Hake’s Auctions


3679 Concord Rd, York, Pennsylvania 17402
717-434-1600

About Auction House

Founded in 1967 Hake's was the first Pop Culture auction house in the US. After 51 years the company, headquartered in York, PA, continues to be the leader in the field of popular culture artifacts. Each auction offers an array of collectible Comic Books & Original Art, Political Americana, Disneyana, Toys & Action Figures, Sports, Movie Posters, Entertainment Memorabilia, Autographs, Comic Characters, Concert Posters, and all other facets of popular culture.

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12 Results
  • Auction Result, Press Release
    Hake’s Anti-Slavery To Civil Rights Auction Brings History To Market, Tops $472,000

    Highlights: Eugene Warburg’s Parian statue ‘Uncle Tiff,’ $95,592; “I Am A Man” protest placard from 1968 Memphis Sanitation Workers Strike, $58,427; Frederick Douglass broadside from 1872, $25,486 YORK, Pa. – Eugene Warburg’s Parian statue titled Uncle Tiff sold for $95,592; an original “I Am A Man” protest placard from the 1968 Memphis Sanitation Workers Strike brought $58,427; and a Frederick Douglass broadside from a circa-1872 Republican Party rally in Maine realized $25,486 at Hake’s Anti-Slavery to Civil Rights Auction, which closed June 23. The sale totaled $472,118, including the buyer’s premium. Circa-1856 Copeland Staffordshire Parian porcelain statuette of “Uncle Tiff,” a character from Harriet Beecher Stowe’s novel Dred, created by African American sculptor Eugene Warburg. Sold for $95,592 The catalog was filled with rare, important and historically-significant items, with a timeline starting in the 1780s and advancing through the MLK era to the Obama presidency. The auction included the first installment of the Rex & Patti Stark Collection, one of the foremost private holdings of anti-slavery ceramics.  The auction also featured superb consignments from around the country compiled by Hake’s Americana Director Scott Mussell, whose passion for documenting the African American experience was amply reflected in the sale’s 366 lots. “We’re thrilled by the response across the globe to this sale,” Mussell said. “Strong bidding came in from institutions and individuals passionate about preserving this important history.” Eugene Warburg’s (1825-1859) circa-1856 Copeland Staffordshire Parian porcelain statuette of “Uncle Tiff,” a character from Harriet Beecher Stowe’s novel Dred, was the overall top lot of the auction. The delicate, well-detailed 12-inch-tall sculpture blew past its $20,000 high estimate to realize a final selling price of $95,592, an auction record for the artist. Warburg was born enslaved in New Orleans and is among the earliest-known African American sculptors. Surviving works by his hand are extremely rare.   A cardboard placard measuring 13¾ inches by 21¼ inches, with just the four words, “I Am A Man” in bold black ink, nearly tripled the $20,000 high estimate by reaching $58,427. It was a new world auction record for one of the most iconic American civil-rights artifacts, while also being…

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  • Tea Caddy
    Auction Industry, Press Release
    Hake’s Launches Historic Auction Tracing The African American Experience From Anti-Slavery To The Civil Rights Era

    Featured: Circa-1872 broadside advertising a Maine Republican Party rally with Frederick Douglass as guest speaker; circa 1859 stoneware jug with inscription pertaining to abolitionist John Brown YORK, Pa. – Hake’s Anti-Slavery to Civil Rights Auction, online now and closing on Tuesday, June 23, is filled with rare, important and historically-significant items that trace a long arc of history starting in the 1780s, advancing through the MLK era to the Obama presidency. This very special sale showcases the unique and exceptional ceramics collection of Rex and Patti Stark, with additional consignments from around the country compiled by Hake’s Americana Director Scott Mussell, whose passion for documenting the African American experience is reflected in each of the auction’s 366 premier lots.  Circa-1820s anti-slavery tortoiseshell and horn octagonal tea caddy with inlaid bone panels and an ornate silver top hinge with a wax figure of a kneeling enslaved figure in chains. Estimate: $4,000-$6,000 Several items are expected to battle for top-lot honors. One is a circa-1872 thin, canary-yellow broadside advertising a Maine Republican Party rally featuring the African American social abolitionist Frederick Douglass and former Maine governor and state Republican Party co-founder Israel Washburne as guest speakers. It rained that day in August 1872, thus greatly diminishing chances that the 29-inch by 21-inch broadside would survive. This extraordinary artifact is estimated at $10,000-$20,000. Another top-lot candidate is a circa 1859-1860 stoneware jug with an inscription that reads, “Dec. 1st 12 O'clock P.M. Gov. Wise Sleeps With One Eye Open Expecting The Rescue Of John Brown.” It is a reference to the white Christian militant abolitionist John Brown, whose death by hanging the following day, December 2, 1859, was expedited by Virginia Governor Henry A Wise. The 11½-inch-tall jug advises Wise, who was mired in apprehension, to sleep “with one eye open.” Estimate: $10,000-$20,000 A third key lot is a circa-1856 Copeland, Staffordshire Parian porcelain statuette of “Tiff,” a character from Harriet Beecher Stowe’s novel Dred. The delicate, well-detailed 12-inch-tall sculpture was executed by the African American sculptor Eugene Warburg, who trained as a stonecutter and traveled to Europe to further his artistic career.…

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  • Auction Result, Press Release
    Led by Captain America, Star Wars and other pop culture favorites, Hake’s March 24-25 Premier Auction set many records as it rocketed to $1.9M

    Highlights: March 1941 Captain America Comics #1, $71,554; Star Wars Jawa action figure of the initial ‘Vinyl Cape’ variety, $55,152; Cox and Roosevelt 1920 Democratic jugate button, $45,578 YORK, Pa. – While the country was preparing to celebrate its 250th birthday, Hake’s hosted a grand celebration of its own. Premier Auction #246, which closed on March 24-25, presented more than 1,400 lots of historical Americana and pop culture collectibles in a sale that totaled $1.9 million. Fittingly, many of the lots featured wonderful examples of important political memorabilia.  “Hake’s continues strong into 2026, with bidders turning out in force for both sessions of our March auction,” said Hake’s General Manager Kelly McClain. “Each night brought impressive results with spirited bidding that saw several lots set new world record prices. We’re going to run with that energy and collectors will be excited to know that our Action Figures Prototypes auction, which closes on April 29, is open for bidding right now.” Coveted copy of Captain America Comics #1 (Timely Comics, March 1941), with a CGC Qualified Grade of 4.0, a key Golden Age comic and the overall top lot of the auction. Sold for $71,554 Is there anything more American than Captain America? The overall top lot of the auction was a coveted copy of Captain America Comics #1 (Timely Comics, March 1941), with a CGC Qualified Grade of 4.0. The key Golden Age comic featured the origin and first appearance of Captain America, his young ally Bucky and their nemesis The Red Skull. The classic World War II cover by Jack Kirby showed Captain America punching Adolf Hitler. Other artists included Joe Simon and Al Liederman, with stories written by Simon, Kirby and Ed Herron. The comic achieved a world record price of $71,554. A blister card containing a 2¼-inch-tall Star Wars Jawa action figure of the initial “Vinyl Cape” variety, made by Kenner in 1978, sold for a world record $55,152. It was graded AFA 95 Mint, the highest grade Hake’s had ever offered for the toy. There are only three known examples in an AFA 95 grade, according…

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