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Lauro's Auction House

Wednesday August 24, 2005 Absolute Auction 11am.
1224 NE 7th Ave,
Fort Lauderdale,
Florida, 33304

Several Food Service Establishments
Bakery, Deli, Market, Catering Company
Japanese Restaurant

Partial Inventory:
Refrigeration Equipment
Hoshizaki HNC-180AA-R C/T 71" Refrig. Sushi Display Case
True TSSU-60-24M 2dr. S/S 60" Mega Top Sandwich Unit w/ Double S/S Overshelf - on wheels
Master-Bilt 3dr. Glass Freezer - Remote
Kysor/Warren D6SC1-4 51" Upright Open Cooler
Marsal & Sons 2dr. Slide Glass Cooler
Master-Bilt 48" Ice Cream Freezer Dipping Cabinet
Beverage Air 1dr. Glass Display Cooler
Kysor/Warren B4VC1-77U 80" Curved Glass Refrig. Bakery Case
Victory RAA-1D-S9 1dr. S/S Cooler
True TSD-47 2dr. S/S Slide Cooler
C/T 1dr. Black Cooler
C/T 1dr. Glass Black Cooler
Delfield 406-C6P 1dr. 27" S/S Sandwich Unit
Beverage Air WTR-48A 2dr. 48" S/S Work Top Cooler
Victory UF-48-SST 2dr. 48" S/S Work Top Freezer
Beverage Air SUR-72-30M 3dr. 72" Mega Top Sandwich Unit
True TUC-27G 1dr. 27" Glass Under Counter Cooler
(2) Beverage Air KR24-1AS 1dr. S/S Upright Coolers - on wheels
Traulsen 96" S/S 6 Drawer Refrig. Equipment Stand
Continental SWF-27 1dr. 27" S/S Work Top Freezer
Beverage Air UCR-60A 2dr. 60" S/S Sandwich Unit
93" 3dr. S/S Pizza Prep Table - on wheels
Beverage Air GF34L 1dr. 34" Black Glass Froster
Randell 2 Drawer 60" S/S Refrig. Equipment Stand
Misc. Equipment
Beverage Air 3dr. 96" Bottle Cooler
Columbus 60" Curved Glass Dry Bakery Display Case
Bunn CWTF-35 3 Pot Coffee Machine
Bunn VPR Black 2 Pot Coffee Machine
UNIC Twin Diva 2 Group Semi-Automatic Cappuccino Machine
Coffee Bean Grinder
Groen TDB/7-40 40 Gallon S/S Electric Tilting Kettle
Burns C/2 Floor Model Full Size S/S Dishwasher System
The Broaster Company V208-24 Electric Chicken Rotissere

Cooking Equipment
Hood Depot 18' S/S Grease Hood System - Complete
DCS S/S 2 Burner Range w/24" Char Broiler & Convection Oven
Frymaster GF14SD 40lb. S/S 2 Basket Fryer
Anvil CBL9022 16" C/T Gas Char Broiler
Nemco 6750-240 004 C/T Electric 6000 Watts 2 Basket Fryer
30" 2comp. Gas Floor Model Steam Table
Express Kitchen 1dr. S/S Upright Smoker - Gas
Star 6015CB C/T 15" Char Broiler
Jade Range 24" C/T 4 Burner Range
Star 502F C/T Electric 2 Burner Range 240V
44" Gas 3comp. Steam Table w/ Cutboard
44" Electric 3comp. Steam Table w/ Sneeze Guard & Overshelf
60" Radiant Char Broiler
Blodgett Full Size 2dr. Glass Double Convection Oven

Food Preparation & Misc. Equipment
Welbilt Varimixer W40 40qt. Mixer w/ S/S Bowl 3PH 208V 2HP
C/T 24" 2 Shelf Display Warmer
Electromaster 18"x18" C/T Sandwich Grill Press
Paloma PR-10DSS-1 C/T 30,900 BTU Gas Rice Cooker
46" C/T Hot Display Case Enclosed w/ (2) Glass Sliding Doors
Nemco N55650 Lettuce Cutting System w/Mobile Drying Bin
APW Wyott RW-2V 700 Watts C/T Round Food Warmer
Wells Liteline LLW-11 625 Watts C/T Round Food Warmer
(2) Server Twin FS-4 1000 Watts C/T 2comp. Food Warmers
APW Wyott 12"x20" C/T Food Warmer
Wells Liteline LLW-1220 C/T Food Warmer
Merco 2 Drawer S/S Bread Warmer
Toastmaster 4 Drawer S/S Bread Warmer

S/S Sinks, Tables, Shelving
Aero PSS-3-2148-4 S/S 3comp. 48" Sink
(3) Full Size Sheet Pan Rolling Racks
#10 Can Rack Full Size
Aero 30"x72" S/S Work Table w/ #10 Can Opener
20"x24" All S/S Work Table
17"x24" S/S Work Table w/ 1 1/2" Backsplash
30"x60" All S/S Work Table
Eagle 36" 3comp. S/S Sink
Advance 106" 3comp. S/S Sink
(2) Supremetal 3comp. 74" S/S Bar Sinks w/Hand Sink & DB
(2) Supremetal 18"x36"x16" Deep S/S Ice Bins
Supremetal 18"x24"x16" Deep S/S Ice Bin
Supremetal 18"x24"x9" Deep S/S Ice Bin
24"x36"x16" Deep S/S Ice Bin
24"x60"x23" Deep S/S Ice Bin
12"x30" All S/S Table w/ 5" Backsplash
30"x36" All S/S Enclosed Work Table
32"x60" All S/S Mobile Equipment Stand
12"x36" All S/S Dish Storage Table

Furniture & Misc.
(27) Black Metal Patio Chairs
(3) 22"x22" Granite Tables w/ Bases
48" Wood & Cast Iron Outdoor Bench
(3) Mobile Ingrediant Bins w/Lids
(9) Lightwood High Chairs
(24) Chafing Dishes
(29) Darkwood Bar Stools w/ Green Cushion Seats
(26) Metal Stack Chairs w/ Cushion Seats
(26) Chrome Bar Stools w/ Black Swivel Seats
(64) Darkwood Ladderback Chairs
(3) 36" Round De�Lcor Marble High Top Tables w/ Bases
(47) Darkwood Chairs w/ Green Cushion Seats
(39) Lightwood Chairs
Smallwares, Much More�c

Starman Bros. Auctions, Inc

AVIATION AUCTION

Friday & Saturday ● August 26 & 27, 2005

Starting @ 9:00 a.m. both days

INDYAIR SERVICES, Inc.

5140 Wilbur Rd. ● Martinsville, Indiana

Auction to include: Landing Gear, Wheel & Brake inv., fuselages, wings, control surfaces, cowling, doors, spinners, wheel pants, wing tips, large selection of instruments, fuel tanks, various prop accessories, large new Sikorski inv., new Cessna airframe & small parts inv., engine inv., huge assortment of military surplus, magneto overhaul shop, and shop equip.

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Stephen Passy & Associates

Thursday, August 25, 2005 at 9:00 AM
46 BRADLEY COVE RD
RUSSELLVILLE (70 MILES WEST OF LITTLE ROCK),
AR 72802.

Featuring Equipment from STAID PIPELINE COMPANY, INC. Complete Liquidation after 30 years in the Pipeline Industry.

Featuring Equipment from FABICK CAT.

Including PIPELAYERS,TACK RIGS, CRAWLER TRACTORS, EXCAVATORS, CRANES, LOADER BACKHOES, WHEEL LOADERS, TRENCHERS, PIPE BENDING MACHINES, ROAD BORING MACHINES, WATER PUMPS, AIR COMPRESSORS, WELDERS, WINCH TRACTORS, WINCH TRUCKS, TRUCK TRACTORS, MECHANIC'S TRUCKS, DUMP TRUCKS, FLATBED TRUCKS, PICKUPS, LOWBOYS, OILFIELD FLOAT TRAILERS, WATER TRAILERS, LARGE AMOUNT OF PIPELINE SUPPORT EQUIPMENT, AND LARGE AMOUNT OF SHOP RELATED TOOLS.

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John Villiard Auction Service

Nelson Estate -
Saturday, Aug. 27rd - 10:00 AM

Location - From Lake Park, MN go south on Co. 5, 9 miles to the Roadhouse tavern, or County 4 then go west 3/4 miles.

GUNS: Very nice Smith and Wesson 357 Mag, Model 66-2; stainless, with 4. barrel and packmier grip; H&R 12 ga single shot; Glenfield 22 cal model 60.

HORSE ITEMS: 2 saddles, tack and bridles.

OTHER COLLECTABLES: Pinball machine; Swedish immigrant trunk; unique old Swedish dog sleigh; cast iron sausage packer; Loom; very nice charter oak Premium 3140; Very nice elk novelty wood pot belly stove; McCoy planters and others; McCoy cookie jar; collectible dolls; and lots more!

RECREATIONAL ITEMS: 1990 Four Winns 170 Freedom boat, needs work in lower unit, otherwise engine and all are good; 1969 Richline 16' fishing boat; 1972 Arctic cat Panther 292 with electric start and more!

HOUSEHOLD: Large maple drop leaf table and chairs; oval marble top coffee table; blue davenport; oak drop leaf table; patio furniture; hide-a-bed; wood loft bed (was used in a college dorm).

SHOP: Craftsman table saw; New Holland square baler; 10. Craftsman band saw; Shop Built Loader for Massey tractor; 3 point sod cutter; 7.5hp Corsair outboard motor; Craftsman radial arm saw; and many other items too numerous to mention!

Cornwell Inc

Saturday, August 27th * 1:00 PM
(402) 694-2216 or (800) 909-3894

115 S. 17th St, Aurora

Selling to the highest bidder will be this 3 bedroom Ranch home on large corner lot w/circle drive, nice trees, Extra storage building. Main floor has 3 bedrooms, kitchen, LR, Full & 3/4 baths, utility room. Basement has bedroom, LR, kitchen, and storage room. The home will need some TLC and Fix up, has great potential. Selling As Is with no warranties.

Ben Higgins Auctioneers.

CUNNINGHAM MOVING AUCTION
Thurs.,Aug. 30, 2005 5:00 P.M.

Located : 1321 St. Rt. 37 Delaware, OH inside city limits on W. side of town. Parking lot available compliments of Larcomb & Mitchell Race Track equip.

LAWN TRACTORS - YARD EQUIP: Craftsman GT 3000 23 hp. / 48" deck lawn tractor (like new); (2) Vintage Wheelhorse riding mowers 1-model 656 w/ snowblade; Huskee 12 hp./38" rider (needs drive belt); (2) pulltype yard trailers; Duerr gas comm.. chipper/shredder (like new); gas H.M. pull type log splitter; IDC mini tiller; Weedeater gas weed whip; Stihl O15L chainsaw; lg. Older Remington chainsaw; pr. of alum. ramps; rototiller w/ new eng; 3 1/2 hp / 20" power mower; wagon running gear; live trap; etc.

STORAGE BARN: Amish made wood 12' x 24' yard barn on skids (approx. 5 yrs.old)

GENERATOR - MACHINIST & SHOP TOOLS: older US Army PE-75AF power unit w/ Wisc. Gas eng.; Ryobi 10" surface planner; Craftsman bench top precision metal lathe (approx. 29" bed x 5" swing); Delta 15" scroll saw; Lincoln 225 welder; 14" wood band saw; 4" jointer; Walker Turner drill press; older radial arm saw; Rockwell 46" wood lathe; sets of wood chisels; comm.. 6" x 9" belt disc sander; Jepson cut off saw; bench grinders; (2) small table saws; router table; (2) work benches 1 w/ 6" vise; B&D table top drill press; Reddy 50,000 btu space heater; 140,000 btu space heater; air compressor; Machinist tools consisting of Starret mics, thickness gauge & tool chest; mach. vise; sev. hand tools being hammers, sockets, files, drill bits, power tools, c-clamps; punches, allen wrenches, pipe wrenches, tube cutter, tap & dies; ext. cords; planes; 2 air tools; tractor mag.; breast hand drill; high lift jack; alum. stepladder; sev. Hand tools; misc. oak shop bds.; furn. clamps; (2) wood pulleys; supplies; and lots of other misc. items.

MOBILITY CART - HOUSEHOLD & ANTIQUES: Electric mobility cart w/ swivel seat; washer & dryer; Hotpoint 30" elect. range; Kenmore side x side refrig. w/ ice dispenser; Lg. Old 30" x 35" combo floor safe on rollers; Caloric dishwasher; port. T.V.'s; newer White Zig Zag sewing machine; Singer console sewing machine; mahog. Drop leaf table w/ 4 chairs; 18,700 btu a/c unit; Art Deco desk; computer & desk; 2 pc. Dep. Era round mirror dresser & chest; pine open bookcase; (2) single beds; (2) file cabinets; 4 cushion sofa; corner drop leaf stand; Stiffel lamp; pr. of mtd. Crystal wall lamps; (2) Lowrey Micro Genie pro elect. keyboards;Brown Jug Delaware jugs; (2) lg. Flower jardinieres; etched wall mirror; picts; knick-knacks; flatware set; kero. lantern; (3) C.I. skillets; 33 1/3 records; older PA equip.; misc. older dark room camera equip.; laminator; stereo; misc. planters; old oscillating fan; pots, pans, dishes, and misc. items.

(2) VANS - TRAILER - MISC.: '89 Ford Club window van; '79 Ford Econoline 150 van; old camping trailer (all as-is); misc. small animal / bird cages; Oyster dog grooming clippers & grooming table; etc.

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Gravitt Auction Inc.

COMMERCIAL LAND AUCTION
Wednesday August 31st, 2005 at 12:00 PM EST
1511 South Smith St.
Chattanooga, TN 37412
Toll Free: 1-888-765-5888 or (423) 855-5888
Fax: (423) 855-1050
Email: marc@gravittauction.com

133 PLEASANT GROVE RD. S.W.
CLEVELAND, TN 37353

40 ACRES OF I-75 PRIME INTERSTATE FRONTAGE PROPERTY

LOCATED AT EXIT #20, ADJACENT TO THE NEW PREMIER THEATRE 10 & T&T FIREWORKS. 3,000 FT. OF FRONTAGE ON I-75 TO BE OFFERED IN 17 TRACTS. 1.4 ACRES TO 3.12 ACRES AND IN COMBINATION. AUCTION TO HELD ON SITE. LOCATED IN THE CITY OF CLEVELAND, BRADLEY COUNTY.

ELECTRIC * PHONE * WATER & SEWER AVAILABLE

DON'T MISS THIS OPPORTUNITY TO BUY AT THE PRICE YOU SET!

EXCELLENT COMMERCIAL SITE FOR ANY NUMBER OF BUSINESS WHO WANT A HIGH EXPOSURE LOCATION!

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Clarke Auctioneers, LTD

FARM & ANTIQUE AUCTION
BOB & MABEL HOWLETT
Saturday September 10, 2005 - 10:00 a.m.

Location: 3/4 mile West of Lang , SK on Hwy 39

TRACTORS & CRAWLER

1982 Belarus 825, MFWA, 3 PH, PTO, CAHR, diesel, c/w Allied FEL, 3300 hrs 1932 Caterpillar 22, side curtains, complete, was running when parked, shedded Case 446 garden tractor, 20 HP Onan, hydro, hyd, belly mower

TRUCKS

1976 F600, 5+2, 14�f steel B&H, 37,000 miles, good condition

TOOLS & SHOP EQUIPMENT

Blue Point bench grinder, 220 250 AC/DC arc welder Durex drill press & bits Air compressor, 220 New 2 1/2 HP electric motor Oxyacetylene torch w/self owned tanks 10�h radial arm saw Craftsman chain saw w/case Craftsman skil saw (new) 6/12 volt battery charger/booster combo 220 heater Vice Weed whip 22�h push mower Table-mate Westward wrenches Craftsman socket set (metric, std) Craftsman wrench set (metric, std) Hyd gear puller Slid-hammer gear puller Beach rolling tool box w/ cabinet Portable air tank Large anvil & punch Quantity of 1/2�h drills 2 ton floor jack Quantity of disc grinders Aluminum step ladder & ext. ladder Step ladder/scaffold combo Bolt bins & bolts Hammers, punches, chisels Electric paint sprayer Electric pressure washer, like new C-clamps, welding mask Standup tire changer Extension cords Backpack garden sprayer 220 ext. cord 150�f 110 ext. cord 34�h, 24�h, 18�h pipe wrenches FARM & ANTIQUE MACHINERYAnderson 18�f cultivator 3 PH Farm King finishing mower, 6�f Richardson 4 wheeled road maintainer, converted to hyd. IH 6 disc gang plow Misc antiquhorse drawn equipment Five wooden wagons Misc wooden wagon & buggy wheels Oil tank from Rumley tractor on wheels JD 1 1/2 HP stationary engine IHC LB 3 HP

ANTIQUES & HOUSEHOLD ANTIQUES

1 ton chain hoist Wooden bit holder Blacksmith�fs forge Leg vice Antique wrenches Wooden trunks Ice box Quantity of jugs & crocks Threshing machine oil jug Quantity of wooden barrels Cream cans Quantity of insulators Horse harness Harness barn hooks Quantity of coal pails Copper boilers Ammo boxes Antique chairs Wooden file cabinet Wall telephone Wooden doll crib Doctor�fs bag Barrel style Daisy butter churn w/ stand Wet stone Children�fs tricycle Toddlers tricycle Jugs w/ lids Table top scale Harness, collars, hames, halters Large quantity of antique dressers & tables Canadiana cupboards Three coal oil lamps Children�fs sleighs Quantity of wash tubs Model T steering wheel Canadiana wardrobe Oval beveled mirror Dresser w/ beveled mirror Double bed w/ mattress Metal trunks 10 gal crock Two kitchen pumps Quart oil pump Electric wetstone

MISCELLANEOUS

Quantity of Round Up, Horizon, Rustler 8�f bridge planks Large quantity of telephone poles Large quantity of 8�f 2�hx2�h box iron Large quantity of 10�f drill stem pipe 125 gal slip tank Quantity of 3�f page wire 8 HP walk behind roto-tiller (not running) 3 HP walk behind tiller Garden sprayer 100�fs of pounds of nails (new) Wagon full of brass & copper metal Estate sprayer, PT w/ wand Wheel barrow 8�f & 4�f hot water floor registers Misc wood & plywood Large moose antlers Electric drill fill Delta truck tool box Electric table top barbeque Two 300 gal fuel tanks w/ stands Underground elec. wire Two rolls of wooden snow fence Quantity of copper pipe, 1/2�h, 2�h Quantity of PVC pipe 50 concrete blocks Steel bin doors Reese adjustable ball mounts Rushman water cooled motor

HOUSEHOLD

Inglis range Maytag fridge Maytag washer Dryer Couch & chair Wooden end tables Coffee table Picture frames Maytag portable dishwasher
Misc dishes & Tupperware Misc plants & pots 12x14�f area rug, 10x14�f area rug.

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Auction News

D.C. Cancels Auto Auction.

WASHINGTON -- D.C.'s monthly auction of abandoned vehicles is canceled.

The auctions are normally held on the third Tuesday of each month, but the D.C. Department of Public Works has decided to skip August because of problems at another city agency.

Services at the main office of the D.C. Department of Motor Vehicles have been disrupted by air conditioning problems and the move to a new headquarters in Southwest.

The DMV said it has "frozen the clock" on handling disputed tickets until Aug. 21.

A spokeswoman for the Department of Public Works said cancellation of the auction at Blue Plains is the department's way of complying with the DMV's decision to stop the clock on collection procedures.

The next vehicle auction is now scheduled for Sept. 16.

eBay Novel Charecter Auctions.

In the technological age, it seems that the internet is dictating the way business and pleasure are conducted. Nowadays, one can buy just about anything from electronic retailers, from groceries, to Jerry Garcia�fs ashes, to mail-order Russian brides.

However, some are using the power of internet commerce to spread charity and good will toward all men. Among the 16 best selling authors who have joined forces with the Californian freedom of information and expression charity First Amendment Project are Stephen King, John Grisham and Amy Tan. The concept is to raise between $40,000 and $50,000 on eBay by auctioning character roles for their future books. The winners of the bids will be monumentalized forever in print by having the novel�fs characters named after them.

Stephen King is currently auctioning a character from a future novel titled �gCELL,�h which won�ft be published until 2006 or 2007. The author of Pet Cemetery, It, and Carrie amongst many others, Stephen King is best known for his tales of horror. Cell is no exception. In the novel, zombies are awakened and driven into kill mode by bad cell phone signals. King noted that if bidders want their character to die in the book then they must have a female name.

John Grisham commented on the enterprise by noting that his available character would be portrayed, �gin a good light.�h

Bidding Up That Rosy Glow From The Past.

There is nothing so contemporary as nostalgia and those experts in old artefacts, the auction houses, have been quick to cash in on the current obsession with the past, in particular the recent past. Christie's South Kensington expects a full house for its auction of vintage film posters on September 11. To make things easier for the growing band of collectors of these still modestly priced memories the auction is to be held on a Sunday.

Since South Ken introduced Sunday sales earlier this year they have performed unevenly, with packed rooms for hot collectables, such as Clarice Cliff ceramics, but less interest in traditional sectors, such as model cars. With vintage posters Christie's can hardly fail. Since it launched specialist auctions 10 years ago, a buoyant market has emerged, with, on average, 90 per cent of the lots finding new homes.

Film posters have a particular appeal - their images are often striking; they cover every emotion, from terror to escapist comedy; they offer reminders of happy days at the cinema; and they come in every price range, from ��10 for an advertisement of last year's big hit to the $455,000 paid in the US in 1997 for a poster of the 1930's horror movie The Mummy.

This was in excellent condition, a key factor in pricing posters: the record price winkled out another Mummy but because this poster was less pristine it only managed to make ��80,750. Along with condition, rarity is the other decisive influence on value. In the 1930s cinema managers were expected to return the advertisements for pulping after the run of a film: obviously some held on to the posters, but just how many copies survive of the most desirable films only time discloses.

At one stage, film poster auctions were the happy hunting ground of dealers, but collectors quickly realised that by buying wholesale they could secure posters for around half the retail price. The trade is flourishing and the auction on September 11 is Christie's largest ever, with more than 400 lots. Traditionally the greatest interest in film posters, and the highest prices, were found in the US, but now the UK is drawing level, and American buying will feature heavily in South Kensington.

Naturally, with such mass produced objects, old favourites turn up regularly. The James Bond films, for example, have a large and loyal following, although only posters featuring Sean Connery fetch high prices - single posters for the films starring Roger Moore as 007 invariably fail to reach the saleroom's price bar of ��200 a lot and are sold in groups. Even with Connery there is a fixed pecking order. A poster for Dr. No, the first film in the series, is on offer with a ��2,000-��3,000 estimate, and From Russia with Love and Goldfinger are also expected to top ��2,000, but the later films, where more posters are likely to have survived, such as You Only Live Twice, fall into the ��300-��500 price range. Ten years ago a Dr. No poster could have been acquired for ��200-��300.

Collectors go for genres, with the horror movies produced by Universal Studios in the 1930s commanding the top prices; and for stars Marlene Dietrich has popular appeal and the most expensive lot at Christie's is a larger than life poster of her 1931 movie Blonde Venus. It was designed for the Austrian market, which reduces its appeal slightly, but the vampish image is so striking it could well make ��20,000. The fact that it is so rare - only one other has appeared at auction - also helps. Even rarer is a US three-sheet poster for Charlie Chaplin's 1936 classic Modern Times. This is its debut at auction and it carries an estimate of up to ��15,000. Christie's also expects around ��8,000 for a US half sheet for Orson Welles's War of the Worlds.

There are fashions in film poster collecting. A few years ago momentous movies such as Gone with the Wind and The Wizard of Oz carried all before them. Now demand for the box office triumphs of the distant past seems to be satisfied and it is posters of more recent classics which set the pace: a poster for Lawrence of Arabia recently sold for ��11,000 and Breakfast at Tiffany's has topped the ��3,000 mark. As dealer Terry Norman, owner of the Reel Picture Gallery in Westbourne Grove, says, "My most constant request runs along the lines of, 'Have you a poster for The Graduate. It's the first film I saw with my husband.'"

Norman detects some slowing of interest for run-of-the-mill posters, but demand for Bond and for posters featuring charismatic stars such as Michael Caine, Steve McQueen and Audrey Hepburn keeps mounting. The business has been greatly affected, for good or ill, by trading on the internet, especially through eBay. Supply has multiplied, with quite rare posters suddenly emerging, but there are many copies, often unknowingly offered, making this a treacherous marketplace.

If buyers are not hooked on films they could turn up at Christie's a few days later, on September 14, when the auction house holds its third travel poster sale of the year, which also includes some advertising posters.

The heart of this market is the posters produced by the railway companies in the 1920s and 1930s promoting the attractions of seaside resorts and other tourist destinations. The highlight of Christie's sale is a large poster of a bathing belle on the top board of the lido in a surprisingly bucolic New Brighton, which seems to rival Monte Carlo in sophistication. This striking image, with a fashionable art deco appeal, has never appeared at auction and could sell for ��6,000, possibly to a nostalgic inhabitant of the northern town.

There are also lively posters of Burnham-on-Sea and Weston-super-Mare in 1960, promising innocent fun on the beach, for up to ��700. For worldly travellers there are posters promoting Seville and the Co^te d'Azur, Nassau and Bermuda, but greater interest is likely to be shown in 10 rare London tram posters, advertising destinations such as Hampstead Heath and St. James's Park, and a 1922 map of the London Underground, with a top estimate of ��600.

It is hard to find a vintage poster in perfect condition, but restorers can work wonders and for a few hundred pounds you can transform your home with a vivid image of a dream world, in film or memory. Christie's adds 20 per cent to the hammer price but these are still auctions with a relatively low entry point. If you miss out in September the saleroom has added one more poster auction to its 2005 schedule. On October 26 it is offering 85 vintage posters by the acclaimed early 20th-century French designer of advertising posters Leonetto Cappiello. They come from the collection of Champagne de Castellane and are each estimated at between ��250 and ��5,000.

Christies, tel: +44 (0)20 7839 9060; www.christies.com

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