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Early American: Historic Autographs - Colonial - Political - Americana
Auction Reports
| Auction Name | Historic Autographs - Colonial - Political - Americana | Total Sales (USD) | 214,181.50 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Auction Date | August 29, 2026 - August 29, 2026 | Low Estimate of Lots Sold (USD) | 210,225.00 |
| Sale Number | #82926 | High Estimate of Lots Sold (USD) | 292,250.00 |
| Total Lots | 142 | ||
| Sold Lots | 128.0 | Low Estimate of All Lots (USD) | 260,625.00 |
| % of Lots Sold | 90.14% | High Estimate of All Lots (USD) | 361,150.00 |
| Unsold Lots | 14 | Total Sales as a % of High Est. | 59.31% |
Top twenty-five by sale price
| Lot Number | Author Name | Book Title | Year Published | Estimate | Actual Price |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 4 | North Carolina Four Dollars Hillsborough Issue |
1775 | USD 8,000.00 - 10,000.00 | USD 8,450.00 | |
| 51 | Sixteen Shillings |
1775 | USD 8,000.00 - 10,000.00 | USD 8,450.00 | |
| 85 | Colonial Currency of the Original Thirteen Colonies |
1760-1780 | USD 5,500.00 - 7,500.00 | USD 7,800.00 | |
| 200 | Jefferys Thomas (1719-1771) | North America from the French of Mr. D'Anville |
1755 | USD 4,000.00 - 5,000.00 | USD 6,500.00 |
| 47 | Continental Congress Currency, Seven Dollars |
1778 | USD 5,000.00 - 6,000.00 | USD 5,850.00 | |
| 14 | Hopkins Stephen | Letter Signed by Governor Stephen Hopkins |
1755 | USD 4,000.00 - 5,000.00 | USD 4,550.00 |
| 181 | Herrick Henry W. | Reading the Emancipation Proclamation |
1864 | USD 5,500.00 - 6,500.00 | USD 4,550.00 |
| 16 | Kennedy John Fitzgerald | Photograph of President John F. Kennedy |
1961 | USD 3,000.00 - 4,000.00 | USD 3,900.00 |
| 41 | Wilkins John | Account of Subsistance for the 18th Royal Regiment of Foot of Ireland |
1767 | USD 3,000.00 - 5,000.00 | USD 3,900.00 |
| 39 | The Merchants of London trading to the Continent of America |
1764 | USD 3,500.00 - 4,500.00 | USD 3,640.00 | |
| 48 | Province of Georgia Colonial Currency, One Pound Sterling Certificate |
1766 | USD 4,000.00 - 6,000.00 | USD 3,640.00 | |
| 96 | Revolutionary War Enlistment Document |
1779 | USD 3,500.00 - 4,500.00 | USD 3,640.00 | |
| 100 | Lotter Matthew Albert | A Plan Of The City and Environs of Philadelphia |
1777 | USD 3,500.00 - 4,000.00 | USD 3,640.00 |
| 44 | Revere Paul | Armorial Bookplate for John Gardiner |
c. 1760 | USD 2,200.00 - 2,800.00 | USD 3,380.00 |
| 58 | Five Spanish Milled Dollars |
1780 | USD 4,500.00 - 6,500.00 | USD 3,380.00 | |
| 201 | Kitchin Thomas (1718-1784) | A Plan of the Havana and its Environs |
1762 | USD 4,000.00 - 5,000.00 | USD 3,380.00 |
| 19 | Macpherson William | Autograph Letter Signed to Quartermaster General John Wilkins |
1799 | USD 3,000.00 - 4,000.00 | USD 3,120.00 |
| 24 | Hancock John | Manuscript Document Letter of Notice |
1781 | USD 3,000.00 - 4,000.00 | USD 3,120.00 |
| 97 | Jefferies David | Massachusetts State Promissory Note |
1780 | USD 2,800.00 - 3,600.00 | USD 3,120.00 |
| 105 | New England Restraining Act |
1775 | USD 3,000.00 - 4,000.00 | USD 3,120.00 | |
| 21 | Pierce Jane | Autograph Letter Signed |
1855 | USD 2,000.00 - 4,000.00 | USD 2,600.00 |
| 43 | Benezet Anthony;Law William;DeFoe Daniel | A Caution and Warning to Great Britain and Her Colonies; Daily Conversations with God; An Extract from a Treatise By William Law; The Dreadful Visitation; The Emptiness and Vanity of A Life |
1766; 1767 | USD 2,000.00 - 3,000.00 | USD 2,600.00 |
| 45 | Dawkins Henry;Hunt Isaac | The election, a medley, humbly inscribed to Squire Lilliput, Professor of Scurrility |
1764 | USD 3,000.00 - 5,000.00 | USD 2,600.00 |
| 49 | Georgia Revolutionary War Issued Colonial Currency note, Eight Dollars |
1776 | USD 3,000.00 - 4,000.00 | USD 2,600.00 | |
| 50 | Georgia Colored Seal emission of Colonial Currency, Ten Spanish Milled Dollars |
1776 | USD 4,000.00 - 6,000.00 | USD 2,600.00 |
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Old World Auctions (Sept 16):
Lot 11. Blaeu's Superb World Map on a Polar Projection (1695) Est. $5,500 - $7,000Old World Auctions (Sept 16):
Lot 702. Munster's Largest 16th Century Edition, with Over 220 Woodcut Maps (1598) Est. $18,000 - $20,000Old World Auctions (Sept 16):
Lot 101. Rare Jo Mora "Carte" Showing a NYC-to-Seattle Route through Panama Canal (1933) Est. $900 - $1,100Old World Auctions (Sept 16):
Lot 65. The Waldseemuller/Fries "Admiral's Map" (1541) Est. $8,000 - $9,500Old World Auctions (Sept 16):
Lot 46. Contains all 30 Plates from Atlas Coelestis in Full Original Color (1742) Est. $16,000 - $18,000Old World Auctions (Sept 16):
Lot 129. The First Map to Name New Scotland and Cape Cod (1625) Est. $8,000 - $9,500Old World Auctions (Sept 16):
Lot 663. The First Printed Map Devoted to the Pacific in Full Contemporary Color (1589) Est. $7,500 - $9,000Old World Auctions (Sept 16):
Lot 629. De Jode's Rare Map of Eastern Asia (1593) Est. $7,500 - $9,000Old World Auctions (Sept 16):
Lot 171. De Bry's Influential Map of Colonial North America (1591) Est. $11,000 - $13,000Old World Auctions (Sept 16):
Lot 691. Superb Hand-Colored Image of the Holy Trinity (1502) Est. $800 - $950Old World Auctions (Sept 16):
Lot 606. Important, Early Atlas of Japan with 75 Woodcut Maps in Printed Color (1837) Est. $2,000 - $2,300 -
Koller, Sep. 16: FRANZÖSISCHE REVOLUTION - ASSEMBLÉE NATIONALE - Extrait des Procès-Verbaux de L'Assemblée Nationale, Des 20, 21, 22, 23, 24, 26 Août & premier Octobre 1789.Koller, Sep. 16: MOURADJA D'OHSSON, IGNACE. Tableau général de l'Empire Othoman, divisé en deux parties dont l'une comprend la Législation Mahométane, l'autre l'histoire de l'Empire Othoman [... ]Koller, Sep. 16: BOTANIK - Blackwell, Elisabeth. A curious herbal, containig five hundred cuts, of the most useful plants, which are now used in the practice of physick.Koller, Sep. 16: SCHEUCHZER, JOHANN JAKOB. Physica Sacra. Iconibus Aeneis illustrata procurante & sumtus suppeditante.Koller, Sep. 16: HAIMONSKINDER – Eyn schön lustig Geschicht, wie Keyser Carle der groß, vier gebrüder, Hertzog Aymont von Dordons Süne [...]Koller, Sep. 16: KRÄUTERBÜCHER - HORTUS SANITATIS - [H]ortus Sanitatis. De herbis et plantis. De animalibus et reptilibus. De avibus et volatilibus. De piscibus et natalibus…Koller, Sep. 16: GAUGUIN, PAUL, MALER (1848-1903). Eigenhändiger Brief mit Unterschrift und Couvert. An den Künstler und Freund Daniel de Monfreid in Paris. -
Leland Little, September 11: Kenneth Claiborne Royall (1894-1971), Large Archive with Letters from Harry S. Truman and Dwight D. Eisenhower.Leland Little, September 11: Harry S. Truman, Scarce Autograph Letter Signed as 33rd U.S. President.Leland Little, September 11: Mark Twain (Samuel Clemens) (1835-1910), Autograph Quotation Signed.Leland Little, September 11: The History of North America, the Extremely Scarce Deluxe "Edition of the Presidents."Leland Little, September 11: Scarce First Edition of Krafft's The American Distiller.Leland Little, September 11: Inscribed First Edition of James Baldwin's Giovanni's Room.Leland Little, September 11: A Signed Limited Edition of Love in the Time of Cholera.Leland Little, September 11: The Extremely Scarce Limited and Extra-Illustrated Edition of The Works of Charles Dickens.Leland Little, September 11: A Beautifully Bound Limited Edition of Émile Zola's The Rougon-Macquart.Leland Little, September 11: The Elaborately Bound and Extremely Scarce The Shakespeare Gallery.Leland Little, September 11: Hunting, Hawking, Shooting, A Signed Limited Edition Four Volume Set.Leland Little, September 11: Signed Limited Edition of Salmon-Salmon with a Chapter on Iceland. -
Sotheby’s
Original Film Posters
10 September 2026Sotheby’s, Sep. 10: The Invisible Man (1933). Extremely Rare US Leader Press One Sheet. £20,000 to £26,000.Sotheby’s, Sep. 10: You Only Live Twice (1967). Italian Advance Quattro Fogli. £10,000 to £15,000.Sotheby’s, Sep. 10: A Dog's Life (1918). Extremely Rare US One Sheet. £50,000 to £70,000.Sotheby’s, Sep. 10: La Belle et la Bête/Beauty and the Beast (1946). French Style A Grande. £12,000 to £18,000.Sotheby’s, Sep. 10: Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban (2004). US Lenticular Prototype One Sheet. £10,000 to £15,000.Sotheby’s, Sep. 10: Théâtre d’Ombres (1897). Exceptionally Rare French Poster. £8,000 to £12,000.