Collecticus Issue 28 Cover

Collecticus is a magazine, published by Wentrow Media in the United Kingdom, focusing on the subject of affordable collectable items. It is currently edited by Ben Hillier. A collection of magazines A magazine is a periodical publication containing a variety of articles, generally financed by advertising and/or purchase by readers. ... A collectible (or collectable) is a manufactured item designed for people to collect. ...

It was first published in September 2004 as a monthly magazine but has since become a fortnightly publication.

A variety of collector's items (selected from over 200 collecting categories) are featured in every issue (including full-colour photographs) and offered for sale through a dedicated auction site. There are also regular features. A collectors item is an object or item of any kind that has become valuable -- often unexpectedly. ...

Current Features

• News - a regular round-up of news in the world of collectables.
• Watching Values - an in-depth analysis of the prices achieved in the latest Collecticus auction.
• Competitions - regular competitions to win £100 cash prizes, or a range of collectable items and DVDs.
• Special Features - advice on collecting, storing and caring for collectable items. Recent articles have included Autographs, McDonald's Toys and Vinyl Records.
• Letters - comments from readers.
• Reader's Collections - a fascinating look at what other people collect.
• Subscriber Benefits - access to a special subscriber website containing a collectables search engine (listing every item that has ever appeared in Collecticus), a car boot sale list, an ephemera year finder and a dedicated auction website.

News is new information or current events. ... DVD is an optical disc storage media format that is used for playback of movies with high video and sound quality and for storing data. ... Autograph of king Charles XII of Sweden (1682-1718) An autograph is a document written entirely in the handwriting of its author, as opposed to a typeset document or one transcribed by an amanuensis or a copyist (see allography). ... McDonalds in Times Square, New York McDonalds Corporation (NYSE: MCD) is the worlds largest chain of fast-food restaurants. ... A gramophone record, (also phonograph record - often simply record) is an analog sound recording medium: a flat disc rotating at a constant angular velocity, with inscribed spiral grooves in which a stylus or needle rides. ...

Collecticus Emporium

Collecticus Emporium (Colum) is a monthly publication, enabling all Collecticus subscribers to sell their own items. The publication is free to subscribers.

Trade And Collect Books

Collecticus has published four individual books focusing on specific collecting areas. Titles so far are: Tax Discs, Ephemera, First Day Covers, and TV & Radio Licences. More titles are set to follow.

External Links

• Collecticus Official Website
• Trade And Collect Website