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Auction Name: Automobilia and Petroliana
Auction Date: 07/16/2025 - 07/16/2025
Sale Number: #71625
Total Lots: 669
Sold Lots: 641
Lots Sold: 95.81%
Unsold Lots: 28

Total Sales (USD): 1,320,130.00
Low Estimate of Lots Sold (USD): 593,200.00
High Estimate of Lots Sold (USD): 1,192,900.00
Low Estimate of All Lots (USD): 604,000.00
High Estimate of All Lots (USD): 1,216,100.00
Total Sales as a % of High Est.: 108.55%

Top twenty five by sale price

Lot Number	Book Title	Year Published	Estimate	Actual Price
1233	RARE MUSGO GASOLINE "MICHIGAN'S MILE MAKER" PORCELAIN SIGN W/ NATIVE AMERICAN GRAPHIC.	C.1920s	USD 50,000.00 - 80,000.00	USD 83,200.00
1228	GAS CO-OP PORCELAIN SIGN W/ BUFFALO SKULL GRAPHIC	C.1940s	USD 10,000.00 - 20,000.00	USD 40,960.00
1232	OK USED CARS COMPLETE PORCELAIN NEON SIGN W/ BULLNOSE ATTACHMENTS	C.1950s	USD 10,000.00 - 20,000.00	USD 34,560.00
1111	PONTIAC AUTOMOBILES COMPLETE PORCELAIN NEON SIGN W/ BULLNOSE ATTACHMENT	C.1950s	USD 10,000.00 - 20,000.00	USD 25,600.00
1162	RARE GRIZZLY GASOLINE TIN SERVICE STATION SIGN	C.1940s	USD 3,000.00 - 5,000.00	USD 24,320.00
2091	GRIZZLY GASOLINE PORCELAIN PUMP PLATE SIGN W/ BEAR GRAPHIC	C.1940s	USD 10,000.00 - 20,000.00	USD 23,040.00
1351	CAMPBELL'S VEGETABLE SOUP CURVED CAN PORCELAIN SIGN	C.1920s	USD 7,000.00 - 14,000.00	USD 23,040.00
1564	MARATHON GASOLINE PORCELAIN SERVICE STATION SIGN W/ ORIGINAL IRON HANGERS.	C.1950s	USD 8,000.00 - 18,000.00	USD 20,480.00
1391	RARE CONOCO GASOLINE SAND PAINTED TIN SIGN W/ WOODEN FRAME	C.1920s	USD 2,000.00 - 4,000.00	USD 20,480.00
1014	GMC TRUCKS COMPLETE PORCELAIN NEON SIGN W/ BULLNOSE ATTACHMENT		USD 8,000.00 - 16,000.00	USD 20,480.00
2009	MOBIL PEGASUS COOKIE CUTTER PORCELAIN SERVICE SATION SIGN	1958	USD 8,000.00 - 16,000.00	USD 17,920.00
1297	RARER WILEY STOP & GO CAST IRON TRAFFIC SIGNAL W/ DIRECTIONAL STREET SIGNAGE.	C.1920s	USD 7,500.00 - 15,000.00	USD 16,640.00
1349	MOBIL GASOLINE PORCELAIN PEGASUS COOKIE CUTTER SIGN	C.1950s	USD 4,000.00 - 8,000.00	USD 14,720.00
1350	CADILLAC AUTHORIZED SERVICE PORCELAIN SIGN W/ CREST GRAPHIC	C.1950s	USD 5,000.00 - 10,000.00	USD 12,800.00
1225	FARGO APPROVED SERVICE PORCELAIN SIGN		USD 1,000.00 - 2,000.00	USD 12,800.00
1234	CHEVROLET AUTOMOBILE PORCELAIN NEON SIGN		USD 4,000.00 - 8,000.00	USD 12,160.00
1470	SHELL SERVICE STATION NEON SIGN	C.1930s	USD 6,000.00 - 12,000.00	USD 11,520.00
1464	CONOCO GASOLINE PORCELAIN SIGN W/ MINUTEMAN SOLDIER GRAPHIC	C.1920s	USD 1,500.00 - 3,000.00	USD 10,880.00
1006	FORD TRACTOR COMPLETE PORCELAIN NEON SIGN	C.1950s	USD 6,000.00 - 12,000.00	USD 10,880.00
1469	OUTSTANDING DRUGS EMBOSSED PORCELAIN COMPLETE NEON SIGN		USD 5,000.00 - 10,000.00	USD 10,880.00

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