Collecting

Sub-headings:

Antiques

Books, Magazines & Maps

Cards

Coins & Currencies

Collectors & Collecting

Resources on being a collector or creating and maintaining collections.

Games & Toys

Natural History

Popular Culture

Sports Memorabilia

Stamps

Collecting Blogs

Discussions of collecting all types of items for fun and profit.

Resources in this category:

American Cut Glass
http://www.cutglass.org/

"There was a time in U.S. history when elegance and manners were status symbols, indicating one's station in life. Among the most coveted of the symbols was American Brilliant Cut Glass." This website provides articles, a photo gallery, and recommended reading for those interested in American cut glass.

The Civil War Bullet
http://www.cwbullet.net/cwbullet-org/bullet-relic-forum/

"A discussion community for serious bullet and relic collectors." Discussion boards include news, bullets, weapons, metal detecting, buy/sell requests, and more. Requires free registration to contribute to boards.

Glass Insulators Collectors Reference Site
http://www.insulators.info/

Offers information on glass insulators for collectors including photos, links to reference materials and lists of clubs and their upcoming events.

International Business Card Collectors

Find resources about collecting business cards. Tour an online museum, read hints on starting a collection, and discover card collectors and creators.

License Plates of the World
http://www.worldlicenseplates.com/

This site is an immense collection of license plates issued in the United States and around the world. Its objective is "to publicize license plate pictures with a few facts that may interest and entertain the casual web surfer." These pictures and history of individual plates can be found by locating the country on a world map on the title page, or by using the linked alphabetical index. Other options the site provides include additional print sources of information, club and association information, and how license plates are graded.

Our Button Box
http://members.aol.com/ll2starks/index.htm

"Our Button Box offers links to all sorts of collectible sewing button-related pages and sites." Includes lists of buttons wanted, information about different kinds of buttons, a pictorial button glossary, and links to button clubs.

The Paperweight Collectors Association, Inc.
http://www.paperweight.org/

"The Paperweight Collectors Association, Inc. (PCA, Inc) is a non-profit organization dedicated to appreciating and collecting glass paperweights. For a half-century, the PCA, Inc has championed the study and collecting of antique, vintage, and contemporary glass paperweights. The mission of the PCA, Inc is to promote education: to increase knowledge about paperweights, their creators, and the astounding glass medium from which they are created." On their official website you can learn about the history of paperweights, view galleries of images, find a list of registered artists & dealers, print or download a recommended book list, and locate regional clubs and museum collections.

Pen Collectors of America
http://www.pencollectors.com/

Pen Collectors of America (PCA) is an organization that "exists to foster and maintain the integrity of pen collecting, promote the use of fountain pens, encourage and promote effective education, communications and understanding between all collectors, and define pen collecting as an international hobby. Members are interested in the history, manufacture and use of writing instruments." At this official PCA website, you can learn about the evolution of the club, view the table of contents of their publication, PENnant, and learn about projects and events in which they are involved.

The Cash Railway Website
http://www.ids.u-net.com/cash/index.htm

This site covers cash carriers, systems which delivered money from point of sale to an absent cashier who then returned the receipt by the same device. Descriptions and photos of four types of systems are covered: Cash Ball, cable, wire-line and pneumatics.

TheftReports.com
http://theftreports.com/

"TheftReports.com offers the free reporting of thefts...and recoveries... occurring within the antiques & collectibles industry. Currently over 300 thefts appear on the site.

Treasure Hunt with Alan Carter
http://www.abc.net.au/treasurehunt/

Companion site to an Australian television show, Treasure Hunt contains information about collecting of all kinds. Includes an interesting section called ‘This Week’s Treasure.’

Universal Autograph Collectors Club
http://www.uacc.org/

Philography, or collecting autographs, is one of the oldest forms of collecting. The Universal Autograph Collectors Club (UACC) has "been serving the collector for over 25 years. Founded in 1965, the UACC began as a small group of Long Island, New York autograph collectors and has grown to be the largest non-profit collectors organization of its kind. The UACC is primarily an educational fellowship where knowledge and resources are shared with not only the membership, but also the public at large." At this website you can learn more about the hobby, read current news articles, find out about the UACC dealer registration program, and with registration, participate in online autograph auctions.