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Potter and Potter Auctions

Auction Info

Auction Name
Photography, Americana & Historical Memorabilia
Auction Date
02/05/2026 - 02/05/2026
Sale Number
#1229
Total Lots
388
Sold Lots
354.0
Lots Sold
91.24%
Unsold Lots
34
Total Sales (USD)
208,244.00
Low Estimate of Lots Sold (USD)
118,005.00
High Estimate of Lots Sold (USD)
188,700.00
Low Estimate of All Lots (USD)
130,555.00
High Estimate of All Lots (USD)
208,150.00
Total Sales as a % of High Est.
100.05%

Top twenty five by sale price

Lot Number Author Name Book Title Year Published Estimate Actual Price
197 WASHINGTON, George

WASHINGTON, George. Clipped free frank signature.

n.d. USD 4,000.00 - 6,000.00 USD 12,500.00
101 [LINCOLN, Abraham

[LINCOLN, Abraham ]. Framed Abraham Lincoln Signature and Engraved Portrait.

1864 USD 3,000.00 - 5,000.00 USD 11,875.00
152

[CURRENCY]. Fractional currency shield.

19th century. USD 1,000.00 - 2,000.00 USD 4,250.00
146

[SALEM WITCH TRIALS]. The Athenian Mercury: Vol. 9 Numb. 6.

1692 USD 500.00 - 700.00 USD 4,000.00
343

[PUCK MAGAZINE]. Group of 13 proof cartoons and covers.

 ca. 1912-13. USD 200.00 - 300.00 USD 3,250.00
149

[BOSTON TEA PARTY]. Postscript to the Massachusetts Spy, or Thomas's Boston Journal.

1774 USD 5,000.00 - 7,000.00 USD 3,000.00
397

[BASEBALL]. Four American League Official Score Card booklets.

1904-06. USD 200.00 - 400.00 USD 3,000.00
107

[LINCOLN, Abraham]. Group of CDVs. Circa 1860s.

 Circa 1860s. USD 250.00 - 350.00 USD 2,750.00
84

[KURZ & ALLISON]. Full Rank - Major Generals of the United States Army - Civil War 1861-65.

 1887 USD 250.00 - 350.00 USD 2,750.00
40

[CIVIL WAR -- CONFEDERATE]. Collection of 17 autographs of Confederate generals and officers.

USD 900.00 - 1,300.00 USD 2,750.00
407 [CARNEGIE, Andrew, 1835-1919].

[CARNEGIE, Andrew, 1835-1919]. Pair of United States Steel Corporation stock certificates issued to Andrew Carnegie.

USD 1,500.00 - 2,500.00 USD 2,750.00
395

[BASEBALL]. Collection of 38 Nineteenth Century Baseball Trade Cards.

ca. 1880s-90s. USD 800.00 - 1,200.00 USD 2,500.00
292

[LYNCHING]. Cabinet card photograph of the lynching of Charles Mitchell.

1897 USD 1,000.00 - 2,000.00 USD 2,500.00
345

[WHISKEY]. Group of whiskey distillery letterheads and ephemera.

 ca. 1880s-90s. USD 200.00 - 300.00 USD 2,500.00
275 NEWTON, Huey P.

NEWTON, Huey P. [BLACK PANTHERS]. The Racist Dog Policemen Must Withdraw Immediately from Our Communities.

ca. 1967. USD 3,000.00 - 5,000.00 USD 2,375.00
121

[REVOLUTIONARY WAR]. Battle orders for the 1st Battalion, commanded by Capt. Goulding.

 n.d. USD 400.00 - 600.00 USD 2,375.00
206 [TRUMAN, Harry S.

[TRUMAN, Harry S. ]. "Dewey Defeats Truman" and Three Other Truman Related Newspapers.

 1948 USD 1,500.00 - 2,500.00 USD 2,375.00
96

[CIVIL WAR]. Collection of Over 65 Civil War Patriotic Covers by Charles Magnus.

ca. 1861--1865. USD 400.00 - 600.00 USD 2,125.00
20

[BATTLE OF LOOKOUT MOUNTAIN]. "Glorious News" broadside with battle news.

 1863 USD 1,000.00 - 2,000.00 USD 2,125.00
319

[DAYS OF RAGE]. Over 30 photographs of the protests in Chicago.

 1969 USD 400.00 - 600.00 USD 2,000.00
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