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Historical Collectible Auctions
has been a family operated corporation since 1995. Historical
Collectible Auctions is an absentee formatted auction, specializing
in providing 17th through 20th century Americana to institutions,
dealers and collectors. Our focus is in the auctioning of
materials related to the Colonial & Revolutionary War Period,
Black Americana, the American Civil War, United States Presidents,
Political & Historical Personalities, Historical Artifacts,
Photography, American Judaica, Printed and Manuscript Americana,
Native American Indians, Western Expansion and Early Sports.
Typical materials offered at auction include content-based, primary
source, manuscripts, documents, photographs and other historically
significant rarities.
Historical Collectible Auctions’ employees are active participants
in the authentication and research of items in our auction.
In addition, HCA utilizes outside resources, such as, institutions,
recognized experts and our clients’ expertise and knowledge.
Historical Collectible Auctions brings to the public six auctions
each year; totaling over 5,000 unique items with values ranging
from $50 to $50,000. For comparative value purposes, HCA maintains
a dynamic proprietary database of greater than 20,000 individual
items, comprised of full descriptions and prices realized.
The prices realized are the basis for the estimates placed on material
that appears in our auction. Historical Collectible Auctions
is committed to assisting our clients, both buyers and consignors,
in arriving at true market prices.
We at Historical Collectible Auctions believe that our clients come
first. Our stress on service, coupled with our honesty and
integrity, provide our clients with the relationship they demand. |
The Historical Collectible Auctions
team is comprised of individuals, of varying backgrounds, that have
developed into the core of a company that is focused on providing
our clients with the best service, and the most desirable materials
on the market.
Bob Raynor had been in the printing industry for greater than twenty
years before his passion for history brought him into the fold of
the collecting industry. Bob was the founder and president
of the successful newspaper auction firm Vintage Cover Story.
In 1995 Bob incorporated Vintage Cover Story into Raynor’s
Historical Collectible Auctions, an auction with a wider variety
of historically related material. As President, Bob frequently
meets with clients, both buyers and consignors, to advise them on
the current trends in the Americana collectible market.
Ryan is a graduate of the University of Massachusetts at Amherst, and recently
relocated from New York City. Ryan is responsible for developing client services
and relationships and is also responsible for client fiduciary matters.
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