(Oceanside, N.Y.) – An incredible single-owner collection of robots and space toys – plus another single-owner group of high-end mechanical banks and coin-op machines – will be sold on the second day of a weekend sale slated for April 5-6 by Philip Weiss Auctions.
Anchoring the April 6 offerings will be Part 1 of the B. L. Phil “Phillips” collection of rare, collectible robots and space toys. “Phil Phillips’ collection has been described by other collectors as the one of the finest accumulations of its kind, both in terms of rarity and condition, to hit the market in years,” said Philip Weiss of Philip Weiss Auctions. “Over 300 lots will be offered, and that’s just Part 1 of the sale. Part 2, which we’ll be offering sometime later on this year, will be highlighted by fine battery-operated toys.”
Anticipated top lots at the April 6 sale include both versions of Mr. Atomic; all three versions of Mister Mercury; Chief Robotman; Rosko Blue Astronaut;; Blue Smoking Robot; Robby Space Patrol; Target Robot; several versions of the Busy Car Robot; an original Silver Robbie robot; a Giant Sonic Robot and many more robots and space ships. The majority are still in their original boxes.
Also on April 6, and immediately following the Phillips collection, a second outstanding single-owner collection will cross the block, comprising high-end mechanical banks and coin-operated machines. Expected crowd-pleasers will be Girl Skipping Rope; Calamity Bank; Picture Gallery; Initiating the Second Degree; Boy Scout; Dentist; Magician; and more, many in pristine condition.
Coin-operated machines will include Watling Blue Seal; Parks Red Bird; Rare Kelly Improved (possibly one of only four known); Clawson 1897 Jackpot; and more.
The day will also feature a beautiful Cherry Smash Syrup Dispenser; Birchola Syrup Dispenser; a Charlie Chaplin Penny Coin-Op Mutoscope; and more.
Also sold will be an original Charles Schulz “Peanuts” Sunday page.
Capping the April 6 session will be two early carousel horses and trade signs from Grover Van Dexter’s “Second Childhood” shop on Bleeker Street in Manhattan.
The April 5 session will kick off with a single-owner estate of Disney material, to include vintage animation; toys; a rare “Matador” doll from Ferdinand the Bull; Brenda White Chargers; art from Pinocchio and Snow White; and more. Also featured on April 5 will be vintage and newer Steiff bears and other animals; and over 500 lots of train memorabilia, including Lionel; Ives; and American Flyer.
Also to be sold will be the diecast from the Virginia Hobby Shop; and about 125 tin and porcelain advertising signs from Part 1 of a single-owner collection. These will include oil; gas; cigarette; transportation; farm-related; and more.
Rounding out the April 5 offerings will be Britains and toy soldiers from several estates, as well as a nice collection of wind-up and other toys. The start times for both days, April 5 and 6, will be 10 a.m. Gallery previews will be held beginning Wednesday, April 2 (noon to 5 p.m.), on Thursday and Friday, April 3-4 (noon to 8 p.m.), and on the morning of each day of sale, April 5-6 (8:30 – 10 a.m.).
Later in the month, on Saturday, April 26, Philip Weiss Auctions will conduct another spectacular sale, featuring around 750 lots from several prominent estates. Included will be more than 100 lots from a single-owner collection of CGC-graded Silver and Golden Age comics; thousands of ungraded comics; and more. A highlight will be original cover art from X-Men #99, by Dave Cockrum.
Also to be sold April 26: comic strip art, including “Peanuts,” “Hogarth,” “Tarzan” Sunday, and more; a single-owner collection of Big Little books; sports memorabilia, to include baseball cards and autographs; over 50 pieces of vintage animation art; a great collection of rock’ n’ roll material, including posters by Bill Graham, Family Dog, Avalon and more; plus Beatles tickets and handbills.
Then, on Saturday, May 17, Part 2 of the record-setting Newport Stamp Collection will be sold. Part 1 made headlines when, on February 9, an unused 1869 24-cent inverted center U.S. stamp, #120b, certified Fine and one of only four unused examples know to exist, soared to $1.271 million. It was a new world record for a U.S. invert (the previous record was for an Inverted Jenny, at $825,000).
Part 2 of the sale promises to be just as enticing for collectors. Highlights will include U.S. singles and great rarities such as August issues #55-62; Continental and American special printings, complete #’s 167-177, 180-181, 192-204, 205C, 211D and J8-J14; 1857 and 1861 reprints, complete #’s 233A and 314A mint pair (Ex. Cromwell and Engle, one of only six such pairs known to exist). Also:
316 line pair; 318 pair; 321 pair; 322 pair; 356 line pair; an Orangeburg Coil used single; 4C and 8C blue papers; 485 double error; 544 used; 594 mint; 596 pre-cancelled; O94; PR47; R157 and R158; Hawaii #12; and many more. To learn more about the second component of this fabulous collection, click on the Philip Weiss Auctions website as sale day approaches: www.prwauctions.com.
Also on May 17, 200 other stamp, coin and paper money lots will also be sold from various collections, to include: The Chesapeake Collection featuring 50+ Scott specialty albums loaded with foreign mint sets and singles; British Colonies; four stamp collections now being broken down; and the “Silver Salt Cellar” recovered from the treasure ship Atocha (appraised value: more than $300,000).
The following day, Sunday, May 18, another blockbuster sale will be held, featuring rare books; autographs; documents; three Charles Schulz “Peanuts” pieces; a collection of Jack London first editions; and more. Quality consignments are still being accepted for these sales. To consign an item, estate or collection, call Philip Weiss Auctions at (516) 594-0731, or e-mail to [email protected].
