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AN ICONIC image of Superman is being auctioned by a comic book legend.
Jerry Robinson – DC Comic artist and creator of The Joker – is selling the original artwork for the cover of Superman 14 that he saved from destruction in 1942.
Showing the hero standing in front of a Stars and Stripes shield with an eagle on his arm, the cover made the superhero an American icon.
And 68 years after it was drawn it is being sold for the first time and is expected to fetch at least £300,000. Continue reading
By Clare Carswell 
A SCOTS auctioneer is hoping to set a new world record for the sale of Nobby Stiles’ 1966 World Cup winner’s medal.
Football memorabilia of the former England player, estimated to be worth £350,000 includes the 68 year old’s winner’s medals from the 1966 World Cup final which his side won 4-2 against West Germany.
It also features his 1968 European Cup as part of the 45 lot sale won when Manchester United became the first English club to win the European Cup beating Portuguese side Benfica by four goals to one.
He is one of only three Englishmen to have won both in his career, along with, Bobby Charlton and Ian Callaghan.
By Christine Lavelle
IGGY Pop fans knocked back a rare opportunity to take home some of the 70s pop sensation’s unusual jewellery, given to him at a rock festival in Japan.
Nine pieces were put up for auction today at Bonhams in Edinburgh, including rings, pendants, a cuff and a key-chain, featuring skulls, scorpions and snakes – but only three sold.
One of the items not sold – a chandelier design pendant – had been expected to bring in anything up to £500, but it did not reach its reserve price. Continue reading
A TINY part of Bonnie Prince Charlie’s sword will go on auction next month.
A scrap of red felt lining from the Jacobite leader’s sword handle is expected to raise around £500.
Auctioneers have no idea whether the hilt was on the sword used by Charles Edward Stewart during his unsuccessful Jacobite rebellion in 1745.
But they claim the triangular scrap was found hidden in a tree trunk along with a gold watch and chain by woodsman in Dumfries in the late 19th century.
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The stones are worth thousands of pounds
By Cara Sulieman
A COLLECTION of loose diamonds worth thousands of pounds are set to go under the hammer later this week.
Auction house Lyon and Turnbull are hoping that the rare gems will appeal to both collectors and private buyers who could have them made up into jewellery.
Four of the lots contain unusual coloured diamonds including yellowish gray, yellowish green and purplish pink, all of which are over a carat in size.
The oval cut purplish pink diamond alone is expected to reach at least £1,800 in the auction on Friday.
Natural colours in diamonds are caused by the presence of additional elements in the make up of the stone.
They are very rare as most diamonds are slightly tinted when they are mined, and coloured diamonds are worth more than the colourless variety.
UNCOVERED: Auctioneers planning to sell a book by Lawrence of Arabia were stunned to find a letter hidden inside, handwritten by the man himself. Picture by Katielee Arrowsmith
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By Rory Reynolds
FORMER Scotland keeper Alan Rough held his hands up last night and admitted to selling the jerseys.
But he’s not been caught in the latest sporting shame.
He’s decided the time is right to auction off his prize collection of shirts spanning some of the nation’s greatest games.
Roughie found more than 10 years worth of his own strips that his late dad Robert had kept over the years.
The goalie – who was capped 53 times for Scotland – used to hand over the jerseys to his dad after each game, but forgot about the collection until he was helping his mum clean out her attic. Continue reading
By Cara Sulieman
A BOX of treasures that used to belong to one of Scotland’s biggest entertainers is going under the hammer next month.
Fifty of Sir Harry Lauder’s signature possessions including his walking stick, travelling chest, a kilt, sporran and signed photographs were discovered in a dusty attic after 17 years.
The talented comedian, singer and entertainer – who counted Sir Winston Churchill amongst his friends – was born in Portobello.
Two of his great nephews, Harry and Colin Valance, have put the items up for sale on March 6 at Shapes Edinburgh Auction.
By Rory Reynolds
SHE is now among the richest woman in Britain, and amassed much of her £500million fortune in just five years, after the titanic success of her adventure novels.
But JK Rowling’s publisher, Bloomsbury, once sent out a copy of Harry Potter and the Philoshoper’s Stone to critics, authors and booksellers across the UK – with her name spelt wrong.
Critics’ first glimpse of the novel, which had been written by the impoverished single mum in coffee shops around Edinburgh, cited the author as J.A.Rowling, with the publisher’s note calling her ‘Joanna’.
Now the mistake has been revealed as an ‘uncorrected’ version goes under the hammer today at Lyon & Turnbull in Edinburgh.
The plain-covered novel, which contains grammatical and spelling errors, is expected to fetch around £1800. Continue reading
By Andrea McCallum
A KIRKCALDY businessman has forked out more than £1,000 to have his restaurant used in the latest novel by one of Scotland’s best crime writers.
Dennis Alexander bid for the prize to have his eatery The Pancake Place feature in Iain Rankin’s next thrilling book.
The restaurateur footed a £1,500 bill at an event held at Adam Smith College in aid of Raith Rovers Football Club last week.
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