Past Auctions

This auction features a diverse range of philatelic material, from classic covers to intriguing accumulations. It opens with postage lots suitable for mailings, along with sheet collections. Collectors can bid on U.S. lots, including highlighted single stamps like #76, 126, 657-679, B1-4, C13, C5, B1-16, desirable duck plate blocks, and R21. The cover selections are particularly strong, with flight-related covers, Zeppelins, two #72 bisects with certificates, a #117 with a nice blue leaf cancel, and unusual foreign destinations, primarily classic material with significant catalog value. Also featured are Korea #132-173 in souvenir sheets and singles, and Saar #B61-CB1A. All lots will be sold without reserve.

This auction showcases a premium selection of vintage toys, western wear, and historic textiles. Highlighted pieces include mechanical toys such as a tin lithograph rabbit conductor and a Daiya prancing horse, alongside transportation-themed items like the Rich's Little Milk Man wooden dairy wagon and a Pioneer Spirit covered wagon with two-horse team. The collection features dollhouse miniatures including cast metal kitchen implements and ceramic appliances, complemented by vintage toy sewing machines from Singer and Little Comfort. Notable textiles include a classic Hudson Bay wool blanket with four points and 1940s military blankets from Australian and Swiss armies. Quality western boots from Tony Lama, El Presidente, and Durango represent fine leather craftsmanship. The doll collection includes a Skookum mother and baby, an Italian Pinocchio, and a Mattel Skipper with original packaging. Cast iron toys, including cookstoves with miniature accessories, round out this diverse offering of collectibles.

This auction combines notable Mid-Century Modern furnishings and art. The furniture selection features masterworks from American and Danish designers, including a Milo Baughman rosewood case sofa and a contemporary handcrafted Thomas Moser dining suite. Danish design is represented through Erik Buch Model 61 barstools, Niels Koefoed Eva chairs, and an Arne Jacobsen Swan sofa. A live edge table by local artist Winni Brueggemann and a Bernhard Pedersen teak wall unit showcase varied craftsmanship, while Eames classics like a lounge chair set, LCW, and RAR chairs round out the furniture offerings. Stylish domestic items by Russel Wright, Dansk, and LaGardo Tackett are also offered, as well as lamps by Bill Curry, Kurt Versen, Majestic, and Laurel. The art selection includes a 1967 Joan Miró lithograph, signed limited edition lithographs by Andy Warhol and Keith Haring from their United Nations advocacy series, and a prize winning monolithic sculpture by John Rogers Clague.

This jewelry auction presents a refined collection of precious metal pieces and gemstone-adorned accessories. Highlights include 14k gold pieces such as turquoise earrings and a tricolor necklace, alongside a substantial hinged gold bangle bracelet. Sterling silver pieces feature prominently, with standouts including a fifty-strand liquid silver necklace and sets combining jade, turquoise, and mother of pearl. German-crafted pieces include a marcasite and carnelian jewelry set, while mixed media items showcase combinations of sterling silver with precious stones and 18k gold accents. Notable timepieces include an art deco watch with green stones and another featuring a multi-colored jade bracelet. The collection spans vintage to contemporary designs, with particular strength in Native American-inspired pieces and art deco styling. Sterling silver items range from classic bangles to intricate mesh designs, many incorporating natural stones in matching sets.

This comic book auction is an exceptional collection spanning the Silver and Bronze Ages, anchored by four museum-grade keys: X-Men #1 CGC 6.5, Amazing Spider-Man #1 CGC 4.0, Daredevil #1 CGC 5.0, and Giant-Size X-Men #1 CGC 9.4. Additional CGC-graded keys include Amazing Spider-Man #10 (7.5), #129 (7.5), X-Men #10 (8.0), #11 (8.0), and #12 (8.0). Beyond these graded treasures, the auction features substantial Silver Age runs across major titles. Notable collections include a 39-issue Daredevil run (#100-134), consecutive Journey Into Mystery with Thor issues (#110-125), and  X-Men sequences including #58-62 and #76-86. Multiple Amazing Spider-Man lots showcase classic villains, while a 22-issue Avengers collection features the Collector and Black Panther. A series of 40-issue Marvel lots encompasses sought-after titles like Moon Knight, Howard the Duck, and early Ms. Marvel appearances. Bronze Age highlights include a 13-issue run of Luke Cage: Hero for Hire, key Doctor Strange appearances including issue #1, and multiple lots featuring the Punisher and early Wolverine stories. The auction also presents essential DC Silver Age content, including Batman and Detective Comics issues, alongside Treasury Editions featuring iconic Marvel and DC crossovers.

This auction features a curated selection of fine furniture, decorative arts, and textiles. Highlights include a Stickley double pedestal dining table with satinwood inlay and a set of six shield-back chairs. Victorian offerings include a carved settee with claw feet and a glass-front curio cabinet with mirrored back. MCM collectors will find a wire-frame accent chair with orange vinyl cushions and a West Elm ladder desk. Accent pieces include a mahogany drop-leaf end table by Councill Craftsman, marble-top modern accent tables, and a Korean Bandaji chest with iron hardware. Textile highlights include a Navajo flatweave rug and a Pakistani room-size rug. Other finds range from an Empire-style carved mantle mirror to an Imperial Furniture Co. Chippendale-style tea table.

Alderfer Auction presents our Ammunition, Sporting Accessories and Military sale. Ammunition offerings include pistol, rifle and shotgun varieties including .22, 380 auto, 9mm, 38 Special, 357 mag, .40 S&W, 223/5.56, 308 win, 270 win, 243 win, 30-06, 7.92/8mm, 7.62 x 39, 7.62 x 54R, 303 Brit. Others include 410, 20, 16, 12 and 10ga shotshell ammo including steel shot with many other calibers and gauges. Sporting accessories feature knives, optics and scopes, holsters, air guns with many new in boxes, duck decoys and calls, rifle and pistol magazines. Also offered are reloading equipment and supplies, brass, gun stocks, pistol grips, gun parts, muzzleloading supplies, books and taxidermy. The Military section includes several once-in-a-lifetime offerings including a uniform & effects grouping from Medal of Honor recipient Master Sergeant Roy Benavidez or the uniform grouping from Master Sergeant Cliff Morris, the only airman to survive WWII from the last B-29 shot down in combat, the ‘Thunderbird’. Browse a wide selection of knives & bayonets, field gear, headware, mine detector, photos & ephemera, medals and decorations. The auction continues with a large amount of clothing and uniforms as well as many lots of ID’d items.

Alderfer Auction presents another impressive selection of collectible, military, sporting and antique firearms from around the world. Highlights include a Browning Citori Grade VI Cased 4-Barrel Set, a Krieghoff Drilling Combination Rifle/Shotgun, Sako Mannlicher, Remington 700, Colt Python, Ruger Blackhawk, FB Radom and many others. Military offerings include a US. Model 1917-1918 Trench Knife (Knuckle Knife), a US M1892-98 Springfield Krag Rifle Bayonet, a hard to find US Model 1917 Bolo Knife and more.

Part 2 in a series of auctions offering approximately 8000 specimens. This scientific mineral specimen auction represents multiple significant collections, including specimens from Paul Seel, former president of the Leidy Microscopical Society and curator of the F.J. Keely Micromount Collection, alongside pieces from George A. Butler, Jr.   

This model train auction features multiple scales, with a strong emphasis on G gauge while including other sizes. The collection represents many major American railroads including Great Northern, Union Pacific, Reading Lines, Southern Pacific, and Pennsylvania Railroad. Notable pieces include G gauge locomotives like an Aristo Craft Great Northern 2-8-2 steam engine, a Union Pacific EMD F-unit diesel set, and a Reading Lines SD-45 in Bee Line Service colors. The collection includes locomotives and rolling stock from manufacturers like Aristo Craft, LGB, Lionel, USA Trains, and Bachmann. Supporting equipment includes a variety of freight cars: boxcars, tankers, car carriers, coal hoppers, and cabooses. Both steam and diesel eras are represented across the different scales, offering options for collectors interested in various periods of American railroad history.

This comprehensive art auction showcases works spanning from the 15th to the 21st centuries, featuring pieces by masters such as Albrecht Dürer, Camille Pissarro, and Utagawa Hiroshige. The collection includes significant American artists like John Fulton Folinsbee and Benton Murdoch Spruance, alongside European talents such as Jean Frederic Cazenave and Willem Frederik Veldhuyzen. Notable pieces include " Folinsbee's 1939 "Girl in Red Sweater," and Spruance's surrealist lithograph "Low Entrance to a High Place" (1963). The auction features important regional Pennsylvania artists including Frederick R. Wagner, Arthur Meltzer, and Nicola D'Ascenzo, whose 1958 stained glass studio design represents architectural artistry. The collection spans multiple mediums and styles, from traditional oils and watercolors to prints and mixed media works, offering collectors a diverse selection of artistic expressions and periods.