The 2018 World Cup Russia begins on Thursday 14 June when Russia face Saudia Arabia. We take a look at some of the official and unofficial merchandise, collectables and memorabilia available to collect and buy. The official mascot for the Russia World Cup is Zabivaka™ which means “the one who scores” […]
Arabia have just released their Moomin Summer seasonal mug Going on Vacation. The mug is part of the new Moomin seasonal series which for the Summer includes a mug, a plate and a spoon and also for 2018 two figures Moominpappa and Moominmamma. The Moomin family have decided to go […]
James Bond’s Goldeneye Aston Martin DB5 will be the highlight on 13 July at Bonham’s Goodwood Festival of Speed Sale. On offer will be the ultimate Bond car – the 1965 Aston Martin DB5 driven by James Bond (Pierce Brosnan) in the 1995 motion picture GoldenEye. The estimate is £1,200,000-1,600,000. The DB5 has become synonymous […]
The first Moomin book was published over 70 years in 1945 and the stories and character have since inspired puppet animations, TV shows, animated series, collectables, collectors items, a museum, Moomin shops, Moomin cafes and even a Moominworld theme park. For collectors of Moomin collectables and merchandise there is especial […]
To commemorate fifteen years of The Trail of Painted Ponies as America’s premier horse collectible a special commemorative figurine entitled Fire and Ice is being released in July. Designed by Artist/Sculptor Kathleen Moody Fire and Ice is cast in clear resin, and it depicts a fiery stallion rearing and twisting like […]
The Royal Doulton Lord of the Rings collection is one of my favorites, and is one set of Doulton figures they have remained extremely collectable. The collection began to be released in 1980 and was designed by D Lyttleton with production ending in 1984. In Lord of the Rings, Tolkien […]
Forum Auctions Fine Books, Manuscripts and Works on Paper auction takes place on the 31st May in London. The sale is just after the ABA Rare Book Fair and includes a number of Tolkien items including a superb first edition of Tolkien’s landmark work The Hobbit. The book includes a […]
This very good example of a boxed Corgi Toy 277 The Monkees Monkeemobile (The Corgi Monkeemobile) sold for £520 at Vectis auctions February Specialist and Tinplate sale. This version was in excellent condition, in a slight faded box and adding to its value was the rare pictorial header. The original […]
Imagine sitting down to enjoy a nice drink and whilst taking a sip you look down you are faced with a small frog in your mug. A nice surprise or maybe not! This was the idea behind the Frog Mug which were first produced around 1750 but became very popular […]
GI Joe celebrated his 50th birthday in 2014 having been released in 1964. The GI Joe line action figures, produced by the Hasbro toy company has become one of the best selling and most collected toys of all time, spawning comics, tv series, films, books and a wealth of related […]
