Collections come in many different types, sizes, & for many different reasons that we will touch on as time goes on, but this time I want to talk about the ones that mean the most to people…the personal collections.

These can be collections based on things that mean more than just the act of collecting…something that hits at a very emotional & singular purpose. They can range from an entire basis of a collection to just a small few items. Their financial value or rarity has no bearing on the meaning of these collections as they are truly irreplaceable to the people who hold them dear.

For me it’s the simple collection of three items based around a sci-fi series that I enjoyed but didn’t have a massive urge to collect called Battlestar Galactica. Specifically the 2004 series that ran for four seasons until 2009. There was a follow up series…but we aren’t going to talk about those.

The collection is small, consisting of just two main ships, and a piece of art that I recently purchased at Dragon Con 2022 to display with these two items. They aren’t generally very rare items, and don’t go for large amounts of money, but are the most irreplaceable items in my entire collection for one simple reason.

These are the two things my younger brother, Ian Bruce Brown, left me after he passed on November 18th, 2021.