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In 2010, an uncut sheet of 100 1954 Topps Baseball cards was offered for auction. The sheet confirmed what I have long suspected, that there is another scarce series of cards within the set. The currently recognized series are cards 1-50, 51-75 and 76-250. The 2nd series has always been deemed more scarce, and thus a higher premium is charged for those cards. While there is little doubt that some of those cards are tougher to find, I have found some of them no harder to find than another grouping later in the set. The uncut sheet seems to support my theory. It contains cards 126-150 and 176-250. Card numbers 151-175 are not included on the sheet. This is similar to the grouping that I found more difficult to find when pursuing my set. I just looked at PSA's population report today 11/15/2018 and it continues to support my theory. It appears that Topps at least had the following breakdowns: 1-50 (50 CARDS) 1 Series or Grouping 51-75 (25 CARDS) 2 Series or Grouping (Scarce) 76-1...

Can you please help me identify this painting's creator? It is signed W. Brauer in the lower right corner. I was able to find 25 examples of similar landscape oil paintings signed either Brauer or W. Brauer. Of these, there seems to be quite a bit of confusion. Most of the works were attributed to either Will E. Brauer (America 20th Century - Chicago, Ill) or Wilhelm Brauer (Germany b.1926 - Dusseldorf). Will E seems to only be identified because he is mentioned in Davenports. No bio to be found anywhere. Wilhelm's bio was found on 2 works and is the following: "Born 1926 he received his first artistic education at a local art-school and then in Munich. There he studied under Prof (Ernst) Brocker who greatly influenced his style and his special liking for paintings showing the landscapes of Germany and Austria. From his master, he not only adopted the impressionistically dissolved colourism, but also his ideas of composition. Later on he undertook studying trips thro...

Hello, can you please identify this planter for me? You have a console bowl made by Weller Pottery in the Malverne Line, produced from the late 1920's until 1933. 

Can you please tell me if my stereo unit here has any value?  You have a mid 1960's Grundig Stereo/Record Player Combo Console. The Mandello Model, with variations, was offered by Grundig throughout the 1960's into the 1970's. These units can be found all over the U.S. and Europe. Sellers typically try to squeeze this into the mid-century modern family with little success. Combo console units are just not very popular, thus, your unit could be expected to sell between $50-250 in working condition. You will see people trying to get up to $800, but, with little to no recorded success. 

Hello, I have this pennant and would like to know about it and it's value. You have quite a rare pennant. In 1942, baseball great, Mickey Cochrane was asked to manage The Great Lakes Naval Training Station Baseball Team. He was given the rank of Lieutenant and put together a team of major and minor league players who joined the Navy for WWII. Cochrane managed the team for 3 seasons (1942-1944) and was replaced by Bob Feller for the 1945 season. The Bluejackets played Collegiate, Minor League, Major League, Industrial and Semi-Pro teams. Money raised from these games went mainly to Army-Navy Relief Funds. Cochrane's teams went 63-14 in 1942, 52-10-1 in 1943 and 48-2 in 1944. They famously met the winner of the 1942 Major League All-Star game (losing 5-0).  No less than 68 major leaguers played for the GLNTSBT in the 4 war year seasons. Players such as Schoolboy Rowe, George Dickey, Gene Woodling, Bob Feller, Johnny Mize, Billy Herman, Barney McCoskey, Virgil Trucks, Benny Mc...

Got this item here, it is sterling. Not sure what it is , is it for snuff or holy water?  it is about 1 1/2 iches tall and 1 3/4 inches diameter. Also  the engraved markings on top have any meaning? You have yourself a Pyx or Communion Wafer Box. This was used to hold communion wafers and could be taken by a priest to give communion to the sick, on home visits or whatever. It was made by Swift & Fisher (c1912-Present) out of N. Attleboro, MA who are known for making ecclesiastical items. It certainly has some age to it and probably dates to pre-WWII. It probably could bring into the low hundreds. 

We have seven similar plates and were seeking information regarding their value. Appreciate your assistance. You have 8 plates in a set of 12 that were issued in 1983 by The Bradford Exchange. They were designed by Louis Dali and commissioned by The Paris Historical Society. Although manufactured in France, these plates are similar to most collector's plates in that they are not worth much money. A set of 12 of these top out at around $125. Individual plates bring anywhere from $2-20 each and everywhere in between.