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In the 007 collecting scene Dr No (1962) is usually the film poster buyers are most keen to say yes to.

Shown here is the original 15ips (inches per second) tape of, by repute, Rod Stewart’s first recording on June 18, 1964, together with a second copy.

In one way, Johnny Berry (1926-94) was luckier than many of Manchester United’s Busby Babes: he survived the Munich air disaster on February 6, 1958, that killed many of his teammates.

This jersey dates from between 1886 and 1890, making it not just the oldest Middlesbrough FC shirt but possibly the oldest Football League shirt extant.

Footprint design telling a story of lost love stars among a selection of ‘out of the ordinary’ collectables lots sold at auction

With Arsenal still setting the pace at the top of the Premier League as we went to press, several lots offered at Graham Budd’s (24% buyer’s premium) sale on March 7-8 acted as a reminder of the club’s formative days.

On November 26, 1976, the Sex Pistols released their first single, Anarchy in the UK.

Gold has become the standard to aspire to at the Olympics but for the first version of the modern summer Games it was silver.

“A very rare and early item of cricketing history” is how Knights Sporting Auctions (20% buyer’s premium) describes the large silk handkerchief shown here.

La Lutine, launched by the French in 1779 and later requisitioned into the Royal Navy, is today best known for its sinking.

The visit of ‘Revolutionary Wars’ hero Gilbert du Motler, the Marquis of Lafayette, to the US in 1824 spawned a large number of commemoratives.

Beautiful construction, rarity and interesting history combined to make a British-made cutaway model sought after in a Canadian auction.

On June 9, 1934, Donald Duck made his debut in a supporting role in a Silly Symphony cartoon titled The Wise Little Hen.

An exceptional piece of Regency porcelain emerged for sale at Hannams (23% buyer’s premium) in Selborne, Hampshire, on February 21-24.

This 9in (22cm) vase by the Lomonosov Porcelain Factory is signed and dated 1929 for Aleksey Vorobyevsky (1906-92)

The most ambitious of all of the George Tinworth (1843-1913) mouse groups is the 10in (25cm) high clock case

The Adam Partridge (25% buyer’s premium) sale in Macclesfield on March 2 included a tazza from an important historical Sèvres service.

The first months of this year have featured a string of wide-ranging ceramics groups offered at auction

On May 16 Sworders is offering the first tranche of a fine collection of Doulton Lambeth ceramics.

Anthony du Boulay (1929-2022) was well known as an expert on Chinese ceramics, although his interests were more wide ranging.