Collecting

Canadian Murray Gillespie talks about his collection. When and how did you first get bitten by the Bond bug? I would saw the Bond Bug really got me after I attended the 25th Anniversary James Bond Exhibit at The MOMA (Museum of Modern Art) in New York in the Summer of 1987. What’s your favourite […]

Anders Frejdh shares his thoughts and advice on collecting Bond memorabilia. When and how did you first get bitten by the Bond bug? In the mid 1980’s when I saw The Spy Who Loved Me on VHS. Sadly none of my parents were interested in going much to the cinema. (The first Bond item I […]

Reuben Wakeman explains how he started his Bond collection, talks about his favourite item and shares tips on collecting. When and how did you first get bitten by the Bond bug? Around 1995 with the release of GoldenEye in cinemas. At the time I was 15 and I had just been given The Spy Who Loved […]

Edward Biddulph shares his love of the Bond books and books about Bond. When and how did you first get bitten by the Bond bug? I can’t remember when I first got into Bond, but I was certainly aware of Bond from an early age, perhaps 7 or 8. I have vague memories of watching Goldfinger on […]

Mark O’Connell, author of Catching Bullets: Memoirs of a Bond Fan, talks about Octopussy, Roger Moore clocks and other items in his Bond collection. When and how did you first get bitten by the Bond bug? June 1983. My father dragged me (not joking) almost kicking and screaming to see Octopussy at the local Odeon cinema. I […]

Bill Koenig of The Spy Command talks about Bond screenplays.  When and how did you first get bitten by the Bond bug? November 1965, “The Incredible World of James Bond” (TV special) What’s your favourite item in your collection and why? Copies of scripts, especially early drafts to see how the movies developed. In particular, it’s […]

Recently I asked readers what they would like to see more of on The James Bond Dossier. One thing that came up again and again was articles on collecting memorabilia, including posters, props, books and toys. So I emailed a number of fellow fans in my address book and asked them to share their favourite Bond collectibles. […]

Guernsey Post is to issue a set of six stamps celebrating the life of Ian Fleming on 30th July. The stamps, with a range of values, each features a black and white photograph of James Bond’s creator, including one in  uniform while working in Naval Intelligence, and another sat at his writing desk in Goldeneye. […]

Ever since I was young the James Bond films have been important to me. I remember a journey with my family in which my cousins and I played at diving like in Thunderball, holding a ballpoint in our mouths like a respirator; although in a wheelchair I was able to relive some of my favourite […]

Six gold coloured Corgi Aston Martins that were recently unearthed in their original packing were sold at auction for £5,500. The cars should have been sold in the 1960s following the release of Goldfinger, but instead the salesman hung into them. The are wrapped together in cellophane, the fact of them being in an unopened […]