16 Nov
2006
16 Nov
'06
1:13 p.m.
The best idea on this stuff is to take it up with an insurance
underwriter. Often, for collectible items of no formally established
value, they will issue a "blanket policy" for your collection that
will cover theft or loss up to a certain fixed dollar amount.
I've done this with musical instruments--and I suspect that some
collectors of bottles, clothespins and barbed wire have similar
arrangements.
Cheers,
Chuck