1.   Among local collectors planning to attend the auction is Ted Gerber, who works in the financial services industry and chairs the Boston Fire Museum.

2.   And the fact that still lifes were favored by the likes of Emperor Rudolf II further stimulated local collectors.

3.   Another local collector, who also asked that her name not be used, said collecting and talking about Beanie Babies was something her whole family got involved in.

4.   In north central Florida there is a sinkhole that local fossil collectors call Hog Heaven.

5.   Local collector Amy Stepper, for example, is drawn to abstract works.

6.   Local collectors, fearing burglary or worse, shun publicity.

7.   Local collectors still prefer to shop in New York.

8.   Most of the artworks donated or promised to the museum in recent years have come from trustees or other local collectors.

9.   Ron Tate, another local collector, said he likes the Bugs stamp because the cartoon is a creative way to get kids into the hobby of stamp collecting.

10.   Several local collectors purchased his works.