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Auction Update Review

Rare Book Hub: 27 Auctions Archived, another 30 Upcoming this Week

For the week ended 2 January, 27 auctions have been archived to Rare Book Hub’s Transactions+: 1 denominated in Australian dollars, 10 in euros, and 16 in US dollars.

 

 

 

Turnover was $1,671,523.78. The average lot brought $444.44. Four thousand five hundred and seventy-one lots were offered and 3,761 found new homes. For the week, 82.28% of all lots offered were sold.

 

 

 

This report includes this past week’s Top 25s for 14 categories, full details for this past week’s sales, as well as a full listing of the upcoming week’s 30 sales.

 

 

 

Start by clicking on the tabs for the Top 25s. They are live! 

Top 25 Lots Reported This Past Week.
  1. Early American c. 1777 Revolutionary War Autograph Transmittal Address Sheet Signed, "G. Washington, endorsed by him On Public Service, with its Original Red Wax Personal Seal of GEORGE WASHINGTON fully intact, addressed to Brigadier General (William) Smallwood. on December 27th Actual price: USD $33,800.
  2. Heritage Auctions Rick Griffin "Moses" Illustration Original Art (undated). on December 31st Actual price: USD $27,500.
  3. Dirk Soulis Auctions ROSE O'NEILL (1874-1944) ORIGINAL OIL ILLUSTRATION on December 29th Actual price: USD $17,220.
  4. Early American September 9, 1783-Dated Revolutionary War Period, Rare Issue, The Connecticut Courant Newspaper, Edition No. 972, special heading reading: The Last Official Address of his Excellency General Washington - on December 27th Actual price: USD $14,300.
  5. Early American c. Jan. 9th, 1800 George Washington Mourning Broadside, Order of Performances / INSTRUMENTAL DIRGE. / PRAYER, By REV. DR. ECKLEY. / HYMN, / Written At The Request... Arrangement By Rev. John S. J. Gardner. on December 27th Actual price: USD $14,300.
  6. Heritage Auctions Kael Ngu Harley Quinn #7 Variant Cover Original Art (DC, 2021). on December 31st Actual price: USD $11,875.
  7. Early American May 23, 1778-Dated ,VALLEY FORGE, General Henry Knox 1778 Revolutionary War Letter Signed From Valley Forge Camp Regarding Resupplying the Army with Artillery, Wagons and Horses + More ... on December 27th Actual price: USD $10,400.
  8. Early American February 23, 1783-Dated Revolutionary War Period, Extraordinary Execution Order Signed by Major General Nathanael Greene, for the Execution of Thomas Nicholson, One of His Soldiers Ordered to be Shot to Death for Desertion. on December 27th Actual price: USD $10,400.
  9. Early American Joshua Humphreys, a.k.a. Father of the United States Navy, 1795 Regarding Designing + Constructing the First Frigates of the United States Navy Important Autograph Letter Signed on December 27th Actual price: USD $9,750.
  10. Heritage Auctions All-American Comics #16 Coverless / Incomplete (DC, 1940) CGC NG (No Grade) Off-White Pages. on December 30th Actual price: USD $9,600.
  11. Early American RICHARD VARICK Autograph Letter Signed Demanding Arms and Ammunition - Cannon and Grape Shott, at Albany, August 3rd, 1776 on December 27th Actual price: USD $8,450.
  12. John McInnis Auctioneers 1764 NEW and CORRECTED CHART of NEW ENGLAND on January 1st Actual price: USD $8,060.
  13. Heritage Auctions Giant-Size X-Men #1 (Marvel, 1975) CGC NM+ 9.6 White pages. on December 30th Actual price: USD $7,800.
  14. Early American c. 1860 Photograph Portrait of Abraham Lincoln on December 27th Actual price: USD $7,800.
  15. Early American October 19, 1776 Published, Rare Revolutionary War Date, Engraved Broadside titled, "Plan of New York Island... Engagement on Woody Heights of Long Island... 27 August 1776, between His Majestys Forces... General Howe... under General Putnam..." on December 27th Actual price: USD $7,150.
  16. Catawiki B. V. [Incunable] Decretalium on December 22nd Actual price: USD $6,600.
  17. Heritage Auctions Frank Thorne - Red Sonja Illustration Original Art (c. 1970). on December 31st Actual price: USD $6,563.
  18. Early American c 1793 Mezzotint Engraving titled: George Washington. President of the United States of America. From the Original Portrait Painted at the request of the Corporation of the University of Cambridge in Massachusetts. on December 27th Actual price: USD $6,500.
  19. Early American 1883-Dated SAMUEL FRANCIS SMITH, Handwritten and Signed First Four Stanzas of AMERICA, Patriotic Song, My Country Tis of Thee on December 27th Actual price: USD $6,500.
  20. Catawiki B. V. The Woorkes - Canterbury Tales on December 22nd Actual price: USD $6,407.
  21. Early American Treaty of Versailles. A True Copy Dated October 13th, 1923 from Secretary of State Charles E. Hughes, (Chief Clerk Signed for Hughes) with Red Embossed Department of State Seal attached by a Red Silk Ribbon on December 27th Actual price: USD $6,175.
  22. Catawiki B. V. [Incunable] Confessionale on December 22nd Actual price: USD $6,024.
  23. Catawiki B. V. Metamorphoseos (bound with):// M.T.Ciceronis Opera on December 19th Actual price: USD $5,967.
  24. Trillium Antique Prints & Rare Books De Bry - Map of Florida (Southeast North America, Cuba, Bahamas) on December 27th Actual price: USD $5,832.
  25. Catawiki B. V. Quotlibeta Doctoris Subtilis [Scoti Incunabolo, Incunable] on December 19th Actual price: USD $5,748.

No auctions saw their total proceeds reach a million dollars:


No auctions saw total sales exceed 100% of the high estimates of all lots offered in the sale:



15 sales saw at least 80% of their lots sell:

Vogt Auction. New Year's Day Auction on January 1st: 100.00%
Heritage Auctions. Wednesday Trading Card Games Select Auction on December 31st: 100.00%
Heritage Auctions. Tuesday Animation and Anime Art, Disneyana and Disneyland Select Auction on December 30th: 100.00%
Heritage Auctions. Tuesday World Paper Money Select Auction on December 30th: 100.00%
Heritage Auctions. Tuesday US Currency Select Auction on December 30th: 100.00%
Heritage Auctions. Pulp Magazine Select Auction on December 28th: 100.00%
Heritage Auctions. Sunday, Monday & Tuesday Comic Books Select Auction on December 30th: 99.83%
Heritage Auctions. Wednesday Comic Art and Animation Select Auction on December 31st: 99.71%
Heritage Auctions. Sunday Movie Posters Select Auction on December 28th: 99.51%
Heritage Auctions. Sunday Sports Collectibles Select Auction on December 28th: 98.20%
EV Stamps. Stamps and Postal History on December 28th: 97.22%
John McInnis Auctioneers. New Year's Week Estates Auction 1 on January 1st: 92.31%
Dirk Soulis Auctions. 20th Annual Between-the-Holidays Auction on December 29th: 90.12%
Early American. History Auction on December 27th: 89.55%
Trillium Antique Prints & Rare Books. Fine Art - Antique Engravings & Lithographs - Works on Paper on December 27th: 86.00%


27 total sales reported this week:

Dirk Soulis Auctions. 20th Annual Between-the-Holidays Auction on December 29th: 90.12%
Bertolami Fine Art . 20th Century Rare and Curious Books on December 29th: 59.87%
Vogt Auction. New Year's Day Auction on January 1st: 100.00%
John McInnis Auctioneers. New Year's Week Estates Auction 1 on January 1st: 92.31%
Catawiki B. V.. Literature and Illustrated Books Auction on December 12th: 73.08%
Catawiki B. V.. Old and Rare Books (pre-1700) on December 23rd: 74.36%
Catawiki B. V.. Autographs and Manuscripts on December 23rd: 78.18%
Catawiki B. V.. Old and Rare Books (pre-1700) on December 22nd: 27.10%
Catawiki B. V.. Exclusive Maps Auction on December 21st: 52.38%
Catawiki B. V.. Autographs and Manuscripts on December 21st: 30.43%
Catawiki B. V.. Photography Books Auction on December 21st: 31.82%
Catawiki B. V.. Exclusive Maps Auction on December 20th: 55.56%
Catawiki B. V.. Old and Rare Books (pre-1700) on December 19th: 42.42%
Heritage Auctions. Wednesday Trading Card Games Select Auction on December 31st: 100.00%
Heritage Auctions. Wednesday Comic Art and Animation Select Auction on December 31st: 99.71%
Heritage Auctions. Tuesday Animation and Anime Art, Disneyana and Disneyland Select Auction on December 30th: 100.00%
Heritage Auctions. Tuesday World Paper Money Select Auction on December 30th: 100.00%
Heritage Auctions. Tuesday US Currency Select Auction on December 30th: 100.00%
Heritage Auctions. Sunday, Monday & Tuesday Comic Books Select Auction on December 30th: 99.83%
Sydney Rare Book Auctions. End of Year Sale: Books, Ephemera, Maps on December 28th: 50.68%
EV Stamps. Stamps and Postal History on December 28th: 97.22%
Los Angeles Estate Auction. Fine Art Paintings Auction on December 23rd: 20.75%
Early American. History Auction on December 27th: 89.55%
Trillium Antique Prints & Rare Books. Fine Art - Antique Engravings & Lithographs - Works on Paper on December 27th: 86.00%
Heritage Auctions. Pulp Magazine Select Auction on December 28th: 100.00%
Heritage Auctions. Sunday Sports Collectibles Select Auction on December 28th: 98.20%
Heritage Auctions. Sunday Movie Posters Select Auction on December 28th: 99.51%


For the week ahead 30 sales are scheduled:

Mon. Jan. 5th
One Source Auctions. Canandaigua. 14th Annual Post New Years Quality Antiques & Collectibles Online Auction. 160 lots
Purcell Auctioneers. Birr. Timed Book Auction - Antiquarian, Modern Literary, Signed Editions etc. etc... 462 lots

Tue. Jan. 6th
Heritage Auctions. Dallas. Tuesday US Currency Select Auction. 523 lots
Heritage Auctions. Dallas. Tuesday World Paper Money Select Auction. 145 lots
Heritage Auctions. Dallas. Tuesday Animation and Anime Art, Disneyana and Disneyland Select Auction.
Hansons. Etwall, Derbyshire . The Cornwall Antiques sale to include Jewellery, Silver and Watches with Collectors and Asian.
New England Book Auctions. South Deerfield. Fine Books & Ephemera List.

Wed. Jan. 7th
Propstore. Valencia. Online Entertainment Memorabilia Auction: Los Angeles Winter 2025. 167 lots
Rago Arts and Auctions. Van Nuys, CA. LAMA - Prints and Multiples. 174 lots
University Archives. Wilton. Rare Autographs, Manuscripts & Books. 465 lots
Vermot de Pas. Paris. History and Regions of France.
Dreweatts. Newbury. Art & Interiors: To include selected items from a Regent's Park home by Louise Bradley. 22 lots
Heritage Auctions. Dallas. Wednesday Comic Art and Animation Select Auction.
Heritage Auctions. Dallas. Wednesday Trading Card Games Select Auction.
Tessier & Sarrou and Associates. Paris. Online Sale: Mangas. 164 lots
Ripley Auctions. Indianapolis. Fine Art Discovery Live! Paintings, Works on Paper, Prints & More.

Thu. Jan. 8th
amelia jeffers. Columbus, OH . Winter Two-Day Great Estates Auction - Day 1.
Sothebys. New York. Bibliotheca Brookeriana: A Renaissance Library. The Reference Library.
PBA Galleries. Berkeley. Bob Jump Collection of Bill Graham Rock Posters with the Residents; Art & Photography.
Thomson Roddick Auctioneers & Valuers. Edinburgh. Home Furnishings and Interiors..

Fri. Jan. 9th
Bertolami Fine Art . Rome. Stamps and Postal History.
amelia jeffers. Columbus, OH . Winter Two-Day Great Estates Auction - Day 2.
Maison Bibelot. Firenze. A Collection of Antique Books.

Sat. Jan. 10th
Trillium Antique Prints & Rare Books. Franklin. Fine Art - Antique Engravings & Lithographs - Works on Paper.
Morton Subastas. México DF CP 11000. Auction of French Furniture - Saturday Auction.

Sun. Jan. 11th
Heritage Auctions. Dallas. Sunday Sports Collectibles Select Auction. 204 lots
Heritage Auctions. Dallas. Sunday Movie Posters Select Auction.
Heritage Auctions. Dallas. Pulp Magazine Select Auction.
Heritage Auctions. Dallas. Sunday, Monday & Tuesday Comic Books Select Auction.
EV Stamps. Richmond. Stamps and Postal History.

Bruce McKinney

RBH and AE

  • Freeman’s
    How History Unfolds on Paper: Important Americana from the Eric C. Caren Collection, Part X
    June 30
    Freeman’s, June 30: [Queen Anne's War] Extraordinarily Large Manuscript Petition Signed by a Who's Who of Colonial New York Accomplished to Queen Anne. $8,000/12,000
    Freeman’s, June 30: [Mormonism] A Unique Manuscript Account of Joseph Smith's Final Words Offered to His Congregation, the Day Before his Violent Death, 1844. $8,000/12,000
    Freeman’s, June 30: [Baseball] [Mantle, Mickey] Mickey Mantle's First Cover: The Earliest Front-Page Newspaper Image of Mickey Mantle, "Something Good from Joplin". $8,000/12,000
    Freeman’s, June 30: [Baseball] A Striking Type 1 Press Photograph of Lou Gehrig's Hands. $8,000/12,000
    Freeman’s, June 30: [Declaration of Independence] One of the First Printed Announcements of American Independence, Subscriber Ebenezer Hazard's Copy, in the Exceedingly Rare Original Wrappers, 1776. $10,000/15,000
    Freeman’s
    How History Unfolds on Paper: Important Americana from the Eric C. Caren Collection, Part X
    June 30
    Freeman’s, June 30: [American Revolution] Born in the USA: First Day of Printing in the United States, July 4, 1776! $15,000/25,000
    Freeman’s, June 30: [War of 1812] "We Have Met the Enemy and They are Ours": The Critical Promotion of a Naval Hero, Oliver Hazard Perry is Appointed Master Commandant in the United States Navy, 1812. $40,000/60,000
    Freeman’s, June 30: [Star-Spangled Banner] Eyewitness Account of the Shelling of Fort McHenry in the War of 1812, in a Manuscript Logbook from the HMS Trave, Present at the Battles of Baltimore and New Orleans, 1814-16. $60,000/80,000
    Freeman’s, June 30: [American Revolution] Thomas Jefferson at the Birth of a New Nation: An Important Letter Carried by a Jewish Patriot Communicating the Definitive Treaty of Paris, January 16, 1784. $100,000/200,000
    Freeman’s, June 30: [Colonial America] [Plymouth Colony] Plymouth Colony Seeks a Royal Charter: A Rare and Important Plymouth Colony Document, 1690/91. $6,000/9,000
  • Sotheby’s
    Selections from The Jay T. Snider Collection of Benjamin Franklin
    Live Sale 24 June
    Sotheby’s, June 24: (Benjamin Franklin). The founding—and funding—of the Pennsylvania Hospital. $150,000 to $200,000.
    Sotheby’s, June 24: Benjamin Franklin, "the Day of the Declaration of Independence is everywhere annually celebrated”. $80,000 to $120,000.
    Sotheby’s, June 24: Benjamin Franklin, “probably the most fundamental thing ever done in the field of electricity”. $75,000 to $125,000.
    Sotheby’s, June 24: Benjamin Franklin. One of Franklin's very earliest surviving letters. $40,000 to $60,000.
    Sotheby’s, June 24: Roger More and Benjamin Franklin. The only complete copy known of Poor Roger. $25,000 to $35,000.
    Sotheby’s, June 24: John Jerman. The American Almanack ... for 1731 — the only known copy in private hands. $25,000 to $35,000.
  • June 25, 2026
    Doyle, June 25: Houdini's biography, boldly signed. $3,000 to $5,000.
    Doyle, June 25: A volume from Abraham Lincoln's library, signed just before heading to Washington for his inauguration. $20,000 to $30,000.
    Doyle, June 25: A very early Confederate recruiting manual belonging to the chief commissary in Lee's Army. $600 to $800.
    Doyle, June 25: Rare hand-colored lithographs of the life of Napoleon. $20,000 to $30,000.
    Doyle, June 25: The "Holster Atlas" of the American Revolution. $5,000 to $8,000.
    Doyle, June 25: Jewish ceremonies in fine hand-colored engravings. $7,000 to $10,000.
    Doyle, June 25: A very rare work on Turkish military costume. $1,000 to $1,500.
    June 25, 2026
    Doyle, June 25: The most important illustrated work on the Mexican-American War. $10,000 to $15,000.
    Doyle, June 25: The finest illustrated book on Afghanistan. $10,000 to $15,000.
    Doyle, June 25: Henry Justice Ford St. George rescues the Princess from the horrible Dragon. $2,000 to $3,000.
    Doyle, June 25: A rare work of Prussian Army uniforms under Frederick William II, with exquisite hand-colored engravings. $800 to $1,200.
    Doyle, June 25: Lenny Bruce typed letter signed to a Village bohemian during his obscenity trials, with a manuscript note and drawing. $300 to $500.
    Doyle, June 25: Schiff's scarce Shanghai Sketchbook. $300 to $500.
    Doyle, June 25: The first accurate published representation of the American flag. $2,000 to $4,000.