LINCOLN, UK – Unique Auctions’ New Year’s Day 2019 Auction promises to be an exciting event with an eclectic mix of desirable antiques and collectibles up for grabs. The company’s 9th annual auction, now a recognized event on the UK and international sales calendar, will include a piece of previously unearthed Beatles history in the form of a collection of unseen original images of the Beatles along with the signatures of Paul McCartney, George Harrison and John Lennon on a letter. Absentee and Internet live bidding is available through LiveAuctioneers.
Princeton sued over allegedly stolen manuscripts
PRINCETON, N.J. (AP) – The leader of the Eastern Orthodox churches is suing Princeton University for the return of four historic manuscripts allegedly stolen from a Greek monastery during World War I.
New Mexico tribe celebrates return of pueblo cultural items
ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. (AP) – Tribal and federal officials celebrated the return Wednesday of dozens of cultural items to Acoma Pueblo’s nearly 1,000-year-old village in New Mexico after the tribe spent years pressing for the repatriations of ceremonial items from galleries, auction houses and private collections worldwide.
Mickey Mantle 1954 NY Yankees jersey hits $575K at auction
SCOTTSDALE, Ariz. – The New York Yankees pinstripe flannel jersey that Mickey Mantle wore during the 1954 season sold for $575,912 at auction Dec. 19. The jersey, which Mantle also wore during the Yankees’ three home games of the 1953 World Series, was in pristine condition and autographed on the front in black marker.Continue reading