THE AUTOGRAPHS AND COLLECTIBLES BLOG
Janis Joplin - An Autograph with a Story
A Short Biography - An Autograph Blues singer Janis Joplin became famous in the late 1960s for her raucous, raw, and distinctive singing voice as well as her masterful command of the genre and reinvention of its basics in her own style. Precociously talented, she carved a blazing trail in...
The Elegance and Majesty of Autographed Ballet Pointe Shoes
Capture a moment in history with genuine autographed ballet pointe shoes. Get inspired by owning a pair of ballet shoes worn by dancing superstars.
Pianist Leon Fleisher Just Passed Away
The celebrated American musician Leon Fleisher (sometimes incorrectly spelled as Leon Fleischer) has died in a hospice in Baltimore at the age of 92. Born in 1928 in San Francisco to Isidore and Bertha Fleisher, both Jewish immigrants, his parents managed the family’s two hat shops. Drawn to the piano from...
July 14, 2020: Paris Sky Lavishly Sparkles After National Day Concert
Bastille Day in Covid-19 stricken France was celebrated with solemnity in a public free Champs-de-Mars, home to the Eiffel Tower. Usually reputed for its grand-style panache, French authorities imposed scaled down grandeur through social distancing and strict sanitary measures in an atmosphere of social unrest. Televised evening concert gathered leading...
Shipping orders – Coronavirus Update
We are experiencing a coronavirus pandemic, with profound effects in many aspects of our daily life! One of them is the delays in shipments between countries, and even inside the United States. The United States Postal Service, which carries most of our shipments in the US and abroad, is having...
Collecting Photography: From Daguerrotype to Digital
We visited this exhibit, currently open at the Victoria & Albert Museum in London. Exhibits include some highlights from the museum´s photography collection, and focus on a rather rare side of photography: collecting photographs, most especially antique ones, a fascinating hobby!. Displays include very early photographs, from the first years...
An Update on COVID-19
As a virus pandemic is affecting the world, and sadly many lives as well, numerous events, businesses, and plans have been altered. Still, we are always here hoping our friends and customers are well and safe. We are located in New York, where the pandemic is at its worst in...
A Tour of the Royal Albert Hall!
We have just done the wonderful Royal Albert Hall tour, allowing us to get an insight into the history and see the backstage of this venue in London. Not one of the most popular of the many tourist attractions that London has to offer, but it is definitely worth the...
Maria Callas: A Fantastic Collection
After Maria Callas passed away in September 1977, all her belongings were divided among her mother and her first ex-husband GB Meneghini, among other people. Her valuable collection of over 250 scores, including the ones she used to study her roles, was there, and most ended in Meneghini´s hand, later...
The Handel & Hendrix Museum in London – A visit
Located on 23-25 Brook Street in London, this lesser-known museum is very much worth visiting if you are in the English capital. The museum has furniture, music instruments, paintings, and copies of Handel´s manuscripts in display - not much actually belonged to George Handel (1685-17959) but is from his time....
