My photograph: October 2008.
Sunday, November 9, 2008
Saturday, November 8, 2008
Catching up on neglected domestic tasks this weekend . . .
I have been avoiding housework far too long.
Hopefully I will be able to play catch-up all weekend. Wish me luck!
image: Shorpy
Hopefully I will be able to play catch-up all weekend. Wish me luck!image: Shorpy
Friday, November 7, 2008
Dog with tongue in peanut butter jar . . .
"A little nonsense now and then, is relished by the wisest flickr foto
Antique Pennsylvania Watercolor with Dog and Birds . . .
DOWNINGTOWN, PA ~ November 4, 2008Pook & Pook auction of the Americana Collection of Richard and Rosemarie Machmer.
"I love this thing," Ron Pook said as he sold lot 68, a vibrant Southeastern Pennsylvania watercolor fraktur bookplate dating from the early Nineteenth Century. It measures 2¾ by 4½ inches and depicts a dog chasing four birds. It had a presale estimate of $3/4,000, and apparently it was loved by others, as it sold for $25,740
"Take care of your antiques and they will take care of you."
YIKES ~ Million Dollar Stamp . . .
NEW YORK CITY: While the financial markets may be down, the market for rare stamps seems to be red hot. A single stamp issued by the US post office in 1868 sold for $1,035,000 in an auction here Wednesday, October 29, 2008 at Siegel Auction Galleries, which specializes in rare stamp auctions. The price includes the 15 percent buyer's premium.
"Take care of your antiques and they will take care of you."
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