Core Sound Waterfowl Museum & Heritage Center - Waterfowl Heritage Auction 2023

The CORE  SOUND  WATERFOWL  WEEKEND HERITAGE  AUCTION

Early Core Sound, Currituck, & other North Carolina, Virginia & Maryland Working Decoys by Roy Willis, Clarence Lewis, Ambrose "Hambone" Twiford, Judge Lambert Morris, Julian Hamilton, Ned Burgess, Colon Taylor, Jason Michaels, Madison Mitchell, Paul Gibson, Jim Pearce, Frank Finney, Ralph Monroe Nelson, Clarence "Titbird" Bauer and many others for Sale in an Online Auction in the 2020 Waterfowl Heritage Auction  conducted on behalf  of the CSWM&HC, by House Auctions, Inc.

EXCLUSIVE ONLINE BIDDING - Pick up at 1785 Island Road, Harkers Island, North Carolina 28531
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TERMS & PAYMENT: 10% Buyers Premium for payment by Cash or Check, 15% Buyers Premium for payment by MC or VISA, 18% by American Express. Payment in Full on the DESIGNATED Pick-Up Date of SUNDAY, DECEMBER 3, 2023 FROM 11:00 AM TO 3:00PM.
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PICK-UP PURCHASES & PAYMENT: SUNDAY - DECEMBER  3 from 11:00 AM to 3:00 PM at CSWM&HC Educational Hall.   This is the designated Pick-Up Date, PLEASE PLAN ACCORDINGLY.  IF YOU NEED YOUR ITEMS SHIPPED,  SEE INFORMATIONAL LOT 6 BELOW.
Lot 5:PICK-UP PURCHASES & PAYMENT: SUNDAY - DECEMBER 3 from 11:00 AM to 3:00 PM at CSWM&HC Educational Hall. This is the designated Pick-Up Date, PLEASE PLAN ACCORDINGLY. IF YOU NEED YOUR ITEMS SHIPPED, SEE INFORMATIONAL LOT 6 BELOW.
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SHIPPING: SHIPPING IS AVAILABLE BY The UPS Store in Morehead City, NC.  FOR SHIPPING, You must first settle (PAY) your invoice with House Auction Company.  For Buyers needing shipping, CALL House Auction Company on Monday & Tuesday DECEMBER 4 & 5 from 8:30AM to 12 Noon and pay by MB or Visa over the phone.
Lot 6:SHIPPING: SHIPPING IS AVAILABLE BY The UPS Store in Morehead City, NC. FOR SHIPPING, You must first settle (PAY) your invoice with House Auction Company. For Buyers needing shipping, CALL House Auction Company on Monday & Tuesday DECEMBER 4 & 5 from 8:30AM to 12 Noon and pay by MB or Visa over the phone.
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Alternative Pick-Up: The CSWM & HC strongly encourages and request that Buyers PICK-UP and Pay for their auction Purchases on Sunday, DECEMBER 3 as outlined in INFO LOT 5 above. However, Items may be picked up at the CSWM & HC on Harkers Island on Wednedsday to Friday December 6 thru 8 FROM 12 Noon to 5:00PM. You must contact either Pam Morris or Karen Amspacher to pick-up on these dates and items must be paid for priorto pick-up.
Lot 7:Alternative Pick-Up: The CSWM & HC strongly encourages and request that Buyers PICK-UP and Pay for their auction Purchases on Sunday, DECEMBER 3 as outlined in INFO LOT 5 above. However, Items may be picked up at the CSWM & HC on Harkers Island on Wednedsday to Friday December 6 thru 8 FROM 12 Noon to 5:00PM. You must contact either Pam Morris or Karen Amspacher to pick-up on these dates and items must be paid for priorto pick-up.
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Curlew on driftwood by Homer Fulcher, Stacy, NC
Lot 11:Curlew on driftwood by Homer Fulcher, Stacy, NC

Burned in on bottom: H. Fulcher, Stacy, NC 1988

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High bidder:5002 (North Carolina)
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Bids:52
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Redhead, drake by Judge Lambert Morris, Atlantic, NC
Lot 12:Redhead, drake by Judge Lambert Morris, Atlantic, NC

Balsa with wood head & baseboard. Nail plug on head popped out.

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High bidder:5108 (North Carolina)
$300.00
Bids:36
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Redhead, drake by Ralph Monroe Nelson, Stacy, NC.
Lot 13:Redhead, drake by Ralph Monroe Nelson, Stacy, NC.
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High bidder:5080 (North Carolina)
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Bids:42
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Full set of Core Sound Decoy Festival posters, 1988-2023 *excluding 2020 pandemic year.
Lot 14:Full set of Core Sound Decoy Festival posters, 1988-2023 *excluding 2020 pandemic year.

35 posters total. Not signed.

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High bidder:5089 (Texas)
$900.00
Bids:49
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Redhead, drake & Redhead hen by Rick Brown, Point Pleasant, NJ
Lot 15:Redhead, drake & Redhead hen by Rick Brown, Point Pleasant, NJ

Signed "Rick Brown" on the bottom

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High bidder:5027 (North Carolina)
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Red-breasted Merganser, drake by Clarence Finnemore, Wrightstown, NJ
Lot 16:Red-breasted Merganser, drake by Clarence Finnemore, Wrightstown, NJ

Bottom of decoy is signed "C. Finnemore" in ink

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High bidder:5075 (North Carolina)
$160.00
Bids:23
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Cinnamon Teal pair by Clarence "Titbird" Bauer, Havre de Grace, MD
Lot 17:Cinnamon Teal pair by Clarence "Titbird" Bauer, Havre de Grace, MD

Signed "Clarence Bauer 1983" on the bottoms

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High bidder:5027 (North Carolina)
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Bids:27
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Peters New 209 Primer Target Loads shotgun shell box, empty
Lot 18:Peters New 209 Primer Target Loads shotgun shell box, empty

Light yellow box with black graphics, Flying mallard on box.

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High bidder:5049 (North Carolina)
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Holiday plastic Shotgun shells. 12 ga. Shotgun shell box, empty
Lot 19:Holiday plastic Shotgun shells. 12 ga. Shotgun shell box, empty

A pair of Canada Geese is depicted on the box

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High bidder:5068 (Michigan)
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1. Remington All American Skeet loads “Power Piston” red, white & blue box. 2. Remington “Power Piston” Trap Loads. 12 ga. 3. Remington Shur Shot Shells. 12 ga. Green & Red box
Lot 20:1. Remington All American Skeet loads “Power Piston” red, white & blue box. 2. Remington “Power Piston” Trap Loads. 12 ga. 3. Remington Shur Shot Shells. 12 ga. Green & Red box

1. Remington All American Skeet loads “Power Piston” red, white & blue box. 12ga. / 2 ¾ in. RPA12L – 23/4 – 1 1/8 – 9. Covered in plastic. 2. Remington “Power Piston” Trap Loads. 12 ga. Yellow box with green & black graphics. 3. Remington Shur Shot Shells. 12 ga. Green & Red box

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High bidder:5114 (North Carolina)
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Scaup [bluebill], drake, canvas, over-size by Clarence Lewis, Stacy, NC.
Lot 21:Scaup [bluebill], drake, canvas, over-size by Clarence Lewis, Stacy, NC.

Note from seller: “This bird was sold to my father about 1986 from Clarence out of his personal rig. He had about 40 of them stacked up on a shelf in his garage.”

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High bidder:5083 (North Carolina)
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Scaup [bluebill] drake by Clarence Lewis, Stacy, NC.
Lot 22:Scaup [bluebill] drake by Clarence Lewis, Stacy, NC.
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High bidder:5006 (North Carolina)
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Redhead, hen by Roy Willis, Stacy, NC.
Lot 23:Redhead, hen by Roy Willis, Stacy, NC.
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High bidder:5045 (North Carolina)
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Scaup [bluebill], drake attributed to Ralph Monroe Nelson, Stacy, NC.
Lot 24:Scaup [bluebill], drake attributed to Ralph Monroe Nelson, Stacy, NC.

Missing wood out of one side and a check in the bottom.

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High bidder:5096 (North Carolina)
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Canvasback, drake by Ambrose Hambone Twiford, Coinjock, NC.
Lot 25:Canvasback, drake by Ambrose Hambone Twiford, Coinjock, NC.

Branded "AT" in the bottom

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High bidder:5080 (North Carolina)
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Wigeon, drake by Ambrose Hambone Twiford, Coinjock, NC
Lot 26:Wigeon, drake by Ambrose Hambone Twiford, Coinjock, NC

Branded "AT" in the bottom

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High bidder:5040 (Virginia)
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Two NC Canvasback, drakes with Frank Finney, Capeville, VA re-head
Lot 27:Two NC Canvasback, drakes with Frank Finney, Capeville, VA re-head

From the Chincoteague Island Museum Collection

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High bidder:5105 (Texas)
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Canvasback, drake with Frank Finney, Capeville, VA re-head.
Lot 28:Canvasback, drake with Frank Finney, Capeville, VA re-head.

From the Chincoteague Island Museum Collection

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High bidder:5027 (North Carolina)
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NC Redhead with Frank Finney, Capeville, VA re-head
Lot 29:NC Redhead with Frank Finney, Capeville, VA re-head

From the Chincoteague Island Museum Collection

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High bidder:5080 (North Carolina)
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NC Redhead with Frank Finney, Capeville, VA re-head
Lot 30:NC Redhead with Frank Finney, Capeville, VA re-head

From the Chincoteague Island Museum Collection

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High bidder:5047 (North Carolina)
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Canvasback pair by Frank Finney, Capeville, VA
Lot 31:Canvasback pair by Frank Finney, Capeville, VA

Pair done in the manner of Theodore Williams. From the Chincoteague Island Museum Collection

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High bidder:5107 (North Carolina)
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1989 NC Waterfowl Stamp and Print, Cape Hatteras Lighthouse with Snow Geese – framed and matted.
Lot 32:1989 NC Waterfowl Stamp and Print, Cape Hatteras Lighthouse with Snow Geese – framed and matted.
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High bidder:5020 (North Carolina)
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1990 NC Waterfowl Stamp and Print, Cape Lookout Lighthouse with Redheads – framed and matted.
Lot 33:1990 NC Waterfowl Stamp and Print, Cape Lookout Lighthouse with Redheads – framed and matted.
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High bidder:5020 (North Carolina)
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1991 NC Waterfowl Stamp and Print, Old Baldy Lighthouse with Blue Wing Teal – framed and matted.
Lot 34:1991 NC Waterfowl Stamp and Print, Old Baldy Lighthouse with Blue Wing Teal – framed and matted.
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High bidder:5020 (North Carolina)
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1992 NC Waterfowl Stamp and Print, Bodie Island Lighthouse with Wigeon – framed and matted.
Lot 35:1992 NC Waterfowl Stamp and Print, Bodie Island Lighthouse with Wigeon – framed and matted.
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High bidder:5020 (North Carolina)
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1993 NC Waterfowl Stamp and Print, Currituck Lighthouse with Tundra Swan – framed and matted.
Lot 36:1993 NC Waterfowl Stamp and Print, Currituck Lighthouse with Tundra Swan – framed and matted.
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High bidder:5020 (North Carolina)
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1994 NC Waterfowl Stamp and Print, Oak Island Lighthouse with Bufflehead – framed and matted.
Lot 37:1994 NC Waterfowl Stamp and Print, Oak Island Lighthouse with Bufflehead – framed and matted.
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High bidder:5020 (North Carolina)
$140.00
Bids:18
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1995 NC Waterfowl Stamp and Print, Ocracoke Lighthouse with Brant – framed and matted.
Lot 38:1995 NC Waterfowl Stamp and Print, Ocracoke Lighthouse with Brant – framed and matted.
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High bidder:5020 (North Carolina)
$330.00
Bids:30
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Core Sound Canada Goose, canvas, carver unknown
Lot 39:Core Sound Canada Goose, canvas, carver unknown
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High bidder:5015 (North Carolina)
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Core Sound Canada Goose, canvas, carver unknown
Lot 40:Core Sound Canada Goose, canvas, carver unknown
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High bidder:5015 (North Carolina)
$130.00
Bids:16
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Early Scaup [bluebill] by Madison Mitchell, Havre de Grace, MD.
Lot 41:Early Scaup [bluebill] by Madison Mitchell, Havre de Grace, MD.
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High bidder:5009 (North Carolina)
$130.00
Bids:19
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Black Duck by Paul Gibson, Havre de Grace, MD.
Lot 42:Black Duck by Paul Gibson, Havre de Grace, MD.
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High bidder:5033 (Virginia)
$120.00
Bids:16
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Wigeon, hen by Paul Gibson, Havre de Grace, MD
Lot 43:Wigeon, hen by Paul Gibson, Havre de Grace, MD
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High bidder:5027 (North Carolina)
$120.00
Bids:17
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Scaup, hen by Paul Gibson, Havre de Grace, MD.
Lot 44:Scaup, hen by Paul Gibson, Havre de Grace, MD.
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High bidder:5033 (Virginia)
$110.00
Bids:13
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Canvasback, drake by Paul Gibson, Havre de Grace, MD.
Lot 45:Canvasback, drake by Paul Gibson, Havre de Grace, MD.
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High bidder:5096 (North Carolina)
$210.00
Bids:27
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Canvasback, hen by Jim Pearce, Havre de Grace, MD.
Lot 46:Canvasback, hen by Jim Pearce, Havre de Grace, MD.
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High bidder:5017 (North Carolina)
$90.00
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1. Carlsbad Ammo Co., Sacramento, CA. Target load. 12ga. 2. Revelation Shotgun shells. 16 ga. 3. Federal Monark Target Load. 12 ga.
Lot 47:1. Carlsbad Ammo Co., Sacramento, CA. Target load. 12ga. 2. Revelation Shotgun shells. 16 ga. 3. Federal Monark Target Load. 12 ga.

1. Carlsbad Ammo Co., Sacramento, CA. Target load. 12ga. 3 Dr equiv. 1 1/8 oz. No. 8 shot. Covered in plastic. 2. Revelation Shotgun shells. 16 ga. 5G – 1044 equiv, 3 drs, 1 1’/8oz. 7 ½. Covered in plastic. 3. Federal Monark Target Load. 12 ga. Yellow, black, red & white box. Covered in plastic. All boxes are empty

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High bidder:5074 (North Carolina)
$20.00
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1. Western Xpert Mark 5 Super Trap load shotgun shell. 2. Western Cartridge Company Xpert paper labels
Lot 48:1. Western Xpert Mark 5 Super Trap load shotgun shell. 2. Western Cartridge Company Xpert paper labels

1. Western Xpert Mark 5 Super Trap load shotgun shell. Metallic red, yellow & blue graphics. Covered in plastic. 2. Western Cartridge Company Xpert paper label on front, Green background. Yellow paper label on back for Clinton Cartridge Company. 2 labels on a plain box. Worn. All boxes are empty.

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High bidder:5115 (North Carolina)
$40.00
Bids:18
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1. Alcan Shotgun Shells. 12 ga. 2. ACTIV Super Caza shotgun shell box.
Lot 49:1. Alcan Shotgun Shells. 12 ga. 2. ACTIV Super Caza shotgun shell box.

1. Alcan Shotgun Shells. 12 ga. Red, blue yellow box with a farm, pointer and mallard graphics on the box. 2. ACTIV Super Caza shotgun shell box. Black, grey, gold colors on box. Two birds and a rabbit graphic depicted on box. All boxes are empty.

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High bidder:5022 (North Carolina)
$7.00
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Framed Print “Answering the Call” by Ralph McDonald #4002/4750.
Lot 50:Framed Print “Answering the Call” by Ralph McDonald #4002/4750.
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High bidder:5022 (North Carolina)
$170.00
Bids:21
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Framed Print “First Time Out” by Ralph McDonald # 2900/3000.
Lot 51:Framed Print “First Time Out” by Ralph McDonald # 2900/3000.
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High bidder:5022 (North Carolina)
$200.00
Bids:26
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Coot by Roy White, Knotts Island, NC.
Lot 52:Coot by Roy White, Knotts Island, NC.
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High bidder:5006 (North Carolina)
$150.00
Bids:19
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Hooded Merganser, hen by Roy White, Knotts Island, NC.
Lot 53:Hooded Merganser, hen by Roy White, Knotts Island, NC.
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High bidder:5075 (North Carolina)
$170.00
Bids:23
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