Source : Venator and Hanstein

Source Title Venator and Hanstein (Buch und Graphikauktionen)
Description Venator and Hanstein's predecessor opened for business in 1946. The idea was to establish a book auction in the historical publishing city of Cologne in Germany. For the first five years it was known as Ringbuchhandlung August Nethe Co. In 1951, with the company being managed by Rolf Venator, the name became Nethe and Venator, and in 1953 Venator KG. Professor Henrik R. Hanstein joined the firm in 1984.

Venator and Hanstein has been conducting book and print auctions ever since its founding. Among the items regularly offered are books, manuscripts, autographs, prints, drawings, views and maps.
Scope of Text
Total Records in AED 42188
  • 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.