Thursday, October 16, 2008 at 9:00 am

Preview: Wednesday, October 15, 2008 from 4:00 – 7:00 pm and day of auction from 7:00 – 9:00 am

Militaria: To be sold at 9:00 am

Over 300 lots of military collectibles from various countries and periods. Medals/ Insignia – Large quantity of German and U.S. medals, badges and cloth patches/ insignia. Headgear – German, U.S. and other countries combat helmets, including German WWII army, Luftwaffe, Paratrooper, Luftschutz, police helmets, German Visor caps, and US M1 combat helmets. Edged Weapons – Assortment of mainly U.S. and German daggers, swords, bayonets, fighting knives, including U.S. commercial knives. Field Gear – Large selection of mainly WWII German and U.S. field gear, including belts and buckles, canteens, eating utensils, back packs, ammunition pouches, military and commercial pistol holsters, ammo containers, web gear, combat boots, binoculars with leather cases, lot of military rifle stocks. Related Books/ Manuals– Military history/ reference volumes, field manuals, photo albums, German photo books. Nice group of framed posters, mainly U.S. WWI period. Tony Fachet Paintings- 9 oil paintings of military, commercial and futuristic aircraft. Uniforms and Related – German WWII uniforms. Highlighting this offering is an extensive W.A.S.P. grouping (Women’s Air Corps Service Pilot) all belonging to Virginia Nora Grant, Virginia successfully completed flight training, receiving her diploma April 1944, awarded the coveted central diamond shaped "WASP" sterling wings, May 1944. This grouping includes the following: Many photographs of both Mary and Virginia in flying gear, with their aircraft. Also included is a portrait of Virginia's father in his WWI aviator's uniform displaying post-WWI wings, WWI leather B-1 high altitude flight jacket with pants and flight boots, leather flying cap type B-2, flight helmet, leather, type A-11, another type ANB-H-1 with avionics, a civilian white cotton lightweight flight helmet, flight goggles. Also many photographs, pilot's log book, most entries dated 1941, a "Fifolina" (WASP) regulation patch, important original sterling marked clutch back WASP wings, reverse stamped "JOSTEN/STERLING", entire 3 ring binder containing photos, papers, and document related to Mary Creticos, small booklet, leather cover with embossed WASP wings and "Fifolina" insignia/Avenger Field, Sweetwater, TX, graduation certificate 15 April 1944, USAAF diploma, 13 April 1944, and other photos, negatives, and documents. Any WASP-related militaria is very uncommon on today's market, a grouping such as this offering is rare. Call 215.393.3036 for listing or view online at www.alderferauction.com.

Discovery Art: To be sold at 9:00 am

300+ lots of American and European paintings, Modernists including oils, watercolors, lithos and prints including Maxfield Parrish.

Postcards and Ephemera: To be sold following Discovery Art

(Unlisted) Huge collection of postcards and ephemera, est. 20,000 pieces: Postcards: nearly 40 binders of postcards including holidays (including Halloween and Christmas), sports, travel, European, local, sets, cats, dogs and other postcards. Ephemera and Paper: advertising trade cards, movie posters, broadsides and posters, sheet music, bookplate prints, books, comic books, comic pages, much more. All from a single Pennsylvania collection.

Antiques, Collectibles and Furnishings:

Pine jelly cupboard; (2) display curio cabinets; pine pewter cupboard; Victorian marble top parlor table; French style alter chest with marble top; 2 oak chests; punched tin pie safe; Vintage oak Gerstner machinist tool chest; Mission style arm chair and ottoman; Enterprise No. 12 store coffee grinder with coffee catch; doll dressers; decorative glass pieces; gold, gold-filled, silver and costume jewelry; Biedermeier coverlet; Theorem, Tiffany bookends; 200+ Pink Flamingo collectibles; Borden collectibles and memorabilia; modern and collectible dolls.

Antique Woodworking Tools:

Collection of antique woodworking tools including a large selection of edging, molding & shaping wood planes made by Stanley, Auburn, Seth England, McGlincey, Gandusky, Wiegner, & Sargent. Complete Stanley #193 set along with Stanley #110, #3, #102, #2, & #5, planes. Wells Bros. “Little Giant” tap and die set w/ wood box. Antique axes, hand drills, spoke shavers, folding rulers, block and tackle. Large Antique painted & dovetailed tool chest. Selection of Antique & Vintage pad locks, keys & much more!

China and Glassware:

Various makers of fine china; Stangl dinnerware including the patterns Magnolia, Thistle and Wild Rose; 200+ pieces of Fiestaware including Vintage: relish tray with 6 color inserts, jugs, nappys, bowls, medium green chop plate, ice pitcher, egg cups, casseroles, creamers and much more Vintage Fiesta. Contemporary: lilac items, Collector Club pitcher, original JC Penney lamp, Millennium dinnerware and vases, many other contemporary items too numerous to mention;; Waterford; cut, pressed and pattern glass.

Books: To be sold at 12:30 pm

Including reference and other covering many topics and subject matter.

Vehicles: To be sold at 12:00 noon

(2) 2005 Ford Econoline E150 cargo vans, 4.6L V8 engine, auto trans, A/C, one has approx 40,000 miles, second van has approx 103,000 miles.