50 YEARS AGO, AMERICAN ASTRONAUTS BECAME THE FIRST HUMANS TO STEP ON THE MOON. A LOOK AT RELATED ITEMS FROM THE HERITAGE ARCHIVES. 001 SERIAL NUMBER engraved on plate attached to plaque flown aboard the Apollo 11 lunar module, from the Neil Armstrong Family Collection™. It realized $468,500 at a November 2018 Heritage auction. 3 […]
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Looking Back … 1993
Bill Clinton is sworn in as the 42nd president of the United States. The U.S. Postal Service issues its first Elvis Presley stamp. In sports, the Dallas Cowboys defeat the Buffalo Bills in the Super Bowl, the Montreal Canadiens win their 24th Stanley Cup, and John Paxson’s three-point shot in Game 6 of the NBA […]
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Gallery: Collectible Masters
Hergé (1907-1983) The Adventures of Tintin Vol. 1, Tintin in the Land of the Soviets (Le Petit Vingtième, 1930) Hergé original cover art for first published Tintin cover Estimate: $1.3 million-$2 million European Comic Art Signature® Auction 7208, June 8, 2019. HA.com/7208a Image ©2019 Hergé-Moulinsart Gil Elvgren (1914-1980) Smoke Screen, 1958 Oil on canvas, 30 […]
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FLETCHER-SINCLAIR MANSION, NEW YORK Photographs by Matthew Carasella Scores of collectors turned out for Heritage Auctions’ jewelry and luxury accessories preview reception to inspect luxury handbags from Hermès, Louis Vuitton and Chanel, as well as fine jewelry adorned with diamonds, sapphires, rubies and emeralds. The Holiday Fine Jewelry and Luxury Accessories auctions reached nearly $6 […]
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