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Goldin rattled off the prices: rare video games selling for over $1m, gaming systems going for over $100,000, early computers for $500,000. “All that type of stuff that was produced to be used ...
First presidential aircraft to use the call sign "Air Force One". Retired in 1959. Columbine III, VC-121E (53-7885) used by President Eisenhower from 1954 to 1961. Retired in 1966. SAM 970, VC-137A/B (58-6970) used by presidents Eisenhower and Kennedy from 1959 to 1962. One of three VIP aircraft in service from 1959 to 1996 to transport senior ...
The T206 Honus Wagner baseball card depicts the Pittsburgh Pirates ' Honus Wagner, known as "The Flying Dutchman", a dead-ball era baseball player who is widely considered to be one of the best players of all time. [1] The card was designed and issued by the American Tobacco Company (ATC) from 1909 to 1911 as part of its T206 series.
The Presidential Issue of 1938 presented Roosevelt on the 30¢ stamp. The engraving of the president was modeled on a bust displayed in the Senate Gallery US Capitol in Washington, D.C. The 6¢ stamp issued in 1955 was designed by Victor S. McCloskey, Jr. and Charles R. Chickering of the Bureau of Engraving and Printing. [7]
The inauguration of Barack Obama as president is more than a key moment in history. For presidential memorabilia collectors, it's another jump-start to the Obama souvenir market that has grown ...
Autograph collecting is the practice of collecting autographs of famous persons. Some of the most popular categories of autograph subjects are politicians, military soldiers, athletes, movie stars, artists, social and religious leaders, scientists, astronauts, and authors . Some collectors may specialize in specific fields (such as Nobel Prize ...
The American Political Items Collectors is a 501(c)3 non profit organization founded in 1945 to encourage the study, collecting, and preservation of political campaign memorabilia. It is the largest organization of political memorabilia collectors in the United States. The group actively seeks to educate the general public about government and ...
Operation Bullpen. Operation Bullpen was an FBI investigation into forged celebrity autographs and sports memorabilia that ran from 1999 until 2006. The investigation uncovered $100 million worth of fraud that occurred in the United States.