RADIO & EARLY TV 1930s TO 1950s PREMIUM RING COLLECTION.
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Winning Bid:
$1,725.00 (Includes 15% Buyer's Premium)
Bids:
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Bidding Ended:
Thursday, November 12, 2015 12:00:00 PM (20 Minute Clock Begins At Thursday, November 12, 2015 12:00:00 PM)
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Auction:
Auction #216 - Part II
Item numbers 978 through 2735 in auction 216
Value Code:
L - $2,000 to $5,000 Help Icon
Item Description
This is the first collection of quality rings we've been able to present in a long while. Extensive lot of 32 premium rings includes many iconic characters from radio and TV represented along w/many classic rings in high grade condition. Characters include - G-Men, Capt. Hawks, Radio Orphan Annie, Melvin Purvis, Jack Armstrong, Captain Midnight, Buck Rogers, Dick Tracy (2), Tom Mix (4), The Lone Ranger (4), Green Hornet, Terry & The Pirates, Sky King (4), Roy Rogers (2), Straight Arrow Cave (young girl w/gun photo), Cisco Kid, Hopalong Cassidy, Capt. Video, Tom Corbett, Howdy Doody Jack In Box and Disney's Davy Crockett. Years of issue and conditions are as follows -

1.       “G MAN” - 1930s white metal w/solid band, much silver luster remains. NM

           “Capt. Franks Air Hawks” - 1936 Post cereal, luster gone but clean brass. Fine

3.       “ROA” (Radio Orphan Annie) Secret Message - 1937 Ovaltine. NM

4.       “Secret Operator Melvin Purvis Law & Order Patrol” - 1937 Post cereal. NM luster on upper half.

5.       Jack Armstrong Dragon’s Eye/Crocodile - 1940 Wheaties, glow-in-the-dark plastic still glows. VF

6.       Capt. Midnight Whirlwind Whistling ring - 1941 Ovaltine. Never had luster flashing. Clean brass. Exc.

7.       Buck Rogers Ring of Saturn - 1946 Kellogg’s Pep, glow-in-the-dark w/crocodile bands glows intensely. Mint

8.       “Dick Tracy” good luck symbols secret compartment - 1938 Quaker cereal. Exc.

9.       “Dick Tracy” Miller Bros. Hats ring - 1940s, luster off lower outer prong but rest is Mint

10.   “Tom Mix Straight Shooters” Ralston cereal logo ring - 1935, Mint

11.   Tom Mix Look Around ring - 1946 Ralston. Fine

12.   Tom Mix Musical (slide whistle) ring - 1949 Ralston. VF

13.   Tom Mix Magic Light Tiger Eye ring - 1950 Ralston. Mint w/perfectly formed “eye” that glows

14.   Lone Ranger Six-Gun ring - 1947 Kix cereal. Exc.

15.   Lone Ranger Atomic Bomb ring - 1947 Kix cereal. Exc.

16.   Lone Ranger Filmstrip ring - 1949  Cheerios cereal. No film. Fine

17.   Lone Ranger Flashlight ring - 1949 Cheerios cereal. No battery. Exc.

18.   The Green Hornet Secret Compartment glow-in-the-dark ring - 1947 General Mills. Glows, NM

19.   Terry & The Pirates Gold Ore Detector ring - 1947 Quaker cereals. NM

20.   “Sky King” Radar Signal ring - 1947 Peter Pan peanut butter. Glows, Exc.

21.   Sky King Magni-Glo Writing ring - 1949 Peter Pan. Ink is dry but ring still glows. Fine

22.   Sky King Tele-Blinker ring - 1949 Peter Pan. Largest metal premium ring ever produced. Light general wear. Fine

23.   Sky King Aztec Emerald Calendar ring - 1949 Peter Pan. NM-Mint

24.   Roy Rogers Branding Iron ring w/"D" initial - 1948 Quaker cereal. Missing metal cap that held tiny ink pad. VF

25.   Roy Rogers Microscope ring - 1949 Quaker cereals. Fine

26.   Straight Arrow Golden Nugget Cave ring - 1950 Nabisco cereals, Rare, first we've seen showing young girl rather than boy. She points pistol at the camera. Exc.

27.   Cisco Kid on horseback - 1950 w/copyright date on band, issuer unknown. VF

28.   Hopalong Cassidy - 1950 silvered brass, store item and multi-sponsor premium. Mint

29.   Capt. Video Secret Seal ring - 1951 Power House candy bar. Upper cover missing as is typical. Fine

30.   Tom Corbett Space Cadet ring - 1952 Kellogg’s cereal. Silvered brass. Mint

31.   Howdy Doody Jack In Box ring - 1950s Poll Parrott shoes. Plastic, only remnants of foam liner remain inside the box, but plastic ring remains Mint

32.   “Walt Disney’s Davy Crockett” compass ring - c. 1955 Peter Pan. Silvered white metal, compass working. Mint


The opening bid is well under 50% of what these rings would sell for on an individual basis. An instant collection.
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