There is no accounting for virality.

https://www.fox13seattle.com/news/starbucks-bearista-cup-300

Got a match on another pair! Deal is just about sealed for me to acquire.
https://project2013b.blogspot.com/search/label/04172626
See my previous posts (for first, then second pair) for details on this collectible.
https://www.onmantel.com/group/f8cf7393-bc80-4b1d-856a-b284e8d7f813/post/b0883767-a45c-4e91-982b-be9114dbb208
https://www.onmantel.com/group/f8cf7393-bc80-4b1d-856a-b284e8d7f813/post/0a39d647-1774-4b0c-a407-bea283bcdab3

Got another already on its way to me to make it a total four pairs I'll have in a few days.
I have a note for a fifth I just can't close the deal to buy from a supposedly willing seller.
Had a sixth pair note, sold it to the other owner who I think is overvaluing the pair, so ... ok... I'll sell!

Still dogged by not having the first printing pair. Much rarer, much more valuable.

US $1 Silver Certificate Federal Reserve note, 1935A series, Hawaiian overprint, star note.
Issued in 1942 in the run-up to WWII hostilities with Japan.

One of my favorite kinds of bills for the story they tell.

Wikipedia:
"A Hawaii overprint note is one of a series of banknotes (one silver certificate and three Federal Reserve Notes) issued during World War II as an emergency issue after the attack on Pearl Harbor. The intent of the overprints was to easily distinguish United States dollars captured by the Imperial Japanese Armed Forces in the event of an invasion of Hawaii and render the notes worthless."
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hawaii_overprint_note

In the end, about $35 million Hawaiian overprint $1 notes were issued. They were withdrawn (rendered not legal tender) in 1946, so most got returned in advance for legal bills, and the rest remaining stopped exchanging hands in the economy.

This one is further rare in that it is a "star" note (first digit in the serial is '*'). Those were printed in the event there were errors during printing, in which case the star note(s) of the same serial number (but with the initial '*' in lieu of the run letter) were inserted for circulation instead of the error notes keeping the serial number sequence continuous in spite of the pulled error notes. Of the $35M printed of $1 notes, only 196,000 star notes were used, in five distinct serial number blocks. So, not so common. This one happens to be from the largest of the blocks (72,000 notes)

I finally picked this one up last week. Paid top price for its condition, but having a good year and tired of waiting and getting outbid, lol.

There are also North African overprint notes with the same basic story but for the European conflict. Total number of those $1 notes issued was almost $27 million, and only 180,000 star notes were used, but they are much rarer for some reason. I'm guessing being in North Africa, fewer people hung on to the discontinued notes for collecting?

Genesis ‘The Silent Sun’ / ‘That’s Me’

US Parrot 45-PAR-3018

Black label stock issue

Genesis first single, US release.

Promo issues (orange labels) of this one of which there are three slight variations (which I have) are easier to find, and fetch around $250.

This is extremely rare and sought after stock issue. Less than a dozen are known to exist. Last recorded sale was around $5K. The Discogs ratio people throw around is 0.06 but that’s high mostly for the fact that few in the world would ‘want’ this thing on Discogs given the value.

Yes.

After 30 years of chasing this one I am super pleased to say I am now finally one of the few in the world in the owners club.

😎

Played each side once to confirm the NM vinyl play grade. Now to get it mounted in a display with museum UV glass and show it off!

BIG day in my collecting history.

Dolly Parton ‘Jolene’

1974 US RCA Victor APL 1-0473

First pressing with orange labels, Indianapolis plant

Classic.