Heritage Auctions: Historical Manuscripts Signature Auction
Auction Reports
| Auction Name | Historical Manuscripts Signature Auction | Total Sales (USD) | 1,158,010.50 |
| Auction Date | April 05, 2024 - April 05, 2024 | Low Estimate of Lots Sold (USD) | 703,980.00 |
| Sale Number | #6285 | High Estimate of Lots Sold (USD) | 1,055,970.00 |
| Total Lots | 539 | ||
| Sold Lots | 506 | Low Estimate of All Lots (USD) | 819,500.00 |
| % of Lots Sold | 93.88% | High Estimate of All Lots (USD) | 1,229,250.00 |
| Unsold Lots | 33 | Total Sales as a % of High Est. | 94.21% |
Top twenty-five by sale price
| Lot Number | Author Name | Book Title | Year Published | Estimate | Actual Price |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 47022 | A.R. Roessler. | A.R. Roessler. A. R. Roessler's Latest Map of the State of Texas Exhibiting Mineral and Agricultural Districts, Post Offices & Mailroutes, Railroads Projected and Finished, Timber, Prairie, Swamp Lands. |
1874 | USD 16,000.00 - 24,000.00 | USD 30,000.00 |
| 47122 | William M. Gwin. | Archive of Letters to and From California Senator William M. Gwin. |
1805-1883 | USD 9,600.00 - 14,400.00 | USD 27,500.00 |
| 47042 | Peter Force | Peter Force's 1833 Printing of the Declaration of Independence. |
1833 | USD 12,000.00 - 18,000.00 | USD 21,875.00 |
| 47078 | Robert E. Lee | Robert E. Lee Letter Signed in Preparation for the Battle of Gettysburg. |
1863 | USD 8,000.00 - 12,000.00 | USD 21,250.00 |
| 47195 | John F. Kennedy | John F. Kennedy Typed Letter Signed. |
1961 | USD 4,000.00 - 6,000.00 | USD 20,625.00 |
| 47136 | George Washington and Thomas Jefferson | George Washington and Thomas Jefferson Signed Three Languages Passport. |
1793 | USD 14,400.00 - 21,600.00 | USD 18,750.00 |
| 47206 | Theodore J. Van Kirk | Enola Gay Navigator Theodore J. Van Kirk's War Time Flight Records, Including the Log Sheet Recording the Hiroshima Bombing. |
1942-1946 | USD 16,000.00 - 24,000.00 | USD 18,750.00 |
| 47191 | Franklin D. Roosevelt | Presentation Copy of D-Day Prayer. By President Franklin D. Roosevelt from the White House. June 6, 1944. |
1944 | USD 8,000.00 - 12,000.00 | USD 16,250.00 |
| 47194 | Presentation Copy of Inaugural Addresses of the Presidents of the United States |
1961 | USD 8,000.00 - 12,000.00 | USD 16,250.00 | |
| 47137 | George Washington | George Washington Three Languages Ship's Passport Signed. |
1794 | USD 9,600.00 - 14,400.00 | USD 15,000.00 |
| 47027 | Ramon Musquiz | Ramon Musquiz Letter Signed. |
1831 | USD 12,000.00 - 18,000.00 | USD 13,750.00 |
| 47037 | Virgil Earp | Virgil Earp Autograph Letter Signed Transmitting Two Licenses for "Houses of Ill Fame" Located on Allen Street. |
1881 | USD 11,200.00 - 16,800.00 | USD 12,500.00 |
| 47158 | Abraham Lincoln | Abraham Lincoln Appointment Signed for Brigadier General Thomas Crittenden. |
1862 | USD 12,000.00 - 18,000.00 | USD 12,500.00 |
| 47043 | Benjamin Franklin | Benjamin Franklin Land Grant Signed |
1787 | USD 8,000.00 - 12,000.00 | USD 12,187.50 |
| 47138 | George Washington | George Washington Signed Society of the Cincinnati Membership Certificate Signed. |
1787 | USD 11,200.00 - 16,800.00 | USD 11,875.00 |
| 47193 | John F. and Jacqueline Kennedy. | Presentation Copy of The White House: An Historic Guide, Inscribed and Signed by John F. and Jacqueline Kennedy. |
1962 | USD 8,000.00 - 12,000.00 | USD 11,875.00 |
| 47005 | James Bowie | James Bowie Signature. |
no date | USD 4,000.00 - 6,000.00 | USD 11,562.50 |
| 47011 | Almeron Dickinson | Almeron Dickinson Signed Discharge for a Soldier at the Siege of Bexar. |
1835 | USD 1,200.00 - 1,800.00 | USD 11,562.50 |
| 47044 | Benjamin Franklin | Benjamin Franklin Signed Land Grant. |
1785 | USD 7,200.00 - 10,800.00 | USD 11,250.00 |
| 47112 | William Tecumseh Sherman | Union Army General William Tecumseh Sherman Carte de Visite Signed "W. T. Sherman General." |
USD 1,200.00 - 1,800.00 | USD 10,625.00 | |
| 47140 | George Washington Franking Signature |
no date | USD 4,000.00 - 6,000.00 | USD 10,625.00 | |
| 47245 | J.R.R. Tolkien | J.R.R. Tolkien Typed Letter Signed. |
1973 | USD 4,000.00 - 6,000.00 | USD 10,625.00 |
| 47266 | Albert Einstein | Albert Einstein Autograph Letter Signed. |
1936 | USD 1,000.00 - 1,500.00 | USD 10,625.00 |
| 47162 | Abraham Lincoln | Abraham Lincoln Appointment Signed. |
1863 | USD 4,000.00 - 6,000.00 | USD 10,312.50 |
| 47036 | Nathaniel Michler | Nathaniel Michler Autograph Manuscript. |
1854 | USD 800.00 - 1,200.00 | USD 10,000.00 |
