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Lot # 72 - Paper Worlds & Pocket Monsters — A Century of Curiosities
| Opening Bid : | $ 10.00 |
| Start Date/Time: | 24-Sep-2026 7:00:00 AM |
| End Date/Time: | 06-Oct-2026 8:11:00 PM |
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Description :
A whimsical cross‑section of printed history and pop culture, spanning from the golden age of American magazines to the collectible craze of modern gaming.
Includes vintage LIFE and Saturday Evening Post issues (circa 1910s–1970s) featuring iconic photojournalism and mid‑century headlines, alongside a Pokémon Trading Card Game tin and deck boxes with Blastoise artwork.
Also present are sports team schedule pamphlets, and international ephemera — Soviet‑era propaganda prints, Chinese cultural postcards, and a NASA‑style “Upper Atmosphere Maps” publication.
A New York textile calendar adds a touch of Americana.
Together, these artifacts form a playful tableau of how imagination, competition, and storytelling have evolved across generations.
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