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Up for bid on eBay is the official Blizzcon Diablo III poster signed by Diablo III development team at Blizzcon 2011.
The seller says, "The line to buy this poster was about 1 hours and 30 min long and on top of that, I had to line up more than an hours to get those autographs. This poster was sold only at the Blizzcon 2011 convention hall and will never be on sale again."
No line here. Just click the link provided above and place your winning bid. Good luck.
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Are you an Auto Racing collector? If so, take note: From an eBay auction comes this 1906 Vanderbilt Cup Race board game. Manufactured by Bowers & Hard (Bridgeport, Conn.)
According to Game7.tv, the Vanderbilt Cup was the first major trophy awarded for auto racing in America. It was founded as an international event by William Vanderbilt II in 1904 and continued until 1916 being held in different locations and varied distances. The first race course was 30 miles long, held on the country roads of Nassau County, NY, with the start/finish line in Westbury. The race was won by George Heath with an average of 52.2 MPH, 1 min and 28 seconds ahead of second place finisher Albert Clement, Jr. Heath and Clement were the only two entrants out of 18 who completed all 10 laps of the course to finish the race.
To own this amazing piece of auto racing ephemera, click the link and place your winning bid.
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This Depression-era scrip, up for bid on eBay, was issued on May 4, 1933, at the height of the Great Depression.
The seller says, "It was issued of all places in Carmel-by-the-Sea, today one of the wealthiest communities in America. It's a reminder of how bad it can get unless we do something today and how bad it was back in 1933."
The seller continues, "The piece was used by someone who needed help and is stamped on the back by some of the companies that took Depression scrip. It was found in the attic of a house into which we moved in Carmel several years ago. At the time I thought how interesting. Now I think how terrible for the person who suffered through that period, and had to use it while living in the richest country on Earth."
Place your bid for this item by clicking on the link provided above.
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Up for bid on eBay is this 1960 Green Bay Packers yearbook (Vol 1, No 1).
The seller says, "This fantastic book has 65 pages of player facts, photos, and bios as well as team history and a summary of 1959. This would make a great addition to any collection."
If you have a Packer fan on your xmas list, now is the time to snag this prize. To do so, click the link provided and place your winning bid.
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Up for bid on eBay is a 1958 Topps TV Westerns trading card
#56 "Street Battle"--graded PSA 9 with no qualifiers.
The seller says,"...one of only five at this grade with none graded higher. This card features John Payne as Vint Bonner in The Restless Gun."
To own this trading card, click the link provided above.
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My friend Deanna Dahlsad, editor of great blogs such as Inherited Values and Kitschy Kitschy Coo, provided me wit a list of some of her recent, favorite ephemera finds -- and not one, but two contest I have for free ephemera!
And here they are...
Antique Schlitz Beer ad in Japan travel guide (The links there show off even more pages at my other sites.)
Vintage pinup matchbook from a former POW.
This is the story of a simple pinback that prompted memories.
Contest for a real photo postcard of a woman and her dog.
This is a contest for a Jack Carson photo.
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The winner of this eBay auction will receive two 1896 $2 Silver Certificate Educational Notes (grade CGA 66 Gem Fr# 247).
According to the listing, the notes contain the signatures of Tillman/Morgan, serial # 50664. The seller says, "...very nice margins, dark printing, bright red seal, and fresh appeal. Bright crisp paper with deep punch through embossing. These are great items for any collector around the world."
Paper money collecting is one of the most interesting areas of ephemera. To own these graded Silver Certificates, click the link above and place your bid.
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An original, circa 1965 signed photograph
of U.S. Attorney General and U.S. Senator Robert F. Kennedy is up for bid on eBay.
The seller says, "This photo came from a man who, with his girlfriend, did something that is unthinkable today! They walked into the Senate building and knocked on the door of then Senator Robert F. Kennedy. He invited the young friends, then both just out of high school, into his office for a chat! I purchased the photo from Bob who remembered that the Beatles album 'Rubber Soul' had been released, and they asked Bobby what he thought about it. Can you imagine such an innocent time? Bob remembered that RFK said he had only heard it once, but said enthusiastically that he thought it was 'very good!'"
The seller continues, "When asked for an autograph to take with them, Mr. Kennedy shuffled through his desk and came up with just one photo. Unable to find another one he apologized and asked if it would be ok to inscribe the that one photo to them both. Of course they said yes...This is that very photograph signed in person in his United States Senate Office!"
According to the listing, the Sanders Price Guide to Autograph 2009, 7th edition, values a signed photograph of RFK at more than $700.
To own this one, click the link provided above.
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A 1937, Courvoisier Gallery/Walt Disney Enterprises animation cel from the classic Disney feature film "Snow White and the Seven Dwarves" is up for bid on eBay.
The seller says, "This charming and highly sought after Disney animation Cell...depicts the Dwarf named "Happy" and is identified with a neat, pencil inscription at the lower left hand edge of the matte opening."
The seller adds, "Courvoisier, as with all the Disney project materials they had access to, selected a number of cels from this feature length, film cartoon and destroyed the rest, with Disney's blessing. Thanks solely to the Gallery's efforts, some cels (like the one offered here) have survived from both features and shorts that would have probably just been disposed of entirely by the studio. The best thing about the Courvoisier Galleries pieces was that they never failed to pick high quality images, always the best.
According to the listing, the Cel's back contains the Disney copyright notification and a warning about the inflammable nature of the nitrate cel. It reads "This Material Inflammable - HANDLE WITH CARE - Frame Under Glass - Copyright 1937 - WALT DISNEY ENTERPRISES". The second label identifies the film that the Cel was taken from and reads "This is an original painting on celluloid from the Walt Disney Studios, actually used in the filming of 'Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs". / Only a very small number have been selected to be placed on the market / Walt Disney".
To own it, click the link I've conveniently placed in the first paragraph of this post...and bid, bid, bid. You'll be "Happy" you did.
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Up for bid on eBay is a scrapbook remnant with an entire general admission ticket
admission ticket for game #1 of the 1910 World's Championship (Series) at the American League grounds (Shibe Park) in Philadelphia and a pavilion admission ticket stub from the same game.
The seller says, "These tickets are neatly glued down at one end as you can see in the photos. The pink pavilion ticket stub has some writing on the back. The general admission ticket is complete. It has been folded along the perforation but not separated. Included is a bonus ticket of unknown use."
To own these tickets, click the link provided and place your winning bid.
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