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Auction Name: Historical Manuscripts
Auction Date: 04/11/2013 - 04/11/2013
Sale Number: #6093
Total Lots: 652
Sold Lots: 567
Lots Sold: 86.96%
Unsold Lots: 85

Total Sales (USD): 3,656,274.83
Low Estimate of Lots Sold (USD): 1,436,240.00
High Estimate of Lots Sold (USD): 2,069,325.00
Low Estimate of All Lots (USD): 1,973,616.00
High Estimate of All Lots (USD): 2,810,469.00
Total Sales as a % of High Est.: 130.09%

Top twenty by sale price

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Swann: Scott Joplin, Treemonisha: Opera in Three Acts, New York, 1911. Sold March 24 — $40,000.

Swann: Louisa May Alcott, autograph letter signed, 1868. Sold June 2 — $23,750.

Swann: Anne Bradstreet, Several Poems Compiled with Great Variety of Wit and Learning, full of Delight, Boston, 1758. Sold June 2 — $21,250.

Swann: William Shakespeare, Comedies, Histories, and Tragedies. Published according to the true Originall Copies. The Second Impression, London, 1632. Sold May 5 — $161,000.

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Swann: John Bachmann, Panorama of the Seat of War, New York, 1861-62. Sold June 23 — $35,000.

Swann: Charlotte Bronte, Jane Eyre, first edition, London, 1847. Sold June 16 — $23,750.

Swann: Elihu Vedder, Simple Simon, His Book, 1913. Sold June 9 — $12,350.

Swann: Frederick Catherwood, Views of Ancient Monuments in Central America, Chiapas and Yucatan, London, 1844. Sold April 7 — $37,500.
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University Archives, Aug. 17: George Washington ADS, One of the Earliest in His Hand, A Survey from 1752, the Same Year He Inherited Mount Vernon.

University Archives, Aug. 17: Rare JFK Signed Check & Transmittal Letter During Campaign for 1956 VP Nomination, Both BAS Slabbed; Possibly A Unique Combo!

University Archives, Aug. 17: Daniel Boone Signed Receipt as VA Delegate; During His 1st of 3 Terms, Boone Was Kidnapped by British Forces Gunning for Gov. T. Jefferson & Other Legislators.

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University Archives, Aug. 17: Benjamin Franklin Signed Receipt for “Pennsylvania Gazette,” Important & Beautifully Displayed

University Archives, Aug. 17: Lincoln & His Civil War Cabinet: 8 Signatures, Beautifully Presented!

University Archives, Aug. 17: G.A. Custer ALS from Fort Lincoln, Dakota Territory to Capt. Yates, Who Also Died at Little Bighorn, Re: Acquiring “good horses” from Kentucky for 7th Cavalry.

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University Archives, Aug. 17: Jefferson Davis ALS: “the negroes are humble and generally inclined to cling to their masters…neither crop or stock could be protected from their thieving” – Incredible!

University Archives, Aug. 17: Lee Harvey Oswald Signed Letter: “if we finally get back to the states…maybe we’ll…settle in Texas,” Warren Commission Exhibit.

University Archives, Aug. 17: Babe Ruth First Edition Biography Signed Just Months Before His Death, Excellent Signature!

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University Archives, Aug. 17: “B Arnold” ANS on Pre-Revolutionary War Promissory Note Dating From His Days as a New Haven Merchant

University Archives, Aug. 17: Bob Dylan Signed LP “Blonde on Blonde” with Jeff Rosen COA.

University Archives, Aug. 17: Marilyn Monroe & Joe DiMaggio Signed Checks, Handsomely Displayed.

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