Collecting News

NEIGHBOURHOOD Watch officials are warning people to be on their guard against bogus charity collectors purporting to be raising money for Children in Need.

Celebrating 70 years of collecting, Collector's Choice: J. Paul Getty and His Antiquities, on view from November 18, 2009 through February 8, 2010, at the J. Paul Getty Museum at the Getty Villa, presents seldom-seen works of art that captured J. Paul Getty's eye and inspired the creation of a museum modeled on an ancient Roman villa.

Q: I have an old feeding bottle shaped like a flask. It has one flat side and an internal screw neck.

Vintage British shotguns can be a sure-fire investment winner for country sports lovers.

A pair of boots thought to have belonged to Oliver Cromwell are to be sold at auction in Newbury.

I diligently gathered cool cuffs and lingerie. It's interesting to me ," said Carmen, as quoted from femalefirst.

Mike Thorne of JustJunk.com helps people get rid of unwanted items they've managed to collect over the years.

The next New York state budget would force all drivers to replace their license plates this spring for a $25 fee unless county officials from across the state win out in their opposition to the plan.

Maybe youa re not a collector, stockpiling Barbies in the basement, but your donations to The Not-Forgotten Box are just as needed and appreciated this year.

MERCED - The dormant Castle Air Force Base in Atwater may not look like the site of the next alternative-energy breakthrough.

David Casey, a partner in the Boston office of Littler Mendelson, says the firm's clients understand the importance of paying their debts in a timely manner.

I read your recent column regarding being ill, off of work and still responsible for your debt .

This record-price toy was sold at auction last month. The 18-inch-long Marklin live-steam firetruck sold for $149,500 at Bertoia Auctions in Vineland, N.J. Although the news media always are telling us about the bad economy, there are some bright spots in the antiques world.

THE Mulgrave group of churches are collecting shoeboxes of Christmas goodies for needy children.

North Carolina counties must assume responsibility for collecting child support payments from its residents beginning July 1 of 2010.

Here's something that should make you get off the fence about waiting to install antivirus software on your computer.

Of all the sinister things that Internet viruses do, this might be the worst: They can make you an unsuspecting collector of child pornography.

Many stamp collectors observe the price value of special stamps and limited edition stamps.

HE has collected countless amounts to help the heroes of war over four decades of fundraising - " now Dave Davison has been honoured for his marathon Poppy Appeal efforts.

Poppy sellers were banned from collecting outside a Marks and Spencer store in Swindon because the Poppy Appeal was not one of the store's designated charities, they claimed.