Early American: History Auction, 112225, Rancho Santa Fe

Auction Details

Auction Report
Auction Date
November 22, 2025 - November 22, 2025
Page Size: 199 items in 8 pages
Lot Number Author Name Book Title Place Printed Year Published Estimate Actual Price
177

1828-Dated, THE VIRGINIA ADDRESS., Printed Document, An Anti-Jackson Convention of Delegates, TO THE PEOPLE OF VIRGINIA. Where Both Former Presidents James Madison and James Monroe address the people of Virginia, 8 pages, Complete

USD 500.00 - 1,000.00 USD 364.00
178

(1798) ALIEN AND SEDITION ACTS. Printed Broadsheet, AN ACT of Congress (JOHN ADAMS) Naturalization Law of 1798.

USD 2,000.00 - 3,000.00 Not Sold
179

c. April 1808 Political Circular Democratic Republicans Warn Against Federalist Resurgence in the Wake of the Embargo Act

USD 400.00 - 600.00 USD 338.00
180

November 17, 1828 Anti-Jackson Tariff Related letter by Abraham H. Schenck, Autograph Letter Signed with Integral Postal Cover, "FREE, A.H. Schenck, P.M. Fishkill Landing," postmarked Nov. 18, to Simon Newton Dexter, Matteawan, New York, Choice Fine

USD 400.00 - 600.00 USD 286.00
181

January 25, 1851 Manuscript Letter, with Political Content extolling the merits of President Millard Fillmore and Missouri Senator Thomas Hart Benton (father-in-law of John C. Fremont) by Clinton Cole to Rev. George W. Gorham, at New Haven, CT.

USD 300.00 - 400.00 USD 312.00
182

1856 James Buchanan Presidential Election Political Content Manuscript Letter

USD 800.00 - 1,000.00 USD 650.00
183

October 1, 1861-Dated Civil War, (ABRAHAM LINCOLN). Printed Circular Letter, Signed in Printed Typeset Text, "A. LINCOLN." to "the Loyal Women of America.", 3 pages, measuring 8" x 10" on blue period wove papaer, Washington, DC, Choice Very Fine

USD 800.00 - 1,000.00 USD 1,170.00
184

c. 1844, HENRY CLAY Hand-Colored Lithograph Portrait by N. Currier, 2 Spruce St., New York, Framed, Very Fine.

USD 300.00 - 400.00 USD 260.00
185

February 19, 1874-Dated, Rare early Climate Change related United States Senate Executive Document Imprint No. 28, President Ulysses S. Grant Transmits a Memorial on the Preservation of Forests, 6 pages, measuring 5.75" x 9", Very Good

USD 1,000.00 - 1,200.00 Not Sold
186

1912-Dated, Original Theodore Roosevelt Presidential Election Campaign Political Poster Artwork, Hand-Drawn Cartoon with, Carry A Big Stick, theme with Caricatures of Theodore Roosevelt, by W.F. Fancher, Extremely Fine.

USD 600.00 - 800.00 USD 552.50
187

c. 1770 18th century, American Hand-Painted on Bone, Colonial Period, Miniature Portrait of a Gentleman , Fine.

USD 200.00 - 300.00 Not Sold
188

c. 1927 Vibrant Colorful Commemorative Enameled Pin Depicting his plane, the Spirit of St. Louis in Flight Across the Atlantic with its Original Pinback fully intact, Choice Near Mint

USD 250.00 - 300.00 USD 208.00
189

1886-COPYRIGHTED Dated, Statue of Liberty Souvenir Printed Silk Ribbon for the Dedication Ceremonies for the held in New York Harbor, "BARTHOLDI SOUVENIR", Choice Near Mint.

USD 500.00 - 700.00 USD 585.00
190

c. 1870 Two Stevensgraphs Woven Silk Pictures Titled: Item 1: Titled Kenilworth Castle and Item 2: Titled, The Lady Godiva Procession, both matted and framed, Choice Near Mint

USD 200.00 - 300.00 Not Sold
191

c. 1870 Two Colorful Stevengraphs Woven Silk Pictures Titled, For Life or Death, Heroism on Land and Called to the Rescue, Heroism at Sea Both Matted + Display Framed

USD 250.00 - 350.00 USD 260.00
192

1849 Rare California Gold Rush Related United States Government Imprint Requests Congress to provide Military Escorts for Emigrants Travelling Overland from Missouri to California

USD 600.00 - 800.00 USD 520.00
193

March 9, 1849-Dated Early Good Content California Gold Rush Manuscript Letter with Integral Postal Cover, Handwritten "Paid 5" postage, Going to California the diggings, from SALEM OHIO to Pittsburg, Very Fine.

USD 500.00 - 600.00 USD 552.50
194

c. 1870 Indian Wars Era, Rare Tintype Photograph of a Native American Indian Army Scout seated together with his Family, in a Doubled Gilt-Framed Holder, Extremely Fine

USD 800.00 - 1,000.00 USD 1,820.00
195

1897-Dated Alaska Protection of Fur Seals in Bering Sea, in which President McKinley transmits a Senate Document Report of Secretary of State John Sherman and Copies of Correspondence of Record in the State Department

USD 400.00 - 500.00 USD 260.00
196

(Alaska) January 22, 1897-Dated U.S. Senate Document No. 81, regarding the Revenue Derived from the North American Commercial Company by the Rental of the Seal Islands of Alaska, Very Fine.

USD 300.00 - 400.00 USD 390.00
197

December 13, 1897-Dated U.S. Senate Document No. 15, headed, The Situation in Alaska, in which Secretary of War Alger Transmits a Letter Received From the Mail Carrier between Juneau and Circle City, Very Good.

USD 150.00 - 200.00 USD 130.00
199

1762-Dated French and Indian War Colonial Era, Janvier's Hand-Colored Map of North America titled, L'Amerique Septentrionale divisee en ses principaux Etats., St. Janvier, Bordeaux, France, Framed, Choice Very Fine.

USD 800.00 - 1,200.00 USD 910.00
200

c 1780 Colonial Era, Superb Highly Detailed Ornate Handmade Hand-Colored Schoolgirl's Map of Great Britain titled, This Map / Britain or the United Kingdom of England, Scotland + Ireland. Insets of Iceland, Spain + Shetland Islands Framed, Very Fine.

USD 800.00 - 1,200.00 Not Sold
201

Lot of (19) 1879 South Carolina Act of Assembly CERTIFICATE OF STATE INDEBTEDNESS. State Fiscal Bonds, Unissued, Crisp Uncirculated.

USD 300.00 - 500.00 USD 338.00
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    2026 Winter Fine Art & Antiques
    January 31 and February 1, 2026
    Case Antiques, Jan. 31-Feb. 1: 1775 Map of Virginia, Fry and Jefferson, ex-John Tyler. $6,000 to $8,000.
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    January 31 and February 1, 2026
    Case Antiques, Jan. 31-Feb. 1: 30 Vols. George Eliot 1st Editions; Mill on the Floss, Silas Marner, Deronda, etc. $1,400 to $1,800.
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    January 31 and February 1, 2026
    Case Antiques, Jan. 31-Feb. 1: President Andrew Jackson Signed Patent, 1831. $1,000 to $1,200.
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