Petroliana, Porcelain Signs & Early Motorcycle Advertising Auction

online only auction | 14 day sale | 9 days remaining
Location
Kansas City, MO 64116
Dates

Sale Starts

Wed
Mar 4
12am

Sale Ends

Tue
Mar 17
7pm

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• Changes in Circumstance: All aspects of this auction are subject to change without notice.
• Closing: This auction will have a staggered, dynamic closing. See full terms and conditions for the definitions of these phrases.
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Description & Details

This auction features over 300 lots of antique and vintage advertising, automobilia, early motorcycle material, coins, and petroliana spanning the mid-19th century through the mid-20th century.

The sale is anchored by an 1857 California Gold Fractional Coin, early Indian Motorcycle (1915) and Harley-Davidson (1917, 1935) catalogs and brochures, and multiple porcelain and enamel petroleum advertising signs including Standard Oil, Valvoline, Texaco, Phillips 66, Mobil Pegasus, and Penn Drake examples.

Automotive history is strongly represented with early Excelsior Auto-Cycle catalogs (1914), dealership advertising, Chevrolet emblems and literature, AAA auto club badges, and original vintage auto parts in packaging. Lubester paddles, oil thermometers, and two-sided advertising signs add depth to the petroliana category.

The auction also includes antique advertising trade cards, tin litho cigar signs, brewery and soda advertising, WWII ration books and War Department materials, comic books, toy vehicles, postcards, and country store ephemera.

Standout categories include:

1857 California Gold Fractional Coin early Western gold issue

1915 Indian Motorcycle Catalog Native American head cover design

1917 Harley-Davidson Brochure early factory motorcycle literature

1914 Excelsior Auto-Cycle Catalog pre-war motorcycle advertising

Porcelain & Enamel Oil Company Signs Standard Oil, Valvoline, Texaco

Mobil Pegasus & Phillips 66 Advertising classic petroleum branding

Two-Sided Penn Drake Lubester Paddle Signs early oil service advertising

Tin Litho Cigar Advertising Sign colorful early metal display

Chevrolet & GM Dealership Material emblems, manuals, promotional pieces

WWII War Department & Ration Materials original government-issued items

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