25 Nov
COLLECTIBLES-MUSEUMS.COM
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Collectibles-Museums.com Crosses 1,000 Listings Milestone
Cedar Rapids, Iowa - November 26, 2008
“The Largest Directory of Online Collectibles Museums on EarthTM has crossed the 1000 listings milestone” Jack Straw, of Collectibles-Museums.com announced.
These are all fascinating, quality-reviewed Museum and Collection websites with online galleries of impressive collectibles displays. The site’s listings include over 1,000,000 images of everything […]
Posted in Antiques-Collectibles, Museums by: Larry Crain
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28 Jul
400+ Online Collectibles Museums Exhibits - Largest Directory On Earth Unveiled
Collectibles-Museums.com has announced the Largest Directory of Online Collectibles Museums on EarthTM. These are all legitimate, quality-reviewed Museum and Collection sites with online galleries of impressive collectibles displays. The items range from the esteemed to the esoteric. A random sample includes:
Antique Mouse and Rat Trap Gallery
The […]
Posted in Antiques-Collectibles, Museums, Other Links by: Larry Crain
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03 Jun
Are Your Old Stock Scripophily Signatures Real
By Larry Crain, CEO RealStockCertificates.com
How can you determine if the signatures on a collectible stock certificate are authentic autographs? First, there’s good news. Scripophily (the collecting of antique stock certificates and bonds) does not generally have the rampant forgery or mechanized signature issues of some other collectible fields (e.g., […]
Posted in Antiques-Collectibles, Paper-Ephemera by: Larry Crain
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22 May
What Makes Collectible Stock Certificates Valuable
By Larry Crain, CEO RealStockCertificates.com
Everyone dreams of finding something in an attic or flea market that turns out to be valuable. That something could be a stock certificate that is still valid for ownership in a company. If you were to find one, it should be researched (just in case). […]
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22 Apr
Caring For Antique Stock Certificates
By Larry Crain, CEO RealStockCertificates.com
Scripophily is the collecting of antique bonds and stock certificates. Enthusiasts vary widely in how they take care of their documents. Some actually just stack them together in a folder or drawer (cringe). Others treat them like the irreplaceable historical artifacts and works of art they really are.If […]
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09 Apr
Scripophily Collecting Themes - Part III
By Larry Crain, CEO RealStockCertificates.com
Many collectors of antique stock certificates collect by acquiring certificates with shared characteristics, or themes. In prior articles we discussed themes of Industry, Geography, Vignette (picture), Family Relationship, Time Period, Event, Firsts, Famous Names, Unissued and Extreme Numbers.Here are ten more popular collecting themes:
1. Celebration -
Examples: […]
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01 Apr
Scripophily Collecting Themes - Part II
By Larry Crain, CEO RealStockCertificates.com LLC
Most people collect antique stock certificates by type, or theme, to give a common thread to their collection and to add passion to the search for specific certificates (though most of us also “cheat” and collect others just because we like them). Collecting themes also […]
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23 Mar
Scripophily Collecting Themes - Part I
By Larry Crain, CEO RealStockCertificates.com
There is a thriving market in old stock certificates due to their beauty, uniqueness, historical significance, rarity and, surprisingly, their affordability. Though most certificates (even from a century ago) can be purchased for under $100, the sheer number of different certificates available (thousands), not to mention […]
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14 Mar
10 Reasons For Scripophily Growth
By RealStockCertificates.com LLC
Scripophily is the collecting of financial documents such as bonds and stock certificates. Such documents, even from a century or more ago, have been preserved and collected by thousands of people who love them. Though less well known than numismatics (coin collecting) or philately (stamp collecting), Scripophily is a […]
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