Still missing from the probate office are wills made out by Wright and other early baseball greats Tommy McCarthy and Hugh Duffy. Their signatures are almost nonexistent on the open market. Wills and supporting documents, especially if they are stamped by the probate office, generally come right from such offices. They are public documents and do not belong on the market. Ancient artifacts from the Near East have long been a problem.
Most countries now have stiff patrimony laws prohibiting their export.
Here in America we have our own problem with Native American digs. Your best bet is to ask for provenance, a history of previous ownership, before purchasing such objects. In the case of our story, the offenders claim they don't know where they got the images they were sued over. If you are using electronic images for commercial purposes, you had better know where they came from.