Rare ‘Invisible Man’ movie poster sells for $182,400

The one sheet poster for Universal Studios’ 1933 release ‘The Invisible Man.’ Heritage Auctions image

DALLAS – A rare movie poster for the 1933 classic film The Invisible Man disappeared Saturday night for $182,400 at public auction. The sale coincided with the debut of the 2020 movie remake, starring Elisabeth Moss, which became among Hollywood’s first to go the route of video on demand.

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Early European Mickey Mouse toys roar at Morphy’s $1.6M auction

Rare tin-litho windup five-finger Mickey Mouse toy with moving pie-eyes, open/close mouth. Made in Germany for the English market, probably by Saalheimer & Strauss. Ex Jeff Landes collection. Top lot of the sale at $64,575 against an estimate of $20,000-$40,000. Morphy Auctions image

DENVER, Pa. – “A fantastic sale with extremely strong prices” is how Morphy Auctions’ president Dan Morphy summarized the upbeat toy and bank event held live on March 10-11 at the company’s central Pennsylvania gallery. Nonstop phone and Internet bids kept the Morphy team hopping as collectors from around the world chased pristine toys from two featured collections in a sale that totaled $1.6 million. Absentee and Internet live bidding was available through LiveAuctioneers.

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