Dallas, TX: Heritage Auction Galleries announced that their latest Marketplace auction, which closed October 25, was their most successful ever, with total auction sales of $262,433. The Marketplace auctions, held online at www.HA.com, offer material from such diverse areas as Fine and Decorative Arts, Vintage Comics, Entertainment Memorabilia, Vintage Sports Collectibles, and Political Memorabilia & Americana, in accordance with the firm's strategy of cross-promoting collectibles from one area to collectors in other categories.
A total of 1,542 lots sold, and there were 398 different winning bidders. The top lot was an Asian wall plaque that sold for $22,705, and the auction also featured such diverse items as the original art for a Krazy Kat Sunday comic strip ($7,767) and the 1778 report of an expedition into Indian territory ($3,107). [...]
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