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Central Mass Auctions: Civil War Memorabilia Estate Auction

Auction Reports

Auction Name	Civil War Memorabilia Estate Auction	Total Sales (USD)	280,524.00
Auction Date	March 02, 2026 - March 02, 2026	Low Estimate of Lots Sold (USD)	82,900.00
Sale Number	#405570	High Estimate of Lots Sold (USD)	351,900.00
Total Lots	898
Sold Lots	878.0	Low Estimate of All Lots (USD)	84,625.00
% of Lots Sold	97.77%	High Estimate of All Lots (USD)	358,300.00
Unsold Lots	20	Total Sales as a % of High Est.	78.29%

Top twenty-five by sale price

Lot Number	Book Title	Year Published	Estimate	Actual Price
5	1864 Civil War Camp Flag1st New York Vet. Cavalry	1864	USD 1,000.00 - 5,000.00	USD 12,000.00
3	1861 Abraham Lincoln & Seward signed document	1861	USD 1,000.00 - 5,000.00	USD 7,800.00
27	Gen. Stonewall Jackson 1862 Winchester, VA photo	1862	USD 500.00 - 2,000.00	USD 6,900.00
476	Frederick Douglass handwritten signed letter		USD 100.00 - 200.00	USD 6,300.00
706	Lt. John H. Smith leer during the Battle of Gettysburg		USD 300.00 - 2,000.00	USD 5,400.00
603	Letters to John Brown advocating that he be spared		USD 100.00 - 500.00	USD 4,500.00
768	Pvt. Henry Boteler Louisville, KY Rockbridge Artillery		USD 100.00 - 500.00	USD 4,200.00
334	Gen. Lee Confederate foraging at Gettysburg doc.		USD 100.00 - 500.00	USD 3,900.00
704	Battle of Gettysburg account New Jersey 11th Inf.		USD 300.00 - 2,000.00	USD 3,900.00
318	Civil War Journal withFrederick Douglass Speech		USD 100.00 - 500.00	USD 3,600.00
335	Execution of Capt. John Brown Anti-Slavery Society		USD 100.00 - 500.00	USD 3,300.00
391	1861 Upcoming Secession of Texas Special Orders	1861	USD 100.00 - 500.00	USD 3,300.00
602	John Brown signed letter with COA		USD 100.00 - 2,000.00	USD 3,300.00
604	1859 Jason Brown Letter 8 days after father hung	1859	USD 500.00 - 2,000.00	USD 3,300.00
925	William Lloyd Garrison State of Country & Slavery COA		USD 100.00 - 500.00	USD 3,300.00
20	Side view President Abraham Lincoln CDV		USD 100.00 - 500.00	USD 3,000.00
39	Confederate Civil War Prisoner Lookout Point, MD		USD 300.00 - 1,000.00	USD 2,400.00
12	General Custer, brother, and wife - Brady CDV		USD 100.00 - 500.00	USD 2,100.00
227	Lincoln Assassination trial admission ticket		USD 500.00 - 2,000.00	USD 2,100.00
542	1836 Letter signed by Robert E. Lee	1836	USD 100.00 - 1,000.00	USD 2,100.00
583	Dr. Mudd, Samuel Arnold, and Ned Spangler letter		USD 100.00 - 500.00	USD 2,100.00
54	1885 General Ulysses Grant family photo	1885	USD 100.00 - 200.00	USD 1,800.00
673	Freedmen's Bureau, Fugitive Slave Law, etc. Letters		USD 100.00 - 500.00	USD 1,800.00
684	1865 Camp of 23rd Regiment Black soldier letter	1865	USD 100.00 - 500.00	USD 1,500.00
705	Gettysburg battle by woman who tended to sick		USD 300.00 - 2,000.00	USD 1,500.00

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.