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Potter and Potter Auctions: Photography, Americana & Historical Memorabilia

Auction Reports

Auction Name	Photography, Americana & Historical Memorabilia	Total Sales (USD)	208,243.75
Auction Date	February 05, 2026 - February 05, 2026	Low Estimate of Lots Sold (USD)	118,005.00
Sale Number	#1229	High Estimate of Lots Sold (USD)	188,700.00
Total Lots	388
Sold Lots	354.0	Low Estimate of All Lots (USD)	130,555.00
% of Lots Sold	91.24%	High Estimate of All Lots (USD)	208,150.00
Unsold Lots	34	Total Sales as a % of High Est.	100.05%

Top twenty-five by sale price

Lot Number	Author Name	Book Title	Year Published	Estimate	Actual Price
197	WASHINGTON, George	WASHINGTON, George. Clipped free frank signature.	n.d.	USD 4,000.00 - 6,000.00	USD 12,500.00
101	[LINCOLN, Abraham	[LINCOLN, Abraham ]. Framed Abraham Lincoln Signature and Engraved Portrait.	1864	USD 3,000.00 - 5,000.00	USD 11,875.00
152		[CURRENCY]. Fractional currency shield.	19th century.	USD 1,000.00 - 2,000.00	USD 4,250.00
146		[SALEM WITCH TRIALS]. The Athenian Mercury: Vol. 9 Numb. 6.	1692	USD 500.00 - 700.00	USD 4,000.00
343		[PUCK MAGAZINE]. Group of 13 proof cartoons and covers.	ca. 1912-13.	USD 200.00 - 300.00	USD 3,250.00
149		[BOSTON TEA PARTY]. Postscript to the Massachusetts Spy, or Thomas's Boston Journal.	1774	USD 5,000.00 - 7,000.00	USD 3,000.00
397		[BASEBALL]. Four American League Official Score Card booklets.	1904-06.	USD 200.00 - 400.00	USD 3,000.00
40		[CIVIL WAR -- CONFEDERATE]. Collection of 17 autographs of Confederate generals and officers.		USD 900.00 - 1,300.00	USD 2,750.00
84		[KURZ & ALLISON]. Full Rank - Major Generals of the United States Army - Civil War 1861-65.	1887	USD 250.00 - 350.00	USD 2,750.00
107		[LINCOLN, Abraham]. Group of CDVs. Circa 1860s.	Circa 1860s.	USD 250.00 - 350.00	USD 2,750.00
407	[CARNEGIE, Andrew, 1835-1919].	[CARNEGIE, Andrew, 1835-1919]. Pair of United States Steel Corporation stock certificates issued to Andrew Carnegie.		USD 1,500.00 - 2,500.00	USD 2,750.00
292		[LYNCHING]. Cabinet card photograph of the lynching of Charles Mitchell.	1897	USD 1,000.00 - 2,000.00	USD 2,500.00
345		[WHISKEY]. Group of whiskey distillery letterheads and ephemera.	ca. 1880s-90s.	USD 200.00 - 300.00	USD 2,500.00
395		[BASEBALL]. Collection of 38 Nineteenth Century Baseball Trade Cards.	ca. 1880s-90s.	USD 800.00 - 1,200.00	USD 2,500.00
121		[REVOLUTIONARY WAR]. Battle orders for the 1st Battalion, commanded by Capt. Goulding.	n.d.	USD 400.00 - 600.00	USD 2,375.00
206	[TRUMAN, Harry S.	[TRUMAN, Harry S. ]. "Dewey Defeats Truman" and Three Other Truman Related Newspapers.	1948	USD 1,500.00 - 2,500.00	USD 2,375.00
275	NEWTON, Huey P.	NEWTON, Huey P. [BLACK PANTHERS]. The Racist Dog Policemen Must Withdraw Immediately from Our Communities.	ca. 1967.	USD 3,000.00 - 5,000.00	USD 2,375.00
20		[BATTLE OF LOOKOUT MOUNTAIN]. "Glorious News" broadside with battle news.	1863	USD 1,000.00 - 2,000.00	USD 2,125.00
96		[CIVIL WAR]. Collection of Over 65 Civil War Patriotic Covers by Charles Magnus.	ca. 1861--1865.	USD 400.00 - 600.00	USD 2,125.00
85		[KURZ & ALLISON]. Battle Between the Monitor and Merrimac.	1889	USD 400.00 - 600.00	USD 2,000.00
105	[LINCOLN, Abraham	[LINCOLN, Abraham ]. Three Union Presidential Tickets. 1864.	1864	USD 400.00 - 600.00	USD 2,000.00
319		[DAYS OF RAGE]. Over 30 photographs of the protests in Chicago.	1969	USD 400.00 - 600.00	USD 2,000.00
404		[SPORTS]. Allen & Ginter's "World's Champions" Tobacco Card Album.	n.d. ca. 1888. 8vo	USD 500.00 - 700.00	USD 2,000.00
253	DOUGLASS, Frederick , et al.	DOUGLASS, Frederick , et al. Autograph album belonging to George F. Tinker.	19th century.	USD 1,200.00 - 1,800.00	USD 1,875.00
344		[COCA-COLA -- POSTCARDS]. Collection of Coca-Cola RPPCs.	early to mid-20th century.	USD 700.00 - 1,000.00	USD 1,875.00

Forum Auctions
Natural History: The remaining stock of Antiquariaat Junk, 1899-2026
25 March 2026

Forum, Mar. 25: Botany.- Andrews (H.C.) Coloured Engravings of Heaths, 4 vol. in 2, first edition, [1710,--94]-1802-1809-[1830]. £10,000 - £15,000.

Forum, Mar. 25: Butterflies.- Cramer (Pierre) and Caspar Stoll. De Uitlandsche Kapellen voorkomende in de drie Waereld-Deelen…,, 5 vol., Amsterdam & Utrecht, 1779-91. £8,000 - £12,000.

Forum, Mar. 25: Voyages.- Darwin (Charles) and others. Narrative of the Surveying Voyages of His Majesty's Ships Adventure and Beagle, 3 vol. in 4, including Appendix to vol.2, first edition, 1839. £8,000 - £12,000.

Forum, Mar. 25: Butterflies.- de Graaf (Willem Diederik Vincent). [Inlandsche Kapellen in beeld], 170 fine original watercolours, [Enkhuizen], [1800-40]. £8,000 - £12,000.

Forum Auctions
Natural History: The remaining stock of Antiquariaat Junk, 1899-2026
25 March 2026

Forum, Mar. 25: Birds.- Dresser (Henry Eeles). A History of the Birds of Europe, 9 vol., including supplement, first edition, by the author, 1871-96. £6,000 - £8,000.

Forum, Mar. 25: Zoology.- Felines.- Elliot (Daniel Giraud). A Monograph of the Felidæ or Family of the Cats, first edition, for the Subscribers, by the Author, [1878]-1883. £25,000 - £30,000.

Forum, Mar. 25: Birds.- Frisch (Johann Leonard). Vorstellung der Vögel Deutschlandes, 2 vol., first edition, Berlin, Friedr. Wilhelm Birnsteil, [1736]-1763. £40,000 - £60,000.

Forum, Mar. 25: Birds.- Gould (John). The Birds of Great Britain, 5 vol., first edition, by the author, 1862-1873. £30,000 - £40,000.

Forum Auctions
Natural History: The remaining stock of Antiquariaat Junk, 1899-2026
25 March 2026

Forum, Mar. 25: Pomology.- France.- Poiteau (A.) Pomologie Française. Recueil des Plus Beaux Fruits cultivés en France, 4 vol., Paris, 1846. £30,000 - £40,000.

Forum, Mar. 25: Botany.- [Robin (Jean)]. Histoire des Plantes, nouvellement trouvées en l'Isle Virgine…,, 1620; with Geoffrey Linocier L'Histoire des plantes, second edition, 1619-20. £3,000 - £4,000.

Forum, Mar. 25: Asia.- Japan.- Siebold (P.F. von). Nippon. Archiv zur Beschreibung von Japan, 7 parts in 6 vol., first edition, Leyden, [1832]-1852. £35,000 - £45,000.

Forum, Mar. 25: Asia.- Valentijn (Francois). Oud en Nieuw Oost-Indiën..., 5 vol. in 8, first edition, Dordrecht [&] Amsterdam, 1724-26. £8,000 - £12,000.

Forum, Mar. 25: Botany.- Australia.- Redouté (P.J.).- Ventenat (Étienne Pierre). Jardin de la Malmaison, 2 vol.,, Paris, 1803-04[-05]. £30,000 - £40,000.
ALDE, Mar. 11: AUGUSTIN (Saint). De civitate Dei. Rome, Konrad Sweynheym et Arnold Pannartz, 1470. €20,000 - €30,000.

ALDE, Mar. 11: [REGNART (LE LIVRE DE)]. [Le] Docteur en malice, maistre Regnard, demonstrant les ruzes et cautelles qu'il use envers les personnes… Rouen, 1550. €20,000 - €30,000.

ALDE, Mar. 11: TRITHÈME (JEAN). Polygraphie et universelle escriture cabalistique. Paris, [Benoît Prévost pour] Jacques Kerver, 1561. €8,000 - €10,000.

ALDE, Mar. 11: CAUS (SALOMON DE). La Perspective, avec la raison des ombres et des miroirs. Londres, John Norton, 1612.

ALDE, Mar. 11: NICERON (JEAN-FRANÇOIS). La Perspective curieuse ou magie artificielle des effets merveilleux de l'optique. Paris, Pierre Billaine, 1638. €6,000 - €8,000.

ALDE, Mar. 11: VONTET (JACQUES). L’Art de trancher la viande et toute sorte de fruits… S.l.n.d. [probablement Lyon, vers 1647]. €20,000 - €30,000.

ALDE, Mar. 11: HUGO (VICTOR). [Paysage spectral avec une église], [vers 1837]. €20,000 - €30,000.

ALDE, Mar. 11: [HERVEY DE SAINT-DENYS (LÉON D')]. Les Rêves et les Moyens de les diriger. Observations pratiques. Paris, Amyot, 1867. €3,000 - €4,000.

ALDE, Mar. 11: GACHET (PAUL-FERDINAND). Les Chats de Gachet (Manuscrit). S.d. [avant mai 1873]. €6,000 - €8,000.

ALDE, Mar. 11: [REDON (ODILON)]. PICARD (EDMOND). Le Juré. Monodrame en cinq actes… Bruxelles, Mme veuve Monnom, 1887. €7,000 - €9,000.

ALDE, Mar. 11: [TOULOUSE-LAUTREC (HENRI DE) ET HENRI-GABRIEL IBELS]. MONTORGUEIL (GEORGES). Le Café-concert. Paris, [1893]. €4,000 - €5,000.

ALDE, Mar. 11: [TERRY (EMILIO)]. Projet de fontaine. Dessin original au stylo et à l'encre noire. 1938. €2,000 - €3,000.
Chiswick Auctions
Books & Works on Paper
12th March 2026

Chiswick, Mar. 12: Churchill: The World in Crisis. Inscribed in 4 vols. 1923-31. £18,000 - £22,000.

Chiswick, Mar. 12: Rowling. Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone. Inscribed. £6,000 to £8,000.

Chiswick, Mar. 12: Ponting. Polar Photographs (2) 1910-11. £3,000 - £4,000.

Chiswick, Mar. 12: Gray [Artist.] India. Album 40 original drawings. 1858 - 1862. £2,000 - £3,000.

Chiswick, Mar. 12: Lane’s Celestial Globe, 1811. £600 - £800.