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Rare Book Hub: 41 Auctions Archived, Another 47 Upcoming this Week

For the week ended Friday, 4 December 2020, 41 auctions were archived to Rare Book Hub’s Transactions+ Database; 1 denominated in Australian dollars, 1 in Danish kroner, 20 in euros, 5 in British pounds, and 14 in US dollars.  Turnover was $14,593,339 as 81% of all lots offered sold.  Sixteen thousand three hundred ninety-three lots were offered and 13,215 changed hands.

 

 

4 auctions saw total proceeds reach a million dollars: 


Sothebys. Music, Continental Books, and Medieval ... - bidstart 11/23 on December 1st: $2,637,796 
Ketterer Kunst Doerling. Rare Books on November 30th: $2,358,926 
Bubb Kuyper. Books, Prints on November 27th: $1,866,893 
Artcurial. Limited Edition on December 2nd: $1,428,040 

 


10 auctions saw total sales exceed 100% of the high estimates of all lots offered: 

Jacksons Auction. Vintage, Modern & Contemporary Masters on December 1st: 214.70% 
Sothebys. Music, Continental Books, and Medieval ... - bidstart 11/23 on December 1st: 159.36% 
Peter Arnold. The Korju Collection of Australiana on November 29th: 124.51% 
Heritage Auctions. World Currency Weekly - Internet bidstart 11/24 on December 1st: 116.89% 
Zwiggelaar Auctions. Auction 24, part III. Photography, Sports, Chess books, Picture postcards, Erotica, Various, Antique on December 2nd: 111.22% 
International Autograph Auctions Europe SL. Autographs, Letters and Manuscripts - Day 2 on December 3rd: 108.02% 
Forum Auctions. Online Sale: Books and Works on Paper on December 3rd: 105.64% 
Catawiki B. V.. Autographs and Manuscripts - bidstart 11/13 on November 22nd: 105.02% 
Catawiki B. V.. Old and Rare Books (Pre-1800) - bidstart 11/13 on November 25th: 103.89% 
Ketterer Kunst Doerling. Rare Books on November 30th: 102.02% 


21 sales saw at least 80% of their lots sell: 

Sothebys. Photographs from the Collection of Ginny Willis - bidstart 11/27 on December 4th: 100.00% 
Heritage Auctions. The Mike Coltrane Collection of North Carolina Currency Special Online Auction on November 29th: 100.00% 
Heritage Auctions. World Currency Weekly - Internet bidstart 11/24 on December 1st: 100.00% 
Heritage Auctions. Comics, Animation, & Art Weekly Online - bidstart 11/22 on November 30th: 99.72% 
Heritage Auctions. The Amazing Pulps and Collectibles Comics Auction Featuring the Joe Rainone Collection on December 2nd: 99.56% 
Heritage Auctions. US Currency Weekly Online - Bidstart 11/24 on December 1st: 99.16% 
Heritage Auctions. Movie Posters Weekly - Bidstart 11/22 on November 29th: 99.11% 
International Autograph Auctions Europe SL. Autographs, Letters and Manuscripts - Day 2 on December 3rd: 96.50% 
International Autograph Auctions Europe SL. Autographs, Letters and Manuscripts - Day 1 on December 2nd: 94.56% 
Heritage Auctions. Sports Collectibles Weekly - Bidstart 11/15 on November 29th: 94.42% 
Forum Auctions. Online Sale: Books and Works on Paper on December 3rd: 92.79% 
Mirabaud-Mercier Auctioneers. 100% Live Sale: Books, Postcards, Stamps, Works on Paper on November 26th: 92.67% 
Jacksons Auction. Vintage, Modern & Contemporary Masters on December 1st: 90.91% 
Catawiki B. V.. Old and Rare Books (Pre-1800) - bidstart 11/13 on November 25th: 89.29% 
Cowans Auctions. The Steve Turner Collection of African Americana - Part II on December 3rd: 88.48% 
Purcell Auctioneers. Irish Interest Book & Ephemera Auction on December 2nd: 88.29% 
Catawiki B. V.. Autographs and Manuscripts - bidstart 11/13 on November 22nd: 88.10% 
Catawiki B. V.. Old and Rare Books (Pre-1600) - bidstart 11/13 on November 24th: 85.71% 
Catawiki B. V.. Old and Rare Books (Pre-1800) - bidstart 11/20 on November 27th: 84.11% 
Bruun Rasmussen. Prints on December 1st: 82.52% 
Eldreds. The Holiday Sale - Online bidstart 11/9 on November 30th: 80.00% 

 

Top 25 Lots Reported This Past Week.
  1. Sothebys The Virgo inter virgines in a landscape, on vellum pasted to panel [Flemish (Simon Bening, Bruges?), c.1530–40] on December 1st Actual price: USD $1,967,190.
  2. Ketterer Kunst Doerling Speculum nauticum super navigatione maris, 2 Teile in 1 Band, 1586. on November 30th Actual price: USD $389,783.
  3. Ketterer Kunst Doerling Biblia latina. Handschrift auf Pergament, 12. Jahrhundert on November 30th Actual price: USD $172,404.
  4. Artcurial Le repas frugal - septembre 1904, Paris on December 2nd Actual price: USD $126,995.
  5. Ketterer Kunst Doerling Daphnis & Chloe, 1961. on November 30th Actual price: USD $97,446.
  6. Sothebys Armenian gospel book, illuminated manuscript on vellum, seventeenth century, tooled calf binding on December 1st Actual price: USD $92,929.
  7. Artcurial Françoise - 14 juin 1946 on December 2nd Actual price: USD $79,372.
  8. Ketterer Kunst Doerling Metamorphosen. Lateinische Handschrift, 1462. on November 30th Actual price: USD $74,958.
  9. International Autograph Auctions Europe SL BAO DAI: (1913-1997) His name being Nguyen Phuc Vinh Thuy on December 3rd Actual price: USD $71,464.
  10. Jacksons Auction Untitled (Ocean Surface) - 1972 on December 1st Actual price: USD $70,000.
  11. Ketterer Kunst Doerling Französisches Stundenbuch, Rouen um 1490 on November 30th Actual price: USD $68,962.
  12. Artcurial The New Spirit (Donald Duck) - 1985 on December 2nd Actual price: USD $60,323.
  13. Ketterer Kunst Doerling Purchas his pilgrimes. 5 Bände, 1625-1626. on November 30th Actual price: USD $59,967.
  14. Cowans Auctions Major Martin Delany CDV, circa 1864 on December 3rd Actual price: USD $59,375.
  15. Ketterer Kunst Doerling Distinctiones. Manuskript auf Pergament, um 1300. on November 30th Actual price: USD $58,467.
  16. Ketterer Kunst Doerling Das Werk, 1918. on November 30th Actual price: USD $56,968.
  17. Ketterer Kunst Doerling 309 Orig.-Aquarelle und 3 Orig.-Bleistiftzeichnungen zu "Originaux de publications d´horticulture et d´arboriculture", 1878-1887. on November 30th Actual price: USD $52,471.
  18. Ketterer Kunst Doerling Oeconomische Naturgeschichte der Fische Deutschlands, 8 Bände, 1782-1795. on November 30th Actual price: USD $50,972.
  19. Artcurial Composition aux deux tournesols bleu et vert - 1953 on December 2nd Actual price: USD $47,623.
  20. Bubb Kuyper [Escher, M.C. (1898-1972)]. Drijfhout, A.E. XXIV emblemata, dat zijn zinne-beelden. on November 27th Actual price: USD $45,327.
  21. Artcurial You're in - 1966 / 1967 on December 2nd Actual price: USD $44,448.
  22. Chiswick Auctions Bible, English, Coverdale's Version Biblia the Bible, that is, the Holy Scrypture of the Olde and New Testament, faithfully translated in to Englyshe, and newly ouersene and correcte. M.V.XXXVII The Whole Booke of Psalms on December 2nd Actual price: USD $41,879.
  23. Bubb Kuyper [Medieval manuscripts]. "Hier beghinnet die souter van onser liever vrouwen." on November 27th Actual price: USD $41,549.
  24. Sothebys Album of Max Kalbeck, including musical quotations by Brahms, Puccini, Strauss, Grieg, Saint-Saëns and others, 1873-1900 on December 1st Actual price: USD $40,551.
  25. Artcurial Étude pour un portrait du Pape Innocent X d'après Velasquez - 1989 on December 2nd Actual price: USD $38,098.




41 total sales reported this week:

Sothebys. Collection Neumann-Hug – Bauhaus : une Inspiration on December 4th: 69.23%
Sothebys. Photographs from the Collection of Ginny Willis - bidstart 11/27 on December 4th: 100.00%
PBA Galleries. Fine Art - Photography and Prints - Illustrated Books on December 3rd: 61.43%
Forum Auctions. Online Sale: Books and Works on Paper on December 3rd: 92.79%
Cowans Auctions. The Steve Turner Collection of African Americana - Part II on December 3rd: 88.48%
Aguttes. Online Only - Contemporary Art - bidstart 11/20 on December 3rd: 27.50%
Galerie Bassenge. 19th - 21st Century Photography on December 2nd: 58.70%
Chiswick Auctions. Erotica: Objects of Desire - Live Online on December 2nd: 51.75%
Artcurial. Limited Edition on December 2nd: 75.00%
Nye & Company Auctioneers. Estates Auction on December 3rd: 60.00%
Heritage Auctions. The Amazing Pulps and Collectibles Comics Auction Featuring the Joe Rainone Collection on December 2nd: 99.56%
Jacksons Auction. Vintage, Modern & Contemporary Masters on December 1st: 90.91%
Bruun Rasmussen. Prints on December 1st: 82.52%
Zwiggelaar Auctions. Auction 24, part III. Photography, Sports, Chess books, Picture postcards, Erotica, Various, Antique on December 2nd: 79.61%
Purcell Auctioneers. Irish Interest Book & Ephemera Auction on December 2nd: 88.29%
International Autograph Auctions Europe SL. Autographs, Letters and Manuscripts - Day 2 on December 3rd: 96.50%
International Autograph Auctions Europe SL. Autographs, Letters and Manuscripts - Day 1 on December 2nd: 94.56%
Grays Auctioneers. Fine Art and Fine Art Prints - bidstart 10/30 on December 2nd: 62.75%
Chiswick Auctions. Photographica on December 3rd: 67.79%
Chiswick Auctions. Books and Works on Paper on December 2nd: 59.13%
Zwiggelaar Auctions. Auction 24 Part II: Topography, Atlases, Comics, Asian arts, Fine arts incl. Art nouveau Jaap van Da on December 1st: 76.07%
Sothebys. Music, Continental Books, and Medieval ... - bidstart 11/23 on December 1st: 64.10%
Heritage Auctions. US Currency Weekly Online - Bidstart 11/24 on December 1st: 99.16%
Heritage Auctions. World Currency Weekly - Internet bidstart 11/24 on December 1st: 100.00%
Bubb Kuyper. Books, Prints on November 27th: 71.96%
Zwiggelaar Auctions. Auction 24 Part I: Children's books, Literature, Old books, Manuscripts, Cookbooks, Amsterdam, Topog on November 30th: 74.51%
Ketterer Kunst Doerling. Rare Books on November 30th: 68.42%
Eldreds. The Holiday Sale - Online bidstart 11/9 on November 30th: 80.00%
Dorotheum . Autographs, Manuscripts and Certificates on November 30th: 72.84%
Heritage Auctions. Movie Posters Weekly - Bidstart 11/22 on November 29th: 99.11%
Heritage Auctions. Comics, Animation, & Art Weekly Online - bidstart 11/22 on November 30th: 99.72%
Peter Arnold. The Korju Collection of Australiana on November 29th: 78.99%
Mirabaud-Mercier Auctioneers. 100% Live Sale: Books, Postcards, Stamps, Works on Paper on November 26th: 92.67%
Catawiki B. V.. Old and Rare Books (Pre-1800) - bidstart 11/20 on November 27th: 84.11%
Catawiki B. V.. Cartography - Bidstart 11/20 on November 27th: 45.45%
Catawiki B. V.. Old and Rare Books (Pre-1800) - bidstart 11/13 on November 25th: 89.29%
Catawiki B. V.. Old and Rare Books (Pre-1600) - bidstart 11/13 on November 24th: 85.71%
Catawiki B. V.. Old and Rare Books (Pre-1700) - bidstart 11/13 on November 23rd: 79.65%
Catawiki B. V.. Autographs and Manuscripts - bidstart 11/13 on November 22nd: 88.10%
Heritage Auctions. The Mike Coltrane Collection of North Carolina Currency Special Online Auction on November 29th: 100.00%
Heritage Auctions. Sports Collectibles Weekly - Bidstart 11/15 on November 29th: 94.42%

 


For the week ahead 47 sales are scheduled:

Mon. Dec. 7th
Forum Auctions. London. Best of British. 138 lots
Sothebys. London. Old Master Prints including Property from the Collection of the Late Walter L. Strauss - bidstart 11. 30 lots
Richard Opfer Auctioneering, Inc.. Timonium. Book Auction. 254 lots
Catawiki B. V.. LA Assen, . Old and Rare Books (Pre-1800) - bidstart 11/27. 90 lots

Tue. Dec. 8th
Heritage Auctions. Dallas. US Currency Weekly Online - Bidstart 12/1. 657 lots
Heritage Auctions. Dallas. World Currency Weekly - Internet bidstart 10/12. 187 lots
Bellmans Auctioneers and Valuers. Billinghurst, West Sussex. Printed Books, Maps and Manuscripts including Fine Bindings and Science Books from the Collection of. 200 lots
Sothebys. London. English Literature, History, Children's Books - bidstart 12/1. 224 lots
Catawiki B. V.. LA Assen, . Old and Rare Books (Pre-1600) - bidstart 11/27. 47 lots

Wed. Dec. 9th
Koller Auctions. Zurich. Photography. 137 lots
OSENAT. FONTAINEBLEAU. Books and Manuscripts. 244 lots
Ader. PARIS. Antiquarian and Modern Books - Modern Illustrated Books. 218 lots
Bonhams. London. Prints and Multiples. 350 lots
Christies. London -South Kensington. Valuable Books and Manuscripts. 280 lots
Fonsie Mealy Auctioneers. Kilkenny. Rare Books, Literature and Collectors' Sale. 1302 lots
RR Auction. Amherst. Fine Autographs and Artifacts: Featuring Science and Technology- bidstart 11/20. 1155 lots
Leslie Hindman Auctioneers. Chicago. Prints and Multiples. 115 lots
Heritage Auctions. Dallas. Photographs Monthly Online. 144 lots
Catawiki B. V.. LA Assen, . Old and Rare Books (Pre-1800) - bidstart 11/27. 150 lots
Bonhams. New York. Prints and Multiples - Online, bidstart 12/2. 167 lots
Kedem Auctions Ltd.. Jerusalem . Judaica Books, Manuscripts, Letters, Objects.

Thu. Dec. 10th
Keys Fine Arts Auctioneers. Norwich. Books. 695 lots
PBA Galleries. San Francisco. Comic Books. 500 lots
Stockholms Auktionsverk. Stockholm. Rare Books, Maps and Manuscripts. 170 lots
Kiefer Buch und Kunstauktionen. 75172 Pforzheim. Books, Graphics modern and ancient Arts, Antiques. 3748 lots
Heritage Auctions. Dallas. The TMNT Auction: Heroes in a Half-Shell ((Monthlong Auction)). 113 lots
AntiquarianAuctions.com. Constantia. Rare Books - Online bidstart 12/3. 575 lots
Arenberg Auctions. BRUSSEL. Prints and Drawings. 1525 lots
Thomson Roddick Auctioneers & Valuers. Carlisle. Antiquarian and Collectible Books. 326 lots
Vermot de Pas. Paris. Mr. Laurenchet's Library of Oenology - Wine and Spirits. 253 lots
Heritage Auctions. Dallas. Fall Sports Collectible Catalogue Auction. 3748 lots
Bonhams. New York. Highlights from the Medical Library of the late James Tait Goodrich. 131 lots
Koller Auctions. Zurich. Prints and Multiples - Online, bidstart 11/30. 82 lots

Fri. Dec. 11th
Bonhams. New York. Fine Books and Manuscripts. 272 lots
Revere Auctions. St. Paul. Fine Books and Antiques. 182 lots
Tooveys. West Sussex. Paper Collectables. 99 lots

Sat. Dec. 12th
Heritage Auctions. Beverly Hills. Animation Art. 2025 lots
Trillium Antique Prints & Rare Books. Franklin. Fine Art - Antique Engravings & Lithographs - Works on Paper. 200 lots
Rachel Davis Fine Arts. Cleveland. Prints & Drawings, Fine and Decorative Arts. 369 lots
Aspire Auctions. Cleveland. Fine Art Prints, Books - online bidstart 12/4. 41 lots
Potter and Potter Auctions. Chicago. Winter Magic Auction. 220 lots
Tessier & Sarrou and Associates. Paris. Comic Strips. 618 lots

Sun. Dec. 13th
Heritage Auctions. Dallas. Comics, Animation, & Art Weekly Online - bidstart 12/6.
Heritage Auctions. Dallas. Movie Posters Weekly - Bidstart 12/6.
Heritage Auctions. Dallas. Sports Collectibles Weekly - Bidstart 11/29.
Carlsen Gallery. Greenville, NY. F. D. Cawley Estate.
OSENAT. FONTAINEBLEAU. THE INCREDIBLE COLLECTION - 65 POSTERS BY JACQUES FARIA 1898-1956 AND VARIOUS. 65 lots

Bruce McKinney

RBH and AE

  • <center><b>Forum Auctions<br>Fine Books, Manuscripts and Works on Paper<br>29th January 2026</b></center> <b>Forum, Jan. 29:</b> Plato. [<i>Apanta ta tou Platonos. Omnia Platonis opera</i>], 2 parts in 2 vol., editio princeps of Plato's works in the original Greek, Venice, House of Aldus, 1513. £8,000-12,000 <b>Forum, Jan. 29:</b> Book of Hours, Use of Rome, In Latin, illuminated manuscript on vellum, [Southern Netherlands (probably Bruges), c.1460]. £6,000-8,000 <b>Forum, Jan. 29:</b> Correspondence and documents by or addressed to the first four Viscounts Molesworth and members of their families, letters and manuscripts, 1690-1783. £10,000-15,000 <center><b>Forum Auctions<br>Fine Books, Manuscripts and Works on Paper<br>29th January 2026</b></center> <b>Forum, Jan. 29:</b> Shakespeare (William). <i>The Dramatic Works,</i> 9 vol., John and Josiah Boydell, 1802. £5,000-7,000 <b>Forum, Jan. 29:</b> Joyce (James). <i>Ulysses,</i> first edition, one of 750 copies on handmade paper, Paris, Shakespeare and Company, 1922 £8,000-12,000 <b>Forum, Jan. 29:</b> Powell (Anthony). [<i>A Dance to the Music of Time</i>], 12 vol., first editions, each with a signed presentation inscription from the author to Osbert Lancaster, 1951-75. £6,000-8,000 <center><b>Forum Auctions<br>Fine Books, Manuscripts and Works on Paper<br>29th January 2026</b></center> <b>Forum, Jan. 29:</b> Chaucer (Geoffrey). <i>Troilus and Criseyde,</i> one of 225 copies on handmade paper, wood-engravings by Eric Gill, Waltham St.Lawrence, 1927. £3,000-4,000 <b>Forum, Jan. 29:</b> Borges (Jorge Luis). <i>Luna de Enfrente,</i> first edition, one of 300 copies, presentation copy signed by the author to Leopoldo Marechal, Buenos Aires, Editorial Proa, 1925. £3,000-4,000 <b>Forum, Jan. 29:</b> Nolli (Giovanni Battista). <i>Nuova Pianta di Roma,</i> Rome, 1748. £6,000-8,000 <center><b>Forum Auctions<br>Fine Books, Manuscripts and Works on Paper<br>29th January 2026</b></center> <b>Forum, Jan. 29:</b> Roberts (David). <i>The Holy Land, Syria, Idumea, Arabia, Egypt, & Nubia,</i> 3 vol., first edition, 1842-49. £15,000-20,000 <b>Forum, Jan. 29:</b> Blacker (William). <i>Catechism of Fly Making, Angling and Dyeing,</i> Published by the author, 1843. £3,000-4,000 <b>Forum, Jan. 29:</b> Herschel (Sir John F. W.) Collection of 69 offprints, extracts and separate publications by Herschel, bound for his son, William James Herschel, 3 vol., [1813-50]. £15,000-20,000
    Forum Auctions
    Fine Books, Manuscripts and Works on Paper
    29th January 2026
    Forum, Jan. 29: Plato. [Apanta ta tou Platonos. Omnia Platonis opera], 2 parts in 2 vol., editio princeps of Plato's works in the original Greek, Venice, House of Aldus, 1513. £8,000-12,000
    Forum, Jan. 29: Book of Hours, Use of Rome, In Latin, illuminated manuscript on vellum, [Southern Netherlands (probably Bruges), c.1460]. £6,000-8,000
    Forum, Jan. 29: Correspondence and documents by or addressed to the first four Viscounts Molesworth and members of their families, letters and manuscripts, 1690-1783. £10,000-15,000
    Forum Auctions
    Fine Books, Manuscripts and Works on Paper
    29th January 2026
    Forum, Jan. 29: Shakespeare (William). The Dramatic Works, 9 vol., John and Josiah Boydell, 1802. £5,000-7,000
    Forum, Jan. 29: Joyce (James). Ulysses, first edition, one of 750 copies on handmade paper, Paris, Shakespeare and Company, 1922 £8,000-12,000
    Forum, Jan. 29: Powell (Anthony). [A Dance to the Music of Time], 12 vol., first editions, each with a signed presentation inscription from the author to Osbert Lancaster, 1951-75. £6,000-8,000
    Forum Auctions
    Fine Books, Manuscripts and Works on Paper
    29th January 2026
    Forum, Jan. 29: Chaucer (Geoffrey). Troilus and Criseyde, one of 225 copies on handmade paper, wood-engravings by Eric Gill, Waltham St.Lawrence, 1927. £3,000-4,000
    Forum, Jan. 29: Borges (Jorge Luis). Luna de Enfrente, first edition, one of 300 copies, presentation copy signed by the author to Leopoldo Marechal, Buenos Aires, Editorial Proa, 1925. £3,000-4,000
    Forum, Jan. 29: Nolli (Giovanni Battista). Nuova Pianta di Roma, Rome, 1748. £6,000-8,000
    Forum Auctions
    Fine Books, Manuscripts and Works on Paper
    29th January 2026
    Forum, Jan. 29: Roberts (David). The Holy Land, Syria, Idumea, Arabia, Egypt, & Nubia, 3 vol., first edition, 1842-49. £15,000-20,000
    Forum, Jan. 29: Blacker (William). Catechism of Fly Making, Angling and Dyeing, Published by the author, 1843. £3,000-4,000
    Forum, Jan. 29: Herschel (Sir John F. W.) Collection of 69 offprints, extracts and separate publications by Herschel, bound for his son, William James Herschel, 3 vol., [1813-50]. £15,000-20,000
  • <b><center>Sotheby’s<br>Fine Manuscript and Printed Americana<br>27 January 2026</center></b> <b>Sotheby’s, Jan. 27:</b> An extraordinary pair of books from George Washington’s field library, marking the conjunction of Robert Rogers, George Washington, and Henry Knox. $1,200,000 to $1,800,000. <b>Sotheby’s, Jan. 27:</b> An extraordinary letter marking the conjunction of George Washington, the Marquis de Lafayette, and Benjamin Franklin. $1,000,000 to $1,500,000. <b>Sotheby’s, Jan. 27:</b> Virginia House of Delegates. The genesis of the Declaration of Independence and the Bill of Rights. $350,000 to $500,000. <b><center>Sotheby’s<br>Fine Manuscript and Printed Americana<br>27 January 2026</center></b> <b>Sotheby’s, Jan. 27:</b> (Gettysburg). “Genl. Doubleday has taken charge of the battle”: Autograph witness to the first day of the Battle of Gettysburg, illustrated by fourteen maps and plans. $200,000 to $300,000. <b>Sotheby’s, Jan. 27:</b> President Lincoln thanks a schoolboy on behalf of "all the children of the nation for his efforts to ensure "that this war shall be successful, and the Union be maintained and perpetuated." $200,000 to $300,000. <b>Sotheby’s, Jan. 27:</b> [World War II]. An archive of maps and files documenting the allied campaign in Europe, from the early stages of planning for D-Day and Operation Overlord, to Germany’s surrender. $200,000 to $300,000.
    Sotheby’s
    Fine Manuscript and Printed Americana
    27 January 2026
    Sotheby’s, Jan. 27: An extraordinary pair of books from George Washington’s field library, marking the conjunction of Robert Rogers, George Washington, and Henry Knox. $1,200,000 to $1,800,000.
    Sotheby’s, Jan. 27: An extraordinary letter marking the conjunction of George Washington, the Marquis de Lafayette, and Benjamin Franklin. $1,000,000 to $1,500,000.
    Sotheby’s, Jan. 27: Virginia House of Delegates. The genesis of the Declaration of Independence and the Bill of Rights. $350,000 to $500,000.
    Sotheby’s
    Fine Manuscript and Printed Americana
    27 January 2026
    Sotheby’s, Jan. 27: (Gettysburg). “Genl. Doubleday has taken charge of the battle”: Autograph witness to the first day of the Battle of Gettysburg, illustrated by fourteen maps and plans. $200,000 to $300,000.
    Sotheby’s, Jan. 27: President Lincoln thanks a schoolboy on behalf of "all the children of the nation for his efforts to ensure "that this war shall be successful, and the Union be maintained and perpetuated." $200,000 to $300,000.
    Sotheby’s, Jan. 27: [World War II]. An archive of maps and files documenting the allied campaign in Europe, from the early stages of planning for D-Day and Operation Overlord, to Germany’s surrender. $200,000 to $300,000.