Memorabilia

Rimbaud and Verlaine gun to headline French auction
The gun Verlaine used to shoot Rimbaud could make $76,000

First transpacific flight collection to make $50,000?
The collection of material from the first transpacific flight will sell at OAK Auctions

Titanic steward's locker key to sell on October 22
The Titanic steward's locker key is valued at $61,000

Georg Wittig's Nobel Prize the latest to come to auction
Georg Wittig was awarded his Nobel Prize in Chemistry in 1979

Marilyn Monroe hair lock stars in LA sale
A lock of Marilyn Monroe's hair achieved $35,200 on September 23

Writer Truman Capote's ashes beat estimate by 650%
The ashes of writer Truman Capote led a sale at Julien's Auctions

Reagan signed Berlin wall fragment makes $277,500
The signed Berlin wall fragment led a sale dedicated to the Reagans

HMS Bounty wood sold for $11,250 at Bonhams
A fragment of wood from the HMS Bounty sold for 87% over estimate

John Wilkes Booth hair realises $31,000
The lock of John Wilkes Booth's hair was clipped at his autopsy

Abraham Lincoln inauguration photograph to make $30,000?
A photograph of Abraham Lincoln's inauguration is selling at Sotheby's

Teddy Roosevelt hunting knife sets new record
Teddy Roosevelt was given the hunting knife as a gift when he left office