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Corgi #261 James Bond Aston Martin DB5 (Gold, 1965, Boxed)
Toys & Figures · Updated 2 months ago
# Corgi #261 James Bond Aston Martin DB5 (Gold, 1965): The Little Gold Car That Changed the Toy Industry In 1965, a small Welsh toy company called Corgi released a gold diecast model of an Aston Martin DB5. It cost a few shillings, fit in a child's hand, and came packed with working gadgets stra...
Torpedo Run (1986 Milton Bradley, Complete)
Collectible Toys & Games · Updated 2 months ago
# Torpedo Run (1986, Milton Bradley): The Floor Wars Game That Still Sinks the Competition There is something beautifully absurd about a board game that requires you to clear the dining table and play on the floor. Milton Bradley understood this perfectly in 1986 when they released *Torpedo Run!...
Young Avengers #1 (2005, First Kate Bishop)
Comic Books · Updated 2 months ago
# Young Avengers #1 (2005): The Comic That Launched Marvel's Next Generation If you were browsing the shelves of your local comic shop in April 2005, you might have walked right past a slim little book called *Young Avengers #1*. A new teen superhero team from Marvel? Hadn't we seen this before?...
1873 Continental Bank Note 90-Cent Perry
Stamps · Updated 2 months ago
# The 1873 Continental Bank Note 90-Cent Perry: A Crown Jewel of Classic American Philately If you want to understand the complexity and beauty of nineteenth-century American stamp production, there is no better place to start than the 1873 Continental Bank Note Company issues. And among those i...
1930 Germany South America Flight Zeppelin 4 Mark
Stamps · Updated 2 months ago
# The 1930 Germany South America Flight Zeppelin 4 Mark: A Giant of Airmail Philately Few stamps in the world carry the romance of the skies quite like the 1930 Germany 4 Mark Zeppelin South America Flight stamp (Michel #439, Scott #C39). This large, beautifully engraved airmail stamp was issued...
1968 US $1 Airlift Stamp (Scott #1341)
Stamps · Updated 2 months ago
# The 1968 US $1 Airlift Stamp: Delivering More Than Mail (Scott #1341) In 1968, the United States Post Office Department issued a stamp that was unlike anything else in American philately at the time. The $1 Airlift stamp (Scott #1341) was not a commemorative celebrating a historical event. It ...
1986 US 22-Cent Jack London (Great Americans, Scott #2182)
Stamps · Updated 2 months ago
# The 1986 US 22-Cent Jack London Stamp: A Literary Legend in the Great Americans Series There is something deeply satisfying about holding a stamp that connects you to one of America's most adventurous writers. The 1986 22-cent Jack London stamp, issued as part of the United States Postal Servi...
Japanese Samurai Katana (Signed Blade, Edo Period, Complete Mounts)
Antiques & Decorative Arts · Updated 2 months ago
# Japanese Samurai Katana with Signed Blade, Edo Period, and Complete Mounts: A Collector's Treasure Few objects in the world carry the same weight of history, craftsmanship, and mystique as a Japanese katana. When that katana bears a signed blade (mei) from the Edo period (1603 to 1868), accomp...
Liberty & Co. Tudric Pewter Clock (Archibald Knox, Art Nouveau)
Antiques & Decorative Arts · Updated 2 months ago
# Liberty & Co. Tudric Pewter Clock by Archibald Knox: Art Nouveau Meets the Machine Age Some objects stop you in your tracks. A Liberty & Co. Tudric pewter clock designed by Archibald Knox is one of them. With its flowing Celtic interlace, its marriage of handcraft sensibility and indus...
1965 Rickenbacker 4001 Bass (Mapleglo, Paul McCartney)
Musical Instruments · Updated 2 months ago
# The 1965 Rickenbacker 4001 Bass in Mapleglo: The Bass That Shaped a Generation There is a sound that defines an era. For the mid-1960s through the 1970s, that sound often came from a Rickenbacker 4001 bass, its distinctive growl and chiming treble cutting through the mix on some of the most ce...
Charles Mingus - The Black Saint and the Sinner Lady (1963 Impulse First Pressing)
Vinyl Records · Updated 2 months ago
# Charles Mingus' The Black Saint and the Sinner Lady: The 1963 Impulse First Pressing Some albums demand to be heard on vinyl. *The Black Saint and the Sinner Lady* by Charles Mingus is one of them. Recorded in a single session on January 20, 1963, and released later that year on Impulse! Recor...
The Beatles - Revolver (1966 Parlophone Mono First Pressing, Doctor Robert Label Error)
Vinyl Records · Updated 2 months ago
# The Beatles' Revolver: The 1966 Parlophone Mono First Pressing with the Doctor Robert Label Error If you want to understand why Beatles vinyl collecting can become an all-consuming obsession, look no further than the first mono pressing of *Revolver*. Released on August 5, 1966, through Parlop...
David Bowie - Hunky Dory (1971 RCA First UK Pressing)
Vinyl Records · Updated 2 months ago
# David Bowie's Hunky Dory: The 1971 RCA First UK Pressing There is a moment on every great artist's timeline when everything clicks into place. For David Bowie, that moment was *Hunky Dory*. Released on December 17, 1971, through RCA Records, the album is widely considered the point where Bowie...
Kanye West - My Beautiful Dark Twisted Fantasy (2010 Roc-A-Fella First Pressing)
Vinyl Records · Updated 2 months ago
# Kanye West's My Beautiful Dark Twisted Fantasy: The 2010 Roc-A-Fella First Pressing on Vinyl Few albums released in the 2010s generated as much critical and cultural conversation as Kanye West's fifth studio album, *My Beautiful Dark Twisted Fantasy*. Released on November 22, 2010, through Roc...
1915-S Panama-Pacific Half Dollar
Coins · Updated 2 months ago
# The 1915-S Panama-Pacific Half Dollar: Where Engineering Marvel Meets Numismatic Art In 1915, the world watched as one of humanity's greatest engineering feats became reality. The Panama Canal, a waterway carved through 50 miles of mountain and jungle, had finally opened for business. To celeb...
Patek Philippe Ref. 2499 (Third Series, Perpetual Calendar)
Watches · Updated 2 months ago
# Patek Philippe Ref. 2499: The Third Series Perpetual Calendar Chronograph That Defines Collecting If you ask a room full of serious watch collectors to name the single most important wristwatch reference in history, a significant number will answer without hesitation: the Patek Philippe Ref. 2...
Breguet Classique Ref. 5140 (Silver Guilloche Dial)
Watches · Updated 2 months ago
# Breguet Classique Ref. 5140: The Silver Guilloche Dial That Whispers Perfection In a world of oversized dive watches and flashy chronographs, the Breguet Classique Ref. 5140 takes a different approach. It speaks softly. Its silver guilloche dial, hand turned on a rose engine lathe using techni...
Casio G-Shock DW-5600C (1987, Speed Model)
Watches · Updated 2 months ago
# Casio G-Shock DW-5600C: The 1987 Speed Model That Became a Legend Some watches earn their reputation in boardrooms. Others earn it on battlefields, construction sites, skateparks, and movie sets. The Casio G-Shock DW-5600C, introduced in 1987 and nicknamed the "Speed Model" by Japanese collect...
A. Lange & Söhne Datograph Ref. 403.035 (Flyback Chrono)
Watches · Updated 2 months ago
# A. Lange & Söhne Datograph Ref. 403.035: The Chronograph That Conquered Glashütte When A. Lange and Söhne unveiled the Datograph in 1999, the watch world paused. Here was a German manufacturer, barely nine years into its rebirth after decades of communist nationalization, introducing a fly...
Patek Philippe World Time Ref. 1415 (Louis Cottier)
Watches · Updated 2 months ago
# Patek Philippe World Time Ref. 1415: The Watch That Mapped the World on Your Wrist There are watches that tell time, and then there are watches that redefine how we think about it altogether. The Patek Philippe World Time Ref. 1415, born from the genius of independent watchmaker Louis Cottier ...
1811/10 Classic Head Half Cent Overdate
Coins · Updated 2 months ago
# The 1811/10 Classic Head Half Cent Overdate: A Tiny Coin with a Big Story If you have ever held an early American copper coin in your hand, you know the feeling. There is something almost electric about touching a piece of metal that circulated when James Madison was president and the War of 1...
1981 Topps Traded #816 Tim Raines Rookie
Sports Cards · Updated 2 months ago
# 1981 Topps Traded #816 Tim Raines Rookie: The Stolen Base King Gets His Solo Card For years, Tim Raines was the most underappreciated superstar in baseball. He stole bases at a rate that rivaled Rickey Henderson, hit for average, played elite defense, and did it all with a style that made the ...
1960 Topps #148 Carl Yastrzemski Rookie
Sports Cards · Updated 2 months ago
# 1960 Topps #148 Carl Yastrzemski Rookie: The Card That Launched a Legend If you could travel back to 1960 and pluck a single baseball card from a five-cent wax pack, the smart money would be on card #148. That colorful horizontal design, the "Rookie Star" banner, and the fresh face of a 20-yea...
2020 Panini Mosaic #201 Justin Herbert Rookie
Sports Cards · Updated 2 months ago
# 2020 Panini Mosaic #201 Justin Herbert Rookie The 2020 Panini Mosaic Justin Herbert rookie card arrived at the perfect moment. Herbert, the sixth overall pick in the 2020 NFL Draft, was supposed to sit behind Tyrod Taylor and learn the Los Angeles Chargers system. Instead, when Taylor suffered...
Zenith El Primero A384 (1969, Original Blue/Gray Dial)
Watches · Updated 2 months ago
# Zenith El Primero A384 (1969, Original Blue/Gray Dial) On January 10, 1969, Zenith unveiled the El Primero, and watchmaking changed forever. The name means "The First" in Esperanto, and it was exactly that: the first automatic (self-winding) chronograph movement to be commercially produced. Th...