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Heroism commemorated: Balaclava medal is a great rarity
May 26 2020
‘This city will kill me’: Churchill, the maggot saga, and how the cigar-puffing statesman came to despise Dundee
May 11 2020
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COLLECTING: Early 18th-century dressing table oozes style
May 9 2020
VE Day 75th anniversary: How Courier Country celebrated Victory in Europe with bonfires, dancing and reflection
May 9 2020
The last ferry to make the Tay crossing in 1966 went on to become a star in Hollywood with Robin Williams
April 30 2020
Tea caddy with Perth connections brews up a good price at auction
April 18 2020
COLLECTING: The Bard’s First Folio ranks as the greatest work of the English language
April 15 2020
COLLECTING: Interest in Dan Dare is as strong as ever
April 8 2020
The sad tale of a Dundee ship
March 19 2020
Rare wooden cabin bed prompts reflections on the Discovery
February 28 2020
COLLECTING: Scottish ceramicist’s toast rack is still made by Alessi
February 20 2020
COLLECTING: Rarely-seen Moorcroft mantel clock has strong Dundee connections
January 20 2020
Collectors ‘long excited’ by mail recovered following the Tay Bridge Disaster of 1879, says Dundee historian
January 18 2020
COLLECTING: Historic letter on day adhesive postage stamp made its debut
January 2 2020
Rare child’s E-Type Jaguar goes for four-figure fee
December 21 2019
Curious connection between Scotland’s patron St Andrew and a dollar note
November 30 2019
The Courier Country link to world’s greatest cabinet-maker, Thomas Chippendale
November 16 2019
COLLECTING: Scot James Finlay’s 18th Century sackback dress goes for £520
November 11 2019
COLLECTING: Picture of Glasgow traction engine goes for £2,125, nearly quadrupling pre-sale estimate
November 7 2019
Adam Smith eclipses pre-sale hopes
October 16 2019
Georgian architect’s table sells for a fraction of what it would once have cost
October 12 2019
Quick sketch of Thomas Caryle by Rattray-born artist makes £1,400 at auction
October 4 2019
COLLECTING: Dundee inventor made golf putters and spittoons
September 17 2019
17th Century silver quaich was made in Banff
September 7 2019