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Archive of Material from Key Second World War Military Figure

alex — Fri, 15 May 2026 10:23:55 +0000

Archive of Material from Key Second World War Military Figure

Arch Books is selling a group of books, photographs, presentation copies and wartime material from the library of Air Chief Marshal Lord Portal of Hungerford, Chief of the Air Staff from 1940 to 1945 and one of the most importatnt British military figure

alex Fri, 05/15/2026 - 06:23

Superman and Batman Debut Issues Sold for $3m at Auction

alex — Fri, 15 May 2026 08:40:43 +0000

Superman and Batman Debut Issues Sold for $3m at Auction

Two key copies of comic collecting Action Comics No. 1 and Detective Comics No. 27 each surpassed the $1m mark in Heritage Auctions’ latest Comic Books auction.

alex Fri, 05/15/2026 - 04:40

Unique 1885 Signed Sitting Bull Wild West Show Contract to Auction

alex — Thu, 14 May 2026 08:39:17 +0000

Unique 1885 Signed Sitting Bull Wild West Show Contract to Auction

An 1885 contract signed by Sitting Bull for his appearance in Buffalo Bill Cody’s Wild West Show will go under the hammer at

alex Thu, 05/14/2026 - 04:39

'As You Like It' First Folio Leads Library of Stephen J. Farber Auction

alex — Wed, 13 May 2026 09:13:23 +0000

'As You Like It' First Folio Leads Library of Stephen J. Farber Auction

Freeman’s will bring The Library of Stephen J. Farber to auction tomorrow featuring rare books collected over the course of nearly seven decades.

alex Wed, 05/13/2026 - 05:13

Recently Recovered Stolen Keats Love Letters On Show Before Auction

alex — Tue, 12 May 2026 08:58:58 +0000

Recently Recovered Stolen Keats Love Letters On Show Before Auction

The group of eight autograph letters signed by John Keats to his fiancée Fanny Brawne that were recently returned to their current owners after b

alex Tue, 05/12/2026 - 04:58

Princess Diana Private Correspondence and Rare Photographs to Auction

alex — Tue, 12 May 2026 08:32:23 +0000

Princess Diana Private Correspondence and Rare Photographs to Auction

A collection of personal material relating to Diana, Princess of Wales including a handwritten letter from her sent during the period of her and King Charles III’s honeymoon at Balmoral in 1981 comes to the Fine Art & Interiors sale at Gorringe’s on

alex Tue, 05/12/2026 - 04:32

Marilyn Monroe's Annotated Scripts, Bank Book, and Recipe for Stuffing to Auction

alex — Mon, 11 May 2026 08:48:22 +0000

Marilyn Monroe's Annotated Scripts, Bank Book, and Recipe for Stuffing to Auction

Never-before-seen photographs of Marilyn Monroe, her annotated scripts, and her handwritten recipes are among items going under the hammer at Julien's Auctions' June 4 sale.

alex Mon, 05/11/2026 - 04:48

90th Anniversary of 'The Story of Ferdinand' Celebrated with Special Exhibition

alex — Fri, 08 May 2026 09:53:52 +0000

90th Anniversary of 'The Story of Ferdinand' Celebrated with Special Exhibition

The Eric Carle Museum of Picture Book Art will mark the longevity of a classic picture book hero with its Under the Cork Tree: The Story of Ferdinand exhibition opening tomorrow.

alex Fri, 05/08/2026 - 05:53

William Hogarth, Black Poetry, and the Harlem Renaissance lead Beinecke Exhibition Plans

alex — Fri, 08 May 2026 08:49:21 +0000

William Hogarth, Black Poetry, and the Harlem Renaissance lead Beinecke Exhibition Plans

A series of free public exhibitions focusing on creative and intellectual expression in the literary arts and print culture has been announced by Yale's Beinecke Library.

alex Fri, 05/08/2026 - 04:49

$4.5m Estimate for Major Benjamin Franklin Collection Auction

alex — Wed, 06 May 2026 10:36:44 +0000

$4.5m Estimate for Major Benjamin Franklin Collection Auction

More than 155 items related to Benjamin Franklin including printed ephemera, books, letters, newspapers, almanacs, and manuscripts will go under the hammer next month at the Sotheby’s The Jay T. Snider Collection of Benjamin Franklin sale.

alex Wed, 05/06/2026 - 06:36