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OLDEST LITURGICAL BOOKS TO BE SOLD


Being shown is one of the oldest books in existence, the
Crosby-Schoyen Codex.

One of the oldest Christian liturgical books is expected to sell
for more than $2.6 million at an auction in London.

The Crosby-Schøyen Codex was written on Egyptian papyrus
from around 250-350 A.D., and produced in one of the first
monasteries.

"It’s right at that period, that transitional period, when papyrus
scroll starts turning into codex form," Eugenio Donadoni,
Christie’s Senior Specialist, Medieval and Renaissance
Manuscripts,
told Reuters. "So, books as we know them
today. What we have in this book is the earliest known texts
of two books of the Bible."


Fox News

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RARE TITANIC DOCUMENT TO BE AUCTIONED

Full shot of Titanic document

   
    
    

   
(FOX NEWS) – A piece of ephemera that was recovered from the
Titanic shipwreck is going up for sale in
Maryland later this
month.

The paper slip from the ship’s post office miraculously survived
the 1912 disaster. 

Alex Cooper Auctioneers, the auction house that is selling the
item, estimates that it could sell for as low as $5,000, or as high
as $8,000.

The document will go up for sale at a live auction on January 
27.

   
    
   

Titanic seal on document

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Titanic post office.

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APOLLO SPACESUIT TO BE AUCTIONED

Apollo 11: Michael Collins' Personal Apollo-Era Flight Suit by | Lot ...

A collection of rare autographs and memorabilia, including a
spacesuit from Apollo 11 astronaut Michael Collins, is being
auctioned for more than $62,000, according to the Tyler
Morning Telegraph in Texas.

According to records, Collins wore the NASA flight suit in the
days and months following his return to Earth with the
Apollo
11 mission in July 1969.

The suit was removed from his personal locker just six months
after the historic flight following his retirement from
NASA in
January 1970.

Other highlights of the auction include a love letter from Elizabeth
Taylor to Richard Burton, with a starting price of $44,000, James
Dean’s high school yearbook, signed by the actor, with a starting
price of nearly $12,000 and a set of Beatles autographs from 1963, starting at over $12,500.
 
(FOX NEWS)

Apollo 11 astronaut Michael Collins passes away at 90
Michael Collins (1930-2021)

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EVERYTHING BOND WILL SELL AT AUCTION

James Bond memorabilia
Some of the collection of James Bond memorabilia that
be on sale at Ewbank’s auction house in Surrey, England.        
 

(FOX News) – A retired California schoolteacher is ready to cash
in his collection of all things James Bond-related.
 

Steve Oxenrider has a collection of over 30,000 items related to
the Bond phenomenon, with some items dating back to the
early 1960s when the series was first released.
 

The San Francisco resident has shipped half his items so far
to Ewbank’s Auction House
in Woking, Surrey, England,
ahead of the auction.


Due to the large number of collectibles, Ewbank’s will auction
off Oxenrider’s collection in two parts — with the first half
of the miscellany going live in November.


Some of the items included in the auction include original posters
for "Dr. No," valued at over $15,000, and a signed "Thunderball"
gala charity premiere brochure from 1965, which is expected to
sell for over $1,000.
 

I'm a James Bond fan and I'm selling my entire catalogue of 007 ...
Steve Oxenrider

   
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KING’S GUN AUCTIONED FOR BIG MONEY

elvis revolver

An Elvis Presley firearm sold for a pretty penny on an Illinois
auction block recently.

The king of rock ‘n’ roll’s Smith & Wesson Model 53 revolver
fetched $199,750 at Rock Island Auction Company (RIAC)’s
August Premier Auction on Aug. 26 in Rock Island, Illinois.

The engraved revolver exceeded its pre-auction estimate of
$60,000 to $90,000 due to "competitive bidding from gun
enthusiasts" and Elvis fans around the world, according to
a press release from RIAC
.

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Some of Elvis’ gun collection.    
    
    
    
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Elvis Aaron Presley       
(January 8, 1935 – August 16, 1977)

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