I am an avid collector of antiques and collectibles and have been for quite sometime now. I was born in Augusta, Ga., grew up in Hendersonville, NC; making my way to New York City after graduating high school. As faith may have it, I given an application that would evently enroll me in CUNY's SEEK PROGRAM that afforded me a BA degree at City College of NY and MA. I have always been facinated with items of the second-handed (hame - downs), collectibles and or antiques. I begunn traveling abroad sometime ago and would like to consider myself an international traveler of the sort. I collected items whenever I could. Some in far away places, such as West Africa, France, Morrocco and the Carribean (Puerto Rico, Bahamas and the Dominican Republic) to name a few. Nevertheless, I have grown fund of antiques and collectibles, rescueing them whenever possible. Here are but a few of one of my most prized collectings. This collection includes approximately 100 natural polished