We typically don’t feature sports memorabilia on Cool and Collected, but we’ll make an exception for this item. Conway’s Vintage Treasures has an original broadside from 1871 which celebrates the 18th anniversary of the Eagle Baseball Club, one of the first baseball clubs in New York. There is only one other poster like this one […]
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Superman and the Mole Men – 1951
Photo courtesy of Conway Vintage Treasures. For all you Superman fanatics, I bet you don’t have one of these — an original one sheet movie poster from George Reeves’ first appearance as the Man of Steel. In 1951, just three years after the first Superman serials, the Man of Steel made his feature film debut. “Superman […]
Harry Potter Book Sells for $19,000+
A copy of the first book in the Harry Potter series recently sold at auction for $19,120. Only 200 of these soft cover books were printed in the 1997 press run, so it is rarely seen in the marketplace. This copy included a signed and illustrated card by the author, J. K. Rowling, making it […]
St. Patrick’s Day contest
Our friends at Sideshow Collectibles are giving away free stuff! In honor of our favorite little leprechauns, you can enter a Limerick Contest and win a Creature from the Black Lagoon. “Sideshow Collectibles is celebrating St. Patrick’s Day by giving collectors a chance to win an awesome prize! Use your creativity, rhyming skills, and maybe […]
For Sale: Jurassic Dinosaur Skeleton
For the person who has everything, what could be cooler than owning your very own Jurassic age dinosaur skeleton? “The D. altus is an extremely rare Jurassic dinosaur. There are only two mounted skeletons of this species: one is on display at the Carnegie Museum of Natural History in Pennsylvania, USA; the second is offered […]