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The Bangkok Gems and Jewellery show takes place in March and September each year and is one of the most important trade showcases for wholesale silver jewellery in the world. Many truly first class exhibitors exhibit their latest designs including silver rings, pendants, earrings, bangles and bracelets. So what were the designs trends at the September 2009 event?

Virtually all exhibitors are really focused on supplying large volume buyers that must place orders for over 50 to 100 plus pieces per design.

Therefore it is not really such a good show for smaller retailers looking to buy just a few items of a particular design. There were some exhibitors offering wholesale silver rings, pendants, earrings and other jewellery from stock but we found very little that was new or exciting. And in fact we found many such exhibitors were using the show as a vehicle to sell old stock.

Every year wholesale silver jewellery seems to take up a larger proportion of the floor space at the show. However, this was the forth show in a row where it was very obvious that visitor numbers had fallen on previous years and perhaps not surprisingly many exhibitors that we spoke to were resigned to poor sales with many not expecting significant improvement until the 2nd half of 2010.

Trends we saw at the show:

There were plenty of new designs but most exhibitors were sticking to tried and tested design concepts so we were unable to identify a new design or fashion trend.

Many new designs were plain silver jewellery especially plain silver rings with Cubic Zirconia especially clear CZ stones and to some extent black CZ stones which remain popular with Western buyers.

The move to light weight silver jewelery has continued with more lightweight jewellery designs. We saw very few new heavy or chunky types of necklaces and bracelets.

Laser or burnished finish plain silver jewellery have increased in popularity over the past 12 months.

There has been a fall in the numbers of both new and existing designs using Coral, Mother of Pearl and other types of shells.

Wholesale silver jewellery with Cubic Zirconia, Black Onyx, Spinel, Garnet, Emeralds, Amethyst and Marcasite remain good sellers.

As reported in the trade press last year, sales of silver rings held up well at the Hong Kong Jewellery trade show and that seems to have continued through to the Bangkok show, especially in the under US$25.00 per item price point.

Charlotte Brown
APC Ltd at http://www.apcsilver.com are suppliers of wholesale silver jewellery including wholesale silver rings, pendants, earrings, bangles and bracelets. We specialise in economically priced plain Silver Jewellery as well as Rhodium plated Cubic Zirconia jewellery and Black Onyx jewellery.

How To Tell If the Signatures on Old Stock Certificates are Authentic

How can you determine if the signatures on a collectible stock certificate are authentic autographs?  First, there's good news.  Scripophily (the collecting of antique stock certificates and bonds) does not generally have the rampant forgery or mechanized signature issues of some other collectible fields (e.g., signed sports collectibles).
 
The question to be answered is whether the signature was hand signed rather than printed or stamped.  An expensive paper and ink chemical analysis is seldom needed.  The following can help in determining originality:

1. The older the document is, the more likely it was hand signed.  In fact, in the 1800s, a personal and artful signature was the norm.

2. Certificates normally have multiple signatures (President, Secretary, Transfer Agent, owner, witness, etc.).  The signatures and any notations should be in different handwriting for each person and, often, different colorations and applications of ink or pencil.

3. Research the document using books and dealers' or hobbyist's websites (such as coxrail.com for railroads).  You may find authentication comments or images you can compare with your document.

4. If you have more than one certificate or image for comparison, look for small variations - that's good.  If the signatures would match exactly if overlaid, they're probably reproduced.

5. Since older certificates are often on thinner paper, an original signature may appear darker than the printed portions of the certificate when it is viewed from the back.

6. Sometimes a pen signature will have left a very slight depression in the paper which can be seen from the front or back when held at an angle to a light.

7. If the placement of the signature is contrary to the layout of the print, e.g., it covers part of the design instead of being perfectly placed, that may indicate originality (though not always).

8. Early signature ink sometimes "bled" slightly out into the paper from the written lines.  You may be able to see this with a magnifier.

A couple of important final points to remember:

Firstly, it is possible to prove an autograph is not authentic, but it is impossible it prove it is authentic.  Every statement of authenticity about a signature (be it Marilyn Monroe, Michael Jordan or George Washington) is a statement of informed (we hope) opinion.

The only way to be 100% sure is if you personally watched the person sign your item and then kept the item in your possession.  That seldom is an option and never is for antique items.

Secondly, because of the first point, you should always purchase collectible items from reputable dealers who offer a reasonable return policy.  You should be happy with what you acquire.

Whether you even care about the signature is completely up to you, of course, but it can be one of the research paths that lead to a sense of discovery as you explore the historical background and personal stories behind your latest stock certificate acquisition.

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I found a bunch of old stock certificates in the attic of an old house.?

These are original stock certificates for start-up oil companies and a bank. It appears these companies are either defunct or they have been bought out by other companies. Is there a way to go back and research whatever happened to these companies?? Maybe one of these old oil companies was bought out and is now part of Mobile Oil. It that were the case, there could be some significant value here.

Not sure how to research that. Maybe through a brokerage firm.

But there is an alternative if you do find them to be for defunct companies, with no value. There are collectors for old stock certificate. In many cases they are considered to be works of art (look at them carefully). While the stocks themselves may have no value, don't throw them away until you investigate this possibility.

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