[OLD TOWN]

I thought you might be interested in an auction we have coming up in July. We are an auction house based in Maryland, and we have been given a large variety of action figures and Sci Fi material to sell. Please feel free to peruse our website: www.oldtownauctions.com We will be producing an online auction catalog so that folks from out of town will be able to participate easily (although we're encouraging EVERYONE to attend!)
FOR SALE, AT AUCTION, WITH NO RESERVES
SATURDAY, JULY 17TH, 2010 at 10am ET
Over 800 Great Toys
Sale will be held at Alexander's Inn Auction House
3607 Buckeystown Pike, Buckeystown, Maryland 21717
Preview 2 hours before sale
This exciting sale will include Vintage Mechanical and Battery Op Space Toys, including Rockets, Robots, Aliens, Creatures and Monsters, Flying Saucers, Space Stations and Weapons, Satellite Stations, and more! Many of these toys are litho tin, dating from the 1930s through the 1980's, featuring original boxes with colorful space-themed graphics.

The auction will also include many Space and Futuristic themed toys from a variety of Science Fiction and Space-related movies and television shows from the 1960s through the 1990s. The Star Wars universe is particularly well represented with vintage toys, collectibles and merchandizing dating from the initially released three movies: Star Wars (A New Hope), The Empire Strikes Back, and Return of the Jedi, as well as the newer additions to the saga: The Phantom Menace, The Clone Wars, and Revenge of the Sith. There will even be offerings related to the Expanded Universe. Playsets, ships and other vehicles will be available to bid on, as will many, many representative action figures from nearly every line of Star Wars collectibles, including the Power of the Force and the Power of the Jedi. Many items are in original boxes, on card, and MINT!

Star Trek collectors, too, will see items of interest such as toys, action figures, playsets, etc. from the original series, Star Trek: The Next Generation, Deep Space Nine, and others. Also available are fine collectibles from Space 1999, Buck Rogers, Flash Gordon, E.T.: The Extraterrestrial, The Black Hole, Aliens, Dune, Mars Attacks, Close Encounters of the Third Kind, and more. Vintage space toy lines including Star Team and Mattel's Matt Mason will be offered as well. A variety of manufacturers, including Bandai, Kenner, Mattel, LJN, Playmates, Ideal, Toy Biz, Mego, Galoob, Remco, Alps, TN, SN, Modern Toys, Hasbro, Marx, and more will be reflected in the many lots to be presented.

The July 17th auction is also comprised of robots, aliens, creatures and action figures from popular animated / Sci Fi shows, including: Ultraman, Mighty Morphin Power Rangers, Sectaurs, Masters of the Universe, Voltron, and others.

We are very happy to be able to bring you a selection of Kent Greenbaum's fabulous Outsider Art Robots. These great folk art robots are made from found objects such as old tin toy parts.

Other toy categories will be amply represented as well. Vintage military and Construction toys, including battery-op and wind-up tanks, jeeps, bulldozers, vehicles, and pressed steel toys will be featured. G.I. Joe collectors will find a large variety of action figures, playsets, and accessories, including a vintage GI Joe Space Capsule and a large GI Joe Headquarters, the giant USS Flagg aircraft carrier (over 7 feet long), Terror dome set and more! For superhero collectors, lots comprised of action figures, playsets, and accessories will be proffered. Batman fans, particularly, will be interested in the large number of Batman figures, toys, Batmobiles, vehicles and collectibles --- many mint in box --- we have available for auction. Cowboy toy aficionados will find lots to attract their attention, too.

Still accepting quality consignments for this sale!