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One of the world's most significant historic documents will sell at public auction on the March 14. "Atomic Bombs," written just weeks before the first such weapons dropped on Japan, records a researcher's-eye view of the Manhattan Project.Continue ReadingCategory: Collectibles, LifestyleTags: RR Auction, Christie's, Nuclear weapons

Controversial 16th Century adventurer Samuel de Champlain penned two of history’s most captivating travel books, chronicling his exploration and mapping of much of the North American continent and his founding of New France.Continue ReadingCategory: Collectibles, LifestyleTags: Sotheby's, Christie's, Samuel de Champlain

People have been collecting helmets for thousands of years, with the finest specimens either closely held or having long ago gone to museums … so when the world’s finest private collection sold at Christie’s this week, it rewrote the record books with seven of the top 20 prices of all-time.Continue ReadingCategory: Collectibles, LifestyleTags: Museum, Christie's, Helmet