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Welcome to the CollectingCollectables.com web site, your one-stop shop for rare collectables, designed by collectors for collectors. At CollectingCollectables.com you will find a wide variety of collectables to include: rare Huntley and Palmer novelty advertising tins, The Beatles, Elvis Presley and Rolling Stones, Entertainment Memorabilia (Old Magazines, Theatre Programmes, Movie Posters, Postcards), Disney Collectables (such as Mickey Mouse, Donald Duck, Snow White, Pinocchio, Peter Pan, Winnie the Pooh), rare and Collectable Toys and Annuals (including Batman, Doctor Who, James Bond), Rupert the Bear vintage books and collectables, and much more...

Advertising Tins

CollectingCollectables.com has for sale an excellent selection of collectable early novelty advertising tins, particularly Huntley and Palmers biscuit tins.  These advertising novelty tins include: the Huntley and Palmers Tropical biscuit tin from 1891, The Queen’s Dolls House by Chubb with original key, Huntley and Palmers Simulated Straw Handbag produced between 1901-02, Huntley and Palmers Snake Skin Effect Wallet produced between 1903-04, Huntley and Palmers Lusitania biscuit tin produced in 1908 for the export market, Huntley and Palmers Bell biscuit tin produced in 1912-13, Huntley and Palmers Boy Scouts Water Bottle/Canteen produced just in 1915 (during the First World War), Huntley and Palmers Winston Churchill biscuit tin produced in 1956

Collectable Toys

Collecting Collectables has for sale a selection of collectable toys including: tin plate, character toys and projectors.  These collectable toys include: the Chad Valley Give-A-Show Projector 1963, Marx Fred Flintstone and Dino battery operated toy from the 1960’s, Matsushiro Knight Rider Remote Controlled Car 1982, complete set of 55 Batman 1966 Batt Laffs Bubble Gum Cards

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The First Edition

Collecting Collectables has a sister web site called, The First Edition (www.the-first-edition.com) which has for sale one of the best collections of antiquarian books; children’s and children’s illustrated books; and modern first edition books on the Net today.

James Bond Collectables

CollectingCollectables.com has for sale an excellent selection of James Bond collectables featuring Sean Connery and Roger Moore which includes: a 1967 complete set of 72 Somportex Ltd Thunderball Trading Cards,  Lone Star 1960’s James Bond 007 Cap Gun & Holster, Crescent Toy Co 1960’s James Bond 007 Cap Gun & Holster, Imperial Toy Corp James Bond 007 1984 Toy 9mm Sub-Machine Gun

Rupert the Bear Rare Books and Collectables

CollectingCollectables.com have for sale an excellent range of rare books and collectables for the ever popular character, Rupert the Bear (or Rupert Bear) created by Mary Tourtel.  Currently we have some of the rarest and earliest books on Rupert the Bear including: The Adventures of Rupert The Little Lost Bear 1921, Margot the Midget and the Little Bear’s Christmas 1922, Rupert and the Wonderful Boots 1931, The New Adventures of Rupert - first Rupert Annual 1936, Rupert Again 1940

Film & TV Annuals

CollectingCollectables.com has for sale an excellent collection of collectable children’s annuals for sale from TV and Film to include: the Film Fun Annual 1941, Junior Film Annual 1946 (with great early Walt Disney content!), Blue Peter Annual 1964 - the first Blue Peter Annual, The Batman Bumper Book 1970, Star Trek Giant in the Universe Pop-Up Book 1977, The Six Million Dollar Man Annual 1978

Doctor Who Annuals and Collectables

CollectingCollectables.com has an excellent collection of Doctor Who annuals, books and games from the very popular BBC TV series Doctor Who. Included in our current stock are: The Radio Times Doctor Who 10th Anniversary Special 1973, Doctor Who Discovers series of 6 Books; Doctor Who Annual 1978, Doctor Who Illustrated First Edition Book 1985.

The Dandy Annuals

CollectingCollectables.com has a collection of rare and collectable Dandy annuals to include: The Dandy’s Desperate Dan 1953, The Dandy Book 1966, The Dandy Book 1967

Children’s Annuals and Magazines

CollectingCollectables.com have for sale a large and varied range of children’s annuals and magazines, including film, TV, pop and many others which evoke memories of films and television programmes of years gone by.  In the Children’s Annuals and Magazines section you will find the following: Look and Learn magazines from 1963, The Scout’s Pathfinder Annual 1972, Pink Annual 1978

Mickey Mouse Collectables

CollectingCollectables.com has for sale a large selection of Walt Disney Mickey Mouse collectable books, ephemera and toys from the very earliest days of Disney in the 1930’s.  Mickey Mouse Books include the Mickey Mouse Annual 1934, Mickey Mouse Story Book No 2 1934, Mickey Mouse Annual 1935, Mickey Mouse A Standout Book 1936, Mickey Mouse In Pigmy Land (US) 1936, Mickey Mouse Alphabet Book 1936, Mickey Mouse and Pluto the Pup 1936, Mickey Mouse Annual 1937, Mickey Mouse Annual 1938, Mickey Mouse Annual 1960.  CollectingCollectables.com also has for sale some very desirable Mickey Mouse toys and ephemera collectables to include: a rare & early fold-out Mickey Mouse Birthday Card & Envelope 1935, 1930’s Walt Disney Mickey Mouse Wrist Watch by Ingersoll, 1930’s Walt Disney French Boxed Toy Projector with Film, The Mickey Mouse Anniversary Show Press Book (1970) commemorating 42 years of Mickey Mouse since his first appearance in Steamboat Willie in 1928.

Donald Duck Collectables

CollectingCollectables.com has for sale a wonderful collection of period Donald Duck collectables dating from his earliest creation in the 1930s and includes: Walt Disney Donald Duck and the Wheel Press Book 1961, Walt Disney Donald Duck Pelham Puppet 1960’s

Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs Collectables

CollectingCollectables.com has for sale a large selection of Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs collectables (books and toys) from this first Walt Disney feature length animation film.  The Snow White collectables include: Walt Disney Snow White Annual First Edition 1937, Walt Disney Snow White Book First Edition 1937, Walt Disney Snow White Puzzle Blocks circa 1938, Walt Disney Snow White Set 3 Boxed Slides by Ensign 1937, Walt Disney Snow White Pepy’s Card Game 1937, Walt Disney Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs Bagatelle Game by Chad Valley 1937

Winnie the Pooh Collectables

CollectingCollectables.com together with its sister web site, The First Edition (www.the-first-edition.com), sells some of the rarest Winnie the Pooh Disney toys, books and ephemera as well as first edition books from author A.A. Milne who wrote the Winnie the Pooh books for his son Christopher Robin Milne.  At CollectingCollectables.com we have the very collectable Chad Valley Winnie the Pooh boxed projector and slides

Peter Pan Collectables

CollectingCollectables.com together with its sister web site, The First Edition (www.the-first-edition.com), On the CollectingCollectables.com and The First Edition web sites you will find a rare 1906 hand written letter by J.M. Barrie, the author of Peter Pan, a theatre programme for a 1930s production of Peter Pan at the London Palladium with a stunning art deco cover; 1958 production of Peter Pan at the Scala Theatre (which no longer exists), a detailed and informative Souvenir Programme for Peter Pan

Disney Film Collectables

CollectingCollectables.com have for sale an excellent collection of Disney motion picture and animation film and TV merchandising in addition to those in the Mickey Mouse, Donald Duck, Snow White, Peter Pan and Winnie the Pooh sections of the web site.  The Disney film collectables that we have for sale include the following sheet music/song books: Who’s Afraid of the Big Bad Wolf (1933), Pinocchio (1940), Song of the South (1946), Peter Pan (1953), Mary Poppins Song Book (1964), and other great collectables which include the Fantasia 1940 film programme; a Disney poster for the 1955 Disney film Davy Crockett, Disney Press Books for Donald and the Wheel (1961), Lady and the Tramp LP (1969), and Mickey Mouse Anniversary Show (1970)

Humorous Postcards

Collecting Collectables has for sale a couple of excellent humorous cartoon postcards dating from the Second World War and featuring Adolf Hitler.  These postcards include: Anti Nazi World War II Cartoon Postcard of the Russian Bear Giving Adolf Hitler a Bear Hug c1940s, Anti Nazi World War II Humerous Postcard of Three Poses of Adolf Hitler c1940s

Aviation Postcards

Collecting Collectables has for sale a good selection of early Zeppelin postcards with pictorial postal cancellations.  These aviation postcards include: LZ129 Hindenburg Zeppelin Airship Postcard with Zeppelin Pictorial Cancellation,  LZ129 Hindenburg Zeppelin Airship German Black and White Postcard with Zeppelin Pictorial Cancellation, Graf Zeppelin Black and White Airship Postcard Postally Used Date Stamped “30, Juni 1930”, LZ127 Graf Zeppelin Airship Black and White Postcard with Frankfurt Pictorial Cancellation, Zeppelin Airship in Hangar Black and White German Postcard from 1928, LZ127 Graf Zeppelin Black and White German Postcard (PU), Charles Lindbergh Rare Advertising Postcard for Mobiloil

Donald McGill Saucy Seaside Postcards

Donald McGill postcards are one of the most sought-after of all humorous seaside saucy postcards on the market today, covering children’s postcards, adult postcards, Humerous postcards, and animal postcards.  Donald McGill is famous for featuring large ladies (now referred to as BBWs) in his postcards.  The vintage postcards that we have for sale are mainly from the Kismet series and include numbers: 246, 247, 295, 296, 330, 374, 393

Film Stars Postcards

Collecting Collectables has for sale some of the rarest old film postcards, featuring great actors and actresses, dating back from the very earliest days of Hollywood and English film making.  Such silent film stars include: Constance Talmadge, Norma Talmadge, Ruth Roland, Claire Windsor, Clive Brook, Guy Newall, Ramon Navarro, Matheson Lang, Reginald Denny, Mildred Davis, Agnes Ayres, Betty Compson, Marie Prevost, Pearl White, Alice Terry, Marion Davies, Bebe Daniels, Pola Negri.   These are very rare and early Picturegoer Postcards and  have the following numbers: 17, 45, 45a, 47a, 48, 48b, 55, 58, 64, 74a, 74b, 94a, 95, 98, 100, 101, 106, 111, 113a, 119b, 124

Personalities and Events Postcards

Collecting Collectables has for sale a special NEW postcard section for those postcards that feature a celebrity or mark a particular event in history.  Collecting Collectables has a couple of very rare postcards which are: Nearer My God To Thee Titanic Memorial Postcard, and a Charles Lindbergh rare advertising postcard for Mobil Oil.

Royalty Postcards

Collecting Collectables has for sale an excellent selection of Royalty related postcards, many real photographs (ie ‘real photo’ or RP) and dating back to the beginning of the twentieth century.  These rare Royalty Postcards include: William II Emperor of Germany Raphael Tuck and Sons Empire Series No. 1445 1903, Her Majesty Queen Alexandra from the Raphael Tuck and Sons Empire Series No. 1418 circa 1903, H.R.H. Prince Edward in Investiture Robes Real Photo from J. Beagles and Co. Postcard Number 129A 1911, H.R.H. Prince Edward in Investiture Robes Real Photo from the Rotary Photographic Series Postcard Number 7573B 1911, King George V Salutes the Troops At the Front A Daily Mail War Pictures Postcard Postally Used 1916, H.R.H. Prince of Wales Colourised Postcard in Military Uniform from the Jubilee Series by De Reszke Cigarettes, H.M. King Edward VIII in Military Uniform Real Photo Raphael Tuck and Sons Postcard Number 3923 1936, H.M. King Edward VIII in Ceremonial Uniform Real Photo Raphael Tuck and Sons Postcard Number 3925 1936, H.M. King Edward VIII in Civilian Dress Real Photo Raphael Tuck and Sons Postcard Number 3930 1936, H.M. King Edward VIII with His Little Niece H.R.H. The Princess Elizabeth Real Photo Beagles Postcard Number 355N 1936

Old Magazines

Collecting Collectables have rare and collectable old magazines for sale from such publications as Picture Show and Picturegoer.  These magazines feature movie stars, historical personalities and events.  The stunning front covers of just some of these Hollywood movies dating from the 1940’s include: Bob Hope and Rhonda Fleming in The Great Lover; Bob Hope and Marilyn Maxwell in The Lemon Drop Kid; Fred Astaire and Cyd Charisse in The Band Wagon; Bob Hope, Basil Rathbone & Joan Fontaine in Casanova’s Big Night; Marilyn Monroe and Don Murray from the Hollywood movie Bus Stop; Steve Allen and Donna Reid in The Benny Goodman Story; Jerry Lewis and Dean Martin in Hollywood or Bust; Marilyn Monroe and Lawrence Olivier in The Prince and the Showgirl

Theatre Programmes

Collecting Collectables has for sale an excellent range of signed and unsigned theatre programmes which includes such actors and personalities as: James Stewart, Flanagan and Allen, .Jean Forbes-Robertson, John Gielgud, Jack Benny, and many others...And, covering such productions as: London Rhapsody at the London Palladium 1937, Swing is in the Air at the London Palladium 1937, Frivolities of France from the Prince of Wales Theatre 1938, These Foolish Things at the London Palladium 1939, The Little Dog Laughed 1940 starring Flanagan and Allen, Peter Pan at the London Palladium, The Importance of Being Ernest 1939 Production of Oscar Wilde’s Play signed by the cast, Jack Benny at the London Palladium c.1945, Babes in the Wood at The London Palladium starring Jimmy Jewel 1950, Doctor in the House at the Victoria Palace, London 1956 starring Edward Woodward, Doctor Zhivago Film Programme starring Omar Sharif and Julie Christie 1965, Peter Pan at the Scala Theatre (now no longer in existence), Peter Pan Souvenir Theatre Programme 1958,  Harvey at the Prince of Wales Theatre

The Beatles

CollectingCollectables.com have for sale an excellent selection of Beatles memorabilia dating back from the 1960’s.  The Beatles memorabilia includes vinyl singles, EPs and albums on the Parlophone label; to include: The Beatles’ Hits EP, She’s A Woman single with Parlophone sleeve (1964), The Beatles HELP! album soundtrack (1965), Sgt Peppers’ Lonely Hearts Club Band (1967), and others.  Also, included in this Beatles collection are books which includes: A Spaniard in the Works ~ the John Lennon 1965 first edition book  Love Letters to The Beatles first edition book 1964, The Yellow Submarine Gift Book first edition book 1968

Elvis Presley

CollectingCollectables.com have for sale rare Elvis Presley memorabilia including a 10 inch HMV record of The Best of Elvis.  CollectingCollectables.com also has a selection of photographic negatives on glass as follows: Elvis in a Head and Shoulders Pose, Elvis in a Three Quarter Length Pose Dancing, Elvis in a Half Length Pose, Elvis Presley Standing with Dancing Girls, Elvis Presley in Half Length Pose with Arms Crossed, Elvis Presley in Three Quarter Length Pose in US Army Uniform

Movie Posters

CollectingCollectables.com has for sale an excellent selection of movie posters featuring such actors & celebrities as: Sean Connery, Madonna, Prince, Donald Sutherland, Sharon Stone, Eddie Murphy, Debra Winger, Harrison Ford, Harvey Keitel, Robin Williams, Barbra Streisand, Terry Thomas, Al Pacino, Clint Eastwood (as Dirty Harry) and so much more... The films currently covered include: The First Great Train Robbery, Beverley Hills Cop 2, Betrayed, Presumed Innocent, Casper, Rising Sun, First Knight, Alaska, Twister, The Sling Blade, Jack, The Mirror Has Two Faces, Last Dance, Liar Liar, Deep Blue Sea, Those Magnificent Men in Their Flying Machines, Twilight Zone, Scarface, Sudden Impact, St Elmo’s Fire, Little Shop of Horrors, Rocky IV, Under the Cherry Moon, Shanghai Surprise, Who’s That Girl

The Rolling Stone

CollectingCollectables.com have for sale an excellent collection of vintage Rolling Stones vinyl memorabilia from the 1960’s and 1970’s to include such iconic albums as The Rolling Stones Big Hits stereo LP (1966), Gimme Shelter LP (1971), Goats Head Soup (1971), Some Girls (1978), The Rolling Stones American Tour Programme 1981