Kovels Antique Trader

Whether you're looking for a trusted place to bid in auctions, buy or sell, Antique Trader is the top resource to find online auction sites, auction houses, and expert advice about antique furniture, jewelry and collectibles. Thousands of antiques and collectibles are for sale in each issue as well as hard to find items to buy, sell, or trade. Antique Trader also contains the most current and comprehensive information on antique shows and stores and earns best-selling honors year after year by providing precise descriptions and current pricing.

Popeye Tank Rolls Over Estimate

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Beatles Poster Yields $275K

THE WONDER OF Wooden Jewelry

FORE SALE! • Tiger Woods' historic clubs shatter golf memorabilia record at auction

Antique 65 Trader • Sixty-five years ago, from the basement of his Decatur, Illinois, home, Ed Babka published the first edition of The Antique Trader, a humble four-page tabloid that evolved into a titan in a burgeoning hobby. This is his unlikely story. And ours.

ANTIQUE TRADER TIMELINE

LIMITED EDITION 1957 VINTAGE QUALITY AGED TO PERFECTION

FROCKING FABULOUS • THE STORY BEHIND THE FAMOUS ‘HAPPY BIRTHDAY’ DRESS MARILYN MONROE WORE TO SERENADE PRESIDENT JOHN F. KENNEDY IN 1962

Monroe’s other famous dress that billowed to $4.6M

Warhol’s Portrait Expected to Fetch $200M • ‘Shot Sage Blue Marilyn’ could become the most expensive 20th-century painting ever sold at auction when it hits the block at Christie’s in May

ALL ABOARD! • Your journey to the birthplace of American railroading begins at the B&O Railroad Museum

Sign of the Times • Railroad memorabilia on track for another big year

Gold Rush kicks off 50th year

Events Calendar

Brimfield The Big Boy of Flea Markets

Five Favorite Flea Markets • Looking for some flea market adventure beyond Brimfield? Here are some of our favorites.