A very scarce Pokmon SM Black Star Ishihara GX promotional trading card, graded PSA 8 Near Mint/Mint, one of only about 60 copies in existence and just the fourth copy to ever reach the market, sold for $50,600 in a two-day, online-only auction held Nov. 19 and 20 by Weiss Auctions. The card was the top lot in a sale that totaled $675,000. The Pokmon Black Star card was issued in 2017 and was only given out to Pokmon Company International employees at TPCi President Tsunekazu Ishiharas 60th birthday celebration. The cards were personally handed out by Ishihara himself. Today, most of the cards are in the hands of employees who are not permitted to sell them. The card was illustrated by artist Mike Cressy. The day one session featured around 500 lots of sports, comics and comic art. Day two contained rock n roll memorabilia, Hollywood collectibles, advertising items and historical memorabilia. Internet bidding was facilitated by LiveAuctioneers.com and Invaluable.com. More than 2,000 active bidders helped bring very strong prices, according to Philip Weiss. Other first session superstar lots were led by an original Peanuts daily comic strip drawn and signed by the late iconic illustrator Charles Schulz (1922-2000). The four-panel strip, dated 5-2-1952, featured a story line with the Peanuts characters Snoopy and Schroeder. Measuring 27-by-5 inches, it was inscribed in ink by Schulz in the first panel. The daily strip sold for $26,500. A four-panel, hand-colored daily comic strip art for Krazy Kat by George Herriman (1880-1944), dated 11-25-1942, brought $24,150. The strip featured Krazy Kat, Offisa Pupp, Ignatz Mouse and a brick in the last panel. An inscription at the bottom read, To Andy from Ole Man Herriman. Andy was the consignors uncle and a friend of Al Capp, the famed illustrator. Original cover art for Spook Comics (1946) by John Giunta, 15-by-20 inches, from the Bailey Publishing archive and a classic from the Golden Age of Comics, commanded $9,775, while a copy of PEP Comics #36, graded CBCS 7.0 and notable because it marked the first appearance of the popular character Archie, brought $8,050. It was a key book in a high grade. Session two was headlined by Rock n Roll Hall of Fame inductee Greg Hawkes of The Cars state-of-the-art instruments from the 1970s and early 80s, including his original Prophet 5, Jupiter 8, Arp Omni, Roland Vocoder, 1970s Ovation Breadwinner guitar, Roland MC202 MicroComposer and 1966 Vox Continental organ. Together they totaled $39,600. A Record of Bodies and Effects for the passengers and crew of the S.S. Titanic, listing Bodies Buried at Sea and Bodies Delivered at Morgue in Halifax (Nova Scotia), a list of the 306 bodies that were recovered after a seven-day operation of the cable steamer Mackay-Bennett (116 were buried at sea, 190 were on board), sold for $10,300. A Civil War presentation sword, presented to Col. Edward Bush Ned Fowler (1826-96), an officer in the Union Army best known for his command of the 14th Brooklyn Regiment that fought at the Battle of Gettysburg and the Second Bull Run (the Battle of Manassas), engraved on the scabbard from the General Staff officers, achieved $8,650. A Paidar cast-iron electric barber pole, approximately 80 inches tall, unrestored but tested and the pole does light up (although it doesnt spin), changed hands for $3,000. The pole still had its original tag attached, which read, Paidar Co. Empaco Chicago USA, with a serial number of 283339. Some paint loss areas evidently didnt deter determined bidders. For further information, call 516-594-0731 or visit www.WeissAuctions.com.