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Auction Info

Auction Name
Online: The American Collector: Including Property of Mr. and Mrs. John D Rockefeller 3rd and Selections From The Collection of President and Mrs. Jimmy Carter
Auction Date
01/27/2026 - 01/27/2026
Sale Number
#23898
Total Lots
101
Sold Lots
94.0
Lots Sold
93.07%
Unsold Lots
7
Total Sales (USD)
1,129,280.00
Low Estimate of Lots Sold (USD)
461,400.00
High Estimate of Lots Sold (USD)
690,400.00
Low Estimate of All Lots (USD)
544,400.00
High Estimate of All Lots (USD)
813,400.00
Total Sales as a % of High Est.
138.83%

Top twenty five by sale price

Lot Number Author Name Book Title Year Published Estimate Actual Price
932 BERNARD RATZER

Plan of the City of New York

USD 50,000.00 - 80,000.00 USD 139,700.00
953 THOMAS JEFFERSON(1743-1826), JAMES MADISON (1751-1836), GILBERT MOTIER MARQUIS DE LAFAYETTE (1757-1834), AARON BURR (1756-1836), FRANKIN PIERCE (1804-1869), AND OTHERS.

The autograph collection of John Michael O'Connor and Charles O'Conor

USD 30,000.00 - 40,000.00 USD 57,150.00
968 GEORGE WASHINGTON (1732-1799)

Autograph document signed, 12 April 1751

1751 USD 25,000.00 - 35,000.00 USD 38,100.00
907 JAMES MADISON, TIMOTHY PICKERING, EDMUND RANDOLPH, LEVI LINCOLN AND OTHERS.

A significant archive of correspondence concerning Spanish-American relations, c. 1794-1804

1794-1804 USD 8,000.00 - 12,000.00 USD 38,100.00
957 ABRAHAM LINCOLN (1809-1865)

Appointing the highest-ranking Union officer of Jewish descent

USD 7,000.00 - 10,000.00 USD 35,560.00
956 MARTIN LUTHER KING, JR. (1929-1968)

Stride Toward Freedom

USD 6,000.00 - 8,000.00 USD 35,560.00
944

AN EMBOSSED TAX STAMP FOR "AMERICA"

1765 USD 12,000.00 - 18,000.00 USD 33,020.00
966 GEORGE WASHINGTON (1732-1799)

Letter signed to Commodore Hazelwood, 11 October 1777

1777 USD 15,000.00 - 25,000.00 USD 30,480.00
911 BENJAMIN FRANKLIN (1706-1790)

Autograph letter signed, 24 July 1785

1785 USD 10,000.00 - 15,000.00 USD 27,940.00
943

A BROADSIDE ANNOUNCING THE AMERICAN VICTORY AT CHARLESTON

c. 27 July 1776 USD 15,000.00 - 20,000.00 USD 27,940.00
922 GILBERT MOTIER, MARQUIS DE LAFAYETTE (1757-1836)

Autograph letter signed, 2 November 1832

1832 USD 7,000.00 - 10,000.00 USD 22,860.00
950 FREDERICK DOUGLASS (1818-1895)

Narrative of the Life of Frederick Douglass

USD 5,000.00 - 8,000.00 USD 21,590.00
962 Sayer and Bennett, 1775

A Plan of the Battle of Bunker Hill

USD 10,000.00 - 15,000.00 USD 20,320.00
954 Given to James Madison by Thomas Jefferson, 1789

Traite elementaire de mathematiques

USD 20,000.00 - 30,000.00 USD 19,050.00
948

A LIST OF CASUALTIES FROM THE BATTLE OF BUNKER HILL

c. 24-25 June 1775 USD 8,000.00 - 12,000.00 USD 17,780.00
894 JOHN QUINCY ADAMS (1767-1848)

Autograph letter signed, 2 November 1816

1816 USD 6,000.00 - 8,000.00 USD 17,780.00
941 GEORGE WASHINGTON (1732-1799)

Document signed, 7 June 1783

1783 USD 5,000.00 - 8,000.00 USD 17,780.00
889 MAO ZEDONG (1893-1976)

PRESIDENT CARTER'S COPY OF "QUOTATIONS FROM CHAIRMAN MAO TSETUNG"

USD 800.00 - 1,200.00 USD 15,240.00
877 JAMES E. CARTER (1924-2025), RICHARD M. NIXON (1913-1994), GERALD FORD 1913-2006), RONALD REAGAN (1911-2004), GEORGE H.W. BUSH (1924-2018).

PHOTOGRAPH SIGNED BY FIVE PRESIDENTS

USD 3,000.00 - 5,000.00 USD 15,240.00
817 UTAGAWA HIROSHIGE (1797-1858)

Bats under the Moon

USD 4,000.00 - 6,000.00 USD 15,240.00

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