SMSC BOSTON 2010

American collectors will have a unique opportunity to bid on Dick Pattee’s collection of Stauffenberg and Noordzee models during the 2010 Boston SMSC meeting. Dick Pattee passed away this winter and wished to see at least a part of his extensive collection be made available to collectors in North America. These are among the finest 1:1250 models ever made, and they only exist in limited numbers.

Richard Pattee, Dick’s oldest son, will hand carry the models to Boston. The twenty-six Noordzee and the twenty-six Stauffenberg models will be on display during a silent auction. The family has set minimum bid prices in US dollars based on original prices paid by European collectors. Please note that these minimum prices are considerably below what many collectors may have seen on E-Bay, or elsewhere. The models will go to the highest bidder. Proceeds from the auction will go towards the Richard Saltonstall Pattee Scholarship Fund at the Munich International School, where Dick was a teacher and administrator for almost 30 years.

RULES FOR THE SILENT AUCTION

SATURDAY MAY 29

9:00 a.m. Bid Sheets will be available at the Model Fair in the Constitution Museum. No bids will be entertained prior to the 9:00 a.m. opening. Models will be available for viewing at the auction table throughout the day.

4:00 p.m. Auction closes. All bids must be submitted prior to 4:00 p.m. Please place the TIME of your bid upon the submitted bid sheet.

4:00-6:00 p.m. Bids reviewed and winners determined

6:00 p.m. Winner notifications given out after the awards presentation, Quarter Deck of USS Constitution

6:30-8:00 p.m. Winners collect models from Richard Pattee’s room at the Constitution Inn.

Conditions and guidelines:

1. The Pattee family will accept checks, or cash but cannot process credit cards. Please prepare accordingly.

2. Any tie bids will be settled by the earliest time of the submitted bid, then if there is still a conflict, by a coin flip.

3. Models must be accepted in the Pattee's room at the Constitution Inn by presentation of the written notification and payment, and immediately upon delivery will become the sole responsibility of the new owner. The successful high bidder must pick up the model in person; otherwise, the model will go to the next highest bidder.

Please note on the Stauffenberg bid sheet that there are three boxed sets that will be sold as set as Von Stauffenberg intended.. Minimum bid price for each set will be listed on the bid sheet.

2010 BOSTON