It is a Pulitzer Prize winning book and an iconic film, but did you know there are at least two museums dedicated to Gone With the Wind? That’s not all… Read More +
10 Things You Didn’t Know About Gone With the Wind
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‘Winter Wanderlust’ exhibit showcasing artistic travel posters for exotic locales
BOSTON — International Poster Gallery’s (IPG) “Winter Wanderlust,” its annual holiday poster show featuring travel posters for exotic locales in addition to a selection of general works by renowned poster artists is on display now. From exotic beach resorts along … Read More +
Norman Rockwell’s ‘Willie Gillis: Package From Home’ could wrap up $5 million
The iconic Norman Rockwell painting, “Willie Gillis: Package From Home,” will be offered at auction in Chicago Dec. 1, 2012. The 1941 painting is the first of a series for the Saturday Evening Post that followed the fictional Willie Gillis through his World War II U.S. military service. Read More +
Hake’s 207th memorabilia auction offering rare ‘Americanize America’ button
With a diversity seldom matched in other venues, Hake’s Americana & Collectibles’ 207th auction holds nearly 3,000 items in more than 200 collecting categories; the online event closes Nov. 13-15, 2012. Read More +
Bewitching Collectibles: Magical beauties embody the spirit of Halloween
There are Easter witches and Salem witches (which were not witches at all), there are witches on broomsticks and ones that have never learned the art of flying. Collectors can have a field day incorporating these images into the magic of a witchy Halloween display. Read More +
Prologue Books releasing 400 vintage pulp ebooks by year’s end
Vintage pulp paperback collectors will be pleased to learn Prologue Books is scheduled to release more than 400 ebook titles in crime, science fiction, fantasy and western by the end of 2012. Authors include Edgar Award-winning William Campbell Gault, Max Brand, Hope Mirrlees and Vin Packer. Read More +
Collecting L. Ron Hubbard’s edgy pulp western magazines
Best known as a science fiction author, L. Ron Hubbard was a master of Westerns. Westerns remain the quintessential American genre, wholly unique and vibrant with tales of heroism and cowardice, greed, romance, heartbreak and courage. Here’s a guide to Hubbard’s most popular Western pulp magazines and a new line of reprints. Read More +
Sale of best Marvel Silver Age comic collection ever offered closes July 26
Heritage Auction’s July 26 comic book auction features the Doug Schmell/PedigreeComics.com collection, featuring the single greatest grouping of Silver Age Marvel CGC No. 1 registry sets ever assembled. “After watching Heritage become, by far, the world’s largest comics auction house, I knew that it was the perfect choice for me to sell my private collection to realize the highest prices,” Schmell said. Read More +
Gil Elvgren’s ‘Skirting the Issue’ pin-up art sells for $176,500
Gil Elvgren’s reign as the greatest and most popular pin-up artist of all time continued at Heritage Auctions on June 27 when his masterful “Skirting the Issue (Breezing Up),” 1956, brought $176,500, earning the top spot in the sale and beating its presale estimate several times over. Read More +
Enter the 4th annual Favorite Finds contest for a chance to win a $500 auction credit
Enter your favorite antiques collecting story in the 4th annual Antique Trader Favorite Finds contest for a chance to win a $500 auction credit from Heritage Auctions! This year’s runner-up entry will win a 10-volume reference library courtesy of Krause Publications. It’s free to enter and every participant receives a free copy of the Nov. 14, 2012, cover-dated magazine in which the stories are shared! Read More +