Christies: America at 250: Important Artifacts and Documents of History, 24899, New York
Auction Details
- Auction Date
- July 01, 2026 - July 01, 2026
| Lot Number | Author Name | Book Title | Place Printed | Year Published | Estimate | Actual Price |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | To the Delaware Pilots |
Philadelphia | 1773 | USD 20,000.00 - 30,000.00 | USD 177,800.00 | |
| 2 | The Boston-Gazette and Country Journal |
Boston | 1773; 1774 | USD 10,000.00 - 15,000.00 | USD 20,320.00 | |
| 3 | Revere Paul | The Bloody Massacre |
Boston | 1770 | USD 300,000.00 - 500,000.00 | USD 381,000.00 |
| 4 | Revere Paul | Revolutionary War Loan Certificate |
Boston | 1775 | USD 15,000.00 - 20,000.00 | USD 27,940.00 |
| 5 | The Alarm or, An Address to the People of Pennsylvania |
Philadelphia | 1776 | USD 80,000.00 - 120,000.00 | USD 88,900.00 | |
| 6 | Jefferson Thomas | A Declaration by the Representatives of the UNITED STATES OF AMERICA |
Philadelphia | 1829 | USD 5,000.00 - 7,000.00 | USD 40,640.00 |
| 7 | Jefferson Thomas | Autograph letter signed |
Paris | 1786 | USD 7,000.00 - 10,000.00 | USD 8,255.00 |
| 9 | Washington George | Autograph letter signed |
Mount Vernon | 1772 | USD 7,000.00 - 10,000.00 | USD 16,510.00 |
| 10 | Arnold Benedict | Last will and testament |
New York | 1781 | USD 40,000.00 - 60,000.00 | USD 53,340.00 |
| 11 | Jay John | Autograph manuscript |
Madrid | c. 1780-1782 | USD 600,000.00 - 800,000.00 | Not Sold |
| 12 | Hamilton Alexander; Madison James; Jay John | The Federalist |
New York | 1788 | USD 120,000.00 - 180,000.00 | USD 127,000.00 |
| 13 | Clinton George | Manuscript document signed |
New York | 1789 | USD 3,000.00 - 5,000.00 | USD 9,525.00 |
| 14 | The Constitution of the United States of America |
Philadelphia | 1791 | USD 30,000.00 - 50,000.00 | USD 48,260.00 | |
| 15 | Stewart William; Heard P. | Two letters on the death of Alexander Hamilton |
New York | 1804 | USD 3,000.00 - 5,000.00 | USD 9,525.00 |
| 16 | Bishop Robert | Original Charts of the Gulf & Windward Passages, Old Straits of Bahama, &c. |
London | 1796 | USD 60,000.00 - 80,000.00 | Not Sold |
| 18 | White Wolcott B. | Manuscript ledger book |
1849-1853 | USD 4,000.00 - 6,000.00 | USD 4,445.00 | |
| 19 | Whitman Walt | Leaves of Grass |
Brooklyn | 1855 | USD 15,000.00 - 25,000.00 | USD 27,940.00 |
| 20 | Lincoln Abraham | Partly-printed document signed |
Washington | 1864 | USD 4,000.00 - 6,000.00 | USD 6,096.00 |
| 21 | Lincoln Abraham | Partly-printed document signed |
Washington | 1863 | USD 20,000.00 - 30,000.00 | USD 24,130.00 |
| 22 | Doubleday Abner | Autograph manuscript account of the first day of the Battle of Gettysburg |
c.1870s/80s | USD 80,000.00 - 120,000.00 | USD 82,550.00 | |
| 23 | Clarke Charles L. | Photometric Diagram of Carbon Loop |
Menlo Park | 1880 | USD 7,000.00 - 9,000.00 | USD 13,970.00 |
| 24 | Wright Wilbur | Experiments and Observations in Soaring Flight |
Chicago | 1903 | USD 8,000.00 - 12,000.00 | USD 15,240.00 |
| 25 | Roosevelt Franklin D. | The Public Papers and Addresses of Franklin D. Roosevelt |
New York | 1938; 1941 | USD 5,000.00 - 7,000.00 | USD 19,050.00 |
| 26 | Patton George S. | Typed letter signed |
1943 | USD 15,000.00 - 25,000.00 | USD 15,240.00 | |
| 27 | Kennedy John F. | Profiles in Courage |
New York | 1956; 1959 | USD 7,000.00 - 10,000.00 | USD 12,700.00 |
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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. -
