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Wallis Simpson bracelet fetches record £4.5m at auction

One of 20 pieces of jewellery owned by the the Duke and Duchess of Windsor that raised close to £8m at Sotheby’s.

James Bond gun sells for £277,250

A pistol held by Sean Connery as James Bond in a poster to promote the 1963 film From Russia With Love has sold at auction for £277,250.

Swedish stamp keeps world record

GENEVA – The Swedish “Treskilling Yellow” retained its title as the world’s most expensive stamp when it changed hands at a private sale shrouded in secrecy, the auctioneer claimed Saturday.

One of world’s rarest stamps to be auctioned in Geneva

GENEVA – One of world’s rarest stamps is going up for auction this weekend and could fetch a record-breaking price, the head of a Geneva auction house said.