...#HakesAuction #StarWarsComicArt #Collectibles #AuctionRecords #HowardChaykin #MarvelComics #StarWars1977 #ComicArt #RareCollectibles #AuctionHighlights #CollectingPassion #StarWarsMemorabilia #ComicBookHistory #AuctionSuccess #HakesRarities Hake’s March 25-26 auction in York, Pennsylvania, proved to be a monumental event in the collectibles world, achieving a staggering total of $2.2 million in sales. The auction featured an array of extraordinary rarities across popular collecting categories, with several new world records established during the event.

Once upon a time, I collected bookmarks. Paper bookmarks. Laminated bookmarks. String bookmarks with charms tied to the string. Cutesy, flowery, sparkly, ribbon-dangling bookmarks. You get the idea. I probably had a couple hundred that I kept in a cardboard box, because they were too nice to actually use. The bookmarks I used were whatever was handy: torn pieces of paper, expired credit card, stem of grass, sticky note.