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Model Trucks Licensed From Famous Movies

Building model trucks is a pastime that is much loved and can be extremely fun. If you enjoy putting them together but it is starting to get boring then you might want to try something totally different. Instead of building ones that come straight from the auto industry you might try building some that come […]

Finding the Perfect Greek Helmet for Your Collection

If you are looking to add a Greek Helmet to your collection, or are looking at a Trojan helmet to buy to help cheer your team name on, then you’ll be in for a real treat when researching what helmet to buy. Many schools have the Trojan as their maskot, so that right there […]

Prominent Greek Helmets in Ancient Times

There are a few different “main designs” of Greek Helmets that the Greek wore (or their close related factions) that are worth mentioning or that most people are looking to add to their collection. These include the Trojan helmet, Corinthian helmet, Spartan helmet, and Hoplite helmet. Most of these can be found in […]

Money Through the Ages: A Historic Retrospective

Precious metals, conch shells and bartering have all been utilized by civilizations through the ages in the exchange of services or goods. This early form of money, or proto-money, was used before the invention of real currency. In ancient times, a bag of rice might have been exchanged by someone for a bag of beans. […]

The Many Different Kinds of Postage Stamps

Postage stamps were first issued in Great Britain in 1840. The practice soon became common all over the world to show that the postage had been paid on a piece of mail. A stamp is a sticker attached to the top right hand corner of an envelope or package. Since stamps are in different denominations, […]

Learn About The World’s Most Valuable Stamps

There are rare and valuable stamps in all postal systems of the world. Two of the best known of these are the Inverted Jenny, which was a printing error and the 1-cent Z grill stamp from the US postal system. Anyone who is a serious stamp collector will tell you that there are five most […]

Learn About The World’s Most Valuable Stamps

There are rare and valuable stamps in all postal systems of the world. Two of the best known of these are the Inverted Jenny, which was a printing error and the 1-cent Z grill stamp from the US postal system. Anyone who is a serious stamp collector will tell you that there are five most […]

Antique Collecting- How To Get Started

Antiques are fun to collect. In addition, they can be very profitable acquisitions if done correctly. Here are some tips to help you on your path to starting to collect antiques.
Check out yard sales, flea markets, classifieds, and estate sales. Many times a seller will not realize that what they are selling is […]

The Most Popular Ancient Greek Helmets

If you are looking to be a Greek soldier for an adult Halloween costume party, or are in to SCA combat or reenactments, or just need a costume for a play or movie production, then you the Greek helmet is one of the most important parts of the whole set. This article discusses the […]

The Most Popular Ancient Greek Helmets

If you are looking to be a Greek soldier for an adult Halloween costume party, or are in to SCA combat or reenactments, or just need a costume for a play or movie production, then you the Greek helmet is one of the most important parts of the whole set. This article discusses the […]