offered by our Northwest operation.
The sale will include the Howard Mader Estate of Northwest postal history, particularly Oregon. This group of 518 lots (our largest selection ever) will begin the first session on Saturday at 5:00 p.m. It will be highlighted by some very scarce or unique town usages, many originally from the "Ed Payne" collection. Further offerings of Howard's material will be included in our Fall Northwest auction.
The Sunday session of worldwide lots at 11:00 a.m. will consist of 970 lots and include U.S. singles and Postal History; Foreign and British Commonwealth singles including Japan and Korea; United States collections including cover sections of Military related, First Days and Cachet makers; postcards (70 lots featuring Oregon cards from Howard Mader's collection); ephemera, and over 500 U.S. (with "Back of the Book"), Foreign, Commonwealth, and Worldwide collections. The auction will conclude with literature and 40 coin lots of mostly U.S.
Featured throughout the postal history section of the auction will be the Gus Lund Paquebot, Seapost and Shipping Line cover collection.
Individual highlights include; scarce Idaho "Rockfellow & Co." Western Express; Cottage Grove, Oregon territorial; Deer Creek, Oregon territorial; Portland January 1853 territorial; U.S. modern rare errors including Scott #1033a, 1542b, C92d; Canada #693d double impression pair; U.S. one volume collection estimated for $8,000; an extensive Match & Medicine collection valued at $10,000, and a 1st issue Revenue collection estimated for $9000; Rhodesia intact collection estimated for $8,000; France & Colonies stock with a retail of $32,000 estimated for $6000; a German mint and used stock retailing for $29,000 valued at $6000, etc.
We are also accepting consignments for our upcoming auction during the June 26-28 ASDA show which will include the annual meeting of ROSSICA. If you have Russia or any worldwide philatelic material, we would be please to include it in the auction. You may either call us directly or fill out the form on our web site.
If you would like to receive more information about the auction or show, order a catalog, or review the lots, please feel free to go to our web site at
www.harmerschau.com or email us at
auctions@harmerschau.com
Chris Harmer & Kurt Schau
Harmer-Schau Auctions
Large international offer with nearly 9000 lots from Germany and all over the world.
VIEWING IN LONDON: APRIL 15, 2009 at The Strand Stamp Fair at:
Royal National Hotel, Bedford Way, London WC1H 0DG during show hours
David Feldman is delighted to inform you that we will have a special London showing of:
Great Britain: over 700 small lots with total estimate over £2 million
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British Commonwealth: over 1000 small lots with total estimate over £500’000
All five catalogues for this auction will be available on line at
www.davidfeldman.com by March 28, 2009
For more information please contact Marcus Orsi
Tel: +41.22.727.0779 - e-mail: marcus@davidfeldman.com
Picture postcard, cover and postal stationary auction. With excellent selection of all topical, topographic and philatelic areas. Well worth to mention is also the large section of lots and collections.
Auction specialised in German areas including a large section of covers and postal stationerys.
Sothebys Auction Results of The David Barton Stamp Collection 06 Mar 09, London, New Bond Street
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IOLA, Wis. (March 10, 2009) — Krause Publications, a leading provider of numismatic magazines, books, online products, and events, has released its 2009 Numismatic Industry Directory. With listings for more than 900 companies in more than 70 categories, with complete contact information listed for each firm, the Directory is a valuable tool for anyone involved in numismatics.
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The Directory will be included in the March 31 issue of Numismatic News, as well as the April issues of both World Coin News and Bank Note Reporter. In all, more than 60,000 copies will be distributed through these publications and at various industry events.
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Fixed price offer with strong sections Switzerland and Europe. Including specialized section Swiss soldier stamps.
Special fixed price offer Switzerland from A-Z including detailed sections 1850-1900: Rayon, Strubel, Helvetia, Numerals, cancellations and special frankings.
Large international auction sale including the first part of the famous Fritz Kirchner collection.
Our 394. nordphila stamp auction is online. We present a high-quality offer of 3900 lots from around the world. Virtually all lots are accompanied by high quality color scans. You will find a special offer of: German States, rare Zeppelin Mail, German Colonies and MSP, German Occupation Issues with unique stamps, Local stamps, Allied Occupation of Germany, Great Britain, Norway, Austria with Lombardei, Switzerland, etc. Europe and Oversee with rare Fieldpost and Airmail, old postcards, as well as large lots and collections. Use our search engine for the auction. Here it is easy to find what you are looking for in the auction lots, as an alternative to using the traditional specified lists available. It is now possible to search the auction by topics, whether or not they are mentioned in the descriptions. View the sale and place bids online through our secure server. The entire sale can be now viewed on our website.
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FRIDAY, FEBRUARY 6, 2009 --- Today, Sotheby’s London week of Impressionist & Modern and Contemporary
Art sales concluded, realising a combined total of £69,010,575 ($98,884,169) against a low estimate for the series
of £70 million.
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The top price of the series was for Edgar Degas’s Petite danseuse de quatorze ans (lot 8), which was
competed for by three bidders before selling - to a round of applause - to a private Asian collector for
£13,257,250. This price, which surpasses pre-sale expectations, establishes a new auction record for a
Degas sculpture. Sir John purchased the sculpture at Sotheby’s London in February 2004 for £5
million/$9.1 million.
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Hong Kong, March 2009 Sotheby’s Hong Kong will hold the Modern and Contemporary Southeast Asian Paintings Spring Sale 2009 on 5th April at Hong Kong Convention and Exhibition Centre. Over 135 magnificent works by renowned artists from the Southeast Asian region, including Indonesia, The Philippines, Vietnam, etc. will be on offer. The sale is expected to bring over HK$18 million.
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April 18 & 19 the Jaarbeurs Convention Centre in Utrecht will be turned over into the biggest Vintage event in Europe. Divided over 6 halls and 2000 stands thousands of the most diverse collections will be on view and for sale. This event attracts more visitors from all over the world every year. To make it easy to find your way around, the halls are divided into special sections : Antiques, Books, Toys, Music, Glass, Archaeological finds, Art, Design, Fifties etc.
In 2009 Barbie celebrates her 50th birthday. During a holiday in Germany an American visitor Ruth Handler bought her daughter a doll called Bild-Lili . Back home the doll was a big success and Ruth decided to buy the rights and produce the dress-able doll in the States using the name of her daughter Barbara. In 1959 the first Barbie was for sale in the shops. In 1972 producer Mattel was close to bankruptcy, they continued to make dolls for a few more years, but the quality suffered.
Collector Armel Rood will exhibit her most exciting Barbie dolls from the period 1959-1972 including many extras she picked up like books, fan club memorabilia, dresses, a Barbie toy, a car and some of the first Barbie’s ever made.
On more stands you can see a demonstration of at least 20 old and almost forgotten crafts coming to life, like glass melting, mustard making, boat model making, hand knitting and many more. A real opportunity to experience these old techniques and the making of durable and collectable items
The Cruisebrothers club will show at least ten of their famous American cars from the fifties, and as well as the many dealers, there are also lots of special collections on view (and sale) like radio transmitters, Olympic Games memorabilia, old crafts man’s tools, French posters made by Picasso and book print equipment from the 19th and 20th centuries.
International Collectors Fair / VerzamelaarsJaarbeurs
April 18 & 19, 2009
More information: www.verzamelaarsjaarbeurs.nl
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The daily bad tidings of economic crisis that continue to haunt the world in the media were far from visible at the World Money Fair in Berlin. 12,600 visitors – a slight increase on the previous year’s figures – came to the three-day event at the Estrel Hotel and Convention Center, Berlin.
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Some experts in the coin market had expressed fears in the run-up to the fair that prices for high-end coins might drop slightly. Their fears proved to be unfounded. Virtually no other market is as healthy as the coin market! The historically still significant Polish gold ducat which was issued in 1658 to mark the liberation of the city of Torun was sold for 115,000 euros.
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More - German report by Thomas Schmidtkonz
The Insider’s Guide to U.S. Coin Values is an indispensable reference book for anyone seeking the answer to the age-old question: ‘What’s it worth?’ Novice and expert alike will find it easy to use and packed with valuable information. And unlike other price guides, such as the ‘red book,’ this one truly tells it like it is: Its value listings accurately reflect the real market.” —John Albanese, founder, Numismatic Guaranty Corporation
A Guide Book of Peace Dollars is the 13th entry in Whitman's Bowers Series of numismatic references. It covers every date and mintmark of America's last 90% silver dollar, which began as a commemorative of peace after the tribulations of World War One. The book also studies the mysterious 1964-D Peace Dollar, as well as proofs, patterns, trial pieces, errors and misstrikes, countermarks, die varieties, and famous collections. Full Color, Softcover, 288 Pages, Fully Indexed.
Issue of €2 commemorative coin
The Central Bank of Malta will be issuing its first €2 commemorative coin
on 5 January 2009. The coin commemorates the 10th anniversary of Economic
and Monetary Union. Each euro area country will be issuing a similar coin
bearing the same design but with the name of the country and the legend
‘EMU 1999-2009’ shown in the respective language. The Maltese euro coin
will have the legend ‘UEM 1999-2009’, where the letters UEM stand for
‘Unjoni Ekonomika u Monetarja’.
The deliberately primitive design of the coin symbolizes the euro as the
latest step in the long history of trade up to the formation of economic
and monetary union. It was created by George Stamatopoulos, a sculptor from
the minting department at the Bank of Greece.
The coin will be available for sale in rolls of 25 coins each at a price of
€57.75 per roll, inclusive of VAT.
Purchases can be made from the counters
of the Malta Coin Distribution Centre at the Central Bank of Malta, Pjazza
Kastilja, Valletta, as from Monday 5 January 2009. A number of coins will
also be issued in normal circulation as from the same date.
Further information may be obtained from the Bank on telephone number
(+356) 2550 6005
Live online on Philasearch.com from January 17-19. Auction sale with over 4000 lots. Part 1: specialized Rocket Mail auction sale. Over 500 lots from rocket mail pionieers like Schmiedl, Tilling, Zucker, Roberti, de Bruijn, Smith and other. Many rarities and seldom offered material. Part 2: Zeppelin and Aviation with large selection Zeppelin mail, scarce picture postcards, Vignettes, Memorabilia, Aviation, pioneer mail, documents, photos, literature, DO-X, Catapult mail, glider mail, balloon mail and much more.
Specialized sale with highlight transatlantic mail and transit marks from Bremen as well as the sale of one of the most important heligoland collections.
Excellent selection of German and worldwide material with strong section postal history.
Auction includes outstanding stamps and postal history of France, the entire French area of philately, and countries throughout the world.
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Dear collectors, as we are about to issue a new coin sets soon, we would like to show you the first pictures of the coin sets. The pictures of the first set of Slovak eurocoins. We offer you to see the first pictures of planned first set of Slovak eurocoins 2009 that will be issued and offered for sale in January 2009. Total mintage FDC: 188 000 pcs, mintage proof like: 8 000 pcs; You can reserve the coin set in our reservation form at www.mint.sk . The price will be known and announced shortly before issue date. |
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Stamps & Postal History of China, Hong Kong, and Asian Countries. Including the first part of the of the Beckeman Gold Medal Mongolia collection.
Sale of only GB and Commonwealth issues including many rarities.
Our 391. nordphila stamp auction is online.
We present a high-quality offer of 5600 lots from around the world.
Virtually all lots are accompanied by high quality color scans.
You will find a special offer of:
German States, rare Zeppelin Mail, German Colonies and MSP,
German Occupation Issues with unique stamps,
Local stamps, Allied Occupation of Germany,
France, Latavia, Austria with Lombardei, etc.
Europe and Oversee with rare Fieldpost and Airmail, old postcards, as well as large lots and collections.
Use our search engine for the auction.
Here it is easy to find what you are looking for in the auction lots, as an alternative to using the traditional specified lists available.
It is now possible to search the auction by topics, whether or not they are mentioned in the descriptions.
View the sale and place bids online through our secure server.
The entire sale can be now viewed on our website:
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"When only the Best of the Best is Sufficient"
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The "LUXUS" collection was formed over several decades, with purchases from public auctions and select private dealers, and consists of the finest available condition. Single stamps often show parts of their neighbors, or are "miniature blocks of nine." Covers are exceptionally attractive, with well-margined multicolur frankings, exquisite cancels, fresh colours and important usages.
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The United States were ruled by 43 presidents since 1789. The first US stamp 1847 pictured Benjamin Franklin. The second stamp of this first US stamp set pictured George Washington. Since this time a lot of US stamps with presidents were issued. So it's time to present a list of all US presidents who are pictured on stamps of the United States. |
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Hi Friends,
I would like to draw attention of all collectors to my new website for selling all collectibles:
http://www.mecollectibles.com/shop
Kindest Regards,
AHMED
| While collector gold coins are primarily collected for their numismatic value, gold bullion coins today derive their value from the gold content. They are viewed by investors as a "hedge" against inflation and falling stocks and other crises like market turmoils. | So collectors and investors appreciate them as a safe store of value. At this new page of sammler.com you will find information, links and actual news about gold coins. |
| Many people are looking in the moment for gold
because they are viewed by investors as a "hedge" against inflation or a store
of value. You can find a lot of gold coins which derive their value from the metal (gold) content and / or their numismatic at ebay.com. For your help: This new list shows gold coins and gold bullion lots which are offered in the moment at ebay.com sorted by countries and other topics. |
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Christ-Stamps specialized Rocket Mail auction on january 17, 2009 live online on Philasearch.com. Over 500 lots from rocket mail pionieers like Schmiedl, Tilling, Zucker, Roberti, de Bruijn, Smith and other. Many rarities and seldom offered material.
Our international stamp auction, which will be held from 24 to 27 November 2008 in the exquisite ambience of our Wil premises, again will be a major event in the international stamp trade. To our worldwide clientele we will be presenting an unrivaled range of world rarities in exceptional quality. Discerning collectors, professional dealers and ambitious investors all will appreciate our impressively rich offer of selected single lots. In addition, hundreds of original, sometimes specialized collections, award-winning exhibits and untouched investment holdings, which will be offered fully intact, are sure to draw clients from many different countries to Wil. You are cordially invited to participate in our auction with an interesting consignment. Deadline for consignments will be October 15, 2008. Please see our travel schedule for the next few weeks.
Mint Kremnica issued the 3rd set of Slovak coins 2008 with the motif "Famous persons of Slovak music - 100th birth anniversary of Eugen Suchon". This unique coin set includes five Slovak circulation coins and a token with the motif of 100th birth anniversary of Eugen Suchon - a famous Slovak composer and pedagogue. Part of the coin set is also a special gift - exclusive CD containing the most famous musical works of the author. Mintage: 3000 pcs. Price: 15 EUR
Available at www.mint.sk
Dear collectors,
we would like to inform you that detailed information about planned Slovak commemorative and collectors eurocoins as well as coin sets that will be issued in 2009, are displayed at
www.mint.sk
Additionally, we also enabled an on line reservation of these coins and coin sets.
The reservation is available only until the end of August, therefore if you are interested in Slovak eurocoins please fill in the reservation in a mentioned time period at
www.mint.sk
Finally, we would like to inform you that the prices of coins are not known yet, therefore we are not able to provide you exact information.
Marketing department
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Mincovna Kremnica, s.p.
Over 250 auction lots icluding Zeppelin mail, airmail, first flights, picture postcards, Sanke cards, poster stamps, Catapult mail, ballooning, Concorde and much more.
Here you can view all auction lots at philasearch.com
The complete Auction is available on our website for viewing and bidding at:
www.RegencySuperior.com
This auction features over 3,200 lots of better USA, British and Worldwide singles, sets,
covers, collections and box lots. There is a large selection of USA Classic Stamps,
Modern Errors, Revenues, and more.
TOTALING $272.6 MILLION
FERNAND LÉGER’S ÉTUDE POUR LA FEMME EN BLEU
SELLS FOR A RECORD $39.2 MILLION
EDVARD MUNCH’S GIRLS ON A BRIDGE ACHIEVES
A RECORD $30.8 MILLION
IMPRESSIONIST AND MODERN DAY SALE TOTALS $37.2 MILLION
New York, NY, May 8, 2008 -- Sotheby’s series of Impressionist and Modern Art sales this week brought a total of $272,579,150, well above the low estimate of $244.5 million*. The evening sale achieved $235,333,000 and was highlighted by Fernand Léger’s Cubist masterpiece, Étude pour La Femme en Bleu, which sold for $39,241,000, a record for the artist at auction. The Impressionist and Modern Art Day sale brought a total of $37,246,150**.
Christian Arbeiter's third auction sale offers a large selection of interesting material from Germany, Europe and overseas. Well worth to mention is a large selection of lots from PR-China, Asis, Scandinavia and Russia as well as epreuve de luxe from french territorries. Bid live and in real time.
Extensive offer of national and international rarities will be sold. Included are special sections Switzerland, Liechtenstein, colonies, old German states including varieties, bizone with overprint rarities and much more.
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Sydney, April 22, 2008 – “Remarkable results were witnessed this evening at Sotheby’s, when every major lot leapt above estimate and records were established for a number of Australia’s most famous artists. Our clients continue to compete for rare and important Australian works of art.“ said Georgina Pemberton, Head of Australian Paintings and one of the auctioneer’s of tonight’s auction. “Five artist records were established this evening including $1,008,000 Ethel Carrick Fox’s Market, Under Trees, more than doubling the artist’s existing record. This sale reaffirms the experience of our offices world wide - the top end of the art market continues to be bullish and confident. Our focus will continue to be upon presenting the best art available for auction, at the high end of the market as we continue into 2008.” The sale also featured three masterpieces by Ian Fairweather, including Beach at Manicahan which sold for $960,000 (est: $400,000-600,000), breaking the previous record of $840,000. |
One of the few works to survive Fairweather’s Philippines sojourn of 1937-38 it was first purchased by Bruce Benjamin and has remained with the same family until now. Highlighting the 15 works included in this evenings sale from the Multiplex Collection, which brought $856,000 (est.: $686,000-1,032,000), was Sidney Nolan’s Bird which sold for $210,000 (est.: $150,000-250,000). This group of paintings from the 1950s and 60s was a tribute to the taste of the late John Roberts and the proceeds will be used to purchase works from young West Australian artists. Two Grace Cossington Smith’s galvanized the room into action, both selling for more than double their low estimates. Waratah sold for $33,600 (est.: $14,000-18,000) and Flannel Flowers and Gum Leaves sold for $31,200 (est.: $14,000-18,000). A further highlight was Charles Blackman’s Triptych which sold for $384,000 (est.: $180,000-250,000) and is one of the artist’s most impressive and beautiful 1960s paintings, and was believed to have been lost until now. |
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The most expensive and famous postage stamps of Switzerland
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Reflecting the continuing strong market for rare stamps and postal history, and with dealers and exhibitors looking towards the major international exhibitions coming up, culminating with London 2010, our latest series of auctions, held April 1-5, 2008, totalled nearly 10 million Euro, averaging 30% over the estimates and with a very high percentage of lots sold.
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Among the Europe and Colonies lots on offer, a section of France drew much interest and excellent results for covers with uncommon frankings or to unusual destinations, with results often reaching multiples of estimates. Overseas lots included strong coverage of a large Egypt section, while Persia rarities and inverted centres brought excellent results. British area lots, and particularly Great Britain proper, were offered in profusion. A session which included several hundred "Penny Blacks" in high quality drew intense bidding from the room as well as from those bidding via the internet, with lot after lot soaring to levels well above estimate. For example, a block of four of the 1d "Rainbow Trials," estimated at 5'000 Euro, brought 14'340 Euro - and this result was typical of the realisations throughout the session, with some "Penny Blacks" bringing 360 to 420 Euro each, and one from plate 11, matched with a "Penny Red" from the same plate and position, bringing 3’107 Euro.
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Collecta has successfully come to an end!
On the first day we have taken the press and the visitors on the guided tour of the thematic exhibition Slovenika where the selected exhibits were exposed. The exhibition was prepared in collaboration with numerous experts from various fields. The tinplate containers dating from before the Second World War that were made by well-known and reputable Slovenian artists, Slovenian devotional pictures, and three-dimensional greeting cards were quite popular. However, most of the visitors were fascinated by the interesting and unusual collections built by Tone Simončič. He exhibited part of his collection of banana labels, cigar bands, sugar bags, stamps with crystals, Gibraltar sand and laces, and much more.
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What is more, phone cards with the motifs of Slovenian castles and a number of military objects, the most popular among which were the combat badges used to award the direct contact with the enemy, were put on display. Miocene crab fossils from Tunjiško gričevje near Kamnik, fish fossils from various Slovene sites, flint, illustrations of Slovene minerals by illustrator Marija Nabernik, and the minerals from the Idrija Mercury Mine and the Lead and Zinc Mine of Mežica have occupied a special place in the framework of the thematic exhibition Slovenika.
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More: www.collecta.si
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LONDON, FEBRUARY 27th, 2008 – Sotheby’s Evening Sale of Contemporary Art achieved
£95,030,000 ($189,424,299), the highest total ever for any sale of Contemporary Art held in Europe,
against a pre-sale estimate of £72,025,000-£102,855,000. Records were set for six artists.
The top lot in tonight’s sale was Francis Bacon’s Study of Nude with Figure in a Mirror, 1969, a rare full-length portrait of the artist’s close friend Henrietta Moraes, which achieved £19,956,500 ($39,779,291) selling to a European private collector bidding on the telephone. This remarkable price follows last year’s record $52,680,000 (£26,581,895) for the artist at auction, achieved for Study From Innocent X at Sotheby’s New York in May 2007. The saleroom broke into applause when Gerhard Richter’s sublime Photo Painting Kerze (Candle), from 1983, sold for the spectacular price of £7,972,500 ($15,891,584) – more than three times its presale high estimate of £2,500,000. |
This remarkable price came after eleven bidders competed for the work. The result immediately followed another success for the artist, when Struktur (1979) achieved £4,612,500 ($9,194,096), after pursuit by eight bidders and gasps from the audience. A work widely regarded as one of Lucio Fontana’s masterpieces, Concetto Spaziale, La Fine di Dio dating from 1963, achieved a record £10,324,500 ($20,579,826) for a work by the artist at auction. The result was significantly in excess of its pre-sale low-estimate of £4,000,000. The egg-shaped canvas was one of only two gold works in this series. Pursued by five bidders, its price saw the saleroom once again erupt into applause. The phenomenal result saw Fontana become the second European Post War artist, after Francis Bacon, to break the £10 million barrier at auction. Three Self Portraits (1986) by Andy Warhol achieved £11,444,500 ($22,812,322). This rare trinity of canvases in the colours of the American flag, came from the artist’s only ever exhibition devoted to selfportraits, held at the Anthony d’Offay Gallery, London in 1986. In tonight's sale, Chinese Contemporary Art of the highest quality by some of the most important artists living and working in China today, achieved a total of £5,978,700 ($11,917,343). Zhang Xiaogang’s Big Family No. 1, executed in 2001 - by far the largest work by the artist to come to auction to date and the culmination of the artist’s ‘Bloodlines’ series - was the top selling lot of the section, selling for £1,700,500 ($3,389,607) against an estimate of £1,500,000-2,000,000. Other works in the section that also performed well include Comrades by Zhang Xiaogang, which commanded £1,140,500 ($2,273,359), Yan Pei-Ming's Silver Bruce Lee - the first image of the Kung Fu icon ever to appear at auction - which brought £692,500 ($1,380,360) and Fools in the Night by Yue Minjun, which sold for £916,500 ($1,826,859). |
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New dealers join MA-SHOPS and expand its extensive offering
Classical Numismatic Group (CNG) offers antique rarities
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In addition to CNG the Swedish Coin-Dealer Wallin Mynt,
Philippe Saive from France, the Darmstaedter Münzhandlung e.K. and the dealer
Dirk Loebbers also joined MA-SHOPS. |
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Press Release by Maggie Pahl Canada’s destiny was in the stars as it won the 2008 Coin of the Year Award sponsored by World Coin News, a monthly periodical dedicated to collectors of world coins.
“The COTY award recognizes the artistic and historic significance of coins worldwide,“ said David C. Harper, editor of World Coin News. “Each coin honored tells a unique story that will be shared for generations to come.” |
COTY Canada: Royal Canadian Mint president Ian Bennett (right) accepts the award for Most Innovative Coinage Concept. World Coin News editor Dave Harper (left) serves as master of ceremonies. |
Canada’s winning entry for the COTY also won in the Most Innovative Coin category.
The Best Silver Coin honor was taken by Japan for its commemorative marking the 50th anniversary of the country being admitted as a full voting member of the United Nations. The colorized silver coin has a denomination of 1,000 yen. It is cataloged as Y-138. |
France triumphed in the Best Crown field with a gold 10-euro commemorating author Jules Verne’s “Five Weeks in a Balloon.” The coin, KM-1450, marks the 100th anniversary of the death of the popular writer.
Latvia’s fight for freedom from the Russian state in 1918 is the theme of the winning silver 1 lats coin, KM-82, that took the top spot in the Best Contemporary Event category. This covers events of the past 99 years.
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Over 3100 lots. Including specialized section Zeppelin mail, airship postcards and memorabilia (inclduding section. dining in the airship). The aviaition section includes a large selection of airmail covers, postcard and photos from the pioneer days, first flights, DO-X, Catapult mail, rocket mail, glider mail, balloon mail and much more.
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