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Hake's Auctions: Political & Historical Americana Auction

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Auction Name Political & Historical Americana Auction Total Sales (USD) 4,820.00
Auction Date August 18, 2026 - August 18, 2026 Low Estimate of Lots Sold (USD) 4,700.00
Sale Number #247 High Estimate of Lots Sold (USD) 8,400.00
Total Lots 63
Sold Lots 9.0 Low Estimate of All Lots (USD) 34,600.00
% of Lots Sold 14.29% High Estimate of All Lots (USD) 59,050.00
Unsold Lots 54 Total Sales as a % of High Est. 8.16%

Top twenty-five by sale price

Top Sale Price Lots
Lot Number Author Name Book Title Year Published Estimate Actual Price
102 Lincoln Abraham

Abraham Lincoln

1881 USD 700.00 - 1,500.00 USD 1,139.00
83

Fremont & Freedom! Campaign Songs Broadside

c. 1856 USD 600.00 - 1,000.00 USD 640.00
63

Presidents of the United States

c. 1845 USD 1,000.00 - 2,000.00 USD 600.00
93 Lincoln Abraham

Liberty's Emblem! Presidential Campaign Card

c. 1864 USD 500.00 - 800.00 USD 572.00
73 Van Buren Martin

Martin Van Buren Free Soil Party Standing Portrait Card

N/A USD 400.00 - 600.00 USD 472.00
72 Taylor Zachary

Zachary Taylor

c. 1864-1866 USD 600.00 - 1,000.00 USD 436.00
99 Lincoln Abraham

Lincoln Bearded Portrait

c. 1864 USD 200.00 - 400.00 USD 425.00
35 Sanderson

Hail to the Chief

c. 1823-26 USD 500.00 - 800.00 USD 320.00
61 Clay Henry

Henry Clay Cut Signature

N/A USD 200.00 - 300.00 USD 216.00
  • Freeman’s, August 20. President Washington Reaffirms the US Treaty of Friendship and Peace with Morocco, the Longest Unbroken Treaty in US History. $50,000 – 80,000.
    Freeman’s, August 20. Weeks After Victory at Yorktown, Benjamin Franklin Promises Repayment of a French Loan that Funded the American Revolution. $200,000 – 300,000.
    Freeman’s, August 20. Rare First Edition of the Foundational Text of the Mormon Church. $100,000 – 150,000.
    Freeman’s, August 20. President Washington Sends the First Major Law Passed by Congress, the Tariff Act of 1789. $100,000 – 150,000.
    Freeman’s, August 20. A Scarce Example of Audubon's Depiction of a Brown Pelican, Plate CCLI from his Birds of America. $30,000 – 50,000.
    Freeman’s, August 20. The Official and First Obtainable Broadside Printing of the Lincoln's Final Emancipation Proclamation. $30,000 – 50,000.