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Auction Info

Auction Name
Rare Autographs, Manuscripts and Books
Auction Date
03/12/2025 - 03/12/2025
Sale Number
#31225
Total Lots
532
Sold Lots
512
Lots Sold
96.24%
Unsold Lots
20
Total Sales (USD)
649,652.00
Low Estimate of Lots Sold (USD)
399,600.00
High Estimate of Lots Sold (USD)
523,900.00
Low Estimate of All Lots (USD)
438,500.00
High Estimate of All Lots (USD)
574,500.00
Total Sales as a % of High Est.
113.08%

Top twenty five by sale price

Lot Number Author Name Book Title Year Published Estimate Actual Price
75

Abraham Lincoln Signed War-Dated Military Appointment of Irish-Born Career Soldier

September 9, 1861 USD 7,000.00 - 9,000.00 USD 23,750.00
74

Abraham Lincoln Signed Blank Ship's Papers, Very Attractive Signature!

n.d. USD 10,000.00 - 12,000.00 USD 23,750.00
164

6 Presidents Signed WH Engraving, Incredibly Rare, Most As Presidents, With JSA

20th century USD 6,000.00 - 8,000.00 USD 16,250.00
146

Rare Harry Truman TLS on Day of FDR's Death, 1 of 3 Known!

1945-04-12 USD 8,000.00 - 10,000.00 USD 16,250.00
290

Brit Sends News "Burgoynes Army at the time of the Capitulation" and Campbells Mistreatment in Jail, Fantastic Content 1777

February 14, 1777; November 25, 1777 USD 1,000.00 - 1,500.00 USD 16,250.00
2

JQ Adams Superb Content Treaty of Ghent Talks, "Our negotiation is spinning out..."

November 6, 1814 USD 8,000.00 - 10,000.00 USD 15,000.00
472

J.D. Salinger Writing Authentically About Sex, TLS Re: Leaving Home To Escape His Mother, Rooting Out Phoniness like Holden Caulfield

February 29, [1972] USD 10,000.00 - 12,000.00 USD 15,000.00
54

Thomas Jefferson ALS With Excellent Content, PSA GEM MT 10!

October 17, 1816 USD 7,000.00 - 9,000.00 USD 15,000.00
155

G. Washington Endorsed Potomac Co. Document, Later Dined at the Famous Wises Tavern That Night!

August 5, 1786 USD 8,000.00 - 10,000.00 USD 11,875.00
156

"George Washington" Signature, Hair Strands & Cloak Fragment - Handsome Presidential Display With Great Provenance!

n.d. USD 8,000.00 - 10,000.00 USD 11,250.00
157

First Printing of "The Will of General George Washington", Belonging to William Thayer

ca. 1800 USD 3,000.00 - 4,000.00 USD 9,375.00
251

Martin Luther King Jr. Signed "Stride Toward Freedom: The Montgomery Story"

n.d. USD 3,000.00 - 4,000.00 USD 9,375.00
34

President Ford on "political assassination activities" of Foreign Leaders, asks Sen. Baker to Suppress a Report on the CIA's Involvement

1975-10-31 USD 8,000.00 - 10,000.00 USD 8,125.00
409

Burning of Washington! War of 1812 Archive by British Adm. Cochrane 12 letters 59 pages

ca. 1804-1814 USD 1,000.00 - 2,000.00 USD 7,500.00
216

Wilbur Wright Signed Postcard, "La Conquete de l'Air," Depicting Le Mans Aviation Demonstration Dated 3 Weeks Before Winning Michelin Cup

2008-12-08 USD 7,500.00 - 10,000.00 USD 7,500.00
184

Pierre-Auguste Renoir Signed Photograph of "Young Girl in a Yellow Hat" - Certified by Mayor!

ca. January 10, 1911 USD 6,000.00 - 8,000.00 USD 7,500.00
439

Josef Stalin DS Re: "Contamination by Trotskyists" Right After His First Trotsky Assassination Attempt - Superb!

1940-05-30 USD 4,000.00 - 5,000.00 USD 6,875.00
205

Mercury 7 Astronauts! Superb & Iconic Signed Photograph, With Zarelli LOA

n.d. USD 5,000.00 - 6,000.00 USD 6,875.00
197

All 3 Apollo XI Astronauts Signed Official Red Number NASA Photo!

n.d. USD 3,000.00 - 4,000.00 USD 6,875.00
427

Winston Churchill War-Dated TLS to Editor of WWII Tribute Anthology, Inspiration for British Resistance Against Germany!

1943-04-27 USD 3,500.00 - 4,500.00 USD 6,875.00

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