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Friday 20 October 2006
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It’s one of the most popular forms of collecting and Malcolm Groom’s obsession with stamps and postal history has taken him to many parts of the world to exhibit his collection.
Malcolm specialises in early pictorial stamps of Tasmania and is a competitor and judge at the World Exhibition of Philatelists.
Collector’s panellists Professor Adrian Franklin and Gordon Brown are looking confident when host Andy Muirhead introduces them to yet another “Mystery Object,” but Niccole Warren is not so sure.
It’s a Tupperware party with style guru Lauren Carpenter. Brightly coloured 50s kitchenware revolutionised the home, and these funky plastic collectables are still as useful today as they were 50 years ago.
Justin Murphy challenges the expert Collectors panel with an early piece of Tasmanian Campbell pottery. With starting bids at over $300 for this small slice of Australiana, which panellists bid will win in “Under the Hammer?”
The sumptuous Regency period in British history was heavily influenced by discoveries in Greece, Italy and Egypt. The “Roving Eye” of Gordon checks out the Johnston collection in east Melbourne where some of the most extravagant and elegant Regency furniture in Australia is housed.
Patricia from Bundaberg, Queensland wants to know how much her novelty ashtray is worth in viewer “Show and Tell’’. The panel’s valuation may surprise some viewers.
Rachelle King once had enough money saved to buy a car, but instead she purchased a tea set to add to her collection, and continued to walk everywhere. This collector of everything says she can’t understand why people get up in the morning if they are not going out collecting.
October 31st is the closing date to have your say on which “Collector Cam” collection will be displayed at the National Museum of Australia in Canberra. Voting is online and Collectors refreshes viewer memories this week with recaps from throughout the series.
Don’t miss Collectors. 8pm Friday night.
