Heritage-Slater Americana Auction Posts Outstanding Results!

DALLAS, TEXAS: Heritage-Slater Americana (HSA) held their latest Grand Format Auction of Historical and Popular Culture Americana on June 22 & 23, 2005 in their Dallas, Texas headquarters. 1,035 bidders competed, 389 of them successfully, for 1,474 lots. 1,103 lots found new owners (74.83%) for a total of $1,186,676. After-auction sales are still ongoing, and are expected to raise the total to even higher levels.

"I'm overjoyed by the results of this auction," said Tom Slater, Director of HSA. "This has been our best auction ever, and I'm thrilled that we're reaching so many new collectors and bringing so much new blood into this exciting hobby."

"The star of the show," Slater added, "was, undoubtedly, the spectacular 1864 Lincoln Campaign Banner, which was part of the Hershey farm collection. This banner, along with its companion piece, the 1844 Henry Clay banner, hung in the Hershey family home for generations, kept in a wonderful state of preservation. This is one of the few textile pieces to show "Honest Abe" with his familiar beard, and is a truly museum-quality artifact, so I'm very glad it's found a good home."

"I was especially pleased with the interest in the items related to President Calvin Coolidge," Slater said. "Lot after lot, rarity after rarity set new price records. The 6" Coolidge jugate led the pack, hammering at $11,000 plus the 15% Buyer's Premium. The Coolidge collection came to us from a well-known, long- time APIC member and Coolidge specialist, Larry Krug. It proves that when really outstanding merchandise is presented, collectors respond and prices go through the roof.

"Personally," said Slater, "I think it's great to see so many people taking such a profound interest in our country's rich and exciting history. From the War of Independence through the Civil War, World War II and beyond, our nation has played a pivotal role in world events. The memorabilia left behind provides a marvelous insight into those events and the effect they had on those that lived through them. I'm looking forward to our next auction, which will feature even more exciting items from times past."

Heritage-Slater Americana's next auction event, featuring Rare Books, Manuscripts and Autographs, will be held on September 12 & 13, 2005, in Dallas, Texas.

Highlights of the June 22 & 23 Auction included:

Highly Important 1864 Abraham Lincoln Portrait Campaign Banner
REALIZED: $51,750.

Howard Hughes' Fabulous 14 Carat Emerald With Diamonds Ring Gift to Terry Moore
REALIZED: $46,000.

Incredible Collection of 1790s Chinese Export Porcelain
REALIZED: $40,250.

Magnificent, Museum-quality 1844 Henry Clay Cloth Banner
REALIZED: $34,500.

"Roll, Jordan, Roll," First Edition Book by Doris Ulmann and Julia Peterkin (New York: Robert O. Ballou, 1933, the deluxe edition of 350 signed and numbered copies).
REALIZED: $29,900.

Simply the Finest 1864 Lincoln and Johnson Campaign Flag Banner We Have Ever Handled
REALIZED: $29,900.

Magnificent President Franklin Delano Roosevelt Pocket Watch
REALIZED: $18,400.

Incredible Probably-unique 1 1/4" 1920 Harding - Coolidge Jugate
REALIZED: $17,250.

The Premier Teddy Roosevelt Button Variety, and One of the Very Best of the Colorful Cartoon Designs from the "Golden Era" of Political Button Manufacture
REALIZED: $16,100.

Spectacular From-life Ulysses S. Grant Oil Painting, a Civil War Era Work by Recognized Artist Ole Peder Hansen Balling
REALIZED: $16,100.

For more information about Heritage-Slater Americana auctions, and a complete record of prices realized, along with full-color, enlargeable photos of each lot, please visit HeritageAmericana.com.

Potential consignors are invited to contact Tom Slater, TomS@HeritageGalleries.com, or by phone at 800-872-6467, ext. 441 or contact John Hickey at JohnH@HeritageGalleries.com, or by phone at 800-872-6467, ext. 264.

To reserve your copy of a catalog for any upcoming Heritage auction, please contact Nicole Jewell, c/o Heritage Comics, 3500 Maple Avenue, 17th Floor, Dallas, TX 75219, or call 1-800-872-6467, ext. 272.