Sign Collector Guy | 334 Posted November 14, 2019 Share Posted November 14, 2019 Shifting gears here with a thread dedicated to cool stuff on HA not video game related. I enjoy history and have a collection of militaria and this past sold item is pretty neat. Sold for $162K D-Day: First American Flag Planted on Normandy Beachhead with August 1944 Newspaper Documentation https://historical.ha.com/itm/military-and-patriotic/d-day-first-american-flag-planted-on-normandy-beachhead-with-august-1944-newspaper-documentation/a/6211-40138.s?ic4=ListView-ShortDescription-071515 Come across a current or past auction item. Share it here! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RH | 4,895 Posted November 14, 2019 Share Posted November 14, 2019 There are very few historical items that I feel shouldn't be in private collections but, rather, taken care of in a museum. This would be one of them, though. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sign Collector Guy | 334 Posted November 14, 2019 Author Share Posted November 14, 2019 45 minutes ago, RH said: There are very few historical items that I feel shouldn't be in private collections but, rather, taken care of in a museum. This would be one of them, though. I agree. Very neat piece that should be on display for everyone. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RH | 4,895 Posted November 14, 2019 Share Posted November 14, 2019 (edited) 4 hours ago, Sign Collector Guy said: I agree. Very neat piece that should be on display for everyone. Well, it's not just for display. Places like the Smithsonian have practically warehouses of stuff. But, the main concern is care and conservation. There are plenty of collectors that take of their memorabilia, but something like this could be bought by "rich grandpa" and when he passes away, his wealth is distributed, it's lost in the shuffle, thrown in a trunk, moved to a storage shed, etc. Those type of things happen. And this is almost "national treasure" status, in my book. I'd hate to see something like that happen to it in the next 50-75 years. Edited November 14, 2019 by RH Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sign Collector Guy | 334 Posted November 14, 2019 Author Share Posted November 14, 2019 Did not realize there was an officially licensed Batmobile. Sold for $137K https://entertainment.ha.com/itm/entertainment-and-music/earliest-known-officially-licensed-1963-batmobile/a/7096-89068.s?ic4=GalleryView-ShortDescription-071515 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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