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Auction Name American History Timed Online Auction - bidstart 7/11 Total Sales (USD) 83,293.00
Auction Date July 24, 2019 - July 24, 2019 Low Estimate of Lots Sold (USD) 56,875.00
Sale Number #72419 High Estimate of Lots Sold (USD) 95,574.00
Total Lots 240
Sold Lots 216 Low Estimate of All Lots (USD) 61,475.00
% of Lots Sold 90.00% High Estimate of All Lots (USD) 103,924.00
Unsold Lots 24 Total Sales as a % of High Est. 80.15%

Top twenty-five by sale price

Lot Number Author Name Book Title Year Published Estimate Actual Price
210

Rushing Bear and Prairie Indian, Two CDVs

 USD 600.00 - 800.00 USD 2,875.00
212

W.H. Jackson Cabinet Photograph of Armed Pawnee Braves

 USD 600.00 - 800.00 USD 2,125.00
216

William Soule Cabinet Photographs of Plains Indians

 USD 1,000.00 - 1,500.00 USD 1,875.00
7

Civil War Daguerreotype, Ambrotype, and Tintypes of Soldiers, Many Armed, Lot of Seven

 USD 400.00 - 600.00 USD 1,750.00
41

Civil War Diary of Unidentified 75th NY Infantry Corporal

 1861 USD 300.00 - 500.00 USD 1,625.00
32

Brady/Anthony Civil War Prints from the Original Negatives

 1864 USD 400.00 - 600.00 USD 1,500.00
226

American Indian Photographs Produced for Rookwood Pottery, Cincinnati From the collections of John W. Painter (1929-2008)

 USD 600.00 - 800.00 USD 1,500.00
88

Indian Conflicts upon Minnesota Statehood, 1858 Letter with Outstanding Content including Account of Sioux Scalp Dance, Plus Chippewas and Winnebagos

 1858 USD 200.00 - 400.00 USD 1,375.00
186

Documents of Washington, DC, Attorney Daniel B. Henderson, Regarding Indian Land Claims, Treaty Disputes, Presidential Pardons, and More

 1905-1923, USD 600.00 - 900.00 USD 1,375.00
173

Declaration of Independence Signer Benjamin Rush, US Bank Stock Document Signed

1809 USD 600.00 - 800.00 USD 1,250.00
213

C.M. Bell Photographs of Identified Ogalalla Dakota Indians

 USD 1,000.00 - 1,500.00 USD 1,250.00
12

Sixth Plate Outdoor Tintype of Civil War Cavalryman on Horseback

 USD 200.00 - 300.00 USD 1,188.00
171

William Henry Harrison ANS as Aide-de-camp to Gen. Anthony Wayne, 1795, Regarding Beef Issue to Kickapoos at Fort Greenville

 1795 USD 600.00 - 800.00 USD 1,125.00
182

Neil Armstrong Signed Apollo 11 Print

 1969 USD 500.00 - 800.00 USD 1,125.00
209

W.H. Jackson Albumen Photographs of Kansa, Hidatsa, and Pawnee Indians

 USD 1,500.00 - 3,000.00 USD 1,063.00
221

Hayden Expedition Cabinet Photographs of True Eagle and Eagle Plume

 ca 1877 USD 600.00 - 800.00 USD 1,063.00
17

Autographed CDV of Civil War Civilian Soldier John L. Burns

 1871 USD 300.00 - 500.00 USD 1,000.00
211

W.H. Jackson Cabinet Photographs of Nag-A-Rash and Horse Back's Son

 ca 1869 USD 600.00 - 800.00 USD 938.00
138

Mark Twain Stereoview by J. Gurney

 Circa 1870s USD 300.00 - 500.00 USD 875.00
215

Hayden Expedition Cabinet Photographs of Apache and Kaw Chiefs

 USD 1,200.00 - 1,600.00 USD 875.00
220

Albumen Photograph of Little Wound, Possibly by C.M. Bell

 1988) USD 800.00 - 1,000.00 USD 875.00
253

Photographs of Buffalo Bill's Wild West Show Performances

 USD 300.00 - 500.00 USD 875.00
33

Confederate Gen. John S. Mosby Clipped Signature & CDV, Plus CSA Fitzhugh Lee Clipped Signature

USD 400.00 - 600.00 USD 813.00
184

Robert Browning ALS

 1887 USD 300.00 - 500.00 USD 813.00
223

Fine Assortment of 16 American Indian Stereoviews, Featuring Jackson, O'Sullivan, Kilburn, Cross, Haynes, Buehman, and Bennett & Brown, and More

 USD 400.00 - 800.00 USD 813.00
  • Jeschke Jadi
    Auction 151
    Saturday, April 27, 2024
    Jeschke Jádi, Apr. 27: Lot 546. Christoph Jacob Trew. Plantae selectae, 1750-1773.
    Jeschke Jádi, Apr. 27: Lot 70. Thomas Murner. Die Narren beschwerung. 1558.
    Jeschke Jádi, Apr. 27: Lot 621. Michael Bernhard Valentini. Museum Museorum, 1714.
    Jeschke Jadi
    Auction 151
    Saturday, April 27, 2024
    Jeschke Jádi, Apr. 27: Lot 545. Sander Reichenbachia. Orchids illustrated and described, 1888-1894.
    Jeschke Jádi, Apr. 27: Lot 1018. Marinetti, Boccioni, Pratella Futurism - Comprehensive collection of 35 Futurist manifestos, some of them exceptionally rare. 1909-1933.
    Jeschke Jádi, Apr. 27: Lot 634. August Johann Rösel von Rosenhof. 3 Original Drawings, around 1740.
    Jeschke Jadi
    Auction 151
    Saturday, April 27, 2024
    Jeschke Jádi, Apr. 27: Lot 671. Jacob / Picasso. Chronique des Temps, 1956.
    Jeschke Jádi, Apr. 27: Lot 1260. Mary Webb. Sarn. 1948. Lucie Weill Art Deco Binding.
    Jeschke Jádi, Apr. 27: Lot 508. Felix Bonfils. 108 large-format photographs of Syria and Palestine.
    Jeschke Jadi
    Auction 151
    Saturday, April 27, 2024
    Jeschke Jádi, Apr. 27: Lot 967. Dante Aligheri and Salvador Dali. Divina Commedia, 1963.
    Jeschke Jádi, Apr. 27: Lot 1316. Tolouse-Lautrec. Dessinateur. Duhayon binding, 1948.
    Jeschke Jádi, Apr. 27: Lot 1303. Regards sur Paris. Braque, Picasso, Masson, 1962.
  • Fonsie Mealy’s
    Rare Book & Collectors Sale
    24th April 2024
    Fonsie Mealy, Apr. 24: McCarthy (Cormac). Cities of the Plain, N.Y., 1998, First Edn., signed on hf. title; together with Uncorrected Proof and Uncorrected Advance Reading Copies, both signed by the Author. €800 to €1,000.
    Fonsie Mealy, Apr. 24: Stanihurst (Richard). De Rebus in Hibernia Gestis, Libri Quattuor, sm. 4to Antwerp (Christi. Plantium) 1584. First Edn. €525 to €750.
    Fonsie Mealy, Apr. 24: Fleischer (Nat.) Jack Dempsey The Idol of Fistiana, An Intimate Narrative, N.Y., 1929, First Edn. Signed on f.e.p. by Rocky Marciano. €400 to €600.
    Fonsie Mealy’s
    Rare Book & Collectors Sale
    24th April 2024
    Fonsie Mealy, Apr. 24: Smith - Classical Atlas, Lond., 1820. Bound with, Smiths New General Atlas .. Principal Empires, Kingdoms, & States throughout the World, Lond. 1822. €350 to €500.
    Fonsie Mealy, Apr. 24: Rare Auction Catalogues – 1856: Bindon Blood, of Ennis, Co. Clare: Sotheby & Wilkinson. €320 to €450.
    Fonsie Mealy, Apr. 24: [Mavor (Wm.)] A General Collection of Voyages and Travels from the Discovery of America to the Commencement of the Nineteenth Century, 28 vols. (complete) Lond., 1810. €300 to €400.
    Fonsie Mealy’s
    Rare Book & Collectors Sale
    24th April 2024
    Fonsie Mealy, Apr. 24: Mc Carthy (Cormac). Outer Dark, N.Y. (Random House)1968, Signed by Mc Carthy. €250 to €300.
    Fonsie Mealy, Apr. 24: Three signed works by Ted Huges - Wodwo, 1967; Crow from the Life and Songs of the Crow, 1970; and Tales from Ovid, 1997. €200 to €300.
    Fonsie Mealy, Apr. 24: The Garden. An Illustrated Weekly Journal of Horticulture in all its Branches, 7 vols. lg. 4to Lond. 1877-1880. With 127 colored plates. €200 to €300.
    Fonsie Mealy’s
    Rare Book & Collectors Sale
    24th April 2024
    Fonsie Mealy, Apr. 24: Procter (Richard A.) Saturn and its System: Containing Discussions of The Motion (Real and Apparent)…, Lond. 1865. First Edn. €160 to €220.
    Fonsie Mealy, Apr. 24: [Ashe] St. George, Lord Bishop of Clogher, A Sermon Preached to the Protestants of Ireland, now in London,... Oct. 23, 1712, London 1712. Second Edn. €130 to €180.
  • Potter & Potter Auctions
    How History Unfolds on Paper:
    Choice Selections from the Eric C. Caren Collection
    Part IX
    Starting 10AM CST
    April 18, 2024
    Potter & Potter, Apr. 18: [RUTH, George Herman “Babe” (1895-1948)]. Signed photograph. Circa 1930s. 191 x 248 mm. $1,500 to $2,500.
    Potter & Potter, Apr. 18: HARRISON, Benjamin. Document signed (“Benj Harrison”) as governor of Virginia, certifying the service of Daniel Cumbo, a Black Revolutionary soldier. $6,000 to $9,000.
    Potter & Potter, Apr. 18: ONE OF THE FIRST PRINTED ANNOUNCEMENTS OF THE DECLARATION OF INDEPENDENCE. $4,000 to $6,000.
    Potter & Potter Auctions
    How History Unfolds on Paper:
    Choice Selections from the Eric C. Caren Collection
    Part IX
    Starting 10AM CST
    April 18, 2024
    Potter & Potter, Apr. 18: FIRST PRINTING OF LINCOLN’S IMMORTAL GETTYSBURG ADDRESS. $4,000 to $6,000.
    Potter & Potter, Apr. 18: HIGHLY IMPORTANT MORMON ARCHIVE. ALLEY, George. Archive of 23 Autograph Letters Signed by Mormon Convert George Alley to His Brother Joseph Alley. $10,000 to $20,000.
    Potter & Potter, Apr. 18: [AVIATION]. [ARMSTRONG, Neil A.] Aviation Hall of Fame Gold Medal MS64 NGC, Awarded to Neil Armstrong in 1979. $2,000 to $3,000.
    Potter & Potter Auctions
    How History Unfolds on Paper:
    Choice Selections from the Eric C. Caren Collection
    Part IX
    Starting 10AM CST
    April 18, 2024
    Potter & Potter, Apr. 18: NEWLY DISCOVERED FIRST PRINTING OF "WITH MALICE TOWARDS NONE... " FROM THE ONLY NEWSPAPER ACTUALLY ALLOWED TO PARTICIPATE IN LINCOLN’S SECOND INAUGURAL PROCESSION. $4,000 to $8,000.
    Potter & Potter, Apr. 18: THE MOST IMPORTANT GEORGE WASHINGTON DOCUMENT IN PRIVATE HANDS; GEORGE WASHINGTON’S COMMISSION AS COMMANDER IN CHIEF, 1775, ONE OF ONLY TWO ORIGINALS. $150,000 to $250,000.
    Potter & Potter, Apr. 18: A VERY RARE ACCOUNT OF BLACKBEARD’S DEATH AND ONE OF THE MOST IMPORTANT PIRATE ITEMS EXTANT. $3,000 to $5,000.
    Potter & Potter Auctions
    How History Unfolds on Paper:
    Choice Selections from the Eric C. Caren Collection
    Part IX
    Starting 10AM CST
    April 18, 2024
    Potter & Potter, Apr. 18: EDISON, Thomas. Patent for Edison’s Improvements on the Electric-Light, No. 219,628. [Washington, D.C.: U.S. Patent Office], 16 September 1879. $2,000 to $3,000.
    Potter & Potter, Apr. 18: [VIETNAM WAR]. The original pen used by Secretary of State William P. Rogers to sign the Vietnam Peace Agreement, Paris, 27 January 1973. $10,000 to $15,000.
    Potter & Potter, Apr. 18: SONS OF LIBERTY FOUNDER COLONEL BARRÉ ANNOTATED TITLE-PAGE, “WHICH OUGHT TO ROUSE UP BRITISH ATTENTION”. $4,000 to $6,000.
  • Sotheby’s
    Modern First Editions
    Available for Immediate Purchase
    Sotheby’s, Available Now: Winston Churchill. The Second World War. Set of First-Edition Volumes. 6,000 USD
    Sotheby’s, Available Now: A.A. Milne, Ernest H. Shepard. A Collection of The Pooh Books. Set of First-Editions. 18,600 USD
    Sotheby’s, Available Now: Salvador Dalí, Lewis Carroll. Alice's Adventures in Wonderland. Finely Bound and Signed Limited Edition. 15,000 USD
    Sotheby’s
    Modern First Editions
    Available for Immediate Purchase
    Sotheby’s, Available Now: Ian Fleming. Live and Let Die. First Edition. 9,500 USD
    Sotheby’s, Available Now: J.K. Rowling. Harry Potter Series. Finely Bound First Printing Set of Complete Series. 5,650 USD
    Sotheby’s, Available Now: Ernest Hemingway. A Farewell to Arms. First Edition, First Printing. 4,200 USD
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