Settling a Collector’s Estate is Never Easy, but it Doesn’t Usually Require a Bomb Squad

A man in Bellevue, Wash., was tasked with handling his deceased neighbor’s estate, which included the usual stuff AND one highly unusual item: a military-grade rocket stashed in the garage. Unsure of what to do with the missile, he contacted the National Museum of the United States Air Force in Dayton, Ohio, to ask about […]

Top Recent Military Collectibles as We Remember the Fallen on Memorial Day

We collectors love anniversaries, milestone years — and holidays like Memorial Day. From collecting postcards of the era to everyday items of those times … we are there! The last 10 years have seen a big increase in the collecting of militaria and war relics. That is probably a little bit because of the recent […]

Veteran’s Day Honors: World War I Collectibles  

This week, veterans are being honored on Veterans Day, November 11. The special day started after World War I, which was known as “The Great War.” The war officially ended with the Treaty of Versailles on June 28, 1919, signed in the Palace of Versailles in France, but fighting had ended seven months earlier when […]