Pikachu has to be one of the most popular Pokémon ever, beating all other starters and 1st gens, especially since it's the face of the company. To consign an item, estate or a collection, you may call them at (516) 594-0731 or, you can send an e-mail to Philip Weiss at For more information about Weiss Auctions and the firm’s slate of upcoming auctions, please visit Updates are posted often.Whilst not as huge as it used to be, the Pokémon card game is still an extremely prevalent part of the franchise. This causes the value of some of these cards to shoot through the roof, but some to just be pretty pointless. Weiss Auctions is always accepting quality consignments for future auctions. The estate sale will feature an important early 18th century sterling silver tankard bearing the mark of “Bartholomew Le Roux”, a 27-inch Tiffany Studios linen fold lamp and a large selection of linen-backed vintage posters.Īlso sold will be a collection of works from New England School artists important artworks by Joan Miro and Marc Chagall an oil painting by Jean Dufy a large illustration painting by James Montgomery Flagg a large selection of better Nippon pieces bronzes and porcelains and estate jewelry items ordered sold on behalf of the New York and Bronx Public Administrators Offices. Weiss Auctions will have what is shaping up to be one of its most important auction events ever on Thursday, November 21st, online and in the Lynbrook gallery. The cel – 8 ½ inches square – sold within its $3,000-$5,000 estimate to hammer for $4,400. The watercolor and ink over graphite comic page, quite rare and desirable, measured 20 inches by 21 inches.Īnother Disney lot that had paddles wagging was a fabulous production cel for Snow White, shown at a well with five doves (two of which have gotten loose), on a Courvoisier background. 24, 1916, with hand-colored highlights, changed hands for $7,800. All prices quoted include the buyer’s premium.Īn original Sunday comic page for Buster Brown and Tige by Richard Outcault (1863-1928), dated Sept. Internet bidding was facilitated by and. Some copies had pages that were in the wrong order due to the amateurish nature of the printing from Siegel and Schuster, still in high school at the time.įollowing are additional highlights from the auction. Two of the issues were signed by Siegel, one as “Jerome Siegel” in blue pencil on an editorial page and one as part of a pencil note to a subscriber. It was just the third time that Weiss Auctions had ever offered the set in its entirety. The runner-up top lot was a genuine Superman rarity: the complete five-volume set of Science Fiction Fanzine #1-5, including The Reign of Superman (1933-1934), by Jerry Siegel and Joe Shuster ($44,070). The rest of the auction had 500 interesting, fresh-to-the-market lots, in categories that included sports, cards, comic books, comic art, animation, Disney memorabilia and more. The card carried a pre-sale estimate of $125,000-$175,000, which some believed was high, but determined bidders thought otherwise. The artwork is by Japanese illustrator Atsuko Nishida.
#Illustrator pikachu series#
The card sold is the only card in the long-running collectible card game series to say "Illustrator" at the top of a trainer card, and the only one to bear the pen symbol in the bottom right corner. It isn’t known exactly how many surviving copies are still around however, only 10 PSA certified copies are known. With cards awarded in two more contests that year, there were a maximum of 39 copies released. In the January 1998 issue, three first place winners won a copy of the card, as did another 20 second place winners. The card was created specifically for the contest. What makes it so rare is that it wasn’t sold but awarded as a prize at the illustration contest thru CoroCoro Comic. Although the technical name for the card is "Pokémon Illustrator", it is known as "Pikachu Illustrator" due to the image. A Nintendo Pokémon “Pikachu Illustrator” trainer promotional hologram trading card, graded in Mint 9 condition and given to a winner at the 1998 CoroCoro Comic illustration contest in Japan, soared to $224,250 (a new world auction record) at an auction held October 23rd by Weiss Auctions, online and in firm’s Lynbrook gallery at 74 Merrick Road.įan-favorite Pikachu starred on what is inarguably the most valuable and rarest Pokémon card in the world, accounting for the dizzying selling price.