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Greg Jein Sci-fi collection – an overview of the records

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The Greg Jein Collection auction will long be remembered. It represents the largest single sale of Science Fiction memorabilia ever held or ever likely to be held. Remarkably, genuine screen-worn Star Trek memorabilia made up half of the entire sale, supplemented by myriad Star Wars mementos, choice lots from every major sci-fi movie and TV show ever made, plus even more lots from Greg’s favorite non sci-fi indulgence, Batman.

Records galore fell at Heritage Auctions’ Greg Jein Collection sale of science fiction memorabilia last weekend, with the auction grossing US$13.6 million to surpass Christie’s 1999 auction of The Personal Property of Marilyn Monroe to become the second-highest grossing Hollywood auction in history, behind only Profiles in History’s blockbuster Debbie Reynolds Collection Auction trilogy (2011).

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Han Solo’s DL-44 Blaster from “Star Wars” smashes auction records

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The original and sole remaining Blastech DL-44 Blaster used by Han Solo (Harrison Ford) in the first 1977 Star Wars movie (Star Wars: A New Hope) has sold for a record US$1,057,500 at Rock Island Auctions.

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Original Flash Gordon comic strip sells for $512,000

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As we forecast in our recent extensive feature covering the 2019 science and technology auction year, science fiction memorabilia is hot and getting hotter, regardless of COVID-19. This was validated with the US$512,000 sale last week of the original S… Continue reading Original Flash Gordon comic strip sells for $512,000→

Elvis Presley's Harley-Davidson Electra Glide could break world motorcycle auction record

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Elvis Presley's 1976 Harley-Davidson FLH 1200 Electra Glide has been on display at the Pioneer Auto ...

Elvis Presley’s last motorcycle, a 1976 Harley-Davidson FLH 1200 Electra Glide with just 126 miles (203 km) on the clock, is going to auction later this month at GWS Auctions, and is estimated to sell for between US$1,750,000 and $2,000,000.

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