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| Editor | Ben Hillier |
| Categories | Collecting |
| Frequency | Weekly |
| First issue | September, 2004 |
| Company | Wentrow Media |
| Country | United Kingdom |
| Language | English |
| Website | collecticus.co.uk |
| ISSN | 1746-4420 |
Collecticus is a weekly magazine, focusing on the subject of affordable collectable items. The Hobby of collecting includes seeking locating acquiring organizing cataloging displaying storing and maintaining whatever items are of interest to the individual collector The United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland, commonly known as the United Kingdom, the UK or Britain,is a Sovereign state located English is a West Germanic language originating in England and is the First language for most people in the United Kingdom, the United States An International Standard Serial Number ( ISSN) is a unique eight-digit number used to identify a print or electronic Periodical publication. A week (also called sennight or sevennight) is a unit of Time longer than a Day and shorter than a Month. For the record label see Collectables Records For the Ashanti album see Collectables by Ashanti A collectable The magazine is published by Wentrow Media in the United Kingdom, It is currently edited by Ben Hillier and printed by Hartley Publications. The United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland, commonly known as the United Kingdom, the UK or Britain,is a Sovereign state located
Collecticus was first published in September 2004 as a monthly 36-page A5 magazine. The month is a unit of Time, used with Calendars which is approximately as long as some natural period related to the motion of the Moon; The style changed significantly throughout the first few issues and Collecticus proved very popular with collectors. The Hobby of collecting includes seeking locating acquiring organizing cataloging displaying storing and maintaining whatever items are of interest to the individual collector In April 2006, it was decided that the magazine should become fortnightly.
The magazine received a complete makeover in issue 24 (31st May 2006), but remained as a fortnightly A5 publication, printed by Hartley Publications.
In issue 44 (June 2007), the magazine once again became monthly, but now printed as an 84-page A4 magazine by Acorn Web Offset. The A4 magazine featured a wide variety of feature articles on subjects including football programmes, James Bond, Beanie Babies, Star Wars, Observer's Books, Butlins, Royalty, Noddy, First Day Covers, and many more. James Bond 007 is a Fictional character created in 1953 by writer Ian Fleming, who featured him in twelve Novels and two Short story A Beanie Baby is a stuffed animal made by Ty Inc Ty was founded by Ty Warner who promoted the line in specialty stores and gift shops Star Wars is an epic Space opera franchise initially conceived by George Lucas during the 1970s and significantly expanded The Observer's Books were a series of small pocket-sized books published by Frederick Warne & Co in the United Kingdom from 1937 to 2003 Butlin's Holiday Camps, presently known by the (non-possessive trademark Butlins, were founded by (later Sir Billy Butlin to provide economical holidays ( North Noddy is a character created by British Children's author Enid Blyton, originally published between 1949 and 1963 The first day of issue is the day on which a Postage stamp, Postal card or Stamped envelope is put on sale within the country or territory of the The A4 magazine also included news, competitions, and a crossword. News is any new information or information on Current events which is presented by print, broadcast, Internet, or Word of mouth Competition is a rivalry between individuals groups nations or animals for territory or resources
In December 2007, it was announced that, from January 2008, Collecticus would be returning to its original A5 format (printed by Hartley Publications), but would now be published weekly to "take subscribers on a trip down memory lane each and every week".
A wide variety of collector's items (selected from over 200 collecting categories) are featured in every issue (including full-colour photographs) and most are offered for sale through a dedicated auction website. For the record label see Collectables Records For the Ashanti album see Collectables by Ashanti A collectable "Auctioneer" redirects here For the DC Comics supervillain see Auctioneer (comics.
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Current Features
- Over 100 collectable items - all items featured are put up for sale via an internet auction (bids are also accepted by post).
- Watching Values - an in-depth analysis of the prices achieved in the latest Collecticus auction, to help spot the latest trends in the world of collecting. Analysis (from Greek ἀνάλυσις, "a breaking up" is the process of breaking a complex topic or substance into smaller parts to gain a
- Reader's Collections - a fascinating look at what other people collect.
- Letters - comments from readers.
- 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. Car boot sales are a mainly British form of Market in which private individuals come together to sell Household and garden goods The term refers Ephemera is transitory written and printed matter not intended to be retained or preserved
- Advertising from the Past - a range of advertisements from days gone by.
Collecticus Emporium
Collecticus Emporium was a facility that enabled all subscribers to enter their own collectable items into a magazine. The subscription business model is a Business model where a customer must pay a subscription price to have access to the product/service The items were then auctioned on behalf of the subscribers. Initially, Collecticus Emporium was a separate monthly magazine sent free of charge to all Collecticus subscribers (first issue dated August 2005). However, in issue 21 (April 2007), it was announced that Collecticus Emporium would begin to be printed inside Collecticus.
In December 2007, it was announced that, following Collecticus becoming a weekly magazine, there will be one last issue of Collecticus Emporium as a standalone magazine and then the service will be stopped for the foreseeable future.
Due to popular demand, it was announced in issue 68 that the service would be returning in June 2008. One in every four issues of Collecticus will now feature a Collecticus Emporium section.
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. Ephemera is transitory written and printed matter not intended to be retained or preserved The first day of issue is the day on which a Postage stamp, Postal card or Stamped envelope is put on sale within the country or territory of the More titles are set to follow.
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