October 2025
Very Disappointing: Heritage Auctions "Honey…
To quote Strawberry Fields - "...nothing is real..."
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Very Disappointing: Heritage Auctions "Honey…
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OT: 118 Years Ago Today, Oct. 22, 1907 "Pull…
Above - Pulling Away from the fitting out basin, 2:15 PM 22 October, 1907
© Eric Keith Longo Collection, digital file restored for permanent exhibit @ The Discovery Museum, Segedunum Annex, Wallsend.…
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OT: 118 Years Ago Today, Oct. 22, 1907 "Pull…
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October 1st, 1955 The Honeymooners Classic 3…
Starting with "TV or Not TV", this beloved and iconic series famously ran for just one season in this format, although it had been on the air since 1951 as a short sketch. The 30 minute format would…
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October 1st, 1955 The Honeymooners Classic 3…
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Jerry Butler
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Jerry Butler
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Joe DiMaggio
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Joe DiMaggio
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September 2025
Vivien Leigh 1940's Facsimiles
Vivien Leigh, along with her husband Laurence Olivier, would often send out rather convincing dual portrait postcards with rather convincing jet black facsimile signatures that often sell as authenti…
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Vivien Leigh 1940's Facsimiles
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JSA passes FORGED Abbott and Costello "signe…
This one is coming up for auction....and there's really no excuse for it.
Aside from the fact that what is supposed to be Bud Abbott's signature is a complete mess. The Lou Costello is a fairly good…
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JSA passes FORGED Abbott and Costello "signe…
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Another JSA Certified Honeymooners Cast Coll…
Yet another certified cast collection with a Patricia Saddleman secretarial.
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Another JSA Certified Honeymooners Cast Coll…
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IGNORE
Old news. Sorry.
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IGNORE
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OT: September 1st, 1985 Titanic Found after…
Forty years ago today the wreck of the WSL Titanic was found by a joint French-American expedition on September 1, 1985. The leaders of the expedition were Dr. Robert Ballard of the Woods Hole Oceano…
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OT: September 1st, 1985 Titanic Found after…
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August 2025
OT: Cunard R.M.S. Lusitania Elgin Pocket Wat…
Hi All,
I thought you might enjoy seeing this pairing. It is an Elgin pocket watch mechanism recovered from the wreck of the Cunard Greyhound R.M.S. Lusitania in September of 1982 with papers from P…
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OT: Cunard R.M.S. Lusitania Elgin Pocket Wat…
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July 2025
Will Lee
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Will Lee
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happy independence day
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happy independence day
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June 2025
Such a Lovely Sign In. Joan Crawford 1/8/61…
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Such a Lovely Sign In. Joan Crawford 1/8/61…
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How To Crack a PSA Slab - CARDBOARD VINTAGE
In light of a more intense topic earlier, here's something a bit lighter....
This is nicely written, has images and is concise.
<a href="https://cardhoundvintage.com/how-to-crack-a-psa-slab/">https://cardhoundvintage.com/how-to-crack-a-psa-slab/</a>
All you need for…
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How To Crack a PSA Slab - CARDBOARD VINTAGE
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President Richard Nixon - "Typed Letter Sign…
When is a TLS not a TLS?
When it's a "cut" that has been digitally made into a TLS, of course.
Once again, some history document collectors are applauding this effort as this piece is advertised for…
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President Richard Nixon - "Typed Letter Sign…
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Worst Abbott and Costello "autographs" on eB…
Yesterday, we were discussing an Abbott and Costello item on eBay that the consensus seems to be contained forged autographs of the duo.
Here's something even worse. Perhaps the worst I've persona…
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Worst Abbott and Costello "autographs" on eB…
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JSA Certified Pat Saddleman "Gleason" Secret…
$225 for this JSA certification and the most important signature (although not the rarest in vintage form) is a common secretarial by Patricia Saddleman, who worked for Jackie Gleason signing his fan…
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JSA Certified Pat Saddleman "Gleason" Secret…
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I know the ink is not the strongest. Judy Ga…
So, I have decided to keep this one. I tried to sell it for reasons of finance, but have opted to hold it for its unique dedication and content. Of course it could be a bit stronger. I have seen much…
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I know the ink is not the strongest. Judy Ga…
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First Lady autographs
In his "Collecting Autographs and Manuscripts" (1961, revised 1970 adding Johnson & Nixon)), autograph pioneer Charles Hamilton writes "A few of the First Ladies rank among the most elusive of Am…
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First Lady autographs
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