Toy Shop Readers' Awards Highlight 2003 Winners
Toy collectors crowned old favorites in the 2003 Toy Shop Readers' Awards. Wonder Woman by Mattel won best small-scale action figure. Hasbro's 40 year reissue led best large-scale. G I Soldier drew near 40 percent. Batmobile led die cast. Leg Lamp from A Christmas Story line won Fun and Innovative Toy. Aragorn placed fourth.
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Mattel
Aragorn
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Penny Tin Toys Fetch Big Sums At Theriault Auction
Antique penny toys from Germany and beyond drew strong bids at Theriault's Maryland auction. Meier and Distler pieces led the sale with a St. Nicholas candy container selling for 7250 dollars and a hot air balloon fetch 2150 dollars.
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Germany
Nuremberg
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Johann Distler
Georg Fischer
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Theriault
Stuart Holbrook
Delhomme Top Seller Trend as Big Game Nears
Carolina Panthers quarterback Jake Delhomme shows rising eBay collector activity ahead of the Feb. 1 big game. In mid January a 2000 Upper Deck SP rookie graded gem mint sold for 130 to 150 dollars, noted by Sports Collectors Digest.
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Carolina Panthers
eBay
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Delhomme
Don Fluckinger
Sports Collectors Digest
Conventioneers Break Records at Florida Numismatics Auction
At the Florida United Numismatists convention Heritage auction, an 1870-CC double eagle sold for 368000 as bidding totaled over 30 million. Skinner’s recent plaything sale saw prices from 60 to 19975, with an embossed set fetching 265.
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Story Book of Houses to Wheels by Petershams 1936 edition
Collector note details a 12 volume set by Maud and Miska Petersham published by John C. Winston Co. in 1936 with titles Houses Sugar Wool Silk Wheat Rice Ships Iron Steel Transportation Corn Food and Wheels. Values vary by condition from about 10 to 30 dollars per volume. wear affects worth.
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Miska Petersham
John C. Winston Co
A. I
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