Collecting Historic Newspapers: Kennedy's Assassination

Video Transcript

"Kennedy shot; there's another hugely historical event, which I remember. Anyway, this is a copy of Kennedy shot. It's the Herald Examiner, which used to be...there were two big newspapers in LA. One was the LA Times, which is still there; then there was the Herald Examiner. Actually; the last edition of the Herald Examiner, which I cannot remember the year; is a collectible, and I have quite a few of those. Sometimes people are looking for those, but the fact that Kennedy was shot, Extra; that's another thing that collectors look for. So this is the fact that Kennedy got shot. This was one of the first news pieces that came out, and this was LA, but if you had a Dallas newspaper from where Kennedy got shot; that would be worth more, because it's the location where he was shot. Then here; this is a different Kennedy. RFK is dead. There probably was an edition that said he was shot. This is later; this is when he was dead, so there'd be merit, and history, and value for the different newspapers; depending on the event. One was, he was shot, and then one when he dies. The other thing to look for is the newspaper condition. You pretty much can't help browning on these newspapers; that's why we try to put them in plastic, but as soon as air hits them, there does tend to be a degree of browning. There's a great place where you can get bags online. It's called Bags Unlimited. They sell bags for collectibles of all types; everything from tiny little stamps to LP'S, to movie posters; everything. So, that's the thing to look at; condition, and we'll talk a little more about that."