Lori Ferber Collectibles Blog

Italian Auction
A Chinese Ming Vase is up for auction. The bidding opens at a 500K Euro. Bidding is brisk and the successful bidder is the last one who bids 1,000,000 Euro.
As the auctioneer counts down the bid you hear in Italian, "Going once, going twice, and sold to the gentleman sitting in front of me for 1,000,000 Euro."
Now, you have to see the video for yourself.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3e0yZCLjwfU

We are pleased to announce that we will be attending two upcoming political memorabilia shows and look forward to meeting our customers. We will be exhibiting at the Arizona APIC SPring Show to be held March 23, 2013 at the Mountain View Lutheran Church, Family Life Center/Gym 11002 S. 48th St
Phoenix, AZ 85044 from 9am-1pm and the Southern California political memorabilia show to be held at Nixon Presidential Library Show April, 20 2013. Two great shows.

Just got back from a buying trip to Colorado Springs and Denver Colorado. Interesting trip. Quite a few antique and collectible marketplace - some up to 50,000+ square feet with over 300 vendors.

We had heard that Colorado Springs had several marketplaces with numerous booths with collectible dolls. They did, although not the quality we were hoping or. Unfortunately, there were very few political and presidential items for sale.

Over the years we've visited many antique marketplaces, and although we keep trying, we are always amazed at how few political memorabilia items we come across. There's certainly an untapped opportunity. In Arizona, the Antiques Treasure Trove in Scottsdale has an excellent display operated by veteran political memorabilia expert Ron Puechner.

Our Great Seal Presidential Rug was featured today by Glo Magazine as one of their fun and stylish accessories for the 2013 presidential inauguration.

Get yours here:

We're often asked how come we sell political memorabilia items from $1.99 to $99,999. Why don't we just focus on the expensive items?

The answer is simple. We believe that collecting political items isn't meant just for people with oodles of money. We also believe that just because an item is valued higher doesn't mean it brings any more join to a collector than an inexpensive item. History is history regardless of the price.

For that reason our website includes items in all price ranges. In fact, just last month we had someone order a $2,495 historic newspaper and a $2.95 button right along with it. To us, that's what collecting is all about. You buy what you love.

Tickets to the 2013 inauguration of Barack Obama are now available

The Inauguration of President Barack Obama's second term in office on January 21, 2013 is expected to bring record crowds to the United States Capitol in Washington, DC, during the Inaugural period and on the day of the Inauguration itself. In keeping with tradition, since January 20th falls on a Sunday, a private ceremony will be held on this date prior to the public event.

The 10-day inaugural period runs January 15-24, 2013. The most important events include the Presidential Swearing In Ceremony, Inaugural Address, Inaugural Parade, and finally a night of Inaugural Balls and parties honoring the President of the United States.

Demand for tickets to all the Inaugural events is always very high, and tickets for some events can be difficult to come by. If you are looking for tickets to a particular event, and are having trouble getting them, consider using a ticket broker.

GreatSeats.com is an online ticket provider in the secondary market located in the DC Metro area, giving the company a deep understanding of and expertise in local markets, particularly with respect to providing tickets to events associated with the Presidential Inauguration, which GreatSeats.com has done for the last four inaugural seasons.

The Presidential Inauguration in 2009 drew, by some estimates, over four million visitors to the Washington Metro area to take part in inaugural celebrations. Hotels were sold out for months in advance, and attendance at the Swearing In Ceremony was unprecedented. As was security, which was the tightest in memory, as over-maximum capacity crowds gathered on the National Mall to witness the first black President assume office.

In 2009, there were over 100 balls and parties in the area honoring President Obama. There were a dozen “official balls,” those organized directed by the Joint Congressional Committee on Inaugural Ceremonies. They had names like “Commander-In-Chief Ball,” “Biden Home States Inaugural Ball,” and “Neighborhood Inaugural Ball.” The President and First Lady traditionally attend each one, greeting their supporters and taking a turn on the dance floor.

In addition to the official balls, there are dozens of “unofficial balls” held by various state societies, universities and non-profit and other organizations. The most popular in 2009 included the Illinois Presidential Inaugural Gala, the Hawaii State Society Inaugural Ball and the Pennsylvania Inaugural Gala. While the President is officially invited to each, there is never a guarantee he will attend.

For the 2013 Inauguration, information is available and advance orders for tickets can be done through the ticket broker GreatSeats.com website for all Inaugural Events available to date, including the Swearing In Ceremony, Inaugural Parade and several balls. Final announcements and details for the official balls are still pending, but various unofficial balls are on sale now.

GreatSeats.com says that they make every effort to research Inauguration information, but it cannot guarantee 100% accuracy due to the short lead time for the inaugural schedule of events. All event dates, ticket availability and prices are subject to change with little or no notice. Their ticket prices reflect the difficulty in obtaining limited, high-demand tickets for these historic events. Ticket delivery is guaranteed the week of the event, but may be as last-minute as the day of the event. All tickets will be available for pick up at their satellite office set up in DC’s Union Station the week leading up to the big day.

The Life of Joseph P. Kennedy. Visit the JFK Presidential Library on December 12 at 6:00 PM as biographer David Nasaw discusses his new book, The Patriarch: The Remarkable Life and Turbulent Times of Joseph P.

The Chicago Tribune reported today that a copy of the infamous edition that announced Thomas Dewey as the victor over Harry Truman in the 1948 election, was found in a storage locker in an episode of A&E's TV Storage Wars: Texas".

Lori Ferber Collectibles own Steve Ferber was quoted in the article by Ellen Jean Hirst and Rob Manker.

In the story the Chicago Tribune revealed that they actually don't own a copy of the newspaper in their own archive. However, the reporter's owneditor does and he has proudly displayed his copy of the historic newspaper error in his office for several years.

Where did he buy his copy of the newspaper? Coincidentally, he had purchased his copy From Lori Ferber Collectibles in 2008 after he was named editor of Chicago's leading daily newspaper.

Small world.

Sometimes you just don't know what to expect at auction

Rare 1900 Silver Republicans Convention Ticket

. This week we auctioned a rare ticket to the July 4, 1900 Lincoln Silver Republican National Convention held in Kansas City.We expected this ticket to sell for at least $300 - and possibly as high as $1,000. Boy were we surprised when it sold for only $114.82. The buyer got a great deal.

In our 39 years in political collectibles business, this is the first time we have ever seen this historic item. The ticket was issued to a Solomn B. Stouder who was a delegate from Indiana to the convention. The ticket is number 270. In the center is a very attractive patriotic design with the photos of George Washington, Abraham Lincoln and the convention's nominee for President William J. Bryan.

The Sliver Lincoln Republicans party was formed in 1896 when the group separated from the National Republican Party and held its first convention in 1900. This revolt from party control was in the campaign of 1896 confined to the single issue of bimetalism vs. the single gold standard, among other issues.

Congratulations to the buyer. He truly got a great deal.

Interesting article by Kim Palmer in STIR magazine talking about colors and their effective on elections, campaigning and politics.

BY KIM PALMER

The story behind our national hues of red, white and blue.

The fall colors were hard to miss this season. Not the yellows and oranges of autumn leaves. Rather, the avalanche of red, white and blue screaming for voters’ attention.

When the election season was in full swing, our national hues were all around us – saturating lawn signs, mailers and TV ads. The patriotic combo of red, white and blue may be a political cliché, but it remains the color scheme of choice for 80 percent of all campaigns.

This year’s presidential race unfolded predictably, colorwise, with both tickets branded by variations on the color trio. For Republicans Mitt Romney and Paul Ryan, the look was blue letters on a white background, with a red-, white- and blue-striped “R.” For Democrats Barack Obama and Joe Biden, it was a blue “O” resembling a stylized sun rising over a red striped farm field.