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Home > Travel & Leisure > Hobbies > Collecting, collectibles, memorabilia

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Attention, retrosexual shoppers *
Playboy magazine is selling off more than 300 items from its archives -- at Christie's, no less. They may be sleazy, but they aren't cheap, writes SIMON HOUPT. [More]

Bill's Antique Christmas Light Site *
Interested in collecting heritage Christmas lights? Want to know more about antique lights and ornaments? [More]

Bruce Bolind *
Collectibles, since 1956. [More]

Calgary collector wins London bidding battle *
A Calgary collector paid more than $9,000 on Tuesday for a medal believed to be from the War of 1812 found on the banks of the Detroit River. [More]

Collector's Confessional: Collectibles for Valentine's Day *
Giving someone you like something for his or her collection is one of the best ways ever of showing how special that person is to you. [More]

Collector's Confessional: Collecting Miniatures *
Most collectors will agree that the aspect of a given collectible that makes it so desirable is the attention to detail in its creation. [More]

Collector's Confessional: Easter Collectibles *
For this year -- 2005 -- Easter is a really easy time to select suitable gifts for collectors, as it is also the Chinese Year of the Rooster. [More]

Cookie Jar Gifts ****
Cookie Jar Gifts is owned and operated by Helen Feiger. The business started in the year 2000 in Bellingham, WA. Everything for the collector!

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December 22, 2002: Krispy Kreme Kollectibles *
Think a doughnut is a dumb present? Well, think again. Krispy Kreme doughnuts -- when they're hot from the oven -- are the stuff that dreams are made of. Okay, well, maybe if those dreams feature cotton candy. [More]

Diana fund in financial crisis *
The memorial fund that bears Diana's name has stopped giving grants to charities because of financial problems linked to its bitter legal feud with the American collectibles maker, the Franklin Mint. [More]

Entertainment caricaturist Al Hirshfeld dies *
Al Hirschfeld, whose graceful, fluid caricatures captured the essence of performers from Charlie Chaplin to Jerry Seinfeld, died Monday, January 20, 2003. He was 99. [More]

GoCollect.com *
GoCollect.com is a New York-based online sales channel for collectibles that offers a 100 per cent "Satisfaction Guarantee." [More]

Hidden City blow-out sale *
August 1, 2007, Vancouver, BC. [More]

Sweetie Pie buttons latest fashion must-have *****
The pinback button is back this year, in a big way. [More]

The makers of lunch boxes could see their business boom thanks to Radwanski's habits *
A year ago, the Smithsonian Institution launched the Lunch Box Memories tour, a nice tie to a Web-site history covering everything from the first "lunch" to the rise, and ultimate demise, of the metal school lunch kit featuring the likes of Mickey Mouse and Howdy Doody. [More]

Value of Steiff Collectible Bear? *
Can you tell me what a Steiff Club Edition 1995/1996 Baby Bear is worth? He is in new condition with his box and papers. [More]

Wilkinson’s Automobilia Gears Up For 15th Anniversary *
Wilkinson’s Automobilia is celebrating 15 years of business in Vancouver's car-crazed memorabilia industry. [More]

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Ask the Expert: Can my Steiff animals be valued based only on their ear-tags? *
Can you find out the value of a Steiff toy by its ear-tag alone? [More]

collectiblestoday *
collectiblestoday is self-described as "Home to All Things Collectible" [More]

Collector's Confessional: The Joy of Toys *
Whether you are younger or older, collecting toys is an ageless escapade. [More]

Cosmic Comics (Garber review) *
Comic Camp! [More]

Hussein: He may be a tyrant, but he loves his art *
When Saddam Hussein went to ground, he forgot to take his collection of fantasy-themed paintings. The cache probably won't make its way to the Louvre, but they say a lot about the man, SARAH MILROY writes... [More]

Readers, please scour your attics *
By now, everyone must realize that something powerful and paradoxical has transpired in recent years in the realm of Canadian nationalism. [More]