When I saw the two orange absentee-bid stickers attached to the box of faded letters, I instantly asked the auction staffer to see them. I figured if two people wanted the letters, there must be…
Month: May 2017
From as far back as I can remember, my uncle Arthur Lee has loved to go fishing. He’s a Southerner, and fishing in any creek or private pond or lake that was home to fish…
Things that make me go “Wow!” and “Huh?”
Posted in Carvings, collectibles, Home, Toys, and Vehicles
Most of the time when I’m previewing items at auction – usually in the hour before the action starts – I amble through the aisles, stopping at a table here and there, picking up stuff…
It wasn’t the sort of old book I’d normally grab at auction. I’m usually looking for books with an African American theme, ones that tell the story of my history. But the title of this…
When I walked through the door of the auction house, a group of men had already taken their places around the two cars to my left. The shiny blue Mustang and white Corvette Stingray had…
US passport bears black woman’s 1892 call for freedom
Posted in African American women, Black history, and Ephemera/Paper/Documents
Some friends and I will be taking a Mediterranean cruise later this year, so I had to make sure my passport was up to date. While flipping through it, I was reminded of a comment from a stamp…
I could hold the books quite easily in my open hand, they were that small. They were obviously made for children based on their tininess and the familiar characters on the covers: The Three Pigs…