The Harry Rinker Puzzle Pit Jig-Saw Puzzle Collection Saturday Sept. 20th, 11:00 AM at the Auction Gallery at Merchants Square Mall, 1901 So. 12th Street, ALLENTOWN, PA First in a series of auctions to liquidate the Harry Rinker “Puzzle Pit” Collection of 5000+ Jig-Saw Puzzles. This auction to consist of Approx. 450 lots (most assembled and many w/Orig. Boxes) to include: 18th & 19th Century English Puzzles, c1840's-1890's Early American Puzzles (McLoughlin Bros., Milton Bradley, etc), World's Fair, c1900-1950's American Wooden Puzzles (Par, Parker Bros. Pastime Picture, Picture Puzzle Mart, Falls, U-Nit, Dutton's, Madmar, Hand Cut Amateur, Professional Cutters, etc), c1890's-1940's Advertising Puzzles (Automotive, Dairy, Cleaning & Household Products, etc), Black Americana, c1920's-40's Movie, Celebrity & Pin-Ups, c1930's-40's Comic Character (Superman, Disney, Captain Marvel, Orphan Annie, Skippy, Inner Sanctum etc), Wooden Dissected & Sectional, Map Puzzles, c1932-33 Jigsaw Puzzle Craze Puzzles & much more. Auction available for live on-line bidding at Auctionzip Live & Invaluable Preview Friday Sept. 19th, 12 Noon til 8:00 PM and Morning of Sale 10:00-11:00 AM. Terms: CASH/VISA/MC/DISCOVER, 13% Buyers Premium (3% Discount for Cash) K.D. Smith Auctions PA License #AU003253L (610) 797-1770

Just an early sampling of the 6000+ lots to be offered for the May Auction. A Complete Catalog will be up-loaded on or around May 8th with many more images

Americana, Historical Document, Paper, Book, Art & Ephemera Auction Art: to include oil paintings by Walter Baum, Alfred East, John Kearney, Orig. Japanese Wood Block Prints ( Kunisada Utagawa, Hiroshige, Yoshinobu, Kiyohiro, Sharaku, Harunobu, Koryusai, Utamaro), PA Dutch Fracktur (Martin Brechall), etc. Historical Documents: to include 1808 Thomas Jefferson/James Madison Ohio Territoty signed land grant, Revolutionary War musters, 1739 Phila Area Livestock ledger (w/notations and signed by Samuel Pennypacker former governor of PA), Indentures (incl 1707 grant from King Charles), Civil War Letters & Documents (signed by Gen. U.S. Grant, Gen W.T. Sherman, General Prentiss, General Meade etc) Political Documents & Letters & Photos (signed by Franklin Roosevelt, Willkie, JFK), Samuel B. Morse Signed Card, and much more. Moravian Research Library: As Director of Archival Research at Historic Bethlehem from June 1966 to July 1968, Harry became immersed in Moravian history. In May 1968 he visited Herrnhut and other Moravian communities in East and West Germany. He returned again in 1970. When the Rev. Walser Allen, pastor of Central Moravian Church, retired, He bought his Moravian history library. Over the years, He added additional volumes. The library focuses on church history and the history of Moravian communities in the United States and abroad. The library contains English works by some for the earliest Moravian writers and historians. Pennsylvania German Reference Library: Pennsylvania German is Harry's cultural heritage. Over four decades, He built a reference library containing works focusing on Pennsylvania German culture and decorative arts. While not a full run, the library contains most of the volumes issued by the Pennsylvania German Society and other Pennsylvania German groups. Local histories of Pennsylvania German communities and regions also are included. The library contains hard and soft cover volumes as well as numerous pamphlets. Autographed Book Collection: Antiques and Collectibles titles, Biography, Children's Books, Cookbook, Fiction, Non-Fiction, Travel, Miscellaneous. From the mid-1980s through the mid-1990s, Harry attended meetings of the American Booksellers Association (ABA) held in Chicago, New York, Pasadena, Washington, DC, and other cities. He personally saw each of these books signed by the authors. Some books contain copies of the "signing line" schedules. When possible He asked the author to date the book as proof he/she was in attendance. Some of the author signed books are not bookstore editions. They range from advanced proofs (sent to book reviewers prior to the release) to special editions done for the ABA. ALSO: library of early paperbacks (some very scarce titles), Early Bibles, Photographs (cabinet type, tin type, ambrotype, glass slides, etc), Postcards, Magazines (Life, Holiday, Bd Vols of St. Nicholas & Harpers Young People), Adv. Trade Cards, World's Fair & Exposition, Art Folios, Military History Books, (incl PA Volunteers in 2 Bd Vol, etc,), Local History (incl Bd Vols of York, Lancaster, Jefferson, Huntington & Blair Counties, History of Bethlehem, PA), Many lots of c1700's-1800's Letters & Document & Indentures, Reference Books, Misc Ephemera, and many more catagories. Portion of this sale to be offered live on-line Full searchable auction catalog available from our website. Click here to go to our home page.

All 6000+ lots are currently on display for inspection & bidding at our auction gallery at Merchants Square Mall, 1901 So. 12th Street, Allentown, PA 18103. For a complete catalog listing with many more pictures please check back Thurs April 10th. Hours: Fridays 12-9, Saturdays 10-7 & Sundays 10-5. TERMS: Cash, Visa, Master Card, Discover. 13% Buyers Premium (discounted 3% for Cash) All lots offered are described and/or graded by the consignor and K.D. Smith Auctions offers no guarantee or warrantee, expressed or implied. All items are sold where-is, as-is. All merchandise is on display for inspection at our facility at Merchants Square Mall, 1901 So. 12th Street, Allentown, PA 18103 every Friday Noon-9, Saturday 10-7 & Sunday 10-5, it is the responsibility of the bidder to inspect the merchandise as we have a no return policy. All US coins may be sent out for authentication under the following terms: 1.) Successful bidder pays for coin. 2.) Coin never leaves custody of K.D.Smith Auctions. 3.) If coin is certified as authentic by ANACS successful bidder pays for authentication service, insurance & shipping cost related to said authentication service. 4.) If coin is judged to not authentic or altered successful bidder is given a full refund & the consignor pays all related fees.

THE TRAVEL CHANNEL COMES TO K.D. SMITH AUCTIONS Join us for the fun an excitement as the Travel Channel will be here filming an episode of their TV show "Baggage Battles". In addition to the many great antiques, toys & collectibles we will be featuring the Harry Rinker "Hopalong Cassidy" Collection. Listed are just a few samples of which will offered at this great sale. Check back as we will update our listing on a regular basis until all 500+ lots are listed w/many photo's.

Just a small sampling of the 6000+ Anitique & Collectible Items to be offered at our November auction. Toy lots 1-114 will be offered live on-line at Auctionzip Live starting at 9:30 followed by the balance of the auction at our regular time of 12:00 Noon.

500++ Lots of antique & collectible dolls & doll accessories (to be made available for online bidding at Auctionzip Live on or before July 5th) to include: 250+ lots of vintage Barbie family dolls & accessories, Dawn dolls & and accessories (incl Rare outfits "Rain Check & "Knitty Midi"), 1950's Ginny Dolls & outfits, 1940's Nancy Ann Storybook dolls, 1800's-Early 1900's Bisque Dolls (Armand Marseille, Heubach Kopplesdorf, Dressel, Simon Halbig, Hertel Schwab, Herman Steiner), Tammy dolls & outfits, Shirley Temple dolls, Madame Alexander (incl Sonja Henie w/OB), Liddle Kiddles, Vintage Paper Doll Books, doll clothing, doll furniture & much more!