Holy Cow, Batman!

Comic books fans worldwide went on alert this week when a Florida collector sent out a plea for help in tracking down comic books worth more than $1 million that were stolen from his storage unit in Boca Raton, Florida. Randy Lawrence, 58, wrote on social media that when he inspected his air-conditioned storage unit […]

Kovels Most Popular Articles of 2018

It’s time for our look back at 2018 to see which articles were your favorites. By far the most popular were the articles on what to collect or NOT to collect and the thrill of finding/discovering hidden treasures. Thank-you, readers, for your interest. We hope that you find the articles noteworthy and informative and look […]

Terry Kovel in the Washington Post Today

It’s the second day of a new year and as we kick off 2019, Terry Kovel is quoted on the front page of The Washington Post newspaper. In the article titled “History or Hatred? Selling Hitler’s Belongings and Nazi Artifacts Stirs a Backlash,” Terry was interviewed as an expert on the antiques market, tackling a […]

Happy Thanksgiving!

    Best Wishes for a Happy Thanksgiving! From Terry Kovel, Kim Kovel, and the Staff at Kovels.com!    

5 Halloween Things You Can Collect Now

Updated October 24, 2018 Decorating the house for Halloween has grown to be second only to decorating for Christmas. Halloween items date back to the early 1900s – decorations and costumes made from crepe paper, candy containers and jack-o-lanterns from Germany, painted tin noisemakers, and paper lanterns. These vintage Halloween collectibles are scarce because they […]

Colonial Teapot Returns to Williamsburg

Tea anyone? A little bit of history with your crumpet, please. A small, engraved, silver teapot that belonged to the Scottish nobleman John Murray (1730-1809), fourth earl of Dunmore and Virginia’s last royal governor, is now part of the Colonial Williamsburg Foundation’s collection. Engraved with the Murray family crest, it was made in London in […]

For Collectors: After the Hurricane, What Do I Do First?

***We compiled and updated our best advice on how to rescue your antiques and collectibles (including furniture, rugs and everything else) and are making it available to our readers as a free PDF download here.*** Category 4 Hurricane Ian is currently battering nearly the whole of Florida. It is expected to work its way up […]

Antique Shofar

At sunset on Sunday, September 9, Jews begin to celebrate one of their most important religious holidays, Rosh Hashanah. It is the Jewish New Year and means “head of the year” in Hebrew. According to Jewish tradition, it marks the anniversary of the creation of the world — the coming year is 5779. An important […]

“Wizard of Oz” Stolen Ruby Slippers Finally Home Again

Another story of what was lost has been found. In this case, it was a pair of shoes with the power to bring the wearer home again. Sort of. After years of fruitless (and symbolic) heel clicking by law enforcement officials from Michigan to Washington, D.C., a pair of Dorothy’s ruby slippers stolen in 2005 […]

Annual Index September 2017-August 2018 Vol. 44

Kovels On Antiques & Collectibles, Vol. 44 Index. Numbers 1 – 12September 2017 – August 2018Pages 1 – 144 Click the link below or the image to download the PDF*. Annual Index September 2017-August 2018 Vol. 44           *Adobe Acrobat Reader is required to view PDF files. Click here to download Adobe Reader.  […]