On 3 March 1513, at Greenwich, Henry VIII signed a warrant telling his treasurer John Heron to let the London mercer Richard ...

On 3 March 1513, at Greenwich, Henry VIII signed a warrant telling his treasurer John Heron to let the London mercer Richard ...

Fancy driving yourself around your estate in a car fit for an earl? This fine 1925 Sunbeam starred onscreen as the Grantham/Crawley family’s car in Downton Abbey and it’s for sale soon.

A cabinet linked to the Salem Witch Trials is a significant historical artefact. It will be sold in New York later this month. The price? Don’t ask.

A Henry VIII signed document of 1513 gave Richard Gresham two more years to pay £637 10s. Its text, its war-year setting and its Phillipps provenance.

Every first day cover is really three records in one: a stamp, a postmark proving exactly when it entered use, and often an illustrated cachet explaining why. This guide traces the practice from the ...

The world’s finest Brasher Doubloon, the most legendary U.S gold coin ever produced, has sold for $9.36 million at Heritage this month. The 18 th century coin is described as “arguably the world’s ...

A 1944 Nazi German Enigma coding machine sold this week for £305,000 in a London auction. Bonhams sold the device in their Science, Technology & Natural History sale that closed with live bidding in ...

Paul Fraser Collectibles is offering a museum-grade collection of Charles Lindbergh artifacts for £125,000 ($168,500), marking the first and only time physical parts of the Spirit of St. Louis have ...

Three copies of the founding documents of the United States have sold at auction for $5.58 million. As the ideas contained in them are much discussed in election year, buyers decided that concrete, ...

An incredibly rare and important Colt Walker Revolver made history at Rock Island Auction Company (RIAC) this week. The 19th century pistol sold for a record-breaking $1.8 million, making it the most ...

Spanish imperial coins connect mints in Spain with the viceroyalties of Mexico, Peru, New Granada and the Río de la Plata. This guide explains how to recognise reales, escudos, cobs and milled pieces, ...