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Signed Vintage Cards Gain Audience

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Any ink was forbidden, as Just Collect described in a debate blog. If you owned a 1952 Topps Mickey Mantle rookie card, would you draw a mustache on the Mick? All of these cards were signed, with Beckett certification guaranteeing their authenticity. The impression was that the signature was defacing the card.

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Insights on Auction Sales: Freddy Mercury’s Jacket, a Prehistoric Mug

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The July 1 Omega Auctions sale offered a strong reminder that music memorabilia—especially tied to punk and rock legends—continues to draw serious collector interest, even on slower auction days. The item also exemplifies the rising demand for authentic punk-era artifacts, even in less-than-pristine shape.

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Tiny Tiles, Grand Stories: The Allure of Micromosaics

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A key tradition within this rite of passage was collecting mementoes to showcase the cultural wonders of each location – a material legacy and souvenir. There’s also crossover appeal when it comes to potential sale at auction, drawing in collectors of jewelry, wearable art and antiques in general. Condition is paramount.

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Artistic Mediums of 2025: Where Touch and Technique Meet

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Featuring a compilation of images Winkelmann created from 2007 onwards, the work drew attention across the art world as heralding the arrival of NFT artwork among the major blue chip collecting categories. Sales of NFT artworks skyrocketed, and even well-established figures like Damien Hearst embraced its potential.

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Revealed: how Van Gogh's nephew exchanged two of the artist's drawings for butter and bacon

The Art Newspaper

© Martin Bailey In early 1945, just before the end of the Second World War, Vincent van Gogh’s nephew gave two of the artist’s drawings to the owner of a cheese business—in exchange for 35 packets of butter and a little meat. Van Gogh never found a buyer for the drawings and they later passed down to his nephew. By the 1930s V.W.

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With the help of conservators, one of Van Gogh’s finest Arles landscapes will be heading to Japan

The Art Newspaper

After his first work, Van Gogh went on to complete three more paintings of the bridge, alongside four drawings and a watercolour—evidence that it was an important motif for him. To contact Martin Bailey, please email vangogh@theartnewspaper.com Please note that he does not undertake authentications.

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Collecting Bob Dylan: A Poetry Perspective

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In this article, we’ll dive into collecting Bob Dylan’s poetry and how you can appreciate it too. This tendency is one of Dylan’s greatest strengths: the music draws you in initially, but if you pay closer attention, the lyrics hide another reward. However, dismissing them as just a collection of “protest songs” would be a mistake.