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PSA/DNA Authentication Services

P.O. Box 6180
Newport Beach, CA 92658
Tele: (800) 325-1121
Fax: (949) 833-7660
E-mail: info@psadna.com
www.psadna.com





PSA/DNA Begins Accepting Photographs for Authentication

- April 4, 2006

(Newport Beach, CA) - PSA/DNA now is accepting submissions of sports photographs for authentication.

Photos certified by PSA/DNA will be classified based on the Types I, II, III and IV classification system created by two of the hobby's most respected experts, Marshall Fogel and Henry Yee. Their classification system, outlined in their recent book, A Portrait of Baseball Photography (MastroNet Vintage Guides, 2005) is based on determination of the photograph's originality or reproduction, development process and publication date.

More information about the photograph authentication services and the classification system is available online at http://www.psadna.com/photo_authentication.chtml.

Denver, Colorado attorney, Marshall Fogel, is widely known for assembling one of the most significant collections of baseball memorabilia and baseball photographs. He is a former Deputy District Attorney and the author of many feature articles about sports collectibles.

Henry Yee of Jersey City, New Jersey is a Wall Street business systems management and information technology consultant. He also is a collector and dealer who has handled over a million news photographs from public and private archives.

PSA/DNA, a division of Collectors Universe, Inc. (NASDAQ: CLCT), is the world's leading third-party sports memorabilia company. Using state of the art technology, PSA/DNA created a four-level security system to prevent counterfeiting, forgery and piracy of high-value collectibles.

For additional information, contact PSA/DNA, P.O. Box 6180, Newport Beach, CA 92658. Phone: (800) 325-1121. E-mail: info@psadna.com. Online: www.psadna.com.


Important Note: New Look for PSA/DNA

- March 27, 2006

Due to the overwhelming response to our autograph authentication and encapsulation service, we have created an entirely new look for this service. Effective immediately, all autographs that are sent in for this service such as signature cuts, album pages, index cards, checks, unlicensed cards, etc. will receive a unique blue PSA/DNA label. This will replace the red PSA label currently utilized for trading card and ticket grading.

Be sure to submit the above items on a separate PSA/DNA submission form from other memorabilia for authentication. Licensed trading cards and tickets will need to be submitted on a separate PSA submission form.

Contact our customer service department if you have any questions at 800-325-1121


PSA/DNA Submission Update: Autograph Encapsulation

- March 24, 2006

The encapsulation of autographs such as checks, cuts, index cards, unlicensed cards, and the like has become a very popular service at PSA/DNA. To ensure that these items are processed in an efficient manner, please take note of the following:

Encapsulation, if you choose the service, is now included in the full PSA/DNA authentication fee. Please refer to the autograph authentication chart for more information (maybe include link here). Please make sure to clearly mark the appropriate box for encapsulation on the submission form. Please remember that if encapsulation is selected the submitter will forgo the certificate or letter of authenticity.

If the customer chooses, they may request both encapsulation and the certificate or letter of authenticity for an additional fee of $10. All autographs submitted for encapsulation must be submitted as a separate order from items not to be encapsulated (separate shipping fees apply). This will ensure more efficient processing.

Please note that encapsulation is available for items that fit in holders currently available. For additional information, please contact Customer Service. We hope you enjoy this increasingly popular service and, by following the steps listed above, your items will be processed in the most efficient manner. If you have any additional questions, please contact one of our customer service representatives toll-free at (800) 325-1121.


PSA/DNA Will Authenticate Photographs

- January 9, 2006

A new authentication service from PSA/DNA will help collectors and dealers make informed decisions about historic sports photographs.

(Newport Beach, California) -- The recent huge growth in collecting sports photographs has led to dramatic price increases, and also perplexing questions about the originality of some photos. To assist collectors and dealers, photograph authentication services soon will be offered by PSA/DNA, a division of Collectors Universe, Inc. (NASDAQ: CLCT).

Two of the hobby's most respected experts, Marshall Fogel and Henry Yee, co-authors of the new book, "A Portrait of Baseball Photography" (Mastronet Vintage Guides, 2005), will assist PSA/DNA with the new services. Photos will be certified by PSA/DNA based on the innovative classification system created by Yee and Fogel.

"The popularity of old photographs is certainly increasing, but many collectors frankly don’t know exactly what they're buying. Is it a first generation photo made directly from the original negative soon after the picture was taken or was it developed from the negative decades later, or maybe it's a second generation reprint not directly from the original negative? These confusing factors all affect the value of the photo, and the new PSA/DNA photograph authentication services will help ensure buyers get what they pay for," explained Joe Orlando, PSA/DNA President.

Photos certified by PSA/DNA will be classified based on the Types I, II, III and IV classification system created by Fogel and Yee. The system is based on determination of the photograph’s originality or reproduction, development process and publication date.

"The acceptance of this new classification system already is a smash hit," said Fogel. "We wanted to build consensus among professional conservators while having a system that is easy for collectors to understand. And that's the key: this will help collectors and dealers understand what they have."

A detailed explanation of the classification system is contained in the new book co-authored by Fogel and Yee, and will be available online when PSA/DNA formally launches its photograph authentication service in a few weeks.

"The market for vintage photographs has exploded the last ten years. But there is a great lack of knowledge among many collectors and even dealers about what is an original image and what is a later reproduction," said Yee.

"The photography field's traditional use of the phrases, 'first generation' and 'second generation,' is not adequate for today's marketplace. You also have to take into consideration the factors of when the print was made, so that's why we developed the categories of Types I, II, III and IV."

Denver, Colorado attorney, Marshall Fogel, is widely known for assembling one of the most significant collections of baseball memorabilia and baseball photographs. He is a former Deputy District Attorney and the author of many feature articles about sports collectibles.

Henry Yee of Jersey City, New Jersey is a Wall Street business systems management and information technology consultant. He also is a collector and dealer who has handled over a million news photographs from public and private archives.

For additional information about the PSA/DNA photograph authentication services, contact PSA/DNA, P.O. Box 6180, Newport Beach, CA 92658. Phone: (800) 325-1121. E-mail: info@psadna.com. Online: www.psadna.com.

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