Investment
Space Memorabilia
• A checklist used on board Apollo 13 – instrumental in bringing the stricken craft safely back to Earth – sold for $388,375 in 2011. • Th e Apollo 11 fl ight patch worn by Michael Collins, who continued to orbit the Moon while Neil and Buzz pottered around on the surface, sold for $85,400 in 2010.
Th e Beatles
Now is the time to act if you’re thinking of buying Beatles memorabilia, before prices reach a whole new level. Th roughout the decade a string of “50 year”
anniversaries will keep the Fab Four to the forefront of music lovers’ minds – making their memorabilia that much more desirable, and subsequently valuable, in the process. Last year we celebrated 50 years since the release of their fi rst single, Love Me Do, while 2013 marks 50 years since their fi rst album, Please Please Me, was unveiled. Not that the Beatles memorabilia market needs
much encouragement to perform well. Photos signed by all four members grew 13.4% per annum in value between 2000 and 2012, while John’s is the most valuable autograph at £6,500. At the very top of the sector John’s handwritten
lyrics to A Day in the Life sold for $1.2m at Sotheby’s in 2010, while the drum skin that adorned the cover of the Sgt Pepper album made £541,250 in 2008.
Th e space memorabilia market has historically been strong. Yet the death last year of the fi rst man on the Moon, Neil Armstrong, has brought an even greater focus on the importance of the Moon landings. And as the participants in the six successful landings and the one successful failure slowly depart the scene, expect to see a steady increase in the number of nostalgic buyers entering the sector, especially among the wealthy baby boomer demographic, who grew up with the space race.
Royal collectibles
As the recent media coverage of Richard III in the car park reveals, there is a huge global appetite for English history and its monarchs. Th is has been refl ected in recent auction results. Indeed, a Richard III signed document – the fi rst to appear on the market in 40 years – sold for £109,250 in June, while a wanted poster for Charles II, famous for taking to a tree to escape Cromwell’s men, sold for £40,000 in February of last year. But the current incarnation of the royal family also has plenty to off er
investment-minded collectors, especially now that the Windsors have regained much popularity among the public, following the recent royal wedding, the Diamond Jubilee and the forthcoming arrival of a new heir to the throne. Princess Diana memorabilia is leading the way. Her replica bridal shoes, produced in case of a malfunction on the big day with the fi rst pair, made £36,000 in 2011, while a slice of cake from the 1981 wedding sold for £1,756 last year - up 16.2% per annum on the previous record for a slice.
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