Freeman’s Auctioneers in Philadelphia is offering a rare battle flag from the Revolutionary War’s Eighth Virginia Regiment in November 2012. Read More +
Philly auctioneer selling rare Revolutionary War flag
Tag Archives: military
Patience aids both seller and buyer when online deals go awry
Your collectible arrives from the latest online auction and you’re disappointed. There’s a problem. What do you do now? Try patience, courtesy and diplomacy, says guest columnist and military collector P.H. Tuttle. He writes, “In my own dealings as a buyer, nearly all of my bad experiences have resulted from deals where I thought I was somehow beating the system. I ignored all of my internal alarms because I thought I was ‘getting a Rolex for the price of a Timex.’” Read More +
George Washington button sells for $1,645 amid 1,700 lots of militaria
Amid 1,700 lots of militaria that came up for bid, a flat copper button from the inauguration of George Washington, 34mm sold for $1,645 and a rare “Fighting Observer” wing from an archive pertaining to parachute pioneer Lt. John H. Wilson sold for $8,438. Read More +
Illyrian bronze helmet featured in large military artifact auction
About 6,800 lots from all areas of historic antiquities and militaria – antiquities, arms and armor, arts and crafts, hunting collectibles, orders as well as collectibles from history and military history – will be offered for bidding at Hermann Historica’s spring auction April 23-May 4. Read More +
Ownership disputes, controversy accompany captured Confederate flags
This Confederate flag, which was captured at the Battle of Mine Creek, Kans., Oct. 24, 1864, sold at auction June 25, 2011, for $26,290. Heritage Auction Galleries (Dallas) sold the 35-by-50-inch wool flag accompanied by documentation and historical analysis. Photo … Read More +