HAPPY BIRTHDAY, ANTIQUES ROADSHOW

The popular Emmy-nominated trash-or-treasure series celebrates its 25th season with a four-episode celebrity edition (May 3, 10, 17 and 24 on PBS) featuring Jay Leno, Mo Rocca, fashion designer Christian Siriano, former Olympic figure skater Nancy Kerrigan and other stars sharing stories of their favorite keepsakes as the show’s appraisers unearth the items’ hidden backstories.Herearesomefunfactsabout the series, which began in 1996.

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The most valuable sports memorabilia item was appraised in 2014 LÞ iĶl> ÕnL>À] Üho set a $1 million value for an 1871–72 Boston Red Stockings archive (featuring photographic baseball cards and player letters).

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