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Auction Name American History Auction Total Sales (USD) 27,968.75
Auction Date November 22, 2024 - November 22, 2024 Low Estimate of Lots Sold (USD) 45,700.00
Sale Number #112224 High Estimate of Lots Sold (USD) 68,000.00
Total Lots 33
Sold Lots 25 Low Estimate of All Lots (USD) 66,500.00
% of Lots Sold 75.76% High Estimate of All Lots (USD) 99,500.00
Unsold Lots 8 Total Sales as a % of High Est. 28.11%

Top twenty-five by sale price

Lot Number Author Name Book Title Year Published Estimate Actual Price
50

Jacqueline Bouvier Kennedy, Bachrach Wedding Portrait

USD 5,000.00 - 7,000.00 USD 3,125.00
11

Gettysburg, Bachrach Photograph

USD 4,000.00 - 5,000.00 USD 2,812.50
31

Japan's Instrument of Surrender, World War II

USD 4,000.00 - 6,000.00 USD 2,500.00
12

President Richard Nixon Photographic Archive

USD 2,000.00 - 3,000.00 USD 1,625.00
16

Lyndon & Lady Bird Johnson, Bachrach Portraits

USD 2,000.00 - 3,000.00 USD 1,500.00
2

Senator John Kennedy, Bachrach Portrait

USD 2,000.00 - 3,000.00 USD 1,375.00
17

Eleanor Roosevelt Portrait by Bachrach

USD 1,500.00 - 2,500.00 USD 1,375.00
20

President Ronald Reagan, Bachrach Portrait

USD 2,000.00 - 3,000.00 USD 1,250.00
26

Franklin & Eleanor Roosevelt, Bachrach Photograph

USD 2,000.00 - 3,000.00 USD 1,250.00
32

The Roosevelt Family Portrait by Bachrach

USD 2,000.00 - 3,000.00 USD 1,250.00
30

Jacqueline & John F. Kennedy Bachrach Photograph

USD 1,500.00 - 2,000.00 USD 1,062.50
13

President Franklin D Roosevelt, Bachrach Portrait

USD 1,500.00 - 2,500.00 USD 937.50
9

The Kennedy Family Portrait by Bachrach

USD 1,500.00 - 2,500.00 USD 875.00
37

President John F. Kennedy, Bachrach Portrait

USD 1,500.00 - 2,500.00 USD 875.00
43

The Kennedy Family Portrait by Bachrach

USD 2,000.00 - 3,000.00 USD 875.00
19

The Kennedy Family Portrait by Bachrach

USD 2,000.00 - 3,000.00 USD 812.50
24

President Ulysses S. Grant, Bachrach Photograph / Copper Engraving

USD 1,000.00 - 2,000.00 USD 750.00
15

President Dwight D. Eisenhower, Bachrach Portrait

USD 1,000.00 - 1,500.00 USD 625.00
27

President John F. Kennedy Bachrach Portrait

USD 1,000.00 - 1,500.00 USD 625.00
29

President Ulysses S. Grant, Bachrach Portrait

USD 1,500.00 - 2,000.00 USD 500.00
41

JFK's Congratulatory Telegraph from Hubert Humphrey

USD 800.00 - 1,200.00 USD 500.00
17A

Eleanor Roosevelt Signed Note on White House Stationary

USD 500.00 - 700.00 USD 375.00
25

President Theodore Roosevelt, Bachrach Portrait

USD 1,500.00 - 2,000.00 USD 375.00
39

The Kennedy Family Portrait by Bachrach

USD 1,500.00 - 2,500.00 USD 375.00
12A

President Dwight Eisenhower Photographs

USD 400.00 - 600.00 USD 343.75
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    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.
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