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Rare papers of Enigma codebreaker Alan Turing fetch record sum at UK auction

A treasure trove of World War II codebreaker Alan Turing’s scientific papers has sold for more than three times their expected sale price after being saved from the shredder.

Euronews · Jun 18, 2025

Codebreaker Alan Turing’s scientific papers sell for ‘record’ £465,000

The archive of papers included a signed copy of Turing’s 1939 PhD dissertation Systems Of Logic Based On Ordinals.

Evening Standard · Jun 17, 2025

Alan Turing's seminal papers, almost destroyed by a shredder, head to auction

The trove of papers from pioneering computer scientist Alan Turing was discovered in a loft.

LiveScience · Jun 6, 2025

Super rare edition of Harry Potter And The Philosopher’s Stone to go under hammer

A special edition of Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone is set to go up for auction and it expected to make as much as £10,000. The book had been sitting in an attic for 10 years

Edinburgh Live · Dec 7, 2022

Mom Unwittingly Bought Her Sons Harry Potter Books That Are Now Worth Thousands

The "Harry Potter and the Philosopher’s Stone" copy was signed by author J.K. Rowling and is estimated to be worth $4,000-$6,000

Zenger · Oct 21, 2022

Mum taken aback as she finds out real value of Harry Potter books she bought for £10

Tessa Prince purchased the first two books in the popular series from the same book shop in the 90s

Liverpool Echo · Oct 19, 2022

Mum bought sons two Harry Potter books for £5 and they could now sell for £7,500

"I have come across some lucky discoveries before now but buying two Harry Potter first editions by chance at your local book shop is one of the best examples yet."

Wales Online · Oct 19, 2022

Haunting images of Peaky Blinders-style criminals rescued from skip

They are now going up for auction

Wales Online · Oct 3, 2022

Police ledger with mugshot of woman convicted of 1917 PM murder plot to be sold

One-time suffragette and anti-war supporter Alice Wheeldon is widely held to have been wrongly convicted.

The Independent UK · Oct 3, 2022

Tatty Harry Potter book bought from charity shop for 50p sells for £15,000

The owner found the tatty book, which was covered in children's doodles, in a box in a charity shop in Manchester in November and took it to an auctioneer who discovered it was a rare first edition

Daily Mirror · Mar 9, 2022