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One Of A Kind Collectibles: Rare Autographs and Documents

Auction Reports

Auction Name Rare Autographs and Documents Total Sales (USD) 181,701.75
Auction Date May 29, 2025 - May 29, 2025 Low Estimate of Lots Sold (USD) 0.00
Sale Number #52925 High Estimate of Lots Sold (USD) 0.00
Total Lots 182
Sold Lots 152 Low Estimate of All Lots (USD) 0.00
% of Lots Sold 83.52% High Estimate of All Lots (USD) 0.00
Unsold Lots 30 Total Sales as a % of High Est. Inf%

Top twenty-five by sale price

Lot Number Author Name Book Title Year Published Estimate Actual Price
1 Oliver Hazard Perry

An Extraordinary Archive of Commodore Oliver Hazard Perry: Over 60 Historic Documents, Naval Commissions, Family Papers, and Photographic Material Spanning the 19th Century

19th Century Not Available USD 37,146.00
2 George Washington

George Washington Three Language Ship's Paper West Indies Trade Voyage

Not Available USD 24,231.00
7 Abraham Lincoln

Abraham Lincoln Appointment for Vice-Consul of Russia

Not Available USD 9,993.75
141

Incredible Apollo 12 Flown American Flag Personally Carried to the Moon & Signed Photo by Alan Bean

Not Available USD 9,378.75
3 John Adams

John Adams Signed Mediterranean Scalloped Top ship's passport

Not Available USD 6,918.75
4 Herman Melville

Herman Melville RARE -ALS (Moby Dick Author)

Not Available USD 6,918.75
14 Thomas Jefferson and James Madison

Thomas Jefferson and James Madison Signed Ships Paper

Not Available USD 4,458.75
60 John F. Kennedy

John F. Kennedy TLS : Referring to his brother in the postscript

Not Available USD 3,474.75
25 William Henry Harrison

William Henry Harrison (Four Decades Before Presidency)

Not Available USD 3,228.75
135 Walt Disney

Walt Disney Autograph over 7 inches in Length

Not Available USD 3,228.75
9 WILBUR WRIGHT

WILBUR WRIGHT SIGNED AND INITIALED CHECK TO PATENT ATTORNEY H.A. TOULMIN

Not Available USD 2,736.75
5

Apollo 10: Flown Flag and Patch Display with Crew-Signed Covers from the Collection of NASA Engineer Clark C. McClelland

Not Available USD 2,490.75
10 John Marshall

John Marshall, 1st Chief Justice ALS

Not Available USD 2,490.75
134 Jean Renoir

Renoir Signed Art - Portrait of Jean Renoir

Not Available USD 2,490.75
8 James Garfield

James Garfield Rare Signature as President - Possibly the largest Autograph as President almost 6 inches long!

Not Available USD 2,244.75
116 Victor Hugo

Victor Hugo ALS & Signed Photo

Not Available USD 2,121.75
174

1984 Baseball Hall of Fame Yearbook Signed by Many HOFer's: Mickey Mantle, Ernie Banks, Bob Feller, Hank Aaron, Joe Dimaggio, Al Kaline, Whitey Ford, and more...

1984 Not Available USD 1,875.75
23 James K. Polk / James Buchanan

James K. Polk / James Buchanan consular appointment signed

Not Available USD 1,752.75
11 Jimmie Rodgers

Jimmie Rodgers RARE Signed & Dated Photograph plus Record

Not Available USD 1,506.75
94 Sam Houston

Sam Houston's Large Bold Signature

Not Available USD 1,506.75
140 Amelia Earhart

Amazing Amelia Earhart Signed Photo

Not Available USD 1,506.75
115 W.F. Cody (Buffao Bill)

W.F. Cody (Buffao Bill) ALS & Stage Coach Photo

Not Available USD 1,383.75
148 Cornelius Vanderbilt

Cornelius Vanderbilt Signed Hudson River RR Ledger

Not Available USD 1,199.25
147 Alexander Graham Bell

Alexander Graham Bell Signed Typed Letter (1916) to Autograph Collector

1916 Not Available USD 1,137.75
15 James Madison

James Madison Signed Land Grant

Not Available USD 1,076.25
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    Bibliothèque Jacques Dauchez - Autour de Dubuffet
    5-19 June
    Sotheby’s, June 5-19: Bissière, Roger. Cantique à notre frère soleil de saint François. 1954. 1,000 - 1,500 EUR
    Sotheby’s, June 5-19: Céline, Louis-Ferdinand. La vie & l’œuvre de Philippe Ignace Semmelweis. 1924. Rare édition originale, avec envoi. Joint : La Quinine en thérapeutique, 1925. 4,000 - 6,000 EUR
    Sotheby’s, June 5-19: Céline, Louis-Ferdinand. Mort à crédit. 1936. Édition originale. Bel exemplaire sur Hollande. 2,500 - 3,500 EUR
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    Bibliothèque Jacques Dauchez - Autour de Dubuffet
    5-19 June
    Sotheby’s, June 5-19: Chillida, Eduardo ─ Emil Cioran. Face aux instants. 1985. Un des 100 exemplaires sur Arches. Eau-forte signée. 600 - 800 EUR
    Sotheby’s, June 5-19: Dubuffet, Jean. Ler dla canpane. L’Art Brut, 1948. Édition originale. 3,000 - 5,000 EUR
    Sotheby’s, June 5-19: Dubuffet, Jean. L'Herne Jean Dubuffet. 1973. Un des 100 exemplaires du tirage de luxe avec une sérigraphie originale en couleurs. 1,000 - 1,500 EUR