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Stephenson’s to auction last of famed rock concert poster collection, Dec. 11

December 7, 2022/in Upcoming Auctions/by Catherine Saunders-Watson

Bob Dylan pictorial concert poster from a 1963 appearance at the University Regent Theater, Syracuse, New York. Estimate $1,000-$2,000

SOUTHAMPTON, Pa. – The third and final auction of rock concert posters from the estate of Perry Pfeffer (circa 1949-2020), visionary founder of Postercade, will be held at Stephenson’s Auction’s suburban Philadelphia gallery on Sunday, December 11. All additional forms of bidding will be available, including absentee, phone and live via the Internet through LiveAuctioneers.

Colts owner Jim Irsay talking up museum for pop culture collection

October 20, 2021/in People/by Catherine Saunders-Watson

Indianapolis Colts owner and memorabilia super-collector Jim Irsay. Image courtesy Colts.com

INDIANAPOLIS (AP) — Indianapolis Colts owner Jim Irsay is talking with officials in several cities about the possibility of creating a museum to display the pop culture memorabilia that he’s spent millions of dollars collecting over the past 20 years.

Christie’s to auction Les Paul’s iconic ‘Number One’ guitar, Oct. 13

September 22, 2021/in Collectibles & Pop Culture/by Catherine Saunders-Watson

Les Paul’s own personal ‘Number One’ Gibson Les Paul electric guitar, ca. 1951-1952, estimated at $100,000-$150,000. Image courtesy of Tom Doyle

NEW YORK — Christie’s has announced that Les Paul’s own personal “Number One,” the very earliest approved production model of the famed Gibson Les Paul electric guitar, which monumentally changed the development of rock ’n’ roll in the 20th century, will be featured in The Exceptional Sale on October 13 in New York. It is estimated at $100,000-$150,000 – the same estimate Christie’s assigned to David Gilmour’s 1969 Fender Stratocaster that went on to sell in June 2019 for $3.9 million, setting a then-world auction record for any guitar.

JFK’s summer 1945 diary, est. $750,000-$1 million

JFK diary, Johnny Ramone’s guitar headline at RR Auction, Sept. 25

September 17, 2021/in Upcoming Auctions/by Sheila Gibson-Stoodley

JFK’s summer 1945 diary, est. $750,000-$1 million

BOSTON – RR Auction is proud to present Remarkable Rarities — a live auction hosted in Boston on September 25. The premier annual auction event features only the best of the best — a small, curated selection of the most elite items we will offer for sale all year. Also on September 25, during the Remarkable Rarities event, RR Auction’s sale of the Ramones and Punk Collection of Daniel Rey will come to a close. View the fully illustrated catalogs for both sales on LiveAuctioneers.

Journey guitarist and band cofounder Neal Schon has consigned 112 guitars from his impressive, expansive collection to auction.

Journey guitarist Neal Schon consigns 112 guitars to auction

July 27, 2021/in People/by Sheila Gibson-Stoodley

Journey guitarist and band cofounder Neal Schon has consigned 112 guitars from his impressive, expansive collection to auction.

DALLAS – It has been nearly 50 years since Neal Schon, then not yet 20, co-founded the band that would come to be called Journey. And almost 50 years later he knows that somewhere at this very moment, someone is singing at the top of their lungs a song he played on, sang on, probably co-wrote, too. A song that climbed the charts like King Kong atop the Empire State Building; a song that ruled radio like a benevolent monarch. A first-dance song. A first-kiss song. A lighters-in-the-sky song.

Lyrics for ‘Nothing Compares 2 U,’ handwritten by Prince, which sold for $150,986

‘Nothing Compares 2 U’ lyrics, handwritten by Prince, sell for $150K

June 28, 2021/in Auction Results/by Sheila Gibson-Stoodley

Lyrics for ‘Nothing Compares 2 U,’ handwritten by Prince, which sold for $150,986

BOSTON – The handwritten lyrics for Prince’s Nothing Compares 2 U sold for $150,986 at RR Auction‘s Marvels of Modern Music Auction, which ended on June 24.

AOK May 22 auction features diamonds, estate property from famed DC restaurateur

May 14, 2021/in Upcoming Auctions/by Catherine Saunders-Watson

Pasha de Cartier ladies watch, 35mm, 18K rose gold case, mechanical movement with automatic winding. Comes with original Cartier box and paperwork. Provenance: Estate of Kelli I. Martin. Estimate $18,000-$30,000

DAMASCUS, Va. – If walls could talk, Martin’s Tavern in Washington, DC, would be a never-ending source of tantalizing political back stories that never made it into print. Since 1933, the beloved Georgetown restaurant has been a favorite of presidents, the press corps, sports legends and visiting dignitaries. Under the watchful eye of successive generations of the Martin family, each president from Truman through George W Bush was escorted to their favorite booth or table where, on a number of occasions, history was made. It was at Martin’s Tavern that Congressman John F Kennedy proposed to future first lady Jacqueline Bouvier. LBJ was known to discuss pending legislation there with his closest advisers, and there is evidence to suggest that spies consorted at the establishment in the 1930s and ‘40s.