SCOTTSDALE, Ariz. – One of only two known 1891 John H. Ryder Cy Young cabinet cards is a highlight of a major sports memorabilia auction being conducted by Gray Flannel Auctions. The sale will conclude July 17. The rare image of Cleveland’s Cy Young, the winningest pitcher in baseball history, was unearthed recently from an album that was found in a factory almost 65 years ago.
NEW YORK – Wave the flag for a patriotic salute to American ephemera, items that were intended to have a relatively short life span but remarkably have survived the ages. Jasper52 will conduct a Historical Americana Auction on Wednesday, July 10, that will reflect the historic events of the nation through these colorful objects. Bid absentee or live online exclusively through LiveAuctioneers.
PHNOM PENH, Cambodia (AP) – Millennium-old Cambodian artifacts displayed in a Japanese collector’s home for two decades have been returned to the Southeast Asian country’s National Museum.
NEW ORLEANS – This colorful necktie was designed by patients at the world-renowned St. Jude Children’s Research Hospital in Memphis, Tennessee. Hand-signed by President Donald Trump, the tie is going to be auctioned on Friday, July 12 at the National Auctioneers Association (NAA) Conference & Show, with absentee and Internet live bidding through LiveAuctioneers. All proceeds will benefit the hospital.
BURBANK, Calif. (AP) — Long-running satirical publication MAD magazine will be leaving newsstands this fall. Really.
NEW YORK – Making what is old new again is one of the simple pleasures of recycling antiques and vintage goods. The act of taking things destined for landfills and giving them a new look or imbuing them with a new purpose is sometimes called upcycling. Decorating with architectural salvage is one of interior decorating’s most popular trends and has been going strong since the early 1980s. It is also something that many people can feel good about as going green and reusing items instead of buying new is good for the environment, keeping goods out of landfills and reducing demand for new items.