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Bonhams: The American Presidency - online 2/11

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Auction Name The American Presidency - online 2/11 Total Sales (USD) 148,428.80
Auction Date February 21, 2024 - February 21, 2024 Low Estimate of Lots Sold (USD) 121,500.00
Sale Number #29456 High Estimate of Lots Sold (USD) 176,200.00
Total Lots 50
Sold Lots 31 Low Estimate of All Lots (USD) 308,600.00
% of Lots Sold 62.00% High Estimate of All Lots (USD) 449,100.00
Unsold Lots 19 Total Sales as a % of High Est. 33.05%

Top twenty-five by sale price

Lot Number Author Name Book Title Year Published Estimate Actual Price
74

Mimeographed Manuscript with Annotations, signed ("Dave Powers"), "SCHEDULE / THURSDAY---November 21, 1963 ... FRIDAY---November 22, 1963," 3 pp recto and verso, 4to,

1963 USD 40,000.00 - 60,000.00 USD 51,200.00
1 WASHINGTON, GEORGE. 1732-1799.

Document Signed ("Go: Washington"), appointing Frederick Dalcho as Lieutenant in the Corps of Artillerists and Engineers,

1795 USD 15,000.00 - 20,000.00 USD 16,640.00
25 LINCOLN, ABRAHAM. 1807-1865.

Autograph Endorsement Signed ("A. Lincoln"), recommending the bearer for a place at the Calvary Depot, 1 p, 125 x 57 mm,

1864 USD 15,000.00 - 20,000.00 USD 15,360.00
24 LINCOLN, MARY TODD. 1818-1882.

Autograph Letter Signed ("Mary Lincoln"), to Mssrs Hindhaugh & Co., disputing a bill for a suit of clothes for Lincoln,

1861 USD 15,000.00 - 20,000.00 USD 12,160.00
23 BUCHANAN, JAMES. 1791-1868.

Document Signed ("James Buchanan"), authorizing the Secretary of State to affix the seal of the US to a treaty "between the United States and the Mendawakanton and the Wahpakoota Bands of Sioux Indians,"

1859 USD 6,000.00 - 9,000.00 USD 7,680.00
26 LINCOLN, ABRAHAM. 1807-1865.

Document Signed ("Abraham Lincoln"), appointing William P. Hagadorn as Second Lieutenant in the Veteran Reserve Corps,

1864 USD 4,000.00 - 6,000.00 USD 7,040.00
73

A collection of photographs and negatives, images of the Kennedys in the final motorcade in Dallas, including:

63 USD 3,000.00 - 5,000.00 USD 4,352.00
76

A GROUP OF DAVE POWERS NOTES AND RESEARCH MATERIALS ON THE KENNEDY ASSASSINATION

USD 3,000.00 - 5,000.00 USD 3,840.00
12 ADAMS, JOHN QUINCY. 1767-1848.

Oration on the Character of Gilbert Motier de Lafayette Delivered ... On the 31st December, 1834.

1835 USD 2,500.00 - 3,500.00 USD 3,328.00
79 FORD, GERALD R. 1913-2006.

Typed Manuscript Signed, souvenir copy of Ford's Address to a Joint Session of the Congress,

1974 USD 800.00 - 1,200.00 USD 2,816.00
42 ROOSEVELT, THEODORE. 1858-1919.

Photograph Signed ("Theodore Roosevelt") and Inscribed to Henry Hoyt,

1909 USD 2,000.00 - 3,000.00 USD 2,560.00
53 HOOVER, HERBERT. 1874-1964.

Fishing for Fun, And To Wash Your Soul.

1963 USD 300.00 - 500.00 USD 2,176.00
64 KENNEDY, JOHN FITZGERALD. 1916-1963.

Autograph Letter Signed ("John"), to "Anne-Marie," regarding meeting after completion of the 1960 presidential campaign,

n.d. USD 2,000.00 - 3,000.00 USD 2,176.00
14 TYLER, JOHN. 1790-1862.

Autograph Document, partially printed and accomplished in manuscript, an invitation for "Mrs. Madison" to attend dinner on Friday, bifoliate leaf (198 x 264 mm),

1842 USD 1,500.00 - 2,500.00 USD 1,920.00
63 KENNEDY, JOHN FITZGERALD. 1917-1963.

Signature ("John Kennedy") at center left of 1960 Democratic National Convention ticket, Second Session,

1960 USD 800.00 - 1,200.00 USD 1,920.00
72

A group of photographs including:

1964 USD 1,500.00 - 2,500.00 USD 1,920.00
49 WILSON, WOODROW. 1856-1924.

Typed Letter Signed ("Woodrow Wilson") to Martin F. Ansel of Greenville, SC mentioning the ratification of the Peace Treaty and the League of Nations,

1919 USD 1,200.00 - 1,500.00 USD 1,536.00
70

A group of photos of Kennedy and Johnson taken at the White House during the Kennedy administration, including:

USD 1,200.00 - 1,800.00 USD 1,536.00
83 REAGAN, RONALD. 1911-2004.

Autograph Letter Initialed ("RR"), a draft of a letter to Marie Daly regarding Reagan's battle with higher education in California,

1967 USD 1,000.00 - 1,500.00 USD 1,536.00
55 ROOSEVELT, FRANKLIN D. 1885-1945.

Portrait Signed ("Franklin D. Roosevelt") gelatin silver print photograph of Jacob Perskie's seated portrait of Roosevelt,

n.d. USD 1,000.00 - 1,500.00 USD 1,152.00
6 BONAPARTE, ELIZABETH PATTERSON. 1785-1879.

Autograph Letter Signed ("E. Bonaparte"), to Dolley Madison offering to shop in Baltimore for her and sending a cure for rheumatism, 1 p, 4to (250 x 200 mm),

1813 USD 1,000.00 - 2,000.00 USD 1,088.00
52 HOOVER, HERBERT. 1874-1964.

Address of President Hoover at the Dedication of the Remodeled Tomb of Abraham Lincoln....

1931 USD 400.00 - 600.00 USD 896.00
61 EISENHOWER, DWIGHT DAVID. 1890-1969.

Photograph Signed ("Dwight D. Eisenhower") and Inscribed to William Russell,

USD 500.00 - 700.00 USD 640.00
78 NIXON, RICHARD MILHOUSE. 1913-1994.

Autograph Letter Signed ("Dick"), to Betty Palmer consoling her on the loss of her house in a fire, 1 p, 4to, Woodcliff Lake, NJ,

1993 USD 600.00 - 900.00 USD 614.40
48 WILSON, WOODROW. 1856-1924.

Typed Letter Signed ("Woodrow Wilson") to Acting Secretary of the Treasury Oscar T. Crosby regarding the suspension of building operations,

1917 USD 500.00 - 700.00 USD 512.00
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