The auction I am writing about is the auction sale of the world's largest private collection, owned by Hank Boss, of chips manufactured by TR King and Company in large and small crown molds.

The auction will consist mainly of Las Vegas chips and will take place in Las Vegas on Sunday, August 11, 2002 at Premier Estate Auctions. Premier Estate Auctions is a licensed auctioneer conducting business at 3655 West Quail Street, Suite A, in Las Vegas, Nevada.

The auction will start at 1:00p.m. and be videotaped. There are 155 auction lots consisting of 254 chips.

Seating will be available for approx 160 individuals. By appointment only, a private preview of auction lots will be conducted on Saturday evening August 11, 2002 at Premier Estate Auctions. A preview of all auction lots will be made available to the general public on Sunday morning at 10:00a.m.

HOW DO I KNOW WHAT IS UP FOR AUCTION? MORE IMPORTANT HOW DO I GET TO BID?

In order to bid in person or by mail you must purchase an auction catalogue. The vast majority of the catalogue is in color and costs $35.00. It has a breakdown of each auction lot with Doug's typical Chip Chat explanation and history of the chips up for bid. The auction catalogue is one of the finest pieces of work I have seen Doug produce. It will become a collector's item in and of itself. There are over 60 illustrations of Vegas postcards, matchbooks and other paper memoribilia in full color.

Even if you don't care about bidding in auctions you should own this catalogue for the history it contains.

Auction bidding by mail can be done now but will end July 20th, 2002 so you better hurry. You can obtain your color copy of the auction catalogue for $35.00 from:

CHIP CHAT
4056 Front Street
San Diego, California 92103

If you have any questions you can call Doug at 619-296-3502
or fax him at 619-299-1368

Remember people with the purchase of the catalogue you are cordially invited to attend and/or participate in the auction sale of the world's largest private collection of chips manufactured by TR King and Company in large and small crown molds - The Hank Boss Collection.

As most of you know Doug Saito is my friend. However, friendship aside this catalogue is, in my opinion, his best work to date. I can't put it down!!! When I say it's loaded with info - believe me it is loaded. Over 50,000 words to be exact. There are chips that start with a minimum of $10.00 to as high as $3,000. There is something for all pocket books! It will be the best $35.00 investment involving chips you ever made.

Best, Jim Perlowski