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Patriotica

Patriotica

Virginia

Interpreting and collecting early Americana, national and international patriotic memorabilia. Specializing in political, presidential, White House, vexillology (flInterpreting and collecting early Americana, national and international patriotic memorabilia. Specializing in political, presidential, White House, vexillology (flags and heraldry) and general ephemera. Worthologist and writer of nearly 350 feature articles from denim to diamonds for WorthPoint.com, Jasper52.com and Auction Central News from 2007 to 2022 and manager/buyer of Presidential Gallery and White House Gifts in Washington, DC from 2000 to 2015. Former 82nd Airborne paratrooper, White House and National Park volunteer and Democratic Party activist, fundraiser and national staff. (Read more)

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The Service Banner - Military and Wartimein Military and Wart…
4 Myths of the American Flag - Military and Wartimein Military and Wart…
National Geographic is still the world in collectibles - Paperin Paper
Road signs lead to a great collectible - Advertisingin Advertising
Collect a dollar that is more than a dollar - US Paper Moneyin US Paper Money
Vintage jeans that still fit as a collectible - Mens Clothingin Mens Clothing
Living in a Collectible is more than 'Home Sweet Home' 
Light up your collection with 'nuclear' glass - Art Glassin Art Glass
Kings, Queens and Pretenders to the throne - Politicsin Politics
Wizards, Picachu and Yu-Gi-Oh my! - Gamesin Games

Comments

  1. Actually the cost of the flag you get from your congressional office isn't really that much different than a retail or online outlet. And yes, the flags are raised and lowered quickly for the most...
  2. That's curious that the company would get fined just for listing an ivory piece, but was it tested to be sure it wasn't covered under the CITES act? I guess its fine first, authenticate later.
  3. Whiskey and other alcohols do lose a bit of their potency the longer they are opened and used, but its not significant over the long term so its safe to say, according to the experts, that they remain...
  4. There is a misconception that uranium glass is somehow harmful because of its innate radiation, but as the article suggests that is not the case at all. I have an orange saucer that I love showing...
  5. From 2007 to 2022, I was a feature writer for WorthPoint.com and these are adapted from those articles. Some articles originated from a personal collection such as flags, presidential, political a...
  6. Yes, the poster is still available, but they are all recent reproductions. The poster I reference was specially made by someone in the 1970s with a 'limited edition' of 3,000. I agree, though. The...
  7. Brunswick: You might be referring to blackout curtains for the windows as most other buildings did throughout the war, mostly in Europe. There was a brief discussion about painting parts of the ...
  8. Curiously, no matter the news story about its creation, Baker never specifically identified any particular inspiration, except to write this in his unpublished memoirs: “I thought of the American f...
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