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Potomack Company: American Historical & Political Auction: Incl. WWI & WWII Posters

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Auction Name American Historical & Political Auction: Incl. WWI & WWII Posters Total Sales (USD) 46,566.00
Auction Date October 30, 2024 - October 30, 2024 Low Estimate of Lots Sold (USD) 26,455.00
Sale Number #103024 High Estimate of Lots Sold (USD) 47,070.00
Total Lots 126
Sold Lots 111 Low Estimate of All Lots (USD) 33,830.00
% of Lots Sold 88.10% High Estimate of All Lots (USD) 58,195.00
Unsold Lots 15 Total Sales as a % of High Est. 80.02%

Top twenty-five by sale price

Lot Number Author Name Book Title Year Published Estimate Actual Price
5087 JAMES MONTGOMERY FLAGG, AMERICAN, NEW YORK 1870-1960,

I WANT YOU FOR U.S. ARMY

1917 USD 1,000.00 - 2,000.00 USD 3,900.00
5088 AUGUST WILLIAM HUTAF, AMERICAN, NEW JERSEY 1879-1942,

TREAT 'EM ROUGH! / JOIN THE TANKS

1918 USD 2,000.00 - 4,000.00 USD 2,925.00
5113 JEAN CARLU, FRENCH 1900-1997,

GIVE 'EM BOTH BARRELS

1941 USD 300.00 - 600.00 USD 1,950.00
5007 THEODORE ROOSEVELT

THEODORE ROOSEVELT SIGNED AND INSCRIBED PHOTOGRAPH AS PRESIDENT

1907 USD 1,200.00 - 1,800.00 USD 1,690.00
5112 N.C. WYETH, AMERICAN 1882-1945,

BUY WAR BONDS

1942 USD 400.00 - 700.00 USD 1,430.00
5079 P.F. ROTHERMEL AND ROBERT WHITECHURCH, AMERICAN 19TH CENTURY,

THE UNITED STATES SENATE A.D. 1850/HENRY CLAY

CIRCA 1855 USD 300.00 - 600.00 USD 1,300.00
5018 ULYSSES S. GRANT

PERSONAL MEMOIRS OF ULYSSES S. GRANT. TWO VOLUMES. FIRST EDITION

1885/86 USD 400.00 - 600.00 USD 1,170.00
5149 JAMES MONTGOMERY FLAGG, AMERICAN, NEW YORK 1870-1960,

FOLLOW THE FLAG / ENLIST IN THE NAVY

1917 USD 400.00 - 800.00 USD 1,040.00
5108 JAMES MONTGOMERY FLAGG, AMERICAN, NEW YORK 1870-1960,

THE SEEDS OF VICTORY INSURE THE FRUITS OF PEACE

1918 USD 600.00 - 800.00 USD 910.00
5126

THREE FRAMED WORLD WAR I RECRUITMENT POSTERS

USD 200.00 - 400.00 USD 845.00
5006 JOHN QUINCY ADAMS

JOHN QUINCY ADAMS SIGNED MILITARY APPOINTMENT FOR JAMES MADISON CUTTS

1825 USD 400.00 - 700.00 USD 780.00
5009 HARRY TRUMAN, HERBERT HOOVER AND WOODROW WILSON

THREE AUTOGRAPHS FROM PRESIDENTS HARRY TRUMAN, HERBERT HOOVER AND WOODROW WILSON

USD 500.00 - 600.00 USD 715.00
5050

JOHN F. KENNEDY FOR PRESIDENT CAMPAIGN POSTER

1960 USD 200.00 - 400.00 USD 715.00
5111 MELBOURNE BRINDLE, AMERICAN/AUSTRALIAN 1904-1995,

LOOSE TALK CAN COST LIVES! / KEEP IT UNDER YOUR STETSON

USD 600.00 - 800.00 USD 650.00
5130

FIVE LARGE FORMAT U.S. MARINES WORLD WAR I POSTERS

USD 200.00 - 400.00 USD 650.00
5110 LEO MAYER 1896-1969,

JEWISH WAR SUFFERERS / SHALL THEY PLEAD IN VAIN?

1917 USD 600.00 - 800.00 USD 617.50
5120

GROUP OF U.S. MARINE WORLD WAR I AND WORLD WAR II POSTERS

USD 300.00 - 500.00 USD 617.50
5117

TEN MISCELLANEOUS WORLD WAR II POSTERS

USD 300.00 - 500.00 USD 585.00
5142

FOUR U.S. NAVY AND MARINES WORLD WAR II POSTERS

USD 200.00 - 400.00 USD 585.00
5075

NINE FRAMED PRINTS OF GEORGE WASHINGTON

USD 200.00 - 300.00 USD 552.50
5116

LARGE GROUP OF MISCELLANEOUS LOOSE WORLD WAR II POSTERS

USD 400.00 - 600.00 USD 552.50
5118

THREE LARGE FORMAT WORLD WAR I SHIPPING POSTERS

USD 300.00 - 500.00 USD 552.50
5119

GROUP OF WORLD WAR I LIBERTY BOND POSTERS

USD 300.00 - 500.00 USD 552.50
5127

FIVE MISCELLANEOUS WORLD WAR I AND WORLD WAR II POSTERS

USD 200.00 - 400.00 USD 552.50
5136 JOHN STEUART CURRY, AMERICAN, KANSAS 1897-1946,

OUR GOOD EARTH... KEEP IT OURS / BUY WAR BONDS

1942 USD 200.00 - 400.00 USD 552.50
  • High Bids Win
    Rare Books, Catalogs, Magazines
    and Machine Manuals
    December 24 to January 9
    High Bids Win, Dec. 24 – Jan. 9: Ellis Smith Prints unsigned. 20” by 16”.
    High Bids Win, Dec. 24 – Jan. 9: United typothetae of America presidents. Pictures of 37 UTA presidents 46th annual convention United typothetae of America Cincinnati 1932.
    High Bids Win, Dec. 24 – Jan. 9: Henri de Toulouse-Lautrec signed Paper Impressionism Art Prints. MayMilton 9 1/2” by 13” Reine de Joie 9 1/2” by 13”.
    High Bids Win
    Rare Books, Catalogs, Magazines
    and Machine Manuals
    December 24 to January 9
    High Bids Win, Dec. 24 – Jan. 9: Aberle’ Ballet editions. 108th triumph, American season spring and summer 1944.
    High Bids Win, Dec. 24 – Jan. 9: Puss ‘n Boots. 1994 Charles Perrult All four are signed by Andreas Deja
    High Bids Win, Dec. 24 – Jan. 9: Specimen book of type faces. Job composition department, Philadelphia gazette publishing company .
    High Bids Win
    Rare Books, Catalogs, Magazines
    and Machine Manuals
    December 24 to January 9
    High Bids Win, Dec. 24 – Jan. 9: An exhibit of printed books, Bridwell library.
    High Bids Win, Dec. 24 – Jan. 9: A Connecticut Yankee in King Arthur Court By Mark Twain 1889.
    High Bids Win, Dec. 24 – Jan. 9: 1963 Philadelphia Eagles official program.
    High Bids Win
    Rare Books, Catalogs, Magazines
    and Machine Manuals
    December 24 to January 9
    High Bids Win, Dec. 24 – Jan. 9: 8 - Esquire the magazine for men 1954.
    High Bids Win, Dec. 24 – Jan. 9: The American printer, July 1910.
    High Bids Win, Dec. 24 – Jan. 9: Leaves of grass 1855 by Walt Whitman.
  • Sotheby's
    Fine Books, Manuscripts & More
    Available for Immediate Purchase
    Sotheby’s: William Shakespeare.
    The Poems and Sonnets of William Shakespeare, 1960. 7,210 USD
    Sotheby’s: Charles Dickens.
    A Christmas Carol, First Edition, 1843. 17,500 USD
    Sotheby’s: William Golding.
    Lord of the Flies, First Edition, 1954. 5,400 USD
    Sotheby's
    Fine Books, Manuscripts & More
    Available for Immediate Purchase
    Sotheby’s: Lewis Carroll.
    Through the Looking Glass and What Alice Found There, Inscribed First Edition, 1872. 25,000 USD
    Sotheby’s: J.R.R. Tolkien.
    The Hobbit, First Edition, 1937. 12,000 USD
    Sotheby’s: John Milton.
    Paradise Lost, 1759. 5,400 USD