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Auction Name: Rare Autographs, Manuscripts & Books
Auction Date: 01/07/2026 - 01/07/2026
Sale Number: #10726
Total Lots: 462
Sold Lots: 457.0
Lots Sold: 98.92%
Unsold Lots: 5

Total Sales (USD): 926,522.00
Low Estimate of Lots Sold (USD): 502,650.00
High Estimate of Lots Sold (USD): 676,800.00
Low Estimate of All Lots (USD): 518,950.00
High Estimate of All Lots (USD): 699,400.00
Total Sales as a % of High Est.: 132.47%

Top twenty five by sale price

Lot Number	Author Name	Book Title	Year Published	Estimate	Actual Price
53	Jefferson Signed; Plutarch	Jefferson's Owned & Signed "Plutarch's Morals" Vol. 4, Foundational to Declaration of Independence. 1st Time at Auction in Nearly 200 Years!	ca. 1718	USD 26,000.00 - 35,000.00	USD 112,500.00
88		One of the Finest Lincoln Assassination Letters Extant April 15, 1865 Illustrated and Beyond Dramatic! 8pp.	April 15, 1865	USD 15,000.00 - 24,000.00	USD 40,625.00
84	Abraham Lincoln	Abraham Lincoln Donates $5 to Springfield's Catholic Church, PSA NM-MT 8: Historic Check to Dr. P. Moran - Later He Campaigned For Lincoln For President. A New Discovery!	September 5, 1859	USD 20,000.00 - 25,000.00	USD 34,375.00
103	John H. Surratt,	John H. Surratt, Accused Lincoln Assassination Conspirator, Signed 4x & War Dated, Unique!	November 10, 1863	USD 3,000.00 - 5,000.00	USD 17,500.00
490	Isaac Newton	Isaac Newton Highly Important Religious Manuscript with 85+ Words in his Hand, Ex-Bonhams	[ca. 1710-1720]	USD 18,000.00 - 20,000.00	USD 16,875.00
331	Marilyn Monroe	Marilyn Monroe Gorgeous Signed & Inscribed Photograph, PSA Authenticated	n.d. [ca. 1953]	USD 15,000.00 - 20,000.00	USD 16,250.00
82	M. Lincoln	M. Lincoln Calls Abe a "great & good man, who loved & served his country so well" - Seeks Pension "After the death of my dearly beloved husband"	May 21, 1870	USD 12,000.00 - 15,000.00	USD 13,750.00
434	Ernest Hemingway	Rare Ernest Hemingway 1 of 10 Signed Presentation Copies of "Farewell to Arms"	ca. 1929	USD 14,000.00 - 16,000.00	USD 13,750.00
86	Lincoln	Lincoln Endorsement for Release of One of Morgan's Raiders in October 1864, After Mom Begs for Release!	October 31, 1864	USD 7,000.00 - 10,000.00	USD 12,500.00
371	Robert E. Lee	Robert E. Lee Requests "additional Canon" & Tells Troops to "bring his ammunition, 100 rounds at least" - Superb Battle Letter	September 27, 1861	USD 9,000.00 - 12,000.00	USD 12,500.00
294		1859 Receipt for Enslaved Teenager, a "Negro Man... of Dark Color" Incredibly Rare	December 6, 1859	USD 1,000.00 - 1,500.00	USD 12,500.00
377	George Pickett	George Pickett PSA GEM MT 10 Signed CDV, JSA Authentication Too, 1 of 2 Known!	ca. 1862	USD 6,000.00 - 8,000.00	USD 12,500.00
54	Thomas Jefferson	Thomas Jefferson Certifies An Act Concerning Deserters and Commerce on The High Seas!	February 16, 1792	USD 10,000.00 - 15,000.00	USD 12,500.00
456	Ayn Rand	Ayn Rand 11pp Revised AMS "The Cold Civil War" For LA Times Newspaper- 900+ Words in Her Hand!	1962-07-12	USD 12,000.00 - 15,000.00	USD 11,875.00
275	J.P. Morgan	Fantastic J.P. Morgan Multi-Million Dollar Checkbook from 1908-1918, Complete with Checks	ca. 1908-1918	USD 800.00 - 1,000.00	USD 10,880.00
1	John Adams	John Adams ALS for a Marine "ambitions of serving his county at sea"	March 11, 1815	USD 6,000.00 - 8,000.00	USD 10,625.00
85	Abraham Lincoln	Abraham Lincoln DS Appointing 2nd Lieutenant, U.S. Infantry	February 23, 1863	USD 7,000.00 - 9,000.00	USD 9,375.00
296		"Life of Andre" With 250 Items and a George Washington Letter	various	USD 3,000.00 - 5,000.00	USD 8,750.00
87	A. Lincoln	A. Lincoln Gives Rebel Woman Pass to Visit Prisoner of War Husband - A Well-Documented Exchange Showing a Very Human Lincoln!	January 11, 1865	USD 6,500.00 - 9,000.00	USD 8,750.00
514	Babe Ruth	Babe Ruth PSA Type II Signed Conlon Photo, With Ruth Miniature Louisville Slugger, 16.25"	n.d. but ca. 1940s	USD 5,000.00 - 7,000.00	USD 8,750.00

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