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Arthur "Smokestack" Hardy (April 2, 1901 – December 4, 1995) was a volunteer fire fighter, photographer, black fire historian and collector of fire memorabilia (). [1] He was the first African-American firefighter in Baltimore, Maryland.
Wayne Bray, a memorabilia shop owner, met master forger Gregory Marino in 1994. The two became friends, and went into business selling forged Mickey Mantle autographs among other items. [ 2 ] A large number of the forgeries were made by Marino, [ 3 ] who could perfectly copy signatures on sight and worked 15 hours a day to produce forgeries.
The collecting of Scouting memorabilia likely began when Scouting was founded in Britain in 1907, though in those early years many did not think to save their items, and so much is lost to history. Early Scouters often sewed awards they had earned, as well as insignia they had traded with other Scouts, directly to woolen campfire blankets .
Four years later, in January 2022, the cooperating memorabilia collector, who was a member of Augusta National, reached out to federal authorities and reported he had been contacted by the person ...
Apr. 23—Local fire departments are warning of scams targeting their supporters. Plymouth Fire Chief Bill Strubbe said multiple people reached out to him about messages claiming to have shirts ...
A lot of people collect McDonald's memorabilia." On the flip side, he never sells or gives away items, either. "We have a worldwide convention every couple of years, and this year the archives ...
The American Philatelic Association was formed in 1886. [1] Other national, regional, and local clubs followed during the late nineteenth and into the twentieth centuries. Most of these societies were dominated by white men of financial means, and some actively excluded women and persons of color, though newer and more local clubs formed in the ...
American Vecturist Association (AVA) Anchorage Coin Club; Ancient Coin Collectors Guild (ACCG) Blue Ridge Numismatic Association (BRNA) Central States Numismatic Society; Medal Collectors of America (MCA), founded in 1998 in Portland Oregon. "Its primary purpose was to serve collectors of world and U.S. art and historical medals.