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Number | Description | Final Bid |
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| | | Unused Presentation Trophy with 2 ounce Sterling Silver official medallion of the New York World's Fair on a wood base. The medal has the image of the Unisphere with the legend "Man's Achievements in an Expanding Universe", "New York World's Fair 1964-1965". On the reverse is the Seal of the City of New York with legend "The 300th Anniversary of the Founding of the City of New York 1964-1965". The medal is marked on the edge "© 1961 New York World's Fair 1964-1965 Corporation", "Medallic Art Co. N.Y." & "Sterling Silver". There is also a Unisphere copyright as well. These trophies would usually have a plaque attached to the front and were given to dignitaries on different days by the Fair Commission. You can make your own plaque and award yourself this lovely trophy. Size: 4 3/4" wide by 4" tall by 1 1/2" deep. Condition: The medal is Excellent with a little tarnish or yellowing. The base has some peeling of the varnish. | |
| $ 121 |
| | | "Director's" Car Attachment. This is a round disk with the Unisphere with white continents in the center surrounded by orange and blue. Around the edge is "© New York World's Fair 1964-65" and "Director" surrounded by white. The back has a bendable piece that is used to attach this disk to a car. The back is also marked "Flushing N.Y." and "Park Designs". Size: 3 5/8" diameter. Condition: Near Mint. | |
| $ 75 |
| | | Cloth Doll of Peter in the original plastic Bag with the Cardboard top. The doll has an orange and white striped jacket with a blue bow tie and blue slacks. His hair is yellow. The cardboard top pictures the Unisphere with "New York World's Fair Twins Stuffed Toy" written on it along with copyright information. The toy was made by "Bruston Novelty Mfg. Corp." Rare, I have not seen this doll in my 40 years of collecting WF toys. Size: The doll is 3 1/2" wide by 2 1/2" deep (head) by 10" tall. Overall length with the top is 13". Condition: The doll is Mint. The top has paper missing on one side, a corner had broken off and is taped back on underneath, also bends and a little soiling. | |
| $ 157 |
| | | Blow Up Life Saver from "Plastic Inflatables" in the original packaging with the Unisphere, copyright and "New York World's Fair" printed on the cardboard packaging. When blown up the ring pictures the Unisphere, Peter and Wendy and a few buildings. Size of the package: 6 3/4" wide by 10" high. Condition: The ring is Mint in the original packaging. The plastic package has a 2" rip on one side near the top. The cardboard top is clean and bright with a crease in the center. | |
| $ 20 |
| | | Season's "Personal Pass", "Valid for 1964", issued to "Robert A. Pinkerton, Pres.", "Pinkerton National Detective Agency" and signed by Mr. Pinkerton. The Police at the were fair were provided by the Pinkerton Detective Agency, making Mr. Pinkerton the defacto head of the Fair's police force. The ticket is light orange and is numbered "1962" and pictures the Unisphere in the upper left corner. A One of a Kind. Size: 3 3/4" wide by 2 3/8" high. Condition: Excellent. | |
| $ 300 |
| | | Pass to "The Gas Industry Club, Inc." located in the "Festival of Gas Pavilion" at the "New York World's Fair 1964-1965". This pass was given to "Member" Robert A. Pinkerton, the President of the Pinkerton Detective Agency. There is an embossed gas logo on the left side of the card and the (I believe) facsimile signature of the "President" (not Lyndon Johnson) on the card. Size: 3 15/16" wide by 2 11/16" high. Condition: Extremely Fine a little soiled and corner bend top right. | |
| $ 23 |
| | | Sterling Silver Demitasse Spoon with the Unisphere at the top of the handle. Down the handle is "1964", "1965", "New York World's Fair ©". On the back is "Oneida Sterling" and "© 1961 NYWF". Size: 3 5/8" long by 13/16" wide. Condition: Excellent. | |
| $ 22 |
| | | Sterling Silver Pendant with a highly raised Unisphere in the center and "1964", "1965", "New York World's Fair" written below. There is also a © to the left of the Unisphere and ® to the right. The back has "New York Worlds Fair 1964-1965" in raised letter along with "Sterling" and "CWC" written at the top. The loop at top is original. Size: 1" diameter. Condition: Excellent. | |
| $ 16 |
| | | Small Round Sterling Pendant on the original card picturing the Unisphere with blue and orange enamel paint surrounding it. At top is "N.Y. World's Fair". At the bottom is "© 1964" and "1965 ®" The back is marked "Sterling" and "CWC" along with a copyright. There is an original loop at the top for hanging. The card is marked "New York World's Fair", "1964", "1965" at the top and "Official Souvenir", "Sterling Silver" with the company initials "CWC" in a circle. Size: Disk is 9/16" diameter. The card is 1 1/8" wide by 1 1/2" high. Condition: Near Mint. | |
| $ 16 |
| | | Adjustable size ring with baked enamel disk picturing the Unisphere surrounded by orange and blue baked enamel. Around the edge written in both colors is "© New York World's Fair ®". Size: Disk is 5/8" diameter. Ring is about 3/4" diameter, but can be adjusted to the size needed by the winner. Condition: Extremely Fine, there are several slight pitting in the orange enamel, as made, that are black. | |
| $ 13 |
| | | Cufflink and Tie Clip set in the original box picturing the Unisphere with "Genuine Butterfly Wings" in the background. The set was made "by Hoffman". The box is 3 1/2" wide by 2 5/8" deep by 1" tall. Condition: Excellent. | |
| $ 70 |
| | | Unisphere pin on original card. Attached with a chain to the pin is a cut out of "64" and "65". At the top of the card is "Official Souvenir Pin", "New York World's Fair ", "1964", "1965". Size: Card is 2 1/2" square. The Unisphere part of the pin is 3/4" wide by 3/4" high. Condition: Pin is Excellent, there are creases at the top of the card. | |
| $ 20 |
| | | Set of 2 decks of playing cards in original box and wrapper, "Official World's Fair Souvenir Playing Cards" with the back of each card picturing the Unisphere as as on the wrapper. The back of the cards show the Unisphere with "New York World's Fair" at the bottom and "64" and "65" in the sky. Each card depicts a fair exhibit, "52 outstanding World's Fair Exhibits memorable illustrations in color". The top of the plastic box has "Stancraft", "Plastic coated" written in raised plastic. 2 Full decks with 54 cards including 2 jokers in each deck. Condition: Plastic Box and cards are Excellent. Wrapper is Extremely Fine. | |
| $ 37 |
| | | "Macdonald's Unofficial Map Guide to the New York World's Fair", "1965 Edition". Inside is the full map of the fair with the name and outline of each pavilion. What makes this map unique is that each pavilion is rated from C- to A+ along with any admission charge that applies to the pavilion. This map was sold at newsstands around the New York City, "Not for Sale on the Fairgrounds". Today this map is hard to find. Size: Open: 25" wide by 16" high. Condition: Very Fine, a 1/2 tear on the left side of the front, just above the green area and very slight soiling of the cover. | |
| $ 17 |
| | | Ticket, Free "Daily Pass" for "Opening Day April 22, 1964". The ticket is numbered "02877" The ticket gives free admission to the fair. The ticket has the Unisphere in the upper left corner and is blue and orange on a white background. The back pictures orange Unispheres. Size: 3 7/8" wide by 2 3/8". Condition: Very Fine a little wear and slight fading. | |
| $ 22 |
| | | "Vatican Commemorative Postage Stamps", "from the Vatican Pavilion New York World's Fair" containing 1 block of 4 "Profeta Joele Cappella Sistina" stamps. The stamps are in cellophane that is stapled to the card. Size: 4 1/4" wide by 6 15/16" high. Condition: Excellent. | |
| $ 10 |
| | | "Vatican Commemorative Postage Stamps", "from the Vatican Pavilion New York World's Fair" containing 1 block of 4 "Sibilla Delfica Cappella Sistina" stamps. The stamps are in cellophane that is stapled to the card. Size: 6 1/2" wide by 5 1/4" high. Condition: Excellent. | |
| $ 10 |
| | | "Vatican Commemorative Postage Stamps", "from the Vatican Pavilion New York World's Fair" containing 3 stamps, 2 are the Pope and one is the Virgin Mary (I think). The stamps are in cellophane that is stapled to the card. Size: 6 1/2" wide by 5 1/4" high. Condition: Excellent with a small tear at the bottom of the cellophane. | |
| $ 10 |
| | | We Try Harder tin lithographed tab button written in Arabic, given out at the fair by "Avis" (written on the back). Size: 1 1/2" wide by 2" high. Condition: Excellent with a little edge wear. | |
| $ 6 |
| | | We Try Harder tin lithographed tab button written in Swedish, given out at the fair by "Avis" (written on the back). Size: 1 1/2" wide by 2" high. Condition: Excellent with slight fold of tab end. | |
| $ 8 |
| | | We Try Harder tin lithographed tab button written in Italian (actually reads "We will do more and better"), given out at the fair by "Avis" (written on the back). Size: 1 1/2" wide by 2" high. Condition: Extremely Fine, ever so lightly yellowed. | |
| $ 6 |
| | | Booklet "Helpful hints for Older Persons visiting the New York World's Fair" with Unisphere pictured on the cover given away by "Dynamic Maturity Pavilion". This is an eight page booklet. Inside lists the services of their pavilion, guidelines for older persons and "Notes on Other Pavilions From the Older Person's Viewpoint". Size: 4" wide by 8 7/8" high. Condition: Very Fine. There is a paper clip stain on 2 pages, a little wrinkling and a little soil. | |
| $ 3 |
| | | "Kodak at the Fair" Brochure. 8 page booklet lists the 15 points of interest in the pavilion, 6 images from "The Searching Eye" film, drawings of the "Magic Moondeck", pictures of their cameras and more. Size: 3 1/2" wide by 8" high. Condition: Mint. This booklet has never been opened. | |
| $ 9 |
| | | Folder, "Your guide to the General Motors Futurama New York World's Fair 1964-65" with a picture of the GM Building on the cover. Inside is a floor plan of the building with a legend. There is a write up of the creation of the exhibits and what you will see. Size: Closed is 3 5/8" wide by 8 9/16" high. Opens to 10 3/4" wide. Condition: Mint | |
| $ 3 |
| | | Folder for "General Motors Overseas Operations" picturing the GM building on the cover. Open it up and it shows their foreign cars on one side and the map of the world showing all their plants around the world. Size: Closed: 8 1/4" wide by 3 3/4" high. Open: 16 3/8" wide by 15 " high. Condition: Mint. | |
| $ 16 |
| | | GM Futurama folder, "If you've only seen it once, you haven't seen it all" with a picture of the pavilion on the cover. Inside are color pictures of the ride's dioramas. The back cover is a mailer. Size: 9" wide by 4" high. Condition: Near Mint. | |
| $ 4 |
| | | IBM headline request card. You fill in the date, they fed the card into the computer that then scans the date and prints out the headline from the New York Times from that date on a new card. This card is filled in with 1/6/1963. The back of the card is blank. Size: 7 3/8" long by 3 1/4" (punch card size). Condition: Near Mint and of course a date was written in (my handwriting). | |
| $ 2 |
| | | Folder "The Diners' Club at the Fair" picturing the Unisphere on the blue cover. Inside is a list of Restaurants, Shopping and Shows at the fair that take Diners' Club Credit Cards. Uncommon. Size: 3 1/2" wide by 6 1/2" high. Condition: Excellent with light wrinkles. | |
| $ 10 |
| | | "Look's Guide to the N.Y. World's Fair", a 34 page booklet that tells "What you'll see and do" with descriptions of many of the attractions, "Food at the Fair", "Family Fair Plan" explaining the cost and options of how to get to the fair and "Keys to the City", a general guide to New York. There is also a map of the fairgrounds and a legend. There is a large color advertisement for GE near the center of the booklet and on the back page. The booklet opens from the top. Size: 4 5/16" wide by 7 3/16" high. Condition: Very Fine, a little wear to the writing at the bottom and the pages are darkened from age. | |
| $ 10 |
