Next year will be the 50th anniversary of the assassination of President Kennedy. On that fateful day, newspapers around the country – some of them still afternoon papers– blared the story in big bold headlines. Millions of…
Category: Reader questions
Readers ask about African American art, matchbooks & dolls
Posted in Art, collectibles, Dolls, Ephemera/Paper/Documents, and Reader questions
Each Friday, I answer readers’ questions about items they own, helping them with research on the history and directing them to resources to determine the value. What I’ve learned is that there is no quick way…
Readers ask about Huey Newton poster & signed art
Posted in Art, and Reader questions
Each week, I post questions from readers about items that they own, and guide them in finding out more about the items and determining their value. Here are this week’s questions. This one is in reference…
Each Friday, I answer questions submitted by readers seeking information about items that they own or were given to them. I try to help them identify their items or find out more about their history. I also…
Readers ask about Coke, newspapers and books
Posted in Ephemera/Paper/Documents, Reader questions, and Tins
Many of us have items that we inherited or were given to us, and we know very little about them. Since I write about auction finds with a little history to them, I get questions from readers about…