YOUTUBE (CNN) - Princess Diana’s iconic ‘revenge dress’ is going on sale
Princess Diana's head-turning "revenge dress," which created a sensational pop culture moment, is going on sale for the first time in nearly 30 years.
AMERICANALMANAC (Sadie Smith) - Flea market 'fox head' turns out to be one of two known Tasmanian Tiger specimens on Earth
A British antique collector paid $85,000 for a taxidermied head mislabeled as a fox, then confirmed through X-ray and CT scans that it belonged to a Tasmanian Tiger, an apex predator extinct since 1936. James Cranfield, a 38-year-old natural history relics dealer who specializes in collecting unusual fox heads, was scrolling an auction site when […] The post Flea market 'fox head' turns out to be one of two known Tasmanian Tiger specimens on Earth appeared first on American Almanac .
A British antique collector paid $85,000 for a taxidermied head mislabeled as a fox, then confirmed through X-ray and CT scans that it belonged to a Tasmanian Tiger, an apex predator extinct since 1936. James Cranfield, a 38-year-old natural history relics dealer who specializes in collecting unusual fox heads, was scrolling an auction site when he spotted a listing for a "19th century fox head" consigned to Auctioneum, an auction house in Bristol, England. The image stopped him cold. The proportions were wrong. The teeth were wrong. Cranfield counted eight upper incisors in the photograph, two more than any fox has ever carried. He believed he was looking at the head of a thylacine, commonly known as the Tasmanian Tiger, a carnivorous…Open
DAILYCALLER (Andrew Powell) - Phillies Fan Auctions His Way Into Broadcasting Booth, And Wow, Somebody Needs To Give This Guy A Full-Time Gig
If this guy doesn’t get a job in the near future, I’ll be SHOCKED
AMERICANALMANAC (Sadie Smith) - Travolta's Saturday Night Fever suit and Shining axe headline massive Propstore memorabilia auction
John Travolta's iconic white suit from Saturday Night Fever could fetch up to £300,000 when Propstore puts more than 1,400 pieces of film and TV history on the block next month. The auction house's Summer Entertainment Memorabilia Auction will run four days and feature props, costumes, and collectibles spanning decades of Hollywood production. Among the […] The post Travolta's Saturday Night Fever suit and Shining axe headline massive Propstore memorabilia auction appeared first on American Almanac .
John Travolta's iconic white suit from Saturday Night Fever could fetch up to £300,000 when Propstore puts more than 1,400 pieces of film and TV history on the block next month. The auction house's Summer Entertainment Memorabilia Auction will run four days and feature props, costumes, and collectibles spanning decades of Hollywood production. Among the headline lots: the fake axe Jack Nicholson swung through a bathroom door in The Shining, a hoverboard Michael J. Fox rode in Back to the Future Part II, and a golden snitch from the Harry Potter franchise, The Sun reported . The single priciest item on the docket is not a costume or a weapon. It is a 15-inch stop-motion animation puppet from the 1949 film Mighty Joe Young, estimated to…Open
ABCNEWS - WATCH: KFC founder Colonel Sanders' personal items up for auction
The famous Col. Sanders' items like his black bow tie, pressure cooker and even his former home are up for auction. ABC News' Peter Charalambous has the details.
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NYTIMES (John S.W. MacDonald) - A Lakers Jacket, Bought for $3 at Goodwill, Fetches Nearly $90,000 at Auction
Quinn Brown, a 19-year-old thrifter from Portland, Ore., bought a warm-up jacket worn by Wilt Chamberlain for $3.07. Six months later, Sotheby’s auctioned it off for $89,600.
WASHINGTONPOST (Casey Parks) - Teen’s thrift store find earns him nearly $90,000 at auction
Quinn Brown discovered a warmup jacket worn by Wilt Chamberlain during the 1972 NBA Finals.
WASHINGTONPOST (Casey Parks) - He spotted a sports relic in the thrift store. It’s about to make him rich.
An Oregon teenager’s surprising find for $3 in a thrift store bin could make him $250,000 at auction.
NPR (The Associated Press) - Mystery bidder buys T. rex nicknamed 'Gus' for a record $50 million
A Tyrannosaurus rex fossil billed as one of the world's largest and most complete specimens was sold for a record $50.1 million Tuesday to a mystery bidder.
NYTIMES (Julia Jacobs and Zachary Small) - T. Rex Fossil Sells for $50.1 Million, Putting the King Back On Top
In a booming fossil market, the T. rex had been dethroned by a stegosaurus. No longer.