Antiques Roadshow guest warned to tell 'the truth' about 'Kennedy dead' poster that nearly went in the bin

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An Antiques Roadshow guest was warned to 'tell the truth' about their 'Kennedy dead' poster that nearly went in the bin.
A previous episode of the BBC show, which was filmed at Roundhay Park in Leeds, saw a couple ask for advice from expert Clive Farahar about their newspaper post from the 60s.
The married couple brought forward a poster that said 'Kennedy dead' with 'Evening Standard' underneath it - rereferring to John F Kennedy's death in 1963.
Clive was interested to know how they got their hands on it and the man explained that his parents had some utility furniture while growing up in London back in the 50s.
The expert explained that utility meant that it was items made during the war, to which the man continued: 'And one of the items was a sideboard which I inherited...
'Earlier this year, we needed some space in the garage...'
In a previous episode of the BBC show, which was filmed at Roundhay Park in Leeds, saw a couple ask for advice from expert Clive Farahar (pictured) about their newspaper post from the 60s
But before he could finish his sentence his wife brutally said: 'The truth?!'
She continued to tell her side of the story: 'I decided the garage was a tip. And we needed to tidy it up.
'And he said the sideboard was just full of old paintings and you know, the sort of stuff you keep.'
And her husband confessed that they came across the poster, which was 'probably laying there for 60-odd years.'
Clive confessed: 'As far as poster art is concerned, it is so stark isn't it?
'As a piece of poster, it's hard to think of it being valuable...'
'That nearly went in the recycling bin,' the woman confessed.
And a shocked Clive replied: 'No you didn't?!' and she told him: 'You [her husband] came out the garage and went "Ooh look at this! This is really..." and I went "Put it in the recycling bin!"'
Clive then told the couple what the piece of paper was worth.
'I'm going to put £1,000 on this,' he told them.
'You nearly got rid of it! You nearly dismantled it,' he added.
The pair were over the moon with the news and said: 'Wow.'
It comes after an Antiques Roadshow guest's jaw dropped as they learned the whopping value of a Rolex watch that they bought for just £200.
In a recent episode of the BBC show, which originally aired in 2022, a number of guests travelled to Woodhorn Museum in Northumberland to get their special items looked at.
One man brought along a watch for expert Richard Price to look at.
Richard told the guest: 'So, Rolex collectors obviously know what this is and this is a Rolex Oyster GMT Master.
'And they refer to everything by the reference number. In this case, it is the reference 1675.
'It's also here on the bill of sale which I see is from a Hong Kong retailer in the early part of 1971.
'It's obviously not bought by you so who bought it in 1971?'
And the man explained how he got his hands on it and said: 'It was basically a gift to my dad and about give years ago, he passed it to me for inheritance.
'He's still alive, but he just thought give it to me to see what to do with it and it's been in a drawer ever since!'
Richard then shared the history of the watch, explaining that the airline history in the 40s and 50s made longer trips, and pilots flew on GMT.
Pan American Airways has a discussion with Rolex to develop a watch with an extra hand to set it to GMT - it was developed for the airline in 1954.
The watch became the standard GMT master.
'What is so lovely about this is that you have got all the paper work,' Richard said.
'What is so lovely about this is that you have got all the paper work,' Richard said (pictured the watch and its paper work)
He pointed out that the bezel was original, but the value may have been reduced if it wasn't, but the bracelet wasn't the original.
The expert pointed out that he thought it was purchased for £200, and then went on to say how much he think it is now.
Richard said: 'That £200 50 years ago has actually done quite well.
'If it had the original bracelet with the full set, we could have put two noughts on and made it £20,000.
'But it's not got the original bracelet.
'So I'm going to take it back to in this condition, around £14,000.'
The guest was lost for words and said: 'What?! Woah! No way.'
Richard asked: 'You happy?'
'Yeah!' the guest replied. 'I didn't expect that at all.