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About The Hobby (matchbook collecting) - Hobbymaster

Art Collecting (tips, how to protect your investment)

The Barbie Medicine Cabinet (for Barbie collectors) - The Doll Page

Bibliomania (book appraisal, cleaning, identification...) - Littera Scripta

Clarice Cliff Fakes & How To Spot Them - Clarice Cliff Collectors' Club

Collecting For Beginners (see menu at right: autographs, card shows, selling...) - Rookies & Stars Sports Cards

Frequently Asked Questions (collecting US Air Force patches) - USAFPatches.com

Gary's Tips on Doll Collecting - Sowatzka.com

Glove Collecting Ideas (baseball mitts) - GloveCrazy

Hints & Tips (for collecting autographs) - The Diver's Autograph Site

How to Collect Baseball Cards: A Guide for Beginners - diamondfans.com

How To Detect & Avoid Counterfeit Art (when bargains aren't bargains) - Knowledge Hound

ICollectIt (includes tips for comics, cigarette cards, autographs...)

Insulators: Glass & Porcelain (scroll down: FAQs, tips, care...)

Introduction To Card Collection (cartophily) - The Card Mine

KidsZone (how to collect pins, trade pins, get free pins) - PinFever

Label Preparation & Display - Tony's Bananas

Marble Collector Tips - Land Of Marbles

Postcarding Tips (collecting postcards) - Very Sparkles

The Record Collectors Guild (see 'Record Tips' at left)

Scottie's Australian Lotology Website (international lotto scratch ticket collecting)

Starting A Hot Wheels Collection - The Rockin' Hot Wheels Site

Technical (antique barometers & clocks: moving, adjusting, troubleshooting) - Charles Edwin Inc

Thilo's Coke-Can Collectors Faq - Thilos Zuhauseseite

Tips For Consumers: Collecting American Indian Art - Indian Arts and Crafts Association

To Collect (identify first editions, valuing your books, specialty collecting...) - International Book Collectors Association

World's Greatest Hobby: Getting Started With Model Trains (see left menu: getting started, garden railroading, building a layout...) - World's Greatest Hobby


ANTIQUES

Antique Bottle Collector's Haven

Antique Fishing Collectibles

Articles on Furniture Restoration (reupholstery, care, equipment...) - The British Antique Furniture Restorers' Association

Cleaning & Repair Tips (for vintage costume jewelry) - Azillion SPARKLZ

How to Collect Antique Typewriters - Old Radio Digital World

How To Restore Antique Radios - Watkins Restorations

How To Spot A Fake Antique

How To Spot Reproductions & Fakes - Antique & Estate Diamond Jewelry Information Pages

Restoration Advice.org (see menu buttons at top: clocks, paintings, furniture...)

Restoration, Troubleshooting Tips, Hints & Kinks - Bill's Antique Radio Emporium

Tips Of The Trade (appraisals, ephemera, glass...) - Antiques Roadshow


COINS & NUMISMATICS

Advice For Beginners - World Internet Numismatic Society

Ancient Greek & Roman Coins

Basic Grading For Beginners - World Internet Numismatic Society

Coin Collecting For Beginners

CoinGrading.com, How To Grade U.S. Coins

Collecting Tips (elongated pennies) - Penny Collector.com

Currency (how to find collectible coins, storage, investor risks) - ICollectIt

Numismatic Information Directory (scroll down to 'Coin Collecting FAQ') - Chuck D'Ambra Coins


ROCKS & FOSSILS

Collecting Rocks - USGS

Dinosaur Dig: Finding Fossils - SDNHM

Fossil Collecting In The UK - BBC

Fossils Of Illinois (where to look, tips & tools for collecting...) - Illinois State Geological Survey

How To Become A Sand Collector (arenophile or psammophile) - The International Sand Collectors Society

Managing your Rock & Mineral Collection - Rockhounding Arkansas

Mineral Matters - Kids' Habitat - SDNHM

National Gemstone's Web Page

Rock Collecting - Grolier Online

Starting A Sand Collection - The Virtual Sandbox






                    
 

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