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Alexander Historical Auctions: Autographs & Historical Militaria 2026 - Day 1
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| Auction Name | Autographs & Historical Militaria 2026 - Day 1 | Total Sales (USD) | 244,687.50 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Auction Date | July 30, 2026 - July 30, 2026 | Low Estimate of Lots Sold (USD) | 177,900.00 |
| Sale Number | #117a | High Estimate of Lots Sold (USD) | 253,530.00 |
| Total Lots | 471 | ||
| Sold Lots | 369.0 | Low Estimate of All Lots (USD) | 234,520.00 |
| % of Lots Sold | 78.34% | High Estimate of All Lots (USD) | 335,120.00 |
| Unsold Lots | 102 | Total Sales as a % of High Est. | 73.02% |
Top twenty-five by sale price
| Lot Number | Author Name | Book Title | Year Published | Estimate | Actual Price |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 182 | OMAHA BEACH-WEST (Vierville-sur-Mer) |
1944 | USD 20,000.00 - 30,000.00 | USD 31,250.00 | |
| 181 | NEPTUNE Monograph |
1944 | USD 20,000.00 - 30,000.00 | USD 22,500.00 | |
| 1 | Hitler Adolf; Hindenburg Paul; Von Papen Franz | Adolf Hitler, Paul von Hindenburg, and Franz von Papen Signed Photograph |
1933 | USD 10,000.00 - 12,000.00 | USD 11,250.00 |
| 2 | Hitler Adolf | Defense Against Charges of Treason |
1929 | USD 10,000.00 - 15,000.00 | USD 10,000.00 |
| 3 | Hitler Adolf | Typed Letter Signed |
1924 | USD 5,000.00 - 7,000.00 | USD 10,000.00 |
| 285 | Vosolsobe Josef | Theresienstadt Camp Survivor's Effects |
1943; 1945 | USD 8,000.00 - 10,000.00 | USD 5,625.00 |
| 30 | Goldsmith George H.; Kleiss Norman J.; Gay George; Vraciu Alex; Best Richard; Ferrier Harry F.; Muri James P.; Cole Marion E.; McCampbell David; Gee Roy | Photograph of Battle of Midway Pilots |
N/A | USD 200.00 - 300.00 | USD 4,687.50 |
| 4 | Hitler Adolf; Goring Hermann | Appointment of Fritz Todt as Minister of Armaments and Munitions |
1940 | USD 4,000.00 - 5,000.00 | USD 4,375.00 |
| 289 | Raczynski Edward | The Mass Extermination of Jews in German Occupied Poland |
1943 | USD 2,000.00 - 3,000.00 | USD 3,125.00 |
| 749 | USS Arizona Napkin Holder |
1931 | USD 500.00 - 700.00 | USD 2,500.00 | |
| 122 | Puller Lewis Chesty | Lewis 'Chesty' Puller |
N/A | USD 500.00 - 600.00 | USD 1,875.00 |
| 612 | Operation Husky File |
1943 | USD 600.00 - 800.00 | USD 1,875.00 | |
| 187 | Von Kleist Paul Ewald | Reports on the 1st Panzer Army and Case Blue |
1942 | USD 1,500.00 - 2,000.00 | USD 1,750.00 |
| 6 | Himmler Heinrich | Kampfstatten der Waffen-SS in Griechenland |
1943 | USD 800.00 - 1,000.00 | USD 1,500.00 |
| 184 | Turner Richmond Kelly | Ships' Gunfire Support Supplement to ComPhibsPac Op Plan No. A1-45 |
1945 | USD 2,000.00 - 3,000.00 | USD 1,500.00 |
| 218 | International Military Tribunal at Nuremberg Indictment |
1945 | USD 700.00 - 900.00 | USD 1,500.00 | |
| 288 | French Juif Star of David Patch |
N/A | USD 1,000.00 - 1,500.00 | USD 1,500.00 | |
| 611 | Operation Torch File |
1941; 1942; 1943 | USD 500.00 - 700.00 | USD 1,500.00 | |
| 7 | Kriegsmarine Knights Cross Recipients Collection |
N/A | USD 2,000.00 - 3,000.00 | USD 1,375.00 | |
| 8 | Grimminger Jakob | Jakob Grimminger Signed Photograph |
N/A | USD 500.00 - 700.00 | USD 1,375.00 |
| 147 | Best Richard H. | Photograph |
1942 | USD 800.00 - 1,200.00 | USD 1,375.00 |
| 237 | Adolf Hitler |
N/A | USD 400.00 - 500.00 | USD 1,375.00 | |
| 177 | Helldorff Wolf-Heinrich Graf von | Wolf-Heinrich Graf von Helldorff |
1935 | USD 300.00 - 400.00 | USD 1,250.00 |
| 529 | Feree | Juke Joint Sniper World War II Anti-Venereal Disease Poster |
1942 | USD 1,500.00 - 2,000.00 | USD 1,250.00 |
| 42 | Doolittle James H.; Wilder Ross; Watson Harold; Griffin Tom; Joyce Richard; Jones Aden E.; Barr George E.; Pound William; Scott Eldred; Jones David; Herndon Nolan; Bowers William; Horton Edward; Williams Adam; Bither Waldo; Youngblood Lucian; Emmons Rober | Look Magazine |
1942 | USD 500.00 - 700.00 | USD 1,187.50 |
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Sotheby’s
Reason and Revolution:
Extraordinary Works from a Distinguished Private Collection
Part I
Live Sale 20 OctoberSotheby’s, Oct. 20: Copernicus, Nicolaus. De revolutionibus orbium colestium, Nuremberg, 1543, first edition.Sotheby’s, Oct. 20: Newton, Isaac, Sir. Autograph manuscript worksheet, Cambridge, probably May 1694.Sotheby’s, Oct. 20: Euclid. Praeclarissimus Liber Elementorum in Artem Geometrie, Venice, Ratdolt, 25 May 1482, first edition of the first substantial mathematical work to appear in print, Durazzo copy.Sotheby’s, Oct. 20: Galilei, Galileo. Sidereus nuncius …, Venice, 1610, first edition of the foundation of modern astronomy.Sotheby’s, Oct. 20: Kepler, Johannes. Astronomia nova aitiologitos …, Prague or Heidelberg, 1609, first edition, contemporary vellum, the Chasles copy.Sotheby’s, Oct. 20: Cellarius, Andreas. Harmonia macrocosmica seu atlas universalis et novus ..., Amsterdam, Jan Jansson, 1661, brilliantly handcolored. -
Heritage Auctions, Oct. 14: Bible, in English. Fine restoration binding in the style of the Queen’s binders.Heritage Auctions, Oct. 14: Magnus Hundt, the elder. First edition of one of the earliest printed books with anatomical illustrations.Heritage Auctions, Oct. 14: Agatha Christie. Cards on the Table. First edition.Heritage Auctions, Oct. 14: F. Scott Fitzgerald. The Beautiful and Damned. First edition, first printing.Heritage Auctions, Oct. 14: Isaac Asimov. I, Robot. First edition, presentation copy.Heritage Auctions, Oct. 14: Bible, in English. Geneva-Tomson-Junius. London: Robert Barker, [colophon 1612]/1611. -
Gonnelli: Auction 72 Books, Autographs & Manuscripts October 6th-8th 2026 Gonnelli: Document bearing Napoleon's autograph signature. 1797. Starting bid € 900Gonnelli: Manuscript Libro de giustitiati nella città di Ferrara. 1441-1717. Starting bid € 9.000Gonnelli: Anonymous Jewish Siddur in Hebrew. Germany, 15th century. Starting bid € 1.200Gonnelli: Auction 72 Books, Autographs & Manuscripts October 6th-8th 2026 Gonnelli: Chagall, Drawings for the Bible. 1960 Starting bid € 1.200Gonnelli: Duchamp, Le Surrealisme en 1947. Starting bid € 2.600Gonnelli: Valturio, [De re militari]. 1483. Important provenance. Starting bid € 15.000Gonnelli: Auction 72 Books, Autographs & Manuscripts October 6th-8th 2026 Gonnelli: Ketham, Fasciculus medicine. 1500. Starting bid € 10.000Gonnelli: Ketham, Fasciculus medicie. 1522. Starting bid € 10.000Gonnelli: Kepler, Harmonices mundi libri V. 1619. Starting bid € 15.000Gonnelli: Auction 72 Books, Autographs & Manuscripts October 6th-8th 2026 Gonnelli: Kepler, Tabulae Rudolphinae. 1627. Starting bid € 8.000Gonnelli: Kondakov, ISTORIYA I PAMYATNIKI VIZANTIISKOI EMALI. [Histoire et monuments des emaux byzantins]. 1892. Starting price € 5.000Gonnelli: Strada, Imperatorum Romanorum. 1559. Starting bid € 12.000