Season Nine Of MPT's 'Chesapeake Collectibles' Premieres Jan. 7

Maryland Public Television’s (MPT) popular original series Chesapeake Collectibles returns for its ninth season beginning on Monday, January 7, 2019. The new season, with Rhea Feikin returning as series host, features 13 new episodes airing Mondays at 7:30 p.m. on MPT-HD.

One of Maryland Public Television’s most successful flagship series, Chesapeake Collectibles showcases antiques from around the world brought to MPT’s team of appraisers by collectors from across the Chesapeake region. Through its first eight seasons, the series has featured evaluations of more than 500 unique items. Season nine episodes were shot on location at Turf Valley Resort in Ellicott City, Maryland.

The season nine premiere of Chesapeake Collectibles features a range of interesting items, from classic Americana to historic Asian relics. Highlights from the premiere episode include:

• A baseball autographed by Babe Ruth and the rest of the 1928 New York Yankees, including nine players elected into the National Baseball Hall of Fame
• A single animation cell from a vintage Mickey Mouse cartoon, autographed by Walt Disney himself
• A Chinese rose medallion platter dating back to the Qing Dynasty
• A sparkling Burmese white sapphire and ruby bracelet

Future season nine episodes will feature a host of other intriguing and unusual items including a Lucille guitar autographed by blues legend B.B. King, an original Star Trek script complete with handwritten annotations, and a pristine zippo lighter – still in its original packaging – that was manufactured and engraved in 1945.

Chesapeake Collectibles immediately precedes the nationally acclaimed PBS series Antiques Roadshow, which airs on Mondays at 8 p.m. on MPT-HD. Each episode of Chesapeake Collectibles is rebroadcast on Saturdays at

7:30 p.m. on MPT2. For more information, visit chesapeakecollectibles.com or view the series Facebook page.

Major funding for season nine of Chesapeake Collectibles is provided by Turf Valley Resort, Maryland Arms Collectors Association, Alex Cooper Auctioneers, Inc., and the generous members of Maryland Public Television.