The New York Times – Music:
The unmasking of a fake Galileo manuscript this summer brought renewed attention to a colorful, prolific early-20th-century forger named Tobia Nicotra.
Category: Memorabilia and Souvenirs
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Mickey Mantle Baseball Card Sold for $12.6 Million, Breaking Record
The New York Times – Sports:
The 1952 Topps Mickey Mantle baseball card is the most valuable piece of sports memorabilia ever to be sold at auction.
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I Collect Souvenir Spoons. I Can Explain.
The New York Times – Travel:
Those airport gift-shop mementos are a link to the past — and to future trips my father and I might have shared.
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Diego Maradona’s ‘Hand of God’ Jersey Sells for $9.3 Million
The New York Times – Sports:
The shirt worn by the Argentine soccer star when he scored two fabled goals, one of which he attributed to divine aid, fetched what is believed to be the highest price ever paid for a sports item.