The Wild West Rides Again at Bonhams & Butterfields

AuctionPublicity.com – Antique arms, armor and modern sporting guns come to auction at Bonhams & Butterfields in San Francisco on Tuesday, Nov. 20, 2007 featuring firearms from famous and infamous figures of the Wild West, including Geronimo, Calamity Jane, “Buffalo Bill” Cody, outlaws Cherokee Bill and Bill Doolin, and a saber attributed to George Armstrong … Read more

EBay partner LiveAuctioneers.com celebrates five years of global Internet access for live auctions

AuctionPublicity.com – With more than 250 million registered users in 33 countries, eBay has become one of the world’s best-known websites. For five years, though, eBay partner www.LiveAuctioneers.com has quietly dominated online sales of fine art, antiques and other collectible items. At any given time, LiveAuctioneers.com has between 60,000 and 100,000 lots listed on eBay. … Read more

Upside-Down Airplane Stamp Brings Record Price at Auction

AuctionPublicity.com – An example of the “Inverted Jenny” error stamp sold for $977,500 (including the 15% buyer’s premium) at an auction held tonight by Siegel Auction Galleries in New York City. The buyer was Charles Hack, a private collector. The price is highest ever paid at auction for a single copy of the “Inverted Jenny” … Read more