Collecting

Collection of vintage neon signs, porcelain and tin signs, clock face and visible gas pumps, air meters, globes and service station memorabilia

ESPN report on sports memorabilia fraud.

Website devoted to collecting autographed sports cards. Sports included are baseball, basketball, hockey, football and golf.

A site dedicated to sports autographs. Collecting through the mail and in person. Scans are shown along with autographing interviews.

Personal sports autograph collection consisting of photos, through the mail success stories and other collecting topics.

All-encompassing ring catering to the hobby of Celebrity autograph collection.

A listserv for all the book arts. Subscription instructions, guidelines and archives.

Organizations of interest to collectors of clocks and watches and other horologists, both enthusiasts and professionals. US based.

Histories and pictures of watches from Waltham, Howard, Elgin, Hamilton and McIntyre also includes a database for Waltham and Elgin private label watches.

Pictures of Roman, Greek and other ancient world coins.

A collection of coins struck by the Kingdom of Cilician Armenia

A brief article about what to expect at a coin show and how to handle negotiations with dealers when buying or selling.

Comprehensive coin show listings for the Minneapolis and St. Paul area (Twin Cities) and for the monthly coin show held one Sunday each month South St. Paul VFW.

The site for swapping and general information on coins with links to coin sites, images are available.

German coin grading is no simple matter. There are literally thousands of different coin types spanning hundreds of years and a variety of coining techniques.

A National, non-profit organization dedicated to research and education in the field of Civil War Token collecting.

Pictures and information on the artists of this period.

This site illustrates and lists books about Papal medals by Adolfo Modesti.

Producing coins for South Africa for more than a century.

A non-profit organization of the leading international numismatic firms. The object of the association is development of numismatic trade conducted according to the highest standards of business ethics.

The society maintains a collection of coins, paper money and medals and promotes all aspects of numismatic research and learning. In addition, the library holds a collection of numismatic literature.

Bulletin board for collectors of old electronic calculators.

A list of NASCAR-related cereal boxes.

A collector displays cereal boxes, toys, and cards, with specific information about Rosenhain and Lipmann items.

A list of cereal boxes and food containers that are related to Star Wars.

Includes database of stickers used on fruit products.

A personal collection of mid-century modern dinnerware, metalware, and glassware, including Fantoni, Raymor, Jenfredware, Russel Wright, and Interplay by Iroquois.

Collector features photos of packages from around the world and information about exchanging packets.

General information about Rene Lalique glass.

Specializes in American pontiled soda and mineral water bottles with photographs of rare or unlisted examples.

Discusses many techniques including designing, painting, staining, enameling, acid etching, beveling, sandblasting, glass bending, glass sculpting, fusing, restoration, lead came assembly, copper foil technique and faceted dalle de verre.

Includes collection of soviet, transdniestrian and some Mongolian awards with descriptions, images, news, reference materials of interest to phalerists and collections of soviet memorabilia.

Books on British and Canadian militaria as well as firearms from around the world.

Information about collecting and operating toy trains. Photos of layouts and many old trains. Advice about repair and layout building.

Photographs of Lionel Trains, and links to other Lionel Train web sites.

UK based non-profit making organisation devoted to the collecting and operating of TTR, Trix Express and Trix 'OO' gauge trains 1935-1973.

Offering for sale quality prewar Lionel, American Flyer, Ives, Marx, Buddy L, trains, toys and Ives, Carette, Marklin and Fleischmann clockwork toy boats.

Resources for scales and gauges of model railroading, including classic tinplate, toy and model trains. Hundreds of track plans, online manuals, photo galleries, scenery guides, free downloads and children's section.

Personal collection list of U.S. and world stocks and bonds.

PSTA is a Dealer Association that promotes Scripophily interests and the study of business history.

Huge central reference on American Railroads and their thousands of individual stock certificates.

U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission information on researching old stocks and bonds.

New improved home of IBNS from Italy with versions in English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, German, and Italian. Currency images, associations, conventions, museums, grading, and history. Emphasis on world currency.

Australian site that tracks banknotes as they travel across Australia. Features interactive maps and statistics.

Providing a view of Austin, Texas, history through photography, postcards and ephemera.

A group for vintage postcard collectors. Features scans of the postcards as a forum.

Yahoo club. Please feel free to email me if you are interested in trading postcards with me or you are interested in postcards from Formosa.

Collecting vintage postcards.

A site, for the researcher, collector, and student, of postcards on all facets of World War I.

Pictures and descriptions of a collection of paintings, books and magazines, figurines, stuffed animals and postcards.