YORK, Pa. â Last September, Hakeâs Auctions set world record prices for pop-culture memorabilia and broke their own house records for sell-through rate, the number of registered bidders and the number of bids placed. Lightning could strike twice on February 24-25 when the Pennsylvania auction house hosts a 2,266-lot sale containing important political relics, Negro League baseball memorabilia, original comic art, exotic Star Wars and G.I. Joe figures, and the Michael Jordan sports card all fans dream of owning: a 1986-â87 Fleer #57 rookie card.Â
Hakeâs was established in 1967 with political items as its foundation. The February sale continues that tradition, not only with the opening lot but also a magnificent Civil War treasure: a hand-painted 1860 Abraham Lincoln and Hannibal Hamlin âWide Awakeâ parade banner with the mesmerizing image of a large human eye. The âWide Awakesâ were 36 young men from Hartford, Connecticut, who banded togethe