This rare, possibly one-of-a-kind “Cherokee Indian” vintage cardboard baseball poster will be among the leading lots in a huge, two-day multi-estate sale slated for June 9 and 11to be hosted by Philip Weiss Auctions.

OCEANSIDE, N.Y. –More than 1,000 lots of sports memorabilia, rare books, autographs, stamps, coins, comics and comic art, animation, Rock ‘n’ Roll items, Kittinger furniture, paintings, bronzes, porcelains will change hands in a huge, two-day multi-estate sale slated for June 9 and 11to be hosted by Philip Weiss Auctions.

The first session will be held on Thursday, June 9, beginning at 4 p.m. (EDT), with a preview scheduled for all day leading up to the start of sale. Offered will be fresh-to-the-market items from prominent area estates, to include Kittinger furniture, original paintings by noted and listed artists, wonderful bronzes, porcelain objects and Part 2 of a Long Island silver collection. Online bidding facilitated by Proxibid, and phone and absentee bids will also be accepted.

Then, after a one-day break on Friday, the second session will be held on Saturday, June 11, beginning at 10 a.m. (EDT), with a preview from 8-10 a.m. Packed categories will include sports memorabilia, rare and collectible autographs, stamps and coins, comics and comic art, animation material and rock ‘n’ roll collectibles. Previews will also be held for most of the week.

Archive of correspondence between iconic songwriter Cole Porter and actor Monte Woolley will go on the block.

The Thursday session will be a super estate sale with many desirable items, but Saturday will feature the more glamorous lots. Just a few examples include a rare, possibly one-of-a-kind “Cherokee Indian” vintage cardboard baseball poster; an archive of Cole Porter-Monte Woolley correspondence (letters, autographs, photos); and a signed, inscribed John Lennon handkerchief.

Stamps and coins on Saturday will be highlighted by material from the Great Lakes Collection (stamps), a massive single-owner worldwide stamp collection to be sold as a single lot, numerous estate fresh-to-the-market and unpicked collections of both stamps and coins, a large selection of gold and silver coins, paper currency and covers. Postcards will also be sold.

Sports collectibles will include a large collection of T205 graded tobacco cards, many graded 1950s and ’60s baseball cards, W514 Babe Ruth and Shoeless Joe Jackson cards, a Wee Willie Keeler stick pin with diamonds, a near-complete 1941 Play Ball set, and signed baseballs (to include a 1938 Brooklyn Dodgers baseball with Babe Ruth and a Richard Nixon-signed ball).

A handkerchief signed and inscribed by John Lennon, mounted with a photo of the slain Beatle, is among the Rock ‘n’ Roll memorabilia in the auction.

Other Babe Ruth signed items will also be offered, as will a group of 1928 Brae Burn Country Club championship golf programs signed by golf greats Bobby Jones, Walter Hagen, Frances Ouimet and many more; two Syracuse University team-signed footballs (to include the 1959/60 Cotton Bowl championship team, with Ernie Davis); a signed Muhammad Ali photo; and a 1971 “Man of the Year” program signed by Ali, Joe Louis and baseball’s Jackie Robinson.

Rounding out the sports category will be single signed Thurman Munson pages (the New York Yankees catcher killed in a 1979 airplane crash), many early baseball photos, a collection of John McEnroe trophies, a 1919 Carnegie Institute of Technology yearbook featuring Honus Wagner, and signed jerseys (to include Walter Payton, Dan Marino, Martin Brodeur and others).

Rare books, autographs and historical material will feature an incredible John Hancock signed letter, a complete set of Aspen Magazines; 1924 Mozarts’s Don Giovanni by B. Cassirer, and high-end art books (to include “Estampes Limited Edition” with signed lithos, four volumes of Picasso signed lithos, and George Barbier’s book “Designs on the Dances of Vaslav Nijinsky”).

Also offered will be a large collection of books from estates, to be sold in bulk lots. Photography will include two original photos by Andre Kertesz, and a group of original photos by George Barris (including Marilyn Monroe from the “Last Sitting” session). Also offered will be etchings and early maps. And fans of comics, comic art and animation will not be disappointed.

A Currier & Ives folio set, titled “Four Seasons in Life,” in high grade.

The category will be highlighted by three fresh Charles Schulz “Peanuts” dailies, several estate comic collections, a nice selection of CGC-graded comics, a great run of “Weird Tales” and “Vintage Picture Play” magazines, animation production art, Disney animation cels, an original Carl Barks “Donald Duck” watercolor, and a “Golden Fleece” deluxe edition artist’s proof on wood.

Music and rock ‘n’ roll items will include a Charlie Parker signed menu, Billy Joel grade school photos and autograph, high-end rock posters (to include Led Zeppelin, Jimi Hendrix, the Grateful Dead and more), a set of four Beatles posters by Richard Avedon, a selection of signed guitars, and jazz autographs (Dizzie Gillespie, Nat “King” Cole, Louie Armstrong and others).

Art and paintings in the Thursday session will feature original oils by Sir Henry Raeburn of Penelope Dering (the “Mistress to the 3rd Earl of Aberdeen”), a portrait of Cornelius van Slingelandt by Hieronymus Van Der Lij, two oils by Pal Fried (including a large nude), a battle scene after Philips Wouwerman, and works by Rockwell Kent, Charles Levier, Rolph Scarlett, R.A. Paulings (portraits), William Meyerowitz, Desmond Heelry, Mihail Chemiakin and others.

An oil painting by Sir Henry Raeburn of Penelope Dering (“Mistress to the 3rd Earl of Aberdeen”).

Also offered will be the Currier & Ives folio set “Four Seasons of Life” in high grade, as well as the smaller set “Homestead” series; a collection of opera illustrations and signed Hockney posters; 30-50 lots of high-end sterling silver; and Tiffany pieces, to include an unusual glass and silver compote, a signed lamp, blotter ends, an inkwell, a great Sphinx paperweight and more.

Bronze pieces will include a selection of erotic Vienna bronze statues by Franz Bergmann, a dore bronze clock with an ornate stand, and bronze creations by Louis Oury, Carl Kauba and Moreau. A large collection of Kittinger furniture will feature eight dining room chairs, a side board, side tables, a bedroom set, tall bookcases, sofas, love seats and more.

Decorative accessories will include a collection of Moser glass, Meissen figures, early Capodimionti statues, a Picasso pottery vase, signed Pairpoint lamps, Lladro figures, Royal Doulton Toby jugs, Hummel figurines, art pottery, art glass, paperweights, ivory statues, a bronze alabaster gargoyle and eagle chandelier, and a pair of architectural terra cotta griffins.

Rounding out just some of the expected top lots from the Thursday session are an Art & Crafts Stickley Brothers bookcase with the original paper label, a gold gilt gargoyle library table with marble top, an architectural carved and painted griffin shelf, an unbelievable and ornately carved music cabinet with beautifully carved mythical creatures, and some nice Oriental rugs.

For more information about this auction, call 516.594.0731, e-mail to phil [at] weissauctions [dot] com or visit the Philip Weiss Auctions web site.

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A group of a dozen original Star Wars figures, all mint on the card, will be sold Saturday, Mar. 5 at Philip Weiss Auctions.

OCEANSIDE, N.Y. – Vintage toys and trains, dolls, toy soldiers, comics, comic art, animation, Disney, sports memorabilia and estate merchandise can be found among a rainbow of categories up for sale at Philip Weiss Auctions on March 4-6.

Among the featured items is memorabilia pertaining to former heavyweight boxing legend Jack Johnson, including an 18kt-gold and black opal pendant presented to Johnson in honor of his successful title fight against Tommy Burns in Australia on Dec. 26, 1908 and a walking stick presented to Johnson in London in 1911. An accompanying video shows Johnson with the stick.

Other sports items to be sold will include an archive of around 500 T206 baseball cards (not including Honus Wagner), a collection of 1911 T3 Turkey Red baseball cards, a Roger Maris game-used bat and a Yogi Berra All-Star Game-used bat, a rare Lladro FIFA World Cup, a Babe Ruth single-signed baseball, photos, uniforms, cards, many important autographs and more.

This 18kt gold and black opal pendant presented to boxing great Jack Johnson in Australia in 1908.

Comic art will feature a rare find: a recently discovered diary/sketchbook from counterculture cartoonist Robert Crumb. Also sold will be numerous vintage comics, to include Marvel, DC, an original-owner Golden Age comic collection, Silver Age comics, Disney items (porcelains, original paintings, limited-editions), and estate animation.

Toy train enthusiasts will not be disappointed on Saturday. Bidders will be treated to rare examples by Lionel, Marklin, Ives, American Flyer and more, to include an original “O” Scale Pennsylvania GG-1 4800 locomotive built by Edwin P. Alexander (circa 1930s), one of only six known to exist and not a machined kit; plus Part 3 of the Kozsey “HO” Brass Train Collection.

The Saturday session will also feature a group of a dozen original Star Wars figures, mint on the card; die-casts, to include Matchbox, early Hess trucks (including the very first Hess truck, in the original box), a nice collection of cast-iron still banks and toys (including Arcade, Hubley, Kenton and more), a large single-owner collection of Steiff animals, high-end porcelain dolls, and many toy soldiers, to include Britains, Durbar, Elastolins, dime-store figures and more.

The Friday session will be a general estate sale, featuring an eclectic mix of merchandise from prominent estates and collections. Of particular note will be the fine selection of original art, to include oil paintings, watercolors and pastels from the estate of the artist and renowned New York City musician Lester Schultz, known for his work in the band the El Street Café.

An archive of about 500 T206 baseball cards (not including Honus Wagner) will be sold Mar. 6.

Other artists of note will include Louis Lozonvick, Kathan Brown, Marion Greenwood, Kyoshi Saito, Paolo Boni, Nicola Simbari, Jacques Potin, Lawrence Beall Smith, Joseph Floch, Raphael Soyer, Pablo Picasso, Joan Miro, Masuo Ikeda, Lili Rethi, Georges Schreiber, Richard Florsheim, Jean Miotte, Alfred Montague, and other known, listed and highly collectible artists.

Decorative accessories will feature a 19th century French tea set by Alexandre-Auguste Turquet (active in Paris, 1855-1888), pieces by silversmiths Gorham and S. Kirk & Son, other sterling silver, a Toby collection, porcelains, pottery, Tiffany pieces, Boehm birds, lithographs, etchings, Art Glass vases (to include Herman Kahler, Loetz, Legras and others), a scarce set of 12 tin folding decoys, a Handel etched glass shade, and a Louis XVI marble and bronze desk.

Previews for the Mar. 4-6 auction will be held on Wednesday, Mar. 2, from noon to 5 p.m.; on Thursday, Mar. 3, from noon to 8 p.m.; and on Friday, the first day of sale, Mar. 4, from noon to 8 p.m. The action will kick off Friday afternoon, Mar. 4, at 4 p.m., with a general estate sale featuring fine art, period furniture, decorative accessories and more. The Saturday session, on Mar. 5, starting at 10 a.m., will be dedicated to toys, trains and dolls. But Philip Weiss Auctions will save the best for last when the gavel comes down on Sunday, Mar. 6, beginning at 10 a.m.

For more information about this auction, call 516.594.0731, e-mail or phil [at] prwauctions [dot] com or visit the Philip Weiss Auctions Web site.

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