Source : Weiss Auctions

Source Title Weiss Auctions
Description

Over nearly 40 years, Weiss Auctions has grown into one of the premier Collectibles and Estate Auction Houses. We have become a trusted auction house for collectors, enthusiasts, dealers, and more not just locally but around the world.

Our Expertise: Phil has over 50 years’ experience in the collectibles trade. Growing up as a second-generation book and stamp specialist he turned his interest in the collectibles field into one of the top collectibles auction houses in the country. Phil and Emily Weiss have owned and operated Weiss Auctions for over 30 years. Phil has worked as a consultant for many of the country’s top auction galleries. He has also contributed articles on the field of collectibles to many of the major trade publications. Phil contributes time on a regular basis doing auctions for local charities as well as free appraisals to raise money for senior centers and clubs.

For the past 20+ years Phil has appeared on PBS’s the Antiques Roadshow as an appraiser. Check out some of the appraisals that he’s done throughout the years here on the Antiques Roadshow Website (https://www.pbs.org/wgbh/roadshow/appraisers/philip-weiss/)

Scope of Text
Total Records in AED 4805
  • 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.