Magna Carta being auctioned for first time
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Just blocks from where U.N. diplomats debate their interpretations of tyranny and democracy, what may be the first document to articulate the difference is going up for sale.
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The first auction of official "Star Trek" memorabilia hit warp speed on Saturday when a determined bidder paid $576,000 for a model of the legendary science fiction franchise's starship Enterprise, helping drive the total for the three-day sale above $7 million.
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A first edition of J.K. Rowling's debut Harry Potter novel is expected to sell for a magical sum later this month, auctioneers say.
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LONDON (Reuters Life!) - The Church of England has bought the warrant which authorized the execution of Mary Queen of Scots, saving the historical document for the nation.
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Science & environment: Precious rocks set to sell for thousands as Bonhams hold first auction of meteorites.
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More than 100 million pounds worth of impressionist and modern art changed hands Monday evening at a Christie's auction that kicked off a week packed with sales.
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Online auction firm eBay says a first edition copy of a Harry Potter book could fetch up to Â£20,000.
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Rare works by Thomas Hardy, Charles Dickens and Anthony Trollope are to be sold at auction.
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A rare 710-year-old copy of the Magna Carta, among the most important historical documents ever to hit the auction block, sold for $21.3 million on Tuesday at Sotheby's.
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A rare copy of the Magna Carta, the document that enshrined human rights in English law, is to be sold in New York.
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A rare signed first edition Harry Potter book sells for Â£19,700 at Christie's auction house in London.
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The bat Babe Ruth used to hit the  first home run in Yankee Stadium and help usher in 80 years of  New York Yankee dominance over his former team, the Boston Red  Sox, is going on the auction block.
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JPMorgan is said to be arranging an auction.
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A copy of J.K. Rowling's first Harry Potter novel sold at auction Thursday for almost $41,000.  The copy of the hardback first edition of "Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone," published in 1997 and signed "Joanne Rowling" on the b...
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The big-barreled ash-wood bat wielded by baseball legend Ruth to help beat fierce rivals Boston Red Sox 4-1 in the inaugural game at Yankee Stadium on April 18, 1923, was the top item in a baseball memorabilia sale at Sotheby&#39;s.
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A first edition Harry Potter book fetched $18,000 at auction Tuesday.
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A rare copy of the Magna Carta is sold for Â£10.6m ($21.3m) in an auction at Sotheby's in New York.