Collecting
Published: 03/10/2008
The year was 1953, and the British toy company Lesney Products came out with the first so-called Matchbox car. It was then that they saw one of their biggest sales - a model of the Queen's Coronation Coach. This led the company to begin producing other scaled down versions of different vehicles -...
Published: 03/10/2008
Every person has their things they collect, no matter how odd they might be. There's also a trend that some things, one gender usually collects. For girls it's normally the dolls and teddy bears or the china sets. Then there are the toys for the guys. The rare coins and the stamps are more of...
Published: 01/10/2008
If you collect stamps, there is no doubt that you want the Inverted Jenny as part of your collection. This is a postage stamp issued in the US on May 10, 1918. The design of the stamp was supposed to contain a picture of the Curtiss JN-4 airplane. Through a mistake in the printing process, the...
Published: 28/09/2008
When you send a piece of mail, you have to attach postal stamps to show that you have paid the appropriate amount of postage for the size and weight of the envelope or package. The first such stamps to be used in the world were in the United Kingdom and Ireland. They were introduced to the postal...
Published: 27/09/2008
American eagle silver dollars are the official silver bullion coins for the U.S. They were originally released in 1986 and are made of 99.9% pure silver. These coins have been minted in Philadelphia (designated by a P mintmark), San Francisco (designated by S mintmark) and West Point, NY...
Published: 26/09/2008
In the world of collectibles, fantasy items such as daggers and knives always are a popular hit with many different people. Go to a knife show and you will see plenty of people surrounding the fantasy knives and daggers collection. What is it about these designs that strike us as fascinating? It...
Published: 25/09/2008
There are many children who have a favorite type of toy. This can be teddy bears, Cabbage Patch dolls, Care Bears, soft dogs and cats. They can even be the world famous Barbie and Ken dolls. These two dolls are well known by many people and not just children. While these two dolls are mainly used...
Published: 24/09/2008
The moment I saw the map of Middle Earth illustrated in the first few pages of the Hobbit by J.R.R. Tolkein, I was hooked. Fantasy world wall maps are available both online and in collectable retail stores like never before. Many collectors item versions of well known fantasy novels, such as Lord...
Published: 24/09/2008
Porcelain is an integral thread of the fabric of Chinese culture. In the 14th century, while Europeans were still eating from low-fired earthenware or wooden dishes, the Chinese had developed the first underglazed porcelain. They were using cobalt, originally imported from Iran during the Yuan...
Published: 24/09/2008
Model cars are basically a miniature representation of actual cars, and they are normally a to-scale model of the real cars. Model cars are normally made of die cast metal and most companies dealing in die cast metal offer a lifetime warranty for their model cars. Model cars are of several...
