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Hansons: May Three-Day Antiques & Collectors Auction, Day 3
Auction Reports
| Auction Name | May Three-Day Antiques & Collectors Auction, Day 3 | Total Sales (EUR) | 1,060.99 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Auction Date | May 18, 2026 - May 18, 2026 | Low Estimate of Lots Sold (EUR) | 970.00 |
| Sale Number | #51826 | High Estimate of Lots Sold (EUR) | 1,320.00 |
| Total Lots | 25 | ||
| Sold Lots | 10.0 | Low Estimate of All Lots (EUR) | 1,833.00 |
| % of Lots Sold | 40.00% | High Estimate of All Lots (EUR) | 2,615.00 |
| Unsold Lots | 15 | Total Sales as a % of High Est. | 40.57% |
Top twenty-five by sale price
| Lot Number | Author Name | Book Title | Year Published | Estimate | Actual Price |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3328 | Eric Morecambe | Ten manuscript sketch & joke ideas |
N/A | EUR 600.00 - 800.00 | EUR 659.00 |
| 3327 | Assorted Royal programmes |
1928; 1929; 1947; 1951; 1952; 1977 | EUR 70.00 - 90.00 | EUR 92.26 | |
| 3355 | 4 Books, including: Dandy |
1965-1972; 1966-1971; 1968-1970; 1966-1972 | EUR 40.00 - 60.00 | EUR 59.31 | |
| 3331 | Collection of greetings cards, postcards, and WWI memorial cards |
N/A | EUR 30.00 - 40.00 | EUR 52.72 | |
| 3351 | Renato Casaro | The Magnificent Seven; Butch Cassidy and the Sundance Kid; The man with no name |
N/A | EUR 40.00 - 60.00 | EUR 52.72 |
| 3336 | Official Concorde Photographs |
1972 | EUR 50.00 - 60.00 | EUR 39.54 | |
| 3411 | Two boxes of assorted railway and model railway reference books and magazines, including Ian Allan |
N/A | EUR 40.00 - 60.00 | EUR 32.95 | |
| 3313 | Eric Morecambe; Ernie Wise | The Morecambe & Wise Special |
1977 | EUR 50.00 - 80.00 | EUR 26.36 |
| 3334 | Thunderbird TV show picture cards; comical cards |
N/A | EUR 20.00 - 30.00 | EUR 26.36 | |
| 3306 | Die Cast: reference books for Matchbox, Corgi and Dinky |
N/A | EUR 30.00 - 40.00 | EUR 19.77 |
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Freeman’s
How History Unfolds on Paper: Important Americana from the Eric C. Caren Collection, Part X
June 30Freeman’s, June 30: [Queen Anne's War] Extraordinarily Large Manuscript Petition Signed by a Who's Who of Colonial New York Accomplished to Queen Anne. $8,000/12,000Freeman’s, June 30: [Mormonism] A Unique Manuscript Account of Joseph Smith's Final Words Offered to His Congregation, the Day Before his Violent Death, 1844. $8,000/12,000Freeman’s, June 30: [Baseball] [Mantle, Mickey] Mickey Mantle's First Cover: The Earliest Front-Page Newspaper Image of Mickey Mantle, "Something Good from Joplin". $8,000/12,000Freeman’s, June 30: [Baseball] A Striking Type 1 Press Photograph of Lou Gehrig's Hands. $8,000/12,000Freeman’s, June 30: [Declaration of Independence] One of the First Printed Announcements of American Independence, Subscriber Ebenezer Hazard's Copy, in the Exceedingly Rare Original Wrappers, 1776. $10,000/15,000Freeman’s
How History Unfolds on Paper: Important Americana from the Eric C. Caren Collection, Part X
June 30Freeman’s, June 30: [American Revolution] Born in the USA: First Day of Printing in the United States, July 4, 1776! $15,000/25,000Freeman’s, June 30: [War of 1812] "We Have Met the Enemy and They are Ours": The Critical Promotion of a Naval Hero, Oliver Hazard Perry is Appointed Master Commandant in the United States Navy, 1812. $40,000/60,000Freeman’s, June 30: [Star-Spangled Banner] Eyewitness Account of the Shelling of Fort McHenry in the War of 1812, in a Manuscript Logbook from the HMS Trave, Present at the Battles of Baltimore and New Orleans, 1814-16. $60,000/80,000Freeman’s, June 30: [American Revolution] Thomas Jefferson at the Birth of a New Nation: An Important Letter Carried by a Jewish Patriot Communicating the Definitive Treaty of Paris, January 16, 1784. $100,000/200,000Freeman’s, June 30: [Colonial America] [Plymouth Colony] Plymouth Colony Seeks a Royal Charter: A Rare and Important Plymouth Colony Document, 1690/91. $6,000/9,000 -
Sotheby’s
Selections from The Jay T. Snider Collection of Benjamin Franklin
Live Sale 24 JuneSotheby’s, June 24: (Benjamin Franklin). The founding—and funding—of the Pennsylvania Hospital. $150,000 to $200,000.Sotheby’s, June 24: Benjamin Franklin, "the Day of the Declaration of Independence is everywhere annually celebrated”. $80,000 to $120,000.Sotheby’s, June 24: Benjamin Franklin, “probably the most fundamental thing ever done in the field of electricity”. $75,000 to $125,000.Sotheby’s, June 24: Benjamin Franklin. One of Franklin's very earliest surviving letters. $40,000 to $60,000.Sotheby’s, June 24: Roger More and Benjamin Franklin. The only complete copy known of Poor Roger. $25,000 to $35,000.Sotheby’s, June 24: John Jerman. The American Almanack ... for 1731 — the only known copy in private hands. $25,000 to $35,000.