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                                         2020  Auction Items
                                                        It is Time to Refuel the Frank Knox!
​Our annual WHITE ELEPHANT AUCTION is on-line this year.  Auction opens Sunday, November 8th at 12pm Eastern time and goes through , 5pm Eastern time.
Winners will be announced for each item
by .  This our traditional fund-raising event to raise money and refuel the ship's passage for the year 2021. There are a number of special items to bid on. Bidding in $5 increments is easy. Text your item number and bid to 541-250-1329 or, email us your bid. Either way you will be in the bidding for some very special items. Text 541-250-1329 or email [email protected].  Either way, you will be in the bidding for some very special items. 

Winning Bidding Status  Details
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  #1     F K Early Waltham Marine Boxed Chronometer  PDF with Specs.   
                Waltham Boxed and Gimbaled Chronometer, #16,629,572. Manufactured in 1908. Restored. Serviced in 2012                       and 2020.  Valued over $600.00.
​                 Minimum opening bid - $250.00
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                                   # 2&3– 30th Anniversary proof coin polished gold with super fine details.                                       Two  coins are available.
​                                      Opening bid $10.00

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                               # 4&5 – 30th Anniversary proof coin matte gold with super fine                                                          details. Two coins are available.
​                                      Opening bid $10.00

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​​#  6   Penguin Lighter
This Knox lighter was from the early sixties,m when the ship was homeported in Japan and they went on an  extended cruise to the Indian Ocean.  ​1960's with the blue and white crest, ship of the year, Battle "E", personalized "Ben & Liz"   
​Opening bid $10
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            # 7   Kanwal Lighter   
​            The Knox lighter is from 1965-1968 with the newer shield and the                         hashmarked "E" award.  Ship engraved on one side, opposite
​             side is the DESRON Asiatic Squadron.  
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Opening bid $10​

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                        #8 - Match book cover, dress navy blue DDR 742, picture of ship                                  opposite,  is the Rough Rider symbol.  Fine condition.  Safe.
                       
Opening bid $5.00

                       
​                         #9 - Match book cover, Color picture of ship, roughrider symbol                                    multicolored, medium blue grey ship.  
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Opening bid $5.00

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​                        # 10 – Coffee Table Publication – Soft Cover – Mt. Soledad National                               Veterans Memorial. Seventy-six pages of beautiful photos and the                                history of the memorial where USS Frank Knox has a plaque in the                              number one slot of their section, a plaque dedicated at the 29th                                    Annual Reunion in 2019.
​                          Opening bid $25.00

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                                               # 11 – USS HALSEY DDG-97 Commissioning Program, July 30,                                                          2005. Admiral Halsey and USS Frank Knox bonded immediately                                                      when our ship reported to Halsey’s Third Fleet.
                                                Opening bid $20.00

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                                      #12 – USS MICHAEL MONSOOR DDG 1001 Commissioning                                                   Program, January 26, 2019. The MONSOOR is a Zumwalt class                                             DDG, built in Bath, Maine, home of- FRANK KNOX.
​                                       Opening bid $20.00

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​                       # 13 – Coffee, 2 ½ pound selections from the winner of micro-                            roaster of the year, Bird Rock Coffee. “the 12 best coffee                                    roasters in the US” – Forbes.  The coffee made by the man                                who beat Starbucks. (Story included.)
                        Opening bid $15.00

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                                                       # 14 – Pair of Coffee Cups – US Navy and Frank Knox                                                                         embossed cups perfect for your coffee.
​                                                       Minimum bid $20.00

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                                                     # 15 – Ship Model – USS CONSTITUTION – 12” long, 2’ wide                                                            and 9" high. Taut rigging and heavy stitched sails that will not                                                 wrinkle. High quality woods and base.
​                                                      Minimum bid $35.00

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                                           # 16. Two-inch coin, Shield plus Arleigh Burke
                                           Fleet Trophy 1968.
​                                           Opening bid $10.00.

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​                                           # ​17. Two-inch coin, Shield plus Ship of the Year, 1964.                                                       Opening bid - $10.00


# 18. Two bottles of Wine – Oregon Pinot 2018 Holstein Vineyard AND Oregon Chardonnay – 2019 Koosh Vineyard. Shipped direct to you from
Granvillewines.com.
​Opening bid $30.00
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                                       # 19. Commissioning Program, USS Portland LPD-27,                                                   includes Program, official ship’s photo and 4 date-of-                                                     commissioning- postcards for collecting or sale.                                                             Opening bid $20.00            PDF items

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                                    # 20. Frank Knox Windbreaker (L) – one only- modeled by                                         Don  Yegge, GMG-3.
                                     Opening bid $20. [$50 value.]

                                     # 21. Frank Knox Windbreaker (M) – one of two –
                                     Same as #20.
                                     Opening bid $20.00 [$50 value.]

                                      # 22. Frank Knox Windbreaker (2XL) – one of two –
                                      Same as #20.
​                                      Opening bid - $20. [$50 value.)

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