any advice on collecting vintage newspaper panels and photos?

[Hankphenom]

Not sure what you mean by newspaper panels, and by photos do you mean clipped out of the papers and kept in binders? Sounds like you might be talking about a modern version of scrapbooking, and if so I think the main problem would be finding enough old newspapers to put much together. But old scrapbooks do come up from time to time, and they are cool if you're into the teams or players. Old papers will darken in tone and get brittle with age, though, and are therefore not very collectible as far as I know. As mentioned, the old Sunday "gravure" sections in sepia or color are made of more substantial paper, are better bets to age and frame nicely. Here are several of mine on the wall:

[perezfan]

Those framed pieces look great and obviously have value. But the clippings with only text and no visual aesthetics don't seem to carry much (if any) value.

I would not approach this segment if you are looking for a potential investment that would increase in value (or even retain its value). But if it's just for your collection and satisfaction, you can accumulate some pretty significant, rare and historic pieces for very little money.

[Hankphenom]

Originally Posted by perezfan

Those framed pieces look great and obviously have value. But the clippings with only text and no visual aesthetics don't seem to carry much (if any) value. I would not approach this segment if you are looking for a potential investment that would increase in value (or even retain its value). But if it's just for your collection and satisfaction, you can accumulate some pretty significant, rare and historic pieces for very little money.

Yes, whatever you do with old papers would only be for your collecting pleasure, and old scrapbooks full of articles and pictures do surface occasionally and don't go for much when they do. I doubt I could even get the framing costs out of my Sunday section pieces, but I love looking at them. And I could probably spend a lifetime trying to find them again, that's how rare they are. Throw in the minimal cost, and for me they've been a great collecting niche.

[perezfan]

Most importantly.... collect what you like!