Pedigree Lines Up High Grades for Grand Auction
With Pedigree Comics’ August Grand Auction just a few days away, the company has continued to land high grade Marvels, DCs and other issues. The online bidding is set to begin at 8:00 PM EDT on the night of Sunday, August 25, 2013 and last for 10 days until the night of Wednesday, September 4.
Pedigree offered a tour through some of their high profile offerings in this event.
Cole Schave Early Silver Age Marvel Collection
“This is a fabulous collection of ultra high grade early Silver Age Marvels from the private collection of Cole Schave, a noted collector out of Green Bay, Wisconsin, said Pedigree Comics President and CEO Doug Schmell, who purchased the collection in July for $600,000.
“Known to many dealers across the country, Mr. Schave is a very picky, high grade CGC buyer who does not buy a book solely for the grade on the label. He focuses on superior page quality, registration and eye appeal, and would routinely pass on many books he needed for his collection if they did not meet his strict criteria,” he said.
“Therefore, all the books in his collection have superior page quality (white or off-white to white with only a couple with off-white), structure, centering and presentation, with no date stamps, writings, or the like,” he said.
The collection consists of 68 early Silver Age Marvels plus six later Silver Age – Bronze Age keys. Almost every issue in the collection is a CGC-certified 9.4 or higher, with only a few in 9.2 and three in 9.0. Many of them are 9.6 or 9.8 and represent the highest certified copies.
The highlights of the issues certified to date include Amazing Spider-Man #3 9.2, #5 9.6, #6 9.4, #10 9.6, #14 9.6, #16 9.6, #20 9.4 Suscha News, #28 9.4, Amazing Spider-Man Annual #1 9.6, Avengers #1 9.2, #2 9.4, #3 9.4, #4 9.4, #7 9.4 Twin Cities, #9 9.4, Fantastic Four #5 9.2, #6 9.4, #12 9.4, Incredible Hulk #2 9.6 White Mountain, Journey Into Mystery #83 9.0, #84 9.4 CGC Signature Series, #85 9.6, #86 9.6, #87 9.4, #88 9.6 Northland, #89 9.6, #90 9.6 Twin Cities, #92 9.4 White Mountain, #96 9.6, #99 9.4 Northland, #103 9.8, Tales of Suspense #39 9.0, #40 9.4 Pacific Coast, #42 9.4, #43 9.4 Twin Cities, #44 9.4 Twin Cities, #46 9.4, #47 9.6, #48 9.4, #49 9.4, #50 9.8 Pacific Coast, #53 9.6, #55 9.4, #58 9.4, and X-Men #1 9.0.
Original Owner Silver Age DC Collection
“This is a killer group of Silver Age DCs out of Brooklyn, New York. There are many great titles and issues to choose from,” he said.
Among the highlights are Batman #170 9.4, #232 9.6, #235 9.8, #237 9.6, Brave and the Bold #57 9.4, #60 9.4, Challengers of the Unknown #42 9.6, #51 9.6, #57 9.4, #58 9.6, #74 9.6, #69 9.8, Flash #175 9.4, Green Lantern #59 9.4, Metal Men #10 9.6, #17 9.6, #18 9.8, #25 9.8, #28 9.6, #33 9.6, #36 9.6, #38 9.4, #40 9.8, #41 9.4, Showcase #38 9.4, #59 9.4, Star Spangled War Stories #154 9.6, Superman’s Pal Jimmy Olsen #134 9.8, and Witching Hour #1 9.8.
9.4 – 9.6 Silver Age X-Men Run
“This is a fabulous consignment out of Michigan of over 20 Silver Age X-Men, all in 9.4 and 9.6 certified condition. Most of the books have white pages,” he said.
Its highlights include X-Men #6 9.4, #7 9.2, #9 9.4, #10 9.4, #13 9.4, #24 9.6, #30 9.6, #40 9.4, #43 9.4, #44 9.6, #45 9.6, #46 9.6, #47 9.4, #48 9.4, #56 9.6, #57 9.4, #59 9.6, #60 9.6, #61 9.6, #62 9.4, #63 9.4, #64 9.4, #78 9.6, #79 9.8, #94 9.4, #100 9.6, and #101 9.8.
9.6 – 9.8 Tomb Of Dracula Run
“This is one of the best Tomb of Dracula sets in the world and comes from a consignment out of Kentucky. Most of the books are in 9.8 with the rest in 9.6. They are all unread and in Mint state (over 25 issues to choose from). Almost every book is the highest certified copy,” he said.
The highlights of this offering include Tomb of Dracula #1 9.6, #7 9.6, #10 9.6, #11 9.8 Western Penn, #13 9.8, #14 9.8, #16 9.6, #19 9.8, #20 9.6 Western Penn, #22 9.6, #23 9.6, #24 9.8, #28 9.6 Western Penn, #29 9.8, #30 9.8, #34 9.8, #35 9.8, #46 9.8, #49 9.8, #50 9.8, #52 9.8, #53 9.8, #63 9.8, #64 9.8, #67 9.8, #68 9.8, and #69 9.8.
High Grade Silver Age Marvel Consignment
“There are many different titles and issues from this consignment out of Cedarhurst, New York, all silver Age Marvels in 8.0 and higher,” he said.
For this one, the highlights include Amazing Spider-Man #28 9.0, #50 8.5, #102 9.6, #122 9.6, #136 9.6, Avengers #15 9.6, Fantastic Four #3 8.0, #19 9.0, #26 9.0, #32 9.0, #33 9.4, #52 9.2, #72 9.6, Incredible Hulk #4 9.0, #5 8.5, #141 9.4, #181 9.4, Iron Man #1 9.0, Journey Into Mystery #104 9.0, #105 8.5, #109 9.0, Strange Tales #111 9.0, #141 9.4, Tales of Suspense #40 8.0, #42 9.2, #43 8.0, #77 9.6, Tales to Astonish #36 8.0, #43 9.0, #47 9.0, and #49 8.5.
High Grade Individual Items
There are many individual items in the auction that are the highest or second highest graded copy. They include Amazing Spider-Man #129 9.8, #146 9.8, Avengers #4 9.8, Captain America #100 9.6, Captain Marvel #28 9.8, Conan the Barbarian #1 9.6, #3 9.8, Daredevil #23 9.8, #26 9.6, #37 9.8, Detective Comics #431 9.8, Fantastic Four #26 9.6, #32 9.6, Giant-Size X-Men #1 9.6, Green Lantern #86 9.8, Hero For Hire #1 9.6, House of Secrets #98 9.8 Oakland, #114 9.6 CGC Signature Series, Incredible Hulk #119 9.8 CGC Signature Series, Iron Fist #15 9.8, Iron Man #1 9.6, #55 9.8, Justice League of America #9 9.6, Nick Fury, Agent of SHIELD #9 9.8, Tales of Suspense #60 9.6, #65 9.6, #69 9.6, and Tales to Astonish #47 9.6, #50 9.6 Twin Cities, and #59 9.6.
Golden Age Consignment
“These sought after Golden Age books come from a consignment out of Virginia. There are a few that are in high grade,” Schmell said. The offerings include Adventure Comics #60 9.6, All Select Comics #1 3.5, Daredevil Battles Hitler #1 6.0, Daring Mystery Comics #1 1.5 Billy Wright, Human Torch #2 (#1) 6.0, #3 (#2) 9.0, Marvel Mystery Comics #13 5.0, and Suspense Comics #3 Apparent 7.5.
Pedigree is still accepting consignments for the Grand Auction and will continue to do so until midnight on Thursday, August 29. Please check Scoop and the Latest News section of the Pedigree Comics website over the next two weeks for the latest additions to the auction, including the full grades on the Cole Schave Collection and more.
“Many of these books are at CGC being finalized and will be listed this weekend in time for the auction commencement. These books you will not want to miss,” he said.
If you have any questions about the Grand Auction, please contact Schmell by phone at (561) 422-1120 (office) or (561) 596-9111 (cell) or by email at DougSchmell@pedigreecomics.com.
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Pedigree Lines Up High Grades for Grand Auction
With Pedigree Comics’ August Grand Auction just a few days away, the company has continued to land high grade Marvels, DCs and other issues. The online bidding is set to begin at 8:00 PM EDT on the night of Sunday, August 25, 2013 and last for 10 days until the night of Wednesday, September 4.
Pedigree offered a tour through some of their high profile offerings in this event.
Cole Schave Early Silver Age Marvel Collection
“This is a fabulous collection of ultra high grade early Silver Age Marvels from the private collection of Cole Schave, a noted collector out of Green Bay, Wisconsin, said Pedigree Comics President and CEO Doug Schmell, who purchased the collection in July for $600,000.
“Known to many dealers across the country, Mr. Schave is a very picky, high grade CGC buyer who does not buy a book solely for the grade on the label. He focuses on superior page quality, registration and eye appeal, and would routinely pass on many books he needed for his collection if they did not meet his strict criteria,” he said.
“Therefore, all the books in his collection have superior page quality (white or off-white to white with only a couple with off-white), structure, centering and presentation, with no date stamps, writings, or the like,” he said.
The collection consists of 68 early Silver Age Marvels plus six later Silver Age – Bronze Age keys. Almost every issue in the collection is a CGC-certified 9.4 or higher, with only a few in 9.2 and three in 9.0. Many of them are 9.6 or 9.8 and represent the highest certified copies.
The highlights of the issues certified to date include Amazing Spider-Man #3 9.2, #5 9.6, #6 9.4, #10 9.6, #14 9.6, #16 9.6, #20 9.4 Suscha News, #28 9.4, Amazing Spider-Man Annual #1 9.6, Avengers #1 9.2, #2 9.4, #3 9.4, #4 9.4, #7 9.4 Twin Cities, #9 9.4, Fantastic Four #5 9.2, #6 9.4, #12 9.4, Incredible Hulk #2 9.6 White Mountain, Journey Into Mystery #83 9.0, #84 9.4 CGC Signature Series, #85 9.6, #86 9.6, #87 9.4, #88 9.6 Northland, #89 9.6, #90 9.6 Twin Cities, #92 9.4 White Mountain, #96 9.6, #99 9.4 Northland, #103 9.8, Tales of Suspense #39 9.0, #40 9.4 Pacific Coast, #42 9.4, #43 9.4 Twin Cities, #44 9.4 Twin Cities, #46 9.4, #47 9.6, #48 9.4, #49 9.4, #50 9.8 Pacific Coast, #53 9.6, #55 9.4, #58 9.4, and X-Men #1 9.0.
Original Owner Silver Age DC Collection
“This is a killer group of Silver Age DCs out of Brooklyn, New York. There are many great titles and issues to choose from,” he said.
Among the highlights are Batman #170 9.4, #232 9.6, #235 9.8, #237 9.6, Brave and the Bold #57 9.4, #60 9.4, Challengers of the Unknown #42 9.6, #51 9.6, #57 9.4, #58 9.6, #74 9.6, #69 9.8, Flash #175 9.4, Green Lantern #59 9.4, Metal Men #10 9.6, #17 9.6, #18 9.8, #25 9.8, #28 9.6, #33 9.6, #36 9.6, #38 9.4, #40 9.8, #41 9.4, Showcase #38 9.4, #59 9.4, Star Spangled War Stories #154 9.6, Superman’s Pal Jimmy Olsen #134 9.8, and Witching Hour #1 9.8.
9.4 – 9.6 Silver Age X-Men Run
“This is a fabulous consignment out of Michigan of over 20 Silver Age X-Men, all in 9.4 and 9.6 certified condition. Most of the books have white pages,” he said.
Its highlights include X-Men #6 9.4, #7 9.2, #9 9.4, #10 9.4, #13 9.4, #24 9.6, #30 9.6, #40 9.4, #43 9.4, #44 9.6, #45 9.6, #46 9.6, #47 9.4, #48 9.4, #56 9.6, #57 9.4, #59 9.6, #60 9.6, #61 9.6, #62 9.4, #63 9.4, #64 9.4, #78 9.6, #79 9.8, #94 9.4, #100 9.6, and #101 9.8.
9.6 – 9.8 Tomb Of Dracula Run
“This is one of the best Tomb of Dracula sets in the world and comes from a consignment out of Kentucky. Most of the books are in 9.8 with the rest in 9.6. They are all unread and in Mint state (over 25 issues to choose from). Almost every book is the highest certified copy,” he said.
The highlights of this offering include Tomb of Dracula #1 9.6, #7 9.6, #10 9.6, #11 9.8 Western Penn, #13 9.8, #14 9.8, #16 9.6, #19 9.8, #20 9.6 Western Penn, #22 9.6, #23 9.6, #24 9.8, #28 9.6 Western Penn, #29 9.8, #30 9.8, #34 9.8, #35 9.8, #46 9.8, #49 9.8, #50 9.8, #52 9.8, #53 9.8, #63 9.8, #64 9.8, #67 9.8, #68 9.8, and #69 9.8.
High Grade Silver Age Marvel Consignment
“There are many different titles and issues from this consignment out of Cedarhurst, New York, all silver Age Marvels in 8.0 and higher,” he said.
For this one, the highlights include Amazing Spider-Man #28 9.0, #50 8.5, #102 9.6, #122 9.6, #136 9.6, Avengers #15 9.6, Fantastic Four #3 8.0, #19 9.0, #26 9.0, #32 9.0, #33 9.4, #52 9.2, #72 9.6, Incredible Hulk #4 9.0, #5 8.5, #141 9.4, #181 9.4, Iron Man #1 9.0, Journey Into Mystery #104 9.0, #105 8.5, #109 9.0, Strange Tales #111 9.0, #141 9.4, Tales of Suspense #40 8.0, #42 9.2, #43 8.0, #77 9.6, Tales to Astonish #36 8.0, #43 9.0, #47 9.0, and #49 8.5.
High Grade Individual Items
There are many individual items in the auction that are the highest or second highest graded copy. They include Amazing Spider-Man #129 9.8, #146 9.8, Avengers #4 9.8, Captain America #100 9.6, Captain Marvel #28 9.8, Conan the Barbarian #1 9.6, #3 9.8, Daredevil #23 9.8, #26 9.6, #37 9.8, Detective Comics #431 9.8, Fantastic Four #26 9.6, #32 9.6, Giant-Size X-Men #1 9.6, Green Lantern #86 9.8, Hero For Hire #1 9.6, House of Secrets #98 9.8 Oakland, #114 9.6 CGC Signature Series, Incredible Hulk #119 9.8 CGC Signature Series, Iron Fist #15 9.8, Iron Man #1 9.6, #55 9.8, Justice League of America #9 9.6, Nick Fury, Agent of SHIELD #9 9.8, Tales of Suspense #60 9.6, #65 9.6, #69 9.6, and Tales to Astonish #47 9.6, #50 9.6 Twin Cities, and #59 9.6.
Golden Age Consignment
“These sought after Golden Age books come from a consignment out of Virginia. There are a few that are in high grade,” Schmell said. The offerings include Adventure Comics #60 9.6, All Select Comics #1 3.5, Daredevil Battles Hitler #1 6.0, Daring Mystery Comics #1 1.5 Billy Wright, Human Torch #2 (#1) 6.0, #3 (#2) 9.0, Marvel Mystery Comics #13 5.0, and Suspense Comics #3 Apparent 7.5.
Pedigree is still accepting consignments for the Grand Auction and will continue to do so until midnight on Thursday, August 29. Please check Scoop and the Latest News section of the Pedigree Comics website over the next two weeks for the latest additions to the auction, including the full grades on the Cole Schave Collection and more.
“Many of these books are at CGC being finalized and will be listed this weekend in time for the auction commencement. These books you will not want to miss,” he said.
If you have any questions about the Grand Auction, please contact Schmell by phone at (561) 422-1120 (office) or (561) 596-9111 (cell) or by email at DougSchmell@pedigreecomics.com.
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