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Auction Name Political Memorabilia Auction Total Sales (USD) 23,935.44
Auction Date February 18, 2025 - February 18, 2025 Low Estimate of Lots Sold (USD) 0.00
Sale Number #21825 High Estimate of Lots Sold (USD) 0.00
Total Lots 117
Sold Lots 81.0 Low Estimate of All Lots (USD) 0.00
% of Lots Sold 69.23% High Estimate of All Lots (USD) 0.00
Unsold Lots 36 Total Sales as a % of High Est. Inf%

Top twenty-five by sale price

Lot Number Author Name Book Title Year Published Estimate Actual Price
140 Warhol, Andy. (1928-1987.)

Edward Kennedy.

 1980 Not Available USD 4,953.00
33 Senator Charles H. Percy

Senator Charles H. Percy TLS with ANS; Journalist and White House Advisor Bill Moyer ALS and TLS; Time magazine, journalist Hugh Sidley ALS on Time letterhead; Senator Edward Brooke TLS,

 Not Available USD 1,473.20
120 Clinton

5 Clinton TLS and ALS.

 Not Available USD 1,333.50
130

A group of eleven January 1

 1981 Not Available USD 876.30
123 Neiman, Leroy. (American 1921-2012.)

"Robert F. Kennedy". Etching with aquatint.

 1972 Not Available USD 869.95
122 Wyeth, Jamie. (American b. 1946.)

"John F. Kennedy on His Sailboat, The Victura." Original lithograph

 1972 Not Available USD 692.15
53

37 issues of George Magazine

 1995-2000 Not Available USD 672.47
26

Size: Frame 15 1/4" x 17 3/4" Condition: Sight: near fine. Some oxidation, slight smudging on K in Kennedy.

 Not Available USD 666.75
90

Caroline Kennedy & JFK Jr. TLS. On Jackie's Death

 Not Available USD 596.90
25

11 Iron Wedge Victory Golf Club Owned by George H.W. Bush as President. Engraved "GB" with Presidential Seal on head on club. Measures 36 1/2" in length.

 Not Available USD 590.55
51 Kennedy, Edward M.

A Tribute to John F. Kennedy.

 1999 Not Available USD 571.50
64

(1 Robert F. Kennedy (D-NY)

 1968 Not Available USD 507.37
36 Cecil W. Stoughton

Cecil W. Stoughton Original RFK Photographs.

 Not Available USD 488.95
32

Over one hundred

 1960s-1970s Not Available USD 483.87
128 McKnight, Thomas. (American b.1941.)

"White House Red Room." Lithograph. Signed l.r. Edition l.l, CLX/CC (160/200.) Image was used as the model for President Clinton's

 1994 Not Available USD 438.15
34

One album of

 1960s Not Available USD 406.40
66

A collection of Official identification badges and passes issued to Melody Miller for various political events throughout the latter half of the 20th century, including several Democratic National Conventions. Many ID her as Kennedy staff. Most on lanyard

 Not Available USD 374.65
139 Robert D. Owens

Two ALS written by Robert D. Owens to his niece, Mabel. First letter, written on March 28

 1938 Not Available USD 354.97
29

July

 1968 Not Available USD 317.50
81

Over 40 volumes on history, politics, journalism and general non-fiction. 2 shelves. Provenance: From the estate of Melody J. Miller.

 Not Available USD 292.10
73

Collection of invitations to various events held by or in honor of the Kennedy family, both political and non-. Most include original envelopes to their recipient, Ted Kennedy aide Melody Miller.

 Not Available USD 277.50
103 Robert F. Kennedy

1964 typed letter signed from Robert F. Kennedy to Melody Miller. Includes a contemporaneous 8x10 photo Robert Kennedy. of Melody (far right) Photo credited to Philip D. Rush. Letter dated October 5

 1964 Not Available USD 273.05
136 Robert F. Kennedy

Robert F. Kennedy (1925-1968) signed picture. Signed l.r. in black marker. Signature and dedication are smudged. Framed. Sight size: 7 1/2" x 9 1/2". Frame size: 9 1/2" x 11 1/2". Condition: Image sight good to very good.

 Not Available USD 259.72
83

Formal invitation to Clambake at Kennedy Compound in Hyannis Port. Paired with postcard depicting an aerial view of Hyannis Port.

 Not Available USD 257.64
68

Original Edward M. Kennedy engraved name plate from his Senatorial career. Reads, "Mr. Kennedy / Massachusetts."

 Not Available USD 229.24
  • <b><center>Heritage Auctions<br>Rare Books Signature Auction<br>December 15, 2025</center></b> <b>Heritage, Dec. 15:</b> John Donne. <i>Poems, By J. D. With Elegies on the Author's Death.</i> London: M[iles]. F[lesher]. for John Marriot, 1633. <b>Heritage, Dec. 15:</b> Edgar Rice Burroughs. <i>Tarzan of the Apes.</i> <b>Heritage, Dec. 15:</b> F. Scott Fitzgerald. <i>Tender is the Night. A Romance.</i> <b>Heritage, Dec. 15:</b> Bram Stoker. <i>Dracula.</i> Westminster: Archibald Constable & Co., 1897. <b>Heritage, Dec. 15:</b> Jerry Thomas. <i>How to Mix Drinks, or the Bon-Vivant's Companion, Containing Clear and Reliable Directions for Mixing All the Beverages Used in the United States…</i>
    Heritage Auctions
    Rare Books Signature Auction
    December 15, 2025
    Heritage, Dec. 15: John Donne. Poems, By J. D. With Elegies on the Author's Death. London: M[iles]. F[lesher]. for John Marriot, 1633.
    Heritage, Dec. 15: Edgar Rice Burroughs. Tarzan of the Apes.
    Heritage, Dec. 15: F. Scott Fitzgerald. Tender is the Night. A Romance.
    Heritage, Dec. 15: Bram Stoker. Dracula. Westminster: Archibald Constable & Co., 1897.
    Heritage, Dec. 15: Jerry Thomas. How to Mix Drinks, or the Bon-Vivant's Companion, Containing Clear and Reliable Directions for Mixing All the Beverages Used in the United States…
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  • <b>Bonhams, Dec. 8-18:</b> Autograph Letter Signed ("Martinus Luther") to His Friend the Theologian Gerhard Wiskamp ("Gerardo Xantho Lampadario"). $100,000 - $150,000. <b>Bonhams, Dec. 8-18:</b> An Exceptionally Fine Copy of Austenís Emma: A Novel in Three Volumes. $40,000 - $60,000. <b>Bonhams, Dec. 8-18:</b> Presentation Copy of Ernest Hemmingwayís A Farewell to Arms for Edward Titus of the Black Mankin Press. $30,000 - $50,000. <b>Bonhams, Dec. 8-18:</b> Autograph Manuscript Signed Integrally for "The Songs of Pooh," by Alan Alexander. $30,000 - $50,000. <b>Bonhams, Dec. 8-18:</b> Autograph Manuscript of "Three Fragments from Gˆtterd‰mmerung" by Richard Wagner. $30,000 - $50,000. <b>Bonhams, Dec. 8-18:</b> Original Preliminary Artwork, for the First Edition of Snow Crash. $20,000 - $30,000. <b>Bonhams, Dec. 8-18:</b> Autograph Letter Signed ("T.R. Malthus") to Economist Nassau Senior on Wealth, Labor and Adam Smith. $20,000 - $30,000. <b>Bonhams, Dec. 8-18:</b> History of the Peloponnesian War by Thucydides Finely Bound by Michael Wilcox. $20,000 - $30,000. <b>Bonhams, Dec. 8-18:</b> First Edition of Lewis and Clark: Travels to the Source of the Missouri River and Across the American Continent to the Pacific Ocean. $8,000 - $12,000. <b>Bonhams, Dec. 8-18:</b> Original Artwork for the First Edition of Neal Stephenson's Groundbreaking Novel Snow Crash. $100,000 - $150,000. <b>Bonhams, Dec. 8-18:</b> A Complete Set Signed Deluxe Editions of King's The Dark Tower Series by Stephen King. $8,000 - $12,000. <b>Bonhams, Dec. 8-18:</b> Autograph Letter Signed ("John Adams") to James Le Ray de Chaumont During the Crucial Years of the Revolutionary War. $8,000 - $12,000.
    Bonhams, Dec. 8-18: Autograph Letter Signed ("Martinus Luther") to His Friend the Theologian Gerhard Wiskamp ("Gerardo Xantho Lampadario"). $100,000 - $150,000.
    Bonhams, Dec. 8-18: An Exceptionally Fine Copy of Austenís Emma: A Novel in Three Volumes. $40,000 - $60,000.
    Bonhams, Dec. 8-18: Presentation Copy of Ernest Hemmingwayís A Farewell to Arms for Edward Titus of the Black Mankin Press. $30,000 - $50,000.
    Bonhams, Dec. 8-18: Autograph Manuscript Signed Integrally for "The Songs of Pooh," by Alan Alexander. $30,000 - $50,000.
    Bonhams, Dec. 8-18: Autograph Manuscript of "Three Fragments from Gˆtterd‰mmerung" by Richard Wagner. $30,000 - $50,000.
    Bonhams, Dec. 8-18: Original Preliminary Artwork, for the First Edition of Snow Crash. $20,000 - $30,000.
    Bonhams, Dec. 8-18: Autograph Letter Signed ("T.R. Malthus") to Economist Nassau Senior on Wealth, Labor and Adam Smith. $20,000 - $30,000.
    Bonhams, Dec. 8-18: History of the Peloponnesian War by Thucydides Finely Bound by Michael Wilcox. $20,000 - $30,000.
    Bonhams, Dec. 8-18: First Edition of Lewis and Clark: Travels to the Source of the Missouri River and Across the American Continent to the Pacific Ocean. $8,000 - $12,000.
    Bonhams, Dec. 8-18: Original Artwork for the First Edition of Neal Stephenson's Groundbreaking Novel Snow Crash. $100,000 - $150,000.
    Bonhams, Dec. 8-18: A Complete Set Signed Deluxe Editions of King's The Dark Tower Series by Stephen King. $8,000 - $12,000.
    Bonhams, Dec. 8-18: Autograph Letter Signed ("John Adams") to James Le Ray de Chaumont During the Crucial Years of the Revolutionary War. $8,000 - $12,000.
  • <center><b>Sotheby’s<br>Book Week<br>December 9-17, 2025</b></center> <b>Sotheby’s, Dec. 17:</b> Francesco Colonna. <i>Hypnerotomachie,</i> Paris, 1546, Parisian calf by Wotton Binder C for Marcus Fugger. €200,000 to €300,000. <b>Sotheby’s, Dec. 17:</b> Nausea. <i>De principiis dialectices Gorgias,</i> and other works, Venice, 1523, morocco gilt for Cardinal Campeggio. €3,000 to €4,000. <b>Sotheby’s, Dec. 17:</b> Billon. <i>Le fort inexpugnable de l'honneur,</i> Paris, 1555, Parisian calf gilt for Peter Ernst, Graf von Mansfeld. €120,000 to €180,000. <center><b>Sotheby’s<br>Book Week<br>December 9-17, 2025</b></center> <b>Sotheby’s, Dec. 16:</b> Salinger, J.D. The Graham Family archive, including autographed letters, an inscribed Catcher, a rare studio photograph of the author, and more. $120,000 to $180,000. <b>Sotheby’s, Dec. 16:</b> [Austen, Jane]. A handsome first edition of <i>Sense and Sensibility,</i> the author's first novel. $60,000 to $80,000. <b>Sotheby’s, Dec. 16:</b> Massachusetts General Court. A powerful precursor to the Declaration of Independence: "every Act of Government … without the Consent of the People, is … Tyranny." $40,000 to $60,000.
    Sotheby’s
    Book Week
    December 9-17, 2025
    Sotheby’s, Dec. 17: Francesco Colonna. Hypnerotomachie, Paris, 1546, Parisian calf by Wotton Binder C for Marcus Fugger. €200,000 to €300,000.
    Sotheby’s, Dec. 17: Nausea. De principiis dialectices Gorgias, and other works, Venice, 1523, morocco gilt for Cardinal Campeggio. €3,000 to €4,000.
    Sotheby’s, Dec. 17: Billon. Le fort inexpugnable de l'honneur, Paris, 1555, Parisian calf gilt for Peter Ernst, Graf von Mansfeld. €120,000 to €180,000.
    Sotheby’s
    Book Week
    December 9-17, 2025
    Sotheby’s, Dec. 16: Salinger, J.D. The Graham Family archive, including autographed letters, an inscribed Catcher, a rare studio photograph of the author, and more. $120,000 to $180,000.
    Sotheby’s, Dec. 16: [Austen, Jane]. A handsome first edition of Sense and Sensibility, the author's first novel. $60,000 to $80,000.
    Sotheby’s, Dec. 16: Massachusetts General Court. A powerful precursor to the Declaration of Independence: "every Act of Government … without the Consent of the People, is … Tyranny." $40,000 to $60,000.