Source : Old World Auctions

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Description Old World Auctions was founded in 1977 in Sedona, Arizona, as a small, by mail auction. Operated by Curt and Marti Griggs, it specializes in map, atlases, and decorative graphics from the 14th through the 20th century.

Old World is still a "virtual" auction in the sense that it does not operate a live floor. However, it has grown from auctioning by mail alone to accepting bids by internet, telephone, and fax. As the large number of listings displays, the firm is one of the largest specialty auctions in America.
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Total Records in AED 139870
  • 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.