Lee Hartung of Glenview, IL was known worldwide for his amazing collection of everything automotive. After his passing in 2011, the collection went to auction bringing record prices and is still talked about to this day. Although Lee displayed his collection at his museum, he lived a short distance away in a modest house on a quiet street in Glenview. The house laid mostly untouched since his death - until this year when the family decided to put it up for sale. During the cleanup process, several boxes of treasures were discovered that only Lee himself knew about. 3 boxes contained Lees impressive Police badge collection which is being sold by Donley Auctions on August 27th. The remaining boxes contained several hundred metal vehicle license tags mainly from Illinois cities. The highlights of the collection though, are the rare, 1903-07 Chicago plates, the enamel St. Louis and Kansas City Missouri plates, and the early Illinois “homemade” plates and Illinois aluminum registration discs. For your browsing convenience, the auction has been divided by city vehicle and specialty tags in alphabetical city order and motorcycle tags in alphabetical city order with plate toppers at the start and misc. items at the finish.

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1. PAY INVOICE TODAY - When invoice is paid in full, it will be passed to our Shipping Department. Cost for shipping is a separate transaction and will NOT be included in original invoice. Please allow 7 to 25 BUSINESS DAYS for us to pack hundreds of items. Watch for a text/email from "SHIPPING SAINT" with next steps. Thank you in advance for your patience!
2. FIREARM BUYERS: WITHIN 3 DAYS OF AUCTION - A signed FFL License from your preferred local dealer MUST be provided unless specifically identified as an "antique" in the description. Ask them to put your name in the email and send to DonleyAuctionsShipping@gmail.com.
California residents must also provide an FFL license for ammunition.
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4. STORAGE FEES: Due to limited space, items must be picked up from the auction house within 5 days. Any items left for over 5 days, will incur a storage charge of $20 per day unless prior arrangements have been made. Items left after 30 days will be considered abandoned and sold to recover expenses.
5. U.S. SHIPPING OF STANDARD SIZED ITEMS - We will carefully, efficiently, and economically pack small/medium sized items. You will receive an invoice via text/email with shipping/handling costs which can be paid directly through the link.
Please allow 7 to 25 business days to receive info from "Shipping Saint".
6. U.S. SHIPPING OF OVERSIZED ITEMS - We do not pack large or items over 100lbs.
By request, we will send you a list of recommended transporters and/or crating companies. It is the sole responsibility of the buyer to arrange transportation.
7. INTERNATIONAL SHIPPING - If a single item is valued over $2,499, we cannot ship internationally through USPS or FedEx. Any single item exceeding the value must ship through an international shipping broker. We will provide recommendations.
It is the sole responsibility of the buyer to arrange transportation.

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Donley Auctions

by Donley Auction Services
August 28, 2022 12:00 PM CDT
8512 S. Union Rd.
Union, IL, US 60180

Donley Auction Services

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Bid Increments
From: To: Increments:
$0 $49 $5
$50 $199 $10
$200 $499 $25
$500 $999 $50
$1,000 $2,999 $100
$3,000 $4,999 $250
$5,000 $9,999 $500
$10,000 + $1,000