Rare News

As the 172nd anniversary of the world’s first stamp, the Penny Black, approaches, rare stamp and prestige collectibles dealer, Stanley Gibbons is pleased to offer for sale one of only 5 known examples of the Master Die Proof

A single example of the elusive ‘plate 77 Penny Red’ has been sold by rare stamp and collectibles dealer, Stanley Gibbons, to a private client seeking portfolio diversification.

A giveaway for a new leather bound book is officially under way. Entrants cast their vote for sponsor's new website header for automatic entry into the drawing. The drawing is free and easy and placed through online web form.

The Jumping Frog, a 20 year old Hartford, CT based focal point for book lovers and book collectors opens its online store on InstantFinder.com, adds over 38,000 rare magazine ads, print ads, photographs and more.

A collection of highly sought after acoustic guitars and a ukulele are up for sale at Midland auction house.

James Bond enthusiasts will be thrilled by Vintage Seekers' latest listing, a collection of First Edition James Bond hardbacks including the classics Moonraker and Goldfinger.

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Following the launch of a China Rarities Index last month, rare stamp and collectibles dealer, Stanley Gibbons Group plc (LSE: SGI), announce their Asian expansion.

Hundreds of quality, fresh-to-the-market lots in a rainbow of categories will cross the block on Thursday and Friday, July-21-22, at Philip Weiss Auctions in the firm’s spacious showroom located at #1 Neil Court in Oceanside, New York.

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The Mandela R5 birthday coin is one of the fastest appreciating rare coins in the world. The South African Mints 2008 R5 coin commemorates the 90th birthday of Nelson Mandela and is a coin collector’s delight.

The Live Auction of Texana will be held by the Texas State Historical Association (TSHA) on March 4 as part of its 115th Annual Meeting in the famed Dome Bar of the Camino Real Hotel in El Paso, Texas.

LEXVF's monster run from our first alert at $0.37 to continue to trade solid over the $1.00 was directly influenced by the bullish trend in Gold prices and holding strategic land position around Goldcorp's Dome Mine, where 17 million ounces ....

Woody Auction will ring in 2011 with a blockbusting multi-estate sale on Saturday, Jan. 22. It will be an absolute auction (everything sells regardless of price) held in the 4H Hall of the Sedgwick County Extension Center in Wichita.

American Video Teleconferencing Corp. (Pink Sheets:AVOT) is pleased to announce that it has hired a French speaking geologist to search the archives of the Quebec Department of Mines for Rare Earths showings not on a current computer file.

After selling Britain’s rarest stamp to a SE Asian buyer earlier this year, the trend for Britain’s precious documents going overseas seems set to continue with Stanley Gibbons preparing to market three priceless pieces to buyers in Asia.

John Craddock and Julian Gosling of Exmoor Trim have rescued this collection from meeting its end with the scrap man and they are now offering you the chance to own a piece of history before it’s brought back to England.

Young on-trend womenswear fashion brand RARE are confident that retail prices for garments will not need to be increased despite the increase in VAT and rise in cotton prices.

A trove of 375 rare and vintage bottles will be sold to the highest bidders in an Internet and catalog auction slated for Oct. 29-Nov. 9 by American Bottle Auctions (www.americanbottle.com). It will be the 51st sale for the firm.

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A Powell & Stutenroth “Favorite Bitters” bottle, one of only a few known and graded 9.7 out of 10 for condition, soared to $64,960 at the 50th Internet and catalog ever held by American Bottle Auctions (AmericanBottle.com), of Sacramento, Calif.

A huge multi-estate antique auction planned for Saturday, June 26, by Fontaine's Auction Gallery in Pittsfield, Mass., at 11 a.m. Featuring over 400 lots in a broad range of categories: period furniture, antique clocks, vintage lighting and more.

Sea Island Coffee is introducing coffee drinkers to rare and exotic coffees from across the world. With these coffees the consumer gets more than just a bean, the coffee comes with a story.

Over 100 antique clocks and related items will be sold at auction Friday, June 18, by Gordon S. Converse & Co., in the Pennsylvania Banquet Room of The Expo Center in York, Pa. The auction will begin promptly at 4 p.m. (EDT).

Businesses that use cell phones for their employees have seen productivity skyrocket. Cellification.com now caters to these businesses fulfilling large quantity & Wholesale orders for unlocked cell phones, smart phones, netbooks & tech solutions

Cellification.com, Top retailer of unlocked cell phones announces a new service to find rare, unique and discontinued cell phones. With Cellification’s new phone finder service, a representative will search every possible source to find your phone.

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THE MEANING OF RELATIVITY. Four Lectures Delivered at Princeton University, May, 1921 Edition: 1st Edition Binding: Hardcover Publisher: Princeton University Press Place: Princeton Date published: 1923

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20 of Great Britain & Irelands' rarest dog breeds will be led into the Arena at Crufts by their handlers; all dressed to impress. "A Celebration of Vulnerable British & Irish Heritage Dog Breeds" March 13th 3.55pm Watch via the Crufts Web Site

Fontaine’s Auction Gallery is offering a free one-day seminar and appraisal on the lamps of Tiffany and other 20th century lighting, to be held Sunday, Mar. 21, in the firm’s gallery located at 1485 South Housatonic Street in Pittsfield, Mass.

The Hub has partnered with the Austin Children's Shelter and for one night sponsors, volunteers and guests will come together for a wonderful cause. Larissa Ness will be performing, Jeff Blake will host the live auction and much more entertainment.

A two-part auction featuring around 250 lots of vintage clocks and horology-related items will be held on Tuesday, Dec. 29, at the Italian-American Club in Wayne, Pa. The sale will be held by Gordon S. Converse & Co., based in nearby Strafford.

Bacchus&Century will make available in its new shop this December at least one bottle of each vintage from 1900 to 2000.

Vintage Rare Retro Digital LCD Watches from 70s and 80s Like OLD School Casio, Seiko, Citizen, Alba, Orient, Pulsar Alarm Chronographs, Digital Melody Game Watches, Classic Calculator DataBank Watches, Multifunction Dual Time Watches.

The Fall '09 Online Vintage Toy & Collectible Auction, being held by Serious Toyz of Croton-on-Hudson, N.Y. (www.serioustoyz.com) is now under way and will end Friday, Oct. 9, at 10 pm EST. Hundreds of toy treasures are being offered without reserve.

Over 100 rare and vintage cars and hot-rods from films and television shows, plus never before seen props and costumes from hit movies, will be sold at auction on Saturday, Aug. 15, in Los Angeles. The sale will also be online, at www.iCollector.com.

A beautiful Tifffany Studios maple leaf floor lamp, in excellent condition with the original patina, sold for $103,500 at a multi-estate sale held March 21 by Cottone Auctions in Geneseo, N.Y. Online bidding was handled exclusively by Artfact.com.

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Over 1,000 lots of vintage antique clocks and watches -- some of them exceedingly rare and highly collectible timepieces -- will be sold in a two-day, four-session sale planned for May 30-31 by Fontaine's Auction Gallery in Pittsfield, Mass.

The living estate of trucking industry pioneer Jim Graves -- a co-founder of Graves Truck Line, Inc. -- will be sold Saturday, May 2, by Mayo Auction & Realty in Overland Park, Kan. Offered will be rare vintage cars, die-cast collectibles and more.

An outstanding single-owner collection of 111 rare and vintage automobiles -- from 1920s-era classics to muscle cars from the 1960s -- will be sold at auction this weekend, April 3-4, in Temecula, Calif., and online, through iCollector.com.

A full slate of blockbuster sales is planned for the rest of this spring by Philip Weiss Auctions in Oceanside, N.Y. The crown jewel event promises to be the May 9 auction, with many rare stamps and coins, books, posters, manuscripts and more.

Kimberlite Diamond Corporation, distributors of investment grade natural colour diamonds, has entered into a binding written agreement with Maritime Securities Limited to become the administrator and co-manager of their new hard asset division.

United States Map printed on framed prints, large posters, Wall Clocks with Antique City Maps, a unique gift for your friends and relatives. These maps dates back in 17th and 18th century drawn by cartographers of those time.

A bonsai which is thought to be the weirdest Bonsai ever by its owner and its website are being auctioned on eBay starting on February 26, 2009 9PM ET and ending on Sunday, March 7 at 9 PM ET. Also included an open challenge to the bonsai community.

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Mumbai, January 24, 2008: Relive history! eBay India, India’s leading online marketplace, celebrates this Republic Day with an ancient difference. Log on to www.ebay.in and buy a piece of history.