Lion Heart Autographs: Rare & Remarkable Autographs and Manuscripts
Auction Reports
| Auction Name | Rare & Remarkable Autographs and Manuscripts | Total Sales (USD) | 145,403.75 |
| Auction Date | October 21, 2020 - October 21, 2020 | Low Estimate of Lots Sold (USD) | 100,775.00 |
| Sale Number | #102120 | High Estimate of Lots Sold (USD) | 121,775.00 |
| Total Lots | 122 | ||
| Sold Lots | 70 | Low Estimate of All Lots (USD) | 197,925.00 |
| % of Lots Sold | 57.38% | High Estimate of All Lots (USD) | 240,025.00 |
| Unsold Lots | 52 | Total Sales as a % of High Est. | 60.58% |
Top twenty-five by sale price
| Lot Number | Author Name | Book Title | Year Published | Estimate | Actual Price |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 6 | Most Remarkable Autograph Album Ever Offered for Sale |
USD 30,000.00 - 35,000.00 | USD 61,600.00 | ||
| 70 | NAPOLEON I. | Unique Napoleon Autograph Manuscript Detailing his Military Campaign in Italy |
N.d. (after 1815). | USD 18,000.00 - 20,000.00 | USD 16,500.00 |
| 106 | STEUBEN, FRIEDRICH W. | Steuben on Jefferson, Washington & French Revolution |
1789 | USD 5,000.00 - 6,000.00 | USD 4,025.00 |
| 114 | TRUMPELDOR, JOSEPH. | Rare ALS from Israel’s Greatest Hero, Joseph Trumpeldor |
1918 | USD 4,500.00 - 5,500.00 | USD 4,025.00 |
| 55 | LILIUOKALANI, QUEEN OF HAWAII. | Rare ALS by Hawaiian Queen Liliuokalani on Financial Matters Following her Removal from Power |
1905 | USD 2,800.00 - 3,000.00 | USD 2,875.00 |
| 82 | RHODES, CECIL. | Rhodes of Scholarship, Rhodesia and Diamonds, Rare Signed Image |
N.d. | USD 1,000.00 - 1,200.00 | USD 2,645.00 |
| 117 | WEIZMANN, CHAIM. | Weizmann Signs Menu Returning from First U.S. Visit |
1949 | USD 750.00 - 1,000.00 | USD 2,645.00 |
| 12 | BEGIN, MENACHEM. | Begin & Sadat Signed Photo at Camp David Summit |
1978 | USD 2,000.00 - 2,500.00 | USD 2,530.00 |
| 46 | I, QUEEN OF SPAIN. | Columbus’s Patron Authorizes Payment for a Gift to one of her Ladies in Waiting |
1501 | USD 2,000.00 - 2,500.00 | USD 2,530.00 |
| 120 | ZAPATA, EMILIANO. | Zapata Letter Written Four Days Following the Collapse of Negotiations between Villa and Carranza |
1914 | USD 2,000.00 - 2,200.00 | USD 2,415.00 |
| 42 | HISS, ALGER. | Spectacular 1950 Hiss ALS to Defense Attorney |
September 9 (1950). | USD 500.00 - 750.00 | USD 2,185.00 |
| 116 | WEIZMANN, CHAIM. | Weizmann ALS Regarding Lord Moyne, Assassinated Three Years Later by Zionist Militants |
1941 | USD 1,500.00 - 2,000.00 | USD 2,070.00 |
| 88 | ROOSEVELT, FRANKLIN D. | Roosevelt Signs WWII Legion of Merit Certificate Awarded To British D-Day Officer |
1945 | USD 2,000.00 - 2,500.00 | USD 1,955.00 |
| 13 | BEN-GURION, DAVID. | Ben-Gurion Letter on Division of Jerusalem and “the eighty million Arabs sitting across our borders,” Written as Secretary of Defense |
1955 | USD 1,500.00 - 1,800.00 | USD 1,840.00 |
| 1 | ABDULLAH I OF JORDAN. | Scarce Signed Photo of First Jordanian King Abdullah |
USD 400.00 - 600.00 | USD 1,725.00 | |
| 108 | STRAVINSKY, IGOR. | Stravinsky Pens 5 Bars from "Petrouschka" |
1930 | USD 1,200.00 - 1,500.00 | USD 1,725.00 |
| 75 | PARKS, ROSA. | She Refused to Move to the Back of the Bus |
N.d. (1956 or later). | USD 400.00 - 500.00 | USD 1,495.00 |
| 85 | RODIN, AUGUSTE. | Rodin “St. John the Baptist” Signed Photo |
N.d. | USD 1,500.00 - 1,800.00 | USD 1,495.00 |
| 104 | STEINBECK, JOHN. | Steinbeck APCS on Winning the Nobel Prize for Literature |
1962.] | USD 1,200.00 - 1,500.00 | USD 1,380.00 |
| 30 | DE LAROCHE, RAYMONDE. | The World’s First Licensed Female Pilot |
1910 | USD 1,200.00 - 1,800.00 | USD 1,322.50 |
| 24 | CHURCHILL, WINSTON. | Churchill Letter on “The Second World War” to His Publisher |
1950 | USD 1,200.00 - 1,500.00 | USD 1,265.00 |
| 99 | SHOSTAKOVICH, DMITRI. | Scarce Shostakovich ALS on His Poor Health |
1959 | USD 1,200.00 - 1,500.00 | USD 1,265.00 |
| 69 | NANSEN, FRIDTJOF. | Rare Signed Photo of Nansen, Norway’s First Great Arctic Explorer |
N.d. | USD 1,000.00 - 1,200.00 | USD 1,150.00 |
| 87 | ROOSEVELT, FRANKLIN D. | FDR Celebrates Founding of Boys’ Clubs of America |
USD 1,000.00 - 1,500.00 | USD 1,150.00 | |
| 2 | ABDULLAH I OF JORDAN. | Scarce Signed Photo of First Jordanian King Abdullah |
1933 | USD 400.00 - 600.00 | USD 977.50 |
