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AUCTIONS

WORLD
Jan 25, 2015
Lock of Abe Lincoln's hair sells for $25,000 at Dallas auction
A lock of slain U.S. President Abraham Lincoln's hair and items connected to his assassin were top sellers on Saturday at an auction that fetched $803,889 in the sale of a top private collection of Lincoln memorabilia.
Japan Times
WORLD
Dec 7, 2014
Original Batmobile built in 1963 sells for $137,000
Holy Bargain, Batman! The original Batmobile fetched $137,000 at auction on Saturday, a small fraction of the $4.2 million that a buyer paid last year for another version built for the television show that aired during the 1960s.
Japan Times
WORLD
Oct 25, 2014
Napoleon's two-cornered hat up for grabs at French auction
Rarely have a man and his hat been so linked in the collective imagination as Napoleon and his black, two-cornered hat.

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