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 Tuesday, March 30, 2010
What's with all the million dollar comics?
Posted by Antique Trader Staff
It's enough to make Clark Kent smell a bigger story.
 Yesterday a copy of Action Comics No. 1 sold to a private collector for $1.5 million at the auction website ComicConnect. This edition of Action Comics No. 1 is considered the Holy Grail among collectors because it features the first appearance of Superman and because it is one of the few remaining in such excellent condition.
The sale comes just two short weeks after two back to back comics sales rocked the collectibles world. In February, ComicsConnect sold a lesser quality version of Action No. 1 for $1 million. Three days later Heritage Auctions sold a copy of Detective Comics No. 27 for $1.075 million. That issue features the first appearance of Batman.
Until these sales, the highest amount paid for a comics was $317,000 for a copy of Action Comics No. 1.
So what's driving these high-flying prices? On the surface it looks like comics fans have decided to up the ante and put big money behind the best books out there.
It also looks like there's a bit of competition between auction houses to see who can lay claim as the seller of history's most valuable comic.
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Tuesday, March 30, 2010 3:35:59 PM (Central Standard Time, UTC-06:00) 
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March is drawing to a close
Posted by Antique Trader Staff
and with it, comes the end of the March Antique Trader Treasure Hunt Sweepstakes.
Don't miss this opportunity to possibly win a copy of the Antique Trader® Tools Price Guide; CLICK HERE to enter the March sweepstakes.
We've got a great prize lined up for the April sweepstakes, too ... we launch that one the day after tomorrow: April 1 - No fooling!
 And, a "little bird" told me we've got a special sale coming up in http://shop.collect.com - our official store - too. Stay tuned ... — Posted by Karen Knapstein~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
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Tuesday, March 30, 2010 3:04:24 PM (Central Standard Time, UTC-06:00)
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Friday, March 26, 2010
Antique Trader gets facelift and a new resolve
Posted by Antique Trader Staff
Well, the time is finally here.
Since 1957, Antique Trader
has undergone considerable changes for its readers and its advertisers.
Since founder Ed Babka first started the magazine as the first
nation-wide method to trade antiques, we have been innovating year
after year.
For the last few months we’ve been hard at work retooling this magazine
with you in mind. This week we give you a sneak peek at our new look.
We think you’ll like what we have in store.
A new size
The dimensions of Antique Trader
magazine will actually be similar to traditional magazines you see on
your local newsstands. The new size will be 8 inches wide by 10 3/4
inches high. The new size also helps us fit our “magazine” moniker.
Also, the new size no longer needs special handling in shipping and can
now be bundled with standard-sized magazines for faster service. A
sample of the cover is shown at right.
This new size provides multiple advantages for our readers and advertisers:
* Improved delivery time to both coasts
* Easier for distributors and mailers to handle, reducing problems and delays
* More color pages available for both advertising and editorial
* Page counts will increase
Features
Among the new and returning favorites:
Postcard Album by Barbara Andrews
Collecting Jewelry by Kathy Flood
Furniture Detective by Fred Taylor
Speaking of Dolls by Sherry Minton
Art Markets by Mary Manion
Ask AT by Anne Gilbert
Talking Toys by Justin Moen
Talking Sports by T.S. O’Connell
The antiques market is far more diverse now than when Antique Trader
was launched in 1957. Our Web site is just as much an extension of our
service to you as the magazine you now hold in your hands.
We will continue to build a strong bridge between the print edition and
the site. Currently, the Web site has an archive of more than 2,000
feature articles and columns from our libraries. We share this trove
for free and we’re constantly uploading more.
Our Web site is crucial to following the breaking news in the business.
Nevertheless, we will still dedicate our most important information in
our printed editions. Your loyalty to us is important and it is never
absent from our minds as we plan coverage and new features.
To that end, you’ll see more prices realized. You may have already
noticed that cover stories have been accompanied by boxes showing a
range of prices for the featured antiques and collectibles.
These prices come from online auctions, brick and mortar sales and from
traditioal auction houses. These prices show collectors and dealers a
strong cross section of values for any given item.
We are developing a system at www.AntiqueTrader.com
that will allow shops, dealers and auction houses to submit sales
results. This will offer readers a broad view of what’s selling and for
what prices.
We certainly hope you’ll enjoy your new magazine. Thank you to those
who called in or sent suggestions by e-mail. It was a pleasure talking
with you and we look forward to working with you to build a special
publication.
— Eric Bradley
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Friday, March 26, 2010 3:24:46 PM (Central Standard Time, UTC-06:00)
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In Memoriam: Dr. Edmund P. Pillsbury – 1943-2010
Posted by Antique Trader Staff
Edmund P. (“Ted”) Pillsbury, Heritage Auctions' Chairman of Fine Arts and Director of Museum Services, died this morning of an apparent heart attack suffered Thursday afternoon.
Pillsbury was a well known and respected scholar of fine arts. Below is a statement from Heritage Auctions Co-Founders Steve Ivy and Jim Halperin on Pillsbury's sudden passing:
 "We learned this morning of the passing of Dr. Edmund P. (“Ted”) Pillsbury at the age of 66 from an apparent heart attack yesterday afternoon after returning from lunch with a consignor. All of us here at Heritage Auction Galleries wish to express our deepest sympathy to his wife, children, coworkers and all others who knew and loved him.
Dr. Pillsbury was well-known as one of the world’s foremost art museum professionals. He earned his Ph.D. in Italian Renaissance Art from the University of London’s Courtauld Institute of Art. Among the places that flourished under his leadership are: The Yale Center for British Art; the Paul Mellon Centre for Studies in British Art in London; the Kimbell Art Museum in Ft. Worth, TX (he served as director of the Kimbell for 18 years and built it into one of the greatest art museums in the world); the Bellagio Gallery of Fine Art in Las Vegas, and the Meadows Museum at SMU. He also served as an advisor to The Hermitage in Saint Petersburg, Russia.
Ted joined the Heritage family in 2005 and, with his dynamism, unimpeachable reputation and encyclopedic knowledge of Fine Art, made an immediate impact as Chairman of our Fine Arts and Museum Services departments. He essentially built both departments from scratch, recruiting a world class team of experts and other professionals.
His tenure here at Heritage lasted nearly five years, the longest of any institution he served other than the Kimbell, and we all expected to be working with him for many more years to come. This is such a sad day for Heritage’s 375 employees, and for the art community at large. Ted will be terribly missed, though his legacy proudly continues."
- Steve Ivy & Jim Halperin
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Friday, March 26, 2010 1:30:00 PM (Central Standard Time, UTC-06:00)
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Thursday, March 25, 2010
Question of the Week: Antique opportunity regrets
Posted by Antique Trader Staff
This week's Antique Trader Question of the Week:
What is the one antique or collectible you regret passing up?
Send your replies to eric.bradley@fwmedia.com or to Letters to the Editor, c/o Antique Trader, 700 E. State St., Iola, WI 54945.
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Thursday, March 25, 2010 3:11:29 PM (Central Standard Time, UTC-06:00)
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Wednesday, March 24, 2010
This package is the best part
Posted by Antique Trader Staff
On our way to a family vacation, we stopped at a small country auction not far off the highway leading to our getaway.
By now, our three kids are used to such quick stops and the whining is at a minimum when we tell them there will probably be some box lots of toys to poke through.
Walking along a row of tables covered with clocks, lamps, boxes of kitchenwares, I spotted a small majolica bottle with an impish grin. The telltale signs of a majolica glaze shown through years of shelf dust. A closer look sparked my memory and visions of plump little figures dishing wise nuggets came to mind. It was one of illustrator Palmer Cox’s little Brownie creations staring up through the grime.
Cox’s Brownies are famous for being the first commercially successful pop culture figures, first appearing in 1883. The Brownie characters were based (in part) in folklore but were adapted to help marketers sell everything from breakfast cereal to cameras. The figures were so popular with collectors and children that Eastman Kodak named its handheld Kodak Brownie camera after them.
 As in most purchases, my interest was in curiosity rather than value. When the auctioneer called the item a “whiskey nip,” I knew the little bottle was going on vacation with the whole family.
When we got back, the research commenced. That’s when I learned about Schafer & Vater, featured on this week’s cover. [CLICK HERE to read the article.] Although they didn’t make the Brownie whiskey nip, I became fascinated in the company’s diverse history.
According to research done by collector Don Bergsengs, Schafer & Vater used various types of clays. Items made of hard paste porcelain, soft paste porcelain, jasper, bisque, and majolica can be found. You can find the jasper in green, blue, pink, lavender, and white.
Most appealing to me is that the company made its fortune in the novelty whiskey bottles that poked fun of “the drink” at a time when Prohibition was sweeping the globe. The bottles were being sold through the Sears Roebuck & Co. catalog just 10 years before Prohibition was adopted in the United States; it was already adopted in parts of Canada and across Russia.
The bottles represent craftsmanship and work ethic and are one more example why we shouldn’t take life too seriously.
Eric Bradley
Editor
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Wednesday, March 24, 2010 3:06:56 PM (Central Standard Time, UTC-06:00)
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Monday, March 22, 2010
Vintage jewelry column scheduled for Antique Trader
Posted by Antique Trader Staff
We're making good headway with the Antique Trader redesign. You'll see these changes in the April 21 (cover date) issue. If you've been following us on Twitter, Facebook and in Antique Trader magazine itself, you know that that includes much more than just revamping the look of Antique Trader. We're revving up the content as well.
I think one of the most exciting changes is the new columnists ... one of whom is Kathy Flood, owner of several online jewelry shops and author of Warman's® Costume Jewelry Figurals and the most recent edition of Warman's® Jewelry, due out in July, among other titles. She will share her passion of antique and vintage jewelry with Antique Trader readers on a regular basis, as well as clue us in on the future of the markets.
In the past, when we've run jewelry features in the pages of Antique Trader, they've been very well received, telling us that there is a lot of interest out there for the vintage jewelry field.
After all, who doesn't walk a show floor and stop — arrested, if you will — by the sight of sparkling jewelry displays. You may not collect it, but you have to admit that antique jewelry is a sight to behold!
— Posted by Karen Knapstein
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Monday, March 22, 2010 8:21:35 AM (Central Standard Time, UTC-06:00)
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Friday, March 19, 2010
Recent graduate pays her student loan with $6,000 antique shaving mug
Posted by Antique Trader Staff
Her three year career selling on eBay just hit a jackpot for emerging antiques dealer Cynthia Kelly of Seattle. She recently sold an antique occupational shaving mug on eBay for almost $6,000.
 That's an astounding price for an independent dealer considering some of the recent auctions held for occupational shaving mugs. The mug (which you can see here for a limited time) was purchased by another antiques dealer/collector in Pennsylvania, who boasts a collection of more than 200 mugs.
The shaving mug is rare in that it features a stock broker or commodities trader, busily jotting down sale prices on grain, wheat, flour and corn. We touched on these fascinating collectibles in a previous post.
This is Kelly's biggest sale so far with the online auction site. She writes: "It was also a huge surprise for me!
I invested $22.50 in the mug at an estate auction and had only expected it to bring $100-$200.
When someone offered me $750 to "Buy it Now" during the course of the auction, I knew I had something good.
 "I turned down the offer and kept the auction running.
When I saw the final end price of $5,998, I was in shock for about 15 minutes straight.
The money went to pay off the rest of my student loans (I'm a young antique dealer at only 23), so the money came at a great time.
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You can see all of Kelly's auctions through her eBay store here. This self proclaimed "thrift-store junkee" also promotes a blog about her adventures (and her dog Sammy) at The Cynch.
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Friday, March 19, 2010 4:24:57 PM (Central Standard Time, UTC-06:00)
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Thursday, March 18, 2010
Caskey-Lees cancels New York International Tribal & Textile Arts Show
Posted by Antique Trader Staff
Show promoters Caskey & Lees are citing rising rents and a lack of dealers as the reason behind canceling the New York International Tribal & Textile Arts Show which was scheduled for late May. The show is held in conjunction with major tribal and ethnographic auctions held every spring.
Founded in 1995, the New York show was an offshoot of San Francisco's famous Tribal and Textile Arts Show; the most recent of which was very well received when it was held in February.
The New York show was to be held in the Park Avenue Armory however by early March the show had but 24 dealers signed to its roster. In a letter to exhibitors, promoters Bill Caskey and Elizabeth Lees said they faced exorbitant rents set by the new ownership of the Park Avenue Armory.
"This was a an exceptionally difficult decision for us both, Caskey said in a news release to Antique Trader, "because we are serious supporters of the ethnographic and textile fields, have collected for decades, and have, over the past two years, re-designed and re-prices all our specialty shows to help delaers and collectors through this difficult economy."
The long term future of the New York show is unknown.
Other Caskey-Lees fairs planned this year include New York Arts of Pacific Asia, which opens March 24 on West 34th Street and the Los Angeles Asian and Tribal Arts Show in November.
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Thursday, March 18, 2010 3:23:16 PM (Central Standard Time, UTC-06:00)
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Tuesday, March 16, 2010
Changing times call for a changed Antique Trader
Posted by Antique Trader Staff
Redesigning a magazine is a lot like planning a large holiday dinner:
It takes a lot of planning, you want to serve up your favorites, offer
something fresh and everyone should be comfortable.
With a new era of the hobby upon us, collectors are looking for new
ways to interact with their precious objects. Coming off a 25-year
collecting binge, an increasing number of collectors are shifting into
new lifestyles and downsizing their investments. The Internet has
broken down any walls that remained to collecting and it’s changed how
we embark on the most thrilling aspect of the hobby: the hunt.
Collectors were quick to follow these changes. The result is a growing
number of auction houses and a shrinking number of traditional
mom-and-pop run antiques stores and shows.
So it’s appropriate that the trade magazine you read reflect these
changes, not only in the news we report but also in the way we deliver
the information to you each week and online. Here are some of the
changes you can expect to see:
 A new size – The dimensions of Antique Trader magazine will actually be
similar to traditional magazines you see on your local newsstands. The
new size will be 8 inches wide by 10 3/4 inches high. The new size also
helps us fits our “magazine” moniker. Most importantly also helps us get the magazine nationwide much more quickly. The new size no longer needs special
handling in shipping and can now be bundled with standard-sized
magazines for faster service. A sample of the cover is shown at right
using the March 17 cover story.
More pages – Average issues will have 50 percent more pages than
before. We will also feature more color pages, which helps us show off
unique items that can be adequately presented in full color.
Pictures and prices – Collectors are visual people who want to see new
and interesting things. We will be adopting a “pictures and prices”
philosophy that helps expose you to new discoveries, favorite finds and
latest market prices.
Among the new features and returning favorites:
Postcard Album – Barbara Andrews has written for Antique Trader for
more than 30 years. Her background in postcard collecting has made her
one of the most popular columnists in the nation.
Collecting Jewelry –Author Kathy Flood will share her love of antique and vintage jewelry on a regular basis. The owner of an online antique
jewelry shop, Flood will speak to the market for jewelry, popular
styles and trends. She is the author of numerous books on the subject,
most recent of which is Warman’s Jewelry, 4th Edition.
Speaking of Dolls – Sherry Minton’s monthly column is the only column
that regularly reports the latest auction prices for dolls traded on
the open market. Her pricing analysis puts her work second to none. She
is president of three clubs belonging to the United Federation of Doll
Clubs, Inc. She is a senior member of the American Society of
Appraisers with a Designated Specialty in Dolls and Toys.
More research from new voices – You will see new voices and experts
share what they’ve learned. From coin-ops to Moriage, we will offer you
the latest knowledge by those who have collected or worked
professionally in these areas.
Online sales results – Hundreds of items are traded online every minute
on both auction sites and dealers’ new online shops. These results
aren’t generally published, however, we are developing a system at
www.AntiqueTrader.com that will allow dealers and auction houses to
submit sales results. This will offer readers a broad view of what’s
selling and for what prices.
No changes will be made to the number of issues you get each year.
Thanks to a change in the production process, we will be delivering the
new format two weeks earlier than we reported in the last issue. The
new Antique Trader will start with the April 21 edition.
I’d love to hear what you want to see with this change. Drop me a note at eric.bradley@fwmedia.com or call 800-726-9966, ext. 13233 and let’s talk.
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Tuesday, March 16, 2010 8:19:17 AM (Central Standard Time, UTC-06:00)
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Wednesday, March 10, 2010
Collectors keep Quimper market vibrant
Posted by Antique Trader Staff
This week’s cover story on Quimper pottery illustrates what’s best about collectors.
Collectors
are those people who, when they develop an affinity for a particular
item, read and research everything there is on that topic. They stick
with their appreciation no matter the obstacles. The hobby is more
about personal enjoyment than it is about dollars and cents. So it is,
evidently, with Quimper collectors.
Chriss Swaney’s article shows demand is still strong for Quimper pieces
even though skilled faience makers in France create new pieces every
year.
Dealers say they are experiencing this demand at shows as well. Noted
Quimper expert Joan Datesman told me that she continues to make her
strongest sales and meet the most engaged customers at shows. Although
the market is more sophisticated than it was 30 years ago, the market
is still vibrant with new people inquiring about the pottery every
month. She said many of these inquiries are from those who are just now
inheriting collections; it will truly be exciting during the course of
the next few years to see these fantastic items come to market.
On page 14 we highlight a spectacular family collection coming to
market. The Tom Gray collection has the makings of becoming a part of
North Carolina history. Every object in the sale has a personal story
directly connected to Gray, his mother, cousin, great-uncle or the
Moravians who settled in Forsyth County, N.C. The 560-lot sale is a
rare opportunity for North Carolinians to enjoy their heritage on a new
level.
Elsewhere
in this issue, as seen on page 6, I was glad Anne Gilbert sent along a
value on old barn cupolas. These structures are everywhere where we
live and many are pretty additions. I have often wondered myself what
the stately provincial additions would be worth on the open market. Now
that everyone will know they can be worth up to $800 apiece, I wonder
how many will stay on the tops of barns and how many will find a home
inside an urban loft somewhere.
On page 18 we offer you a sneak preview of our newly-designed Antique
Trader. The issue will offer more pages, more color photos and more
coverage on online sales and auctions. We will be keeping many of our
popular features and adding new ones, and I think you’ll really be
pleased with the final result.
This week’s guest column by dealer/picker Doug Singleton is the last
contribution to our coverage on The History Channel’s “American
Pickers” show. Rumor has it that a second season has been ordered. Stay
tuned.
Eric Bradley
Editor
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Wednesday, March 10, 2010 5:47:00 PM (Central Standard Time, UTC-06:00)
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Monday, March 08, 2010
Antique Trader columns cover a wide variety of antiques
Posted by Antique Trader Staff
Tips on finding good antique furniture; Q & A's on what your antiques and collectibles might be worth; antique dolls; art market analysis - you'll find it all on www.antiquetrader.com.
Here are some of our recent antiques, art, and collectibles columns:
Furniture Detective: Avoiding phony mahogany
 Ask Antique Trader: Water cooler found at yard sale worth $400 to $500
Art Markets: LeRoy Neiman prints gaining momentum
Guest Column: How I paid my rent by thrifting - a favorite among Antique Trader readers
Postcard Album: Messages on humanitarian postcards still ring true
Furniture Detective: Veneer fact and fiction: Appreciating an age-old process
Speaking of Dolls: After 100 years, Bleuette still attracting new fans
Furniture Detective: Veneer fact and fiction: Appreciating an age-old process
This is a minute fraction of the wealth of information you will find on the Antique Trader Web site.
If you would like to see a specific topic covered, let us know: e-mail us at ATNews@fwmedia.com.
— Posted by Karen Knapstein
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Monday, March 08, 2010 12:36:58 PM (Central Standard Time, UTC-06:00)
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Friday, March 05, 2010 Thursday, March 04, 2010
Antique Trader cover feature: A history of Steuben glass
Posted by Antique Trader Staff
Beautiful, isn't it?
CLICK HERE to read the cover feature: A history of Steuben glass
— Posted by Karen Knapstein
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Thursday, March 04, 2010 7:49:10 PM (Central Standard Time, UTC-06:00)
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Free Antique Trader Traveler ready for download
Posted by Antique Trader Staff
The Spring 2010 edition of Antique Trader Traveler, a free online supplement, is ready for download here.
Traveler is a special section we produce every quarter. It's a benefit for collectors who travel across the country in search of antiques or fine museums that exhibit precious objects. This season's Traveler reaches across the four corners of the United States.
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Thursday, March 04, 2010 4:07:06 PM (Central Standard Time, UTC-06:00)
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JFK love letters bring $115,000
Posted by Antique Trader Staff
In an age of seemingly constant political scandals, there's one celebrity whose exploits have captivated collectors and historians: John F. Kennedy.
Legendary Auctions announced today it has sold the collection of personal letters and telegrams exchanged b etween then-U.S. Senator John F. Kennedy and a young Swedish woman, Gunilla von Post, for more than $115,000.
The auction of the letters attracted bidders from around the globe. The winning bidder, a West Coast collector, wishes to remain anonymous.
The fourteen correspondence pieces -- eleven letters and three telegrams -- recount the long-distance relationship as it ignites and unfolds between March, 1954 and the late summer of 1956.
The story of the letters began in August, 1953. Just a few weeks before a 35-year-old Senator Kennedy was to wed Jacqueline Lee Bouvier, he vacationed on the French Riviera. While there, Kennedy met von Post, 21, a Swedish woman with aristocratic roots. The two shared a romantic evening capped by a passionate kiss.
Obviously, the evening had a lasting impact on Kennedy. Six months after becoming acquainted with von Post, despite his marriage to Jackie and increasing immersion in politics, Kennedy went to the trouble of locating the Swedish beauty in Stockholm. For the next eighteen months, the two traded intimate communications with each other, ultimately reuniting for a week-long holiday in Sweden during August, 1955.
After he returned to the U.S., Kennedy and von Post continued to converse over the phone. In her book, Love, Jack, von Post recounts how Kennedy attempted to persuade her to move to the U.S. Ultimately, Kennedy told von Post he had confided his love for her to his father and sought counsel in considering a divorce. In no uncertain terms, the elder Kennedy told Jack that divorce was impossible.
Not long after this call, Kennedy reached out to von Post again and informed her that his wife was pregnant. It was then that von Post decided it was time to move on with her life, eventually marrying on July 18, 1956. A chance encounter in New York City almost two years later was the last time the two saw each other.
The rest, as they say, is history ... and evidently worth $115,000.
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Thursday, March 04, 2010 3:46:57 PM (Central Standard Time, UTC-06:00)
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Wednesday, March 03, 2010
Big changes to Antique Trader
Posted by Antique Trader Staff
As all of our readers — be they collectors or dealers — have changed with the evolution of antiques trade, so have the publications that cover the hobby.
Our goal has always been to create a resource that is valuable and
useful for all types of buyers and sellers. For the last few months we
have been working behind the scenes to revamp and update Antique Trader
into a publication that’s even more useful for antiques
lovers. This includes a batch of new features, popular favorites, more
pages, a new physical format and a closer association with our Web site
for those of you on the go.
Did I mention more pages?
In the coming weeks we will introduce you to the new features and
format, with the new Trader starting with the April 21 cover dated issue.
Rest assured, all subscribers will continue to receive the same number
of copies of the magazines each year. We just want to make them the
best copies they can be.
I’d love to hear what you want to see with this change. Want more
pictures and prices? More auction coverage? What do you need to be a
better collector or dealer? Drop me a note at eric.bradley@fwmedia.com or call 800-726-9966, ext. 13233 and let’s talk.
We will, however, be making one change starting in the next issue. We
will no longer be focusing on the North, East and West regions of the
country. Instead we will concentrate more on photos, prices realized
and shows. Once a month we will still focus on the South thanks to its popularity among readers.
American Pickers still a hot topic
In this issue we wind down the feedback from our March 3 cover story on
The History Channel’s American Pickers television program. There is no
doubt this show has struck a nerve. Next week’s issue will include a
column by a professional picker who says there’s two sides to every
transaction, but integrity looms large no matter what you’re selling.
 We have a winner
A hearty congratulations is bestowed to Dennis Kluthe of Swansea, Ill., for winning the February Antique Trader Treasure Hunt Sweepstakes.
Kluthe wins a four-volume set of hardcover books on historic postcards
published by England’s Bodleian Library. The titles include Postcards
from Utopia, Postcards of Lost Royals, Postcards from Checkpoint
Charlie and Postcards of Political Icons. A special tip of the hat goes
out to the thousands of people who entered for a chance to win. Thank
you. The sweepstakes for March is for a copy of the newly updated Antique Trader Tools Price Guide, 3rd Edition by Clarence Blanchard, Krause Publications, 2010.
— Posted by Eric Bradley
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Wednesday, March 03, 2010 7:41:58 PM (Central Standard Time, UTC-06:00)
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