We have earlier told you about the most happening auctions that kick started the year 2013, including the high end collectible cars, classic cars at RM Auctions Arizona 2013 and the expensive art sales that set the high-end art market abuzz in 2013. Now, take a look at some of the other upcoming auctions featuring antique documents, personal letters and sports memorabilia that is expected to woo the collectors.

Francis Crick’s letter to son about DNA

Expected Price: $2 million

An English molecular biologist, biophysicist, and neuroscientist, and most noted for being a co-discoverer of the structure of the DNA molecule in 1953 together with James D. Watson, the then 33-year old Francis Harry Compton Crick wrote a letter to his 12-year old son, describing his discovery of DNA with James Watson. Now the Noble Prize winner’s letter will show up at Christie’s auction block, where it’s expected to fetch as much as $2 million.

Francis Crick’s letter to son about DNA

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Noted for offering a wide and eclectic range of important and collectible-edition motorcycles like the 1906 Indian Camelback, the Fonzie’s Triumph Motorcycle from ‘Happy Days’, a vintage BMW Rennsport motorcycle, a 115-year-old Hildebrand & Wolfmuller motorcycle, the historic Garelli racing motorcycles, the 110 year-old Rambler Model B Indian motorcycle, and one of the world’s first motorcycles from 1899, to name a few, the auctioneer Bonhams is now offering a fully-restored 1931 Brough Superior S S80 motorcycle. Estimated to realize as much as $75,200 when it goes under the hammer at the International Classic MotorCycle Show on April 28th, the motorcycle in question actually won in a raffle more than 40 years ago. Besides, we have also seen the sale of other Brough Superior motorcycles including the 1922 Brough Superior ‘Old Bill’ which got sold for $468,963 to become the most expensive motorcycle ever sold at auction and the Brough Superior’s Retro Pendine hand-made motorcycle.

Fully-restored 1931 Brough Superior SS80 won with five-pence raffle ticket in 1972 is up for grabs

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Noted for offering a wide and eclectic range of important and collectible-edition motorcycles like the 1906 Indian Camelback, the Fonzie’s Triumph Motorcycle from ‘Happy Days’, a vintage BMW Rennsport motorcycle, a 115-year-old Hildebrand & Wolfmuller motorcycle, the historic Garelli racing motorcycles, the 110 year-old Rambler Model B Indian motorcycle, and one of the world’s first motorcycles from 1899, to name a few, the auctioneer Bonhams is now offering a fully-restored 1931 Brough Superior S S80 motorcycle. Estimated to realize as much as $75,200 when it goes under the hammer at the International Classic MotorCycle Show on April 28th, the motorcycle in question actually won in a raffle more than 40 years ago. Besides, we have also seen the sale of other Brough Superior motorcycles including the 1922 Brough Superior ‘Old Bill’ which got sold for $468,963 to become the most expensive motorcycle ever sold at auction and the Brough Superior’s Retro Pendine hand-made motorcycle.

Fully-restored 1931 Brough Superior SS80 won with five-pence raffle ticket in 1972 is up for grabs

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