Cigarette Card's Meteoric Rise I've been collecting and selling collectors cards and cigarette cards for over twenty years. Before you read this guide please subscribe to my card collecting newsletters for...
This is a brief guide to collecting Del Prado and other partwork toy soldiers. Partworks have been popular in Spain, Italy and France for a long time but its seems they have really caught on in the UK in...
As of the 6th April 2008 the Government will be introducing an amendment to the Criminal Justice Act 1988 which will see the addition of some Swords to the Offensive Weapons Order list. This is a list of items...
As a collector of swords for many years I feel I should warn you before you part with your cash.There are a great many fake Japanese WWII swords being sold on Ebay but how do you spot a fake ? 1. does the...
History Of Association Football (Soccer) On Cigarette Cards (Collectables) I've been collecting and selling collectors cards, cigarette cards and related collectables for over twenty years. Before you read...
Classic Tractors This is one of many illustrated classic tractor guides I've created for the community. I hope you enjoy it and if you would like to find out more about the classic Tractor art featured in this...
Dog Breeds On Vintage Cigarette Cards (Collectables) I've been collecting and selling trade cards, cigarette cards and related collectables for over twenty years. Before you read this guide please subscribe to...
Many national 20th Century newspapers were reproduced in the 60's and 70's as free inserts for various weekly magazines; usually these were to illustrate major historical events outlined in the publication....
This is a very simple and straight forward guide to the Del Prado Men at War Series. The numbers below are based around the first UK release. This listing will be of use to collectors wishing to identify...
Purity: The purest form of Gold considered 24 karats is equal to roughly 99.9 percent purity. Sometimes when looking at the stamp inside of gold rings, bracelets or other gold jewellery the numerical...