Largest collection of banknotes
The largest collection of banknotes belongs to Anil Bohora (India), with a total of 10,025 different banknotes, as of 13 January 2009.
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Largest collection of badges
Seppo Mäkinen (Finland) has a collection of 30,105 different badges from over 50 countries, as of June 2008, that he has amassed since 1994.
Largest collection of cachaça bottles
Messias Soares Cavalcante (Brazil) has collected a total of 12,800 different cacha?a bottles since 1988. Cachaça is the most traditional and most consumed spirit in Brazil. It is made from sugar cane and is similar to white rum. There are many rare bottles in Mr Cavalcante’s collection including Pele and the Sagatiba Preciosa which was purchased at a Christie’s auction in 2007.
Largest collection of butterfly-related items
Nina Merinova (Russia) has 735 different butterfly ornaments, as of September 2011, which she has been collecting since 1996. Nina started making butterfly ornaments in 1996 when she lived in Siberia. As she had snow 8 months in a year, she began making colourful butterflies after having read the book ‘Butterflies of the World.’
Largest collection of bus tickets
The largest collection of bus tickets belongs to Ladislav Sejnoha (Czech Republic), with 200,000 tickets from 36 countries, each one different in some detail.
Largest collection of bottle corks
The largest cork collection in the world is owned by Antonio Fontela Blanco and Rosa Maria Valdes Diaz of Oviedo, Asturias, Spain who on 6 March 2002 had collected 744 different bottle corks from 284 brands of natural cider from Asturias, Spain. Collection was started in 1995 and the oldest cork in the collection is 60 years old.
Largest collection of books autographed
Richard Warren of Lake Forest, California, USA, has collected 2,381 books, all signed by their original authors. Pastor Rick Warren began building his personal library in 1970 at the age of 16. Over the years as he travelled and spoke around the world, he began asking authors to autograph their books for him. Also many other authors began to send him their books autographed. The collection was verified by the bookseller Ed Postal who specialises in rare books and is a member of ABAA (Antiquarian Continue reading →
Largest collection of bookmarks
The largest collection of bookmarks belongs to Frank Divendal (Netherlands) with 103,009 different bookmarks from all over the world, as of 8 February 2010, which he has been collecting since 1982. Frank has a well organised system to store his book marks. He first sorts them by country, then within a country he separates them into themes, such as bookshops, libraries, tourism etc. Although he collects all types of bookmarks, his favourites are the ones made of paper.
Largest collection of belt buckles
Chester Lindgren (Canada) has 1,642 different belt buckles that he has collected since 1974. Chester stopped collecting buckles in 2004.
Largest collection of bells
Myrtle B. Eldridge (USA) has 9,638 bells that she has collected since the 1980s. The majority of Myrtle’s bells were given to her as gifts from friends and family together with purchases she has made at yard sales and flea markets.