Morphy Auctions: Automobilia, Petroliana, & Advertising, 21726, Denver

Auction Details

Auction Date
February 17, 2026 - February 19, 2026
Page Size: 750 items in 30 pages
Lot Number Author Name Book Title Place Printed Year Published Estimate Actual Price
2074

5C/ SECTION REVERSE PAINTED GLASS THEATER SIGN W/ ORIGINAL WOOD FRAME

C.1920s USD 300.00 - 900.00 Unknown
2076

ASSOCIATED AVIATION ETHYL WOODEN SIGN W/ AIRPLANE GRAPHIC.

USD 600.00 - 1,200.00 Unknown
2081

NATIVE AMERICAN CHIEF HAND PAINTED WOOD ADVERTISING SIGN.

C.1940's USD 500.00 - 1,500.00 Unknown
2082

SEMINOLA CIGARS STORE DISPLAY SIGN WITH INDIAN MAIDEN GRAPHIC

C.1920s USD 500.00 - 1,500.00 Unknown
2083

POLICE DEPT. NO PARKING BETWEEN SIGNS DIRECTIONAL CURB SIGN WITH ORIGINAL CAST IRON BASE.

USD 400.00 - 1,200.00 Unknown
2084

BEARDSLEY & FORBES PARTS & SERVICE PAINTED WOOD SIGN

USD 500.00 - 1,000.00 Unknown
2085

VACUUM OIL COMPANY 3-PIECE FRAMED 1913 ADVERTISING CALENDAR

-1 USD 300.00 - 900.00 Unknown
2087

DUPONT ANTI-FREEZE "METHANOL IS BETTER!" CARD STOCK SIGN

USD 300.00 - 600.00 Unknown
2088

TEXACO MOTOR OIL FRAMED CHINESE CALENDAR POSTER

USD 200.00 - 600.00 Unknown
2089

ROOMS HAND PAINTED WOOD TOURISTS ROADSIDE SIGN.

C.1920s USD 300.00 - 600.00 Unknown
2131

DIE-CUT FOREST SERVICE U.S. DEPT OF AGRICULTURE DIE-CUT METAL SIGN

USD 400.00 - 800.00 Unknown
2142

TIN FLANGE SIGN ADVERTISING ENTERPRISE STOVES & RANGES

USD 500.00 - 1,000.00 Unknown
2145

PRESTOLITE HI LEVEL BATTERIES TIN SERVICE STATION SIGN

USD 750.00 - 1,500.00 Unknown
2148

OUTSTANDING BROWNS VELVET ICE CREAM NEON SIGN

USD 1,000.00 - 2,000.00 Unknown
2149

PABST BLUE RIBBON DOUBLE-SIDED PORCELAIN NEON SIGN W/ GLASS FACE

USD 5,000.00 - 10,000.00 Unknown
2150

JANUARY 1929 CALENDAR FOR WINCHESTER

USD 800.00 - 2,000.00 Unknown
2151

EARLY TIN ADVERTISING SIGN FOR THE S. SIMON & CO. PEERLESS PANTS, SHIRTS, & OVERALLS

USD 1,500.00 - 3,000.00 Unknown
2152

GREEN RIVER WHISKEY CHARGER SIGN

USD 2,000.00 - 5,000.00 Unknown
2153

RARE BUCK CIGAR "KING OF THE RANGE" DIE CUT EMBOSSED TIN SIGN

USD 1,000.00 - 3,000.00 Unknown
2161

OYLERS CABINS TWO PIECE HAND-PAINTED WOOD SIGN

1930s USD 500.00 - 1,000.00 Unknown
2162

EMBOSSED TIN ADVERTISING SIGN FOR "THE FREE" SEWING MACHINE

USD 400.00 - 800.00 Unknown
2170

LARGE COLLECTION OF COUNTRY STORE POSTCARDS, TRADE CARDS & EPHEMERA

USD 300.00 - 700.00 Unknown
2171

DR. HAYNEN DENTIST HAND PAINTED TIN TRADE SIGN

C.1920s USD 300.00 - 700.00 Unknown
2172

TRUE TEMPER FARM & GARDEN TOOLS HARDWARE EMBOSSED TIN SIGN.

C.1950s USD 400.00 - 800.00 Unknown
2173

TIDE WATER ASSOCIATED CERTIFIED "CLEAN, COMFORT STATIONS" PORCELAIN SIGN

USD 1,000.00 - 2,000.00 Unknown
  • Forum Auctions
    Online: India
    Ends 19th February 2026
    Forum, Feb. 19: Lot 40
    Ramasvami (Kavali Venkata). A Digest of the Different Castes of India, 83 charming hand-coloured lithographed plates, Madras, 1837. £5,000-7,000
    Forum, Feb. 19: Lot 50
    Watson (John Forbes) & John William Kaye. The People of India: A Series of Photographic Illustrations...of the Races and Tribes of Hindustan, 8 vol., 480 mounted albumen prints, 1868-75. £4,000-6,000
    Forum, Feb. 19: Lot 53
    Afghanistan.- Elphinstone (Hon. Mountstuart). An Account of the Kingdom of Caubul, first edition, hand-coloured aquatint plates, a fine copy, 1815. £2,000-3,000
    Forum, Feb. 19: Lot 57
    [Album and Treatise on Hinduism], manuscript treatise on Hinduism in French, 31 watercolours of Hindu deities, Pondicherry, 1865. £3,000-4,000
    Forum, Feb. 19: Lot 62 Allan (Capt. Alexander). Views in the Mysore Country, [1794]. £2,000-3,000
    Forum Auctions
    Online: India
    Ends 19th February 2026
    Forum, Feb. 19: Lot 76
    Bird (James). Historical Researches on the Origin and Principles of the Bauddha and Jaina Religions..., first edition, lithographed plates, Bombay, American Mission Press, 1847. £3,000-4,000
    Forum, Feb. 19: Lot 100
    Ceylon.- Daniell (Samuel). A Picturesque Illustration of the scenery, animals, and native inhabitants, of the Island of Ceylon: in twelve plates, 1808. £5,000-7,000
    Forum, Feb. 19: Lot 123
    D'Oyly (Charles). Behar Amateur Lithographic Scrap Book, lithographed throughout with title and 55 plates mounted on 43 paper leaves, [Patna], [1828]. £3,000-5,000
    Forum, Feb. 19: Lot 139
    Gandhi (known as Mahatma Gandhi,) Fine Autograph Letter signed to Jawaharlal Nehru, Sevagram, Wardha, 1942, emphasising the importance of education in rural communities. £10,000-15,000
    Forum Auctions
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    Ends 19th February 2026
    Forum, Feb. 19: Lot 140
    Gantz (John). Indian Microcosm, first edition, Madras, John Gantz & Son, 1827. £10,000-15,000
    Forum, Feb. 19: Lot 146
    Grierson (Sir George Abraham). Linguistic Survey of India, 11 vol. in 20, folding maps, original cloth, Calcutta, Superintendent Government Printing, 1903-28. £2,000-3,000
    Forum, Feb. 19: Lot 195
    Madras.- Fort St. George Gazette (The), No.276-331, pp.493-936 and Index to all of 1834 at end, modern half calf, Madras, 2nd July - 31st December 1834. £2,000-3,000
    Forum, Feb. 19: Lot 205
    Marshall (Sir John) and Alfred Foucher. The Monuments of Sanchi, 3 vol., first edition, 141 plates, most photogravure, [Calcutta], [1940]. £3,000-4,000
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    Il Ponte, Feb. 25-26: TULLIO D'ALBISOLA (1899-1971) - Bruno MUNARI (1907-1998) - L'Anguria lirica (lungo poema passionale). Roma e Savona: Edizioni Futuriste di Poesia, senza data [ma 1933?]. € 20.000 - 30.000
    Il Ponte, Feb. 25-26: IL MANOSCRITTO RITROVATO DI IPPOLITA MARIA SFORZA. TITO LIVIO - Ab Urbe Condita. Prima Decade. Manoscritto miniato su pergamena, metà XV secolo. € 280.000 - 350.000
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    Sotheby’s: Andy Warhol, Julia Warhola. Holy Cats First Edition, Signed by Andy Warhol. 1954. 30,000 USD.