collector

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The notoriously private collector is lively and disarmingly funny.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 21, 2026

While most cards are not worth thousands of pounds, high-profile sales of the rarest items have driven both collector and investor interest.

From BBC • Apr. 16, 2026

In July 1846, two months after the U.S. invaded Mexico, the tax collector came calling for six years’ back taxes.

From Barron's • Apr. 14, 2026

His late 1980s abstracts have historically sold the best, with a collector in 2015 paying a record-setting $46.5 million for one of his 1986 untitled abstracts.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 9, 2026

"Must be a bill collector," Hoo said, frowning over his account book.

From "The Westing Game" by Ellen Raskin