White Rose Gasoline signs bloom at Miller & Miller petroliana sale

Canadian 1940s White Rose Gasoline double-sided porcelain sign, CA$44,250
Canadian 1940s White Rose Gasoline double-sided porcelain sign, CA$44,250
Canadian 1940s White Rose Gasoline double-sided porcelain sign, CA$44,250

NEW HAMBURG, Canada – A pair of Canadian White Rose Gasoline service station signs from the 1940s sold for a combined $63,130, and a red 1951 Ford Custom convertible car sped off with $17,700 in an online-only Petroliana & Advertising auction held on March 11 by Miller & Miller Auctions, Ltd. Prices quoted are in Canadian dollars.

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1951 Ford convertible starts petroliana party at Miller & Miller, March 11

1951 Ford convertible in Carnival Red, estimated at CA$20,000-$25,000
1951 Ford convertible in Carnival Red, estimated at CA$20,000-$25,000
1951 Ford convertible in Carnival Red, estimated at CA$20,000-$25,000

NEW HAMBURG, Canada – The Ford brand will take center stage in Miller & Miller Auctions, Ltd.’s online-only Petroliana & Advertising auction planned for Saturday, March 11 and beginning at 9 am Eastern time. The likely top two lots in the 309-lot sale are a 1951 Ford convertible in Carnival Red, an excellent survivor car; and a scarce 1940s Canadian Ford Monarch porcelain dealer sign. Absentee and Internet live bidding will be available through LiveAuctioneers. All prices quoted are in Canadian dollars.

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Ah-ooga! Make way for antique autos at Miller & Miller, Sept. 10

1907 REO Model A 5-passenger touring car, est. CA$40,000-$60,000
1907 REO Model A 5-passenger touring car, est. CA$40,000-$60,000
1907 REO Model A 5-passenger touring car, est. CA$40,000-$60,000

NEW HAMBURG, Canada – Three turn-of-the-century motor vehicles – a 1907 REO Model A five-passenger touring car, an 1899 Stanley Stanhope No. 1 Locomobile and a prototype of the 1911 Model H REO pickup truck – are the headliners in Miller & Miller Auctions’ online-only 407-lot Petroliana & Advertising auction planned for Saturday, September 10 and beginning at 9 am Eastern time. Absentee and Internet live bidding will be available through LiveAuctioneers. All estimates quoted are in Canadian dollars.

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