Extremely rare 1976\/\u201977 Topps \u2018Hockey\u2019 wax case containing four factory-sealed wax boxes each containing 36 bubble gum picture-card packs. BBCE authenticated. Estimate: $12,000-$16,000<\/p>\n<\/div>\n
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<\/a><\/p>\nVery rare Alps (Japanese) battery-operated Missile Robot, pristine and unused, with original pictorial box and cardboard inserts. Near-mint to mint condition. Estimate: $3,000-$6,000<\/p>\n<\/div>\n
<\/a><\/p>\nJ & E Stevens \u2018Called Out\u2019 mechanical bank with sentry theme, assembled from very rare bronze patterns. Near-mint condition. Estimate: $10,000-$15,000<\/p>\n<\/div>\n
<\/a><\/p>\nVery scarce and early Lehmann (Germany) flywheel-driven tin toy known as \u2018Walking Down Broadway.\u2019 VG to near-mint condition with original box bottom and original pictorial label fastened to a newer lid. Presents beautifully. Estimate: $2,000-$4,000<\/p>\n<\/div>\n
<\/a><\/p>\nLionel pre-WWIII O-gauge Mickey Mouse Circus Train set including cardboard tent and accessories. Original pictorial box marked \u2018Walt Disney Enterprises 1935.\u2019 Estimate: $4,000-$8,000<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n
Sports memorabilia section led by extremely rare BBCE-authenticated 1976\/\u201977 Topps \u2018Hockey\u2019 wax case with four factory-sealed boxes<\/i><\/p>\n \u2014 Tommy Sage Jr, Head of Morphy Auctions\u2019 Toy & Sports Memorabilia Division<\/p>\n<\/div>\n DENVER, PENNSYLVANIA, UNITED STATES, February 12, 2024 \/EINPresswire.com<\/a>\/ — It\u2019s toy time at Morphy\u2019s Pennsylvania gallery, where 1,425 lots of top-notch toys and collectibles will be auctioned in a three-day live event, February 14-16. Virtually every popular toy category is represented in the auction lineup, from classics like pressed-steel automotive, European tin windups and cast-iron mechanical banks to modern-era\/vintage favorites such as postwar Japanese tin, Barbies and Star Wars collectibles. Additionally, the auction features coveted sports memorabilia \u2013 including cards, sneakers and autographed material \u2013 as well as a choice array of 200+ antique occupational shaving mugs. <\/p>\n More than 100 banks will cross the auction block, including 56 cast-iron mechanicals. Many favorites by J & E Stevens of Cromwell, Connecticut, are at the forefront. A near-mint \u201cBad Accident\u201d bank with bright colors and 97% paint retains its original wood factory box and is estimated at $4,000-$8,000; while an excellent+ Boy Scout Camp bank with its original flag is estimated at $3,000-$6,000. The highest-estimated Stevens mechanical, at $10,000-$15,000, is a near-mint \u201cCalled Out\u201d mechanical bank<\/a>, which has a sentry theme and was assembled from very rare bronze patterns. One of very few known examples of a colorful German tin bank known as \u201cMan in the Garden\u201d is graded VG-excellent and is estimated at $4,000-$7,000. It was manufactured by the noted German firm Gerbruder Bing and depicts a hatted and aproned gentleman with a watering can, tending to his flowers.<\/p>\n Bing is also represented within the sale\u2019s approximately 50 European toy lots. A Bing 40-inch clockwork tin oceanliner with four stacks. The vessel is mostly original and has 10 lifeboats. It is marked with the ship\u2019s name Keiser Wilhelm on both sides of the prow. In excellent condition, it is guided by a $3,000-$5,000 estimate.<\/p>\n Lehmann, another revered German producer of tin toys, based many of their most popular designs on actual people Ernst Paul Lehmann encountered in everyday life or during his travels. His only purported self-indulgence was in creating the wonderful flywheel toy known as \u201cWalking Down Broadway\u201d or, alternatively, \u201cMr and Mrs Lehmann\u201d or \u201cLehmann Family.\u201d It depicts a well-dressed couple out for a stroll with their pug dog on a leash. Morphy\u2019s will offer an VG-near mint example of this very scarce and early toy, together with its original box bottom and an original pictorial label fastened to a newer lid. The pre-sale estimate is $2,000-$4,000.<\/p>\n The train category includes productions by American Flyer, Ives, and Lionel, amongst others. Topping the 85-lot selection of Lionels is a pre-WWII O-gauge Mickey Mouse Circus Train set with accessories, including all 12 of the original tickets, windup key, and a brochure showing the set for sale for $2. In excellent condition, the extremely desirable comic character crossover toy comes in its original pictorial box marked Walt Disney Enterprises 1935. Estimate: $4,000-$8,000<\/p>\n Postwar Japanese toys have never fallen out of favor with collectors, who marvel at their imaginative artistry and novel actions. Nowhere would that description be more apt than in describing the design of Japanese robots, like the very rare Alps battery-operated Missile Robot to be auctioned on February 14. Pristine and appearing unused, the 15-inch robot is fully intact, with its dish antenna and original pictorial box (with cardboard inserts). On every robot collector\u2019s wish list, Morphy\u2019s near-mint to mint-condition Missile Robot will step into the auction spotlight with a $3,000-$6,000 estimate.<\/p>\n Another stellar example of postwar Japanese toy excellence is a very scarce lithographed-tin #98 Champion Racer. Measuring an impressive 18\u00bd inches long, the friction powered open racer with helmeted driver is decorated overall with the types of verbiage and adornments seen on life-size race cars, e.g., a \u201cflaming\u201d front, an image of a Mobil Pegasus, and various racing-association logos. Even its rubber tires are marked Sanyo, rendering an additional touch of authenticity. Shiny and clean, and graded excellent to near-mint, the coveted toy is estimated at $2,000-$4,000.<\/p>\n The sports memorabilia category is led by an ultra-rare BBCE-authenticated 1976\/\u201977 Topps \u201cHockey\u201d wax case<\/a> containing four factory-sealed wax boxes. Each box contains 36 sealed 15\u00a2 bubble gum picture-card packs. \u201cCollectors rarely have the opportunity to acquire factory-sealed boxes of this type,\u201d said Morphy\u2019s Toys & Trains Department Head Tommy Sage Jr. \u201cMorphy\u2019s has a strong following for sports cards, especially since our auction one year ago of an unopened 1952 Topps baseball brick, which sold for $873,300. We expect a lot of interest in this outstanding Hockey wax box, which is estimated at $12,000-$16,000.\u201d<\/p>\n Another hot category at Morphy\u2019s, pop culture collectibles will be well served by approximately 150 lots from across the Star Wars universe, including action figures and comic books. Among the top figures are an AFA 80+ Silver Label Star Wars Lily Ledy Boba Fett with removable rocket, $7,500-$15,000; an AFA 80+ Star Wars Boba Fett Engineering Pilot with COA, $7,000-$12,000; and an AFA Gold Label Star Wars vinyl-cape Jawa with COA, $7,000-$14,000. A Marvel Star Wars #1 newsstand comic book released in July 1977 is CGC-graded 9.8 with \u201cWhite Pages.\u201d The case is in outstanding condition and shows no noticeable wear. Estimate: $3,000-$5,000<\/p>\n The tidal wave of collector interest in vintage Barbies can be easily explained by the impact of last summer\u2019s box-office blockbuster starring Margot Robbie and Ryan Gosling: the film Barbie. To pop culture fans, there is no more-iconic Barbie Doll than the 1959 production known as blonde ponytail #850. Morphy\u2019s will offer a very good original and boxed example of the iconic #850 wearing the iconic black-and-white striped swimsuit and with clean original earrings. Accompanied by its stand, booklet, and a nice variety of extra clothing, accessories and shoes, the lot is estimated at $2,000-$5,000.<\/p>\n Morphy\u2019s Feb. 14-16, 2024 Toys & General Collectibles Auction<\/a> will be held live at Morphy\u2019s gallery, 2000 N. Reading Rd., Denver, PA 17517, starting on all three days at 9am Eastern Time. Gallery preview M-F from 9-4. All forms of bidding will be available, including absentee, by phone and live via the Internet through Morphy Live. Note: Printed hardcover catalog available for Feb. 14 session only. Online catalogs available for all three sessions: Feb. 14, 15 and 16. Enquiries: call 877-968-8880, email info@morphyauctions.com. Visit Morphy\u2019s online at www.morphyauctions.com<\/a>.<\/p>\n Dan Morphy
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