Specialized Auctions
Supporting our mission to be a full service auction house, Leslie Hindman Auctioneers holds specialized auctions that encompass a wide array of categories from sports to toys to music. Recent successes have included our October 9, 2005 auction of the John Drury Collection of A.C. Gilbert Erector Sets, Mysto Magic Sets and Other Gilbert Toys; the June 10, 2006 auction of music and movie memorabilia belonging to radio personality Erich "Mancow" Muller; a series of successful rug tag sales for LaSalle Bank National Association; as well as the final events ever held at Chicago's famed Chicago Stadium and Comiskey Park.
Whether it's one item or one thousand items, Leslie Hindman Auctioneers is always delighted to speak with you regarding a specialized auction in any collecting category. If you would like to discuss the possibility of a sale, please call us at our Chicago location at 312.280.1212 or our Naples location at 239.643.4448 or email us at info@lesliehindman.com.
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Leslie Hindman Auctioneers is pleased to announce the sale of the extensive Jazz record library of beloved Chicago radio-host, Dick Buckley, on Thursday, February 17, 2011. Buckley passed away on July 22, 2010, after over 50 years on-air in Chicago, 31 of which were spent as the host of a highly popular weekend show on Chicago Public Radio (WBEZ), which last aired July 27, 2008. The sale will consist of over 8,000 Jazz LPs, 45s, 78s, EPs, mix tapes and CDs, including many home-made compilations, comprising Buckley's personal archive
The Gary Pepper Auction of Elvis Presley Memorabilia brought nearly three times the original estimate, with highlights including two shirts owned by the King selling for $96,800, an inscribed Elvis Presley picture sleeve selling for $10, 370, a pair of sweat stained concert worn scarves sold for $2,318, and an album of original Elvis Presley Polaroids selling for $7,930. A lock of Elvis's hair, expected to sell for much more than its estimate, was a relative bargain at $18,300. The collection of Gary Pepper, a cerebral palsy victim who Elvis befriended early in his career and who became the King's first fan club president, was said by enthusiasts to be one of the most important collections ever to emerge since Elvis’s death.
Fond Memory Farm, a breathtaking country estate located in Bull Valley, Illinois, sold for $750,000 at our real estate auction held on October 29, 2009. The property consists of more than 22 rolling and wooded acres, a gorgeous one acre pond, as well as a 6-bedroom home, a 3-bedroom guest house, a beautiful barn converted into an entertainment complex and several other buildings.
This Batmobile replica from the collection of Erich "Mancow" Muller sold for $42,000 in our June 10, 2006 auction.
A control panel from the set of "Lost in Space" sold for $9,600 in the June 10, 2006 auction of Erich "Mancow" Muller's music and movie memorabilia.
A minister costume from the original 1968 "Planet of the Apes" sold for $5,760 in the June 10, 2006 auction of Erich "Mancow" Muller's music and movie memorabilia.
Selling for $3,600 in our November 9, 2005 auction of the John Drury Collection of A.C. Gilbert Erector Sets, Mysto Magic Sets and Other Gilbert Toys was this Kelmet Big Boy universal crane.
