Heritage Auctions: Historical Manuscripts
Auction Reports
Auction Name | Historical Manuscripts | Total Sales (USD) | 946,598.00 |
Auction Date | June 04, 2022 - June 04, 2022 | Low Estimate of Lots Sold (USD) | 531,341.00 |
Sale Number | #6247 | High Estimate of Lots Sold (USD) | 1,797,010.00 |
Total Lots | 263 | ||
Sold Lots | 249 | Low Estimate of All Lots (USD) | 850,221.00 |
% of Lots Sold | 94.68% | High Estimate of All Lots (USD) | 2,275,330.00 |
Unsold Lots | 14 | Total Sales as a % of High Est. | 41.60% |
Top twenty-five by sale price
Lot Number | Author Name | Book Title | Year Published | Estimate | Actual Price |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
47002 | African Free | African Free School 1794 Signed Indenture. |
1794 | USD 40,000.00 - 60,000.00 | USD 62,500.00 |
47005 | Sam Houston | Sam Houston Autograph Letter Signed. |
1858 | USD 8,000.00 - 12,000.00 | USD 57,500.00 |
47071 | George Washington | George Washington Autograph Letter Signed to Henry Knox. |
1789 | USD 32,000.00 - 48,000.00 | USD 37,500.00 |
47133 | Winston S. Churchill | Winston S. Churchill Autograph Letter Signed to T. E. Lawrence. |
1922 | USD 20,000.00 - 30,000.00 | USD 28,750.00 |
47033 | Lt. John Hudson | Lt. John Hudson of the 35th Massachusetts Infantry Autograph Letter Signed on the Battle of Antietam and the Assault on Burnside Bridge. |
1862 | USD 1,920.00 - 2,880.00 | USD 27,500.00 |
47173 | Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. | Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. "Letter from Birmingham Jail" Early Draft with Pencil Corrections. |
1963 | USD 32,000.00 - 48,000.00 | USD 25,000.00 |
47073 | George Washington and Thomas Jefferson | George Washington and Thomas Jefferson Three-Language Ship's Passport Signed. |
1794 | USD 12,000.00 - 18,000.00 | USD 17,500.00 |
47077 | George Washington and Thomas Jefferson | George Washington and Thomas Jefferson Partial Three-Language Ship's Passport Signed. |
1793 | USD 6,400.00 - 9,600.00 | USD 17,500.00 |
47104 | Theodore Roosevelt | Theodore Roosevelt Autograph Letter Signed. |
1884 | USD 12,000.00 - 18,000.00 | USD 17,500.00 |
47074 | George Washington and Thomas Jefferson | George Washington and Thomas Jefferson Appointment Signed. |
1792 | USD 12,000.00 - 18,000.00 | USD 16,250.00 |
47078 | George Washington | George Washington Free Frank Signature. |
USD 5,600.00 - 8,400.00 | USD 16,250.00 | |
47031 | Ingraham Family | Ingraham Family Civil War Era Autograph Albums. |
1860s-1936 | USD 12,000.00 - 18,000.00 | USD 15,000.00 |
47072 | George Washington | George Washington Autograph Letter Signed as President. |
1796 | USD 16,000.00 - 24,000.00 | USD 15,000.00 |
47083 | Thomas Jefferson | Thomas Jefferson Autograph Letter Signed to Erastus Granger. |
1810 | USD 4,000.00 - 6,000.00 | USD 15,000.00 |
47098 | Abraham Lincoln | Abraham Lincoln Military Appointment Signed. |
1861 | USD 4,000.00 - 6,000.00 | USD 12,187.50 |
47075 | George Washington | George Washington Document Signed. |
1786 | USD 7,200.00 - 10,800.00 | USD 11,250.00 |
47076 | George Washington | George Washington Appointment Signed as President. |
1794 | USD 7,200.00 - 10,800.00 | USD 11,250.00 |
47070 | [Bill of Rights]. Gazette of the United States. |
1789 | USD 6,400.00 - 9,600.00 | USD 10,625.00 | |
47084 | Thomas Jefferson | Thomas Jefferson Check Signed While Minister of France. |
1788 | USD 4,000.00 - 6,000.00 | USD 10,625.00 |
47058 | Alexander Hamilton | Alexander Hamilton Letter Signed as Treasury Secretary. |
1789 | USD 6,400.00 - 9,600.00 | USD 10,000.00 |
47057 | Alexander and Elizabeth Hamilton | Alexander and Elizabeth Hamilton Bond and Indenture Document Signed. |
1802 to March 24, | USD 9,600.00 - 14,400.00 | USD 9,375.00 |
47068 | Joseph Story | Joseph Story Autograph Letter Signed. |
1827 | USD 2,400.00 - 3,600.00 | USD 9,375.00 |
47082 | Thomas Jefferson | Thomas Jefferson Autograph Letter Signed. |
1816 | USD 6,400.00 - 9,600.00 | USD 9,375.00 |
47099 | Abraham Lincoln | Abraham Lincoln Autograph Note Signed. |
1864 | USD 4,000.00 - 6,000.00 | USD 9,375.00 |
47166 | Albert Einstein | Albert Einstein Signed Photograph by Photographer Hermann Landshoff |
1940s | USD 3,200.00 - 4,800.00 | USD 9,375.00 |