Doyle New York: Autograph Seeker: Estate of Gary Combs
Auction Reports
Auction Name | Autograph Seeker: Estate of Gary Combs | Total Sales (USD) | 134,883.00 |
Auction Date | April 23, 2020 - April 23, 2020 | Low Estimate of Lots Sold (USD) | 98,750.00 |
Sale Number | #20gc01 | High Estimate of Lots Sold (USD) | 150,950.00 |
Total Lots | 172 | ||
Sold Lots | 161 | Low Estimate of All Lots (USD) | 104,950.00 |
% of Lots Sold | 93.60% | High Estimate of All Lots (USD) | 159,950.00 |
Unsold Lots | 11 | Total Sales as a % of High Est. | 84.33% |
Top twenty-five by sale price
Lot Number | Author Name | Book Title | Year Published | Estimate | Actual Price |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
1 | ADAMS, JOHN | Autograph letter signed with initials as President to Secretary of War James McHenry. |
1799 | USD 5,000.00 - 8,000.00 | USD 8,125.00 |
40 | [PRESIDENTS] | Group of framed letters and items from Presidents in office. |
USD 1,000.00 - 1,500.00 | USD 3,750.00 | |
22 | HANCOCK, JOHN | Document signed. |
1789 | USD 2,000.00 - 3,000.00 | USD 3,437.00 |
73 | [COMPOSERS] | Large group approximately fifty signed items, A-L by last name. |
USD 2,000.00 - 3,000.00 | USD 3,125.00 | |
3 | [AMERICANA] | Large group of signed items. |
18th - 20th centuries, | USD 700.00 - 1,000.00 | USD 2,812.00 |
74 | [COMPOSERS] | Large group signed items, M-Z by last name. |
USD 2,000.00 - 3,000.00 | USD 2,812.00 | |
26 | LEE, ROBERT E. | Autograph letter signed as President of Washington College. |
1867 | USD 2,000.00 - 3,000.00 | USD 2,375.00 |
133 | KING WILLIAM III [WILLIAM of ORANGE]. | Document signed. |
1698 | USD 700.00 - 1,000.00 | USD 2,375.00 |
38 | [PRESIDENTS] | Collection of signed White House cards. |
USD 600.00 - 900.00 | USD 2,250.00 | |
132 | CHARLES I, King of England. | Document signed "Charles R". Bifolium with affixed wafer seal on the second sheet (address) verso, text written in brown ink in a reasonably legible courthand, signed at the head of the first leaf recto, approximately 28 lines dated Whitehall 28th of May |
USD 600.00 - 900.00 | USD 2,000.00 | |
20 | GRANT, ULYSSES S. | Autograph letter signed as President. |
1873 | USD 1,200.00 - 1,800.00 | USD 1,875.00 |
30 | MARSHALL, JOHN | Autograph letter signed. |
1789 | USD 1,500.00 - 2,500.00 | USD 1,875.00 |
31 | MONROE, JAMES | Autograph letter signed as President. |
1821 | USD 1,500.00 - 2,500.00 | USD 1,875.00 |
83 | GERSHWIN, GEORGE | Typed letter signed. |
1936 | USD 1,000.00 - 1,500.00 | USD 1,875.00 |
6 | BURR, AARON | Autograph letter signed. |
1817 | USD 1,500.00 - 2,000.00 | USD 1,625.00 |
49 | ROOSEVELT, THEODORE | Typed letter signed as President. |
1908 | USD 1,000.00 - 1,500.00 | USD 1,625.00 |
98 | PIAF, EDITH | Three inscribed portrait photographs. |
USD 600.00 - 900.00 | USD 1,625.00 | |
152 | LEWIS, C.S. | Autograph letter signed. |
1955 | USD 1,000.00 - 1,500.00 | USD 1,625.00 |
16 | EDISON, THOMAS | Signed photograph. |
1930 | USD 800.00 - 1,200.00 | USD 1,500.00 |
29 | MADISON, JAMES | Autograph letter twice signed as President. |
1812 | USD 2,500.00 - 3,500.00 | USD 1,500.00 |
67 | BERLIN, IRVING | Signature on sheet music of Blue Skies. |
circa 1934 or later. | USD 300.00 - 500.00 | USD 1,500.00 |
87 | [INSTRUMENTALISTS & CONDUCTORS] | Large group of signed items. |
late 19th to mid-20th century | USD 1,800.00 - 2,200.00 | USD 1,500.00 |
143 | CHARLES I of Spain. | Document signed "Yo el Rey". |
USD 400.00 - 600.00 | USD 1,500.00 | |
39 | [PRESIDENTS] | Group of eight signed items, 1858-1931. |
1858-1931. | USD 800.00 - 1,200.00 | USD 1,375.00 |
72 | [COMPOSERS] | Group of signed documents. |
USD 600.00 - 900.00 | USD 1,375.00 |