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Auction Name History Auction Total Sales (USD) 434,063.50
Auction Date September 20, 2025 - September 20, 2025 Low Estimate of Lots Sold (USD) 340,850.00
Sale Number #92025 High Estimate of Lots Sold (USD) 467,600.00
Total Lots 174
Sold Lots 142.0 Low Estimate of All Lots (USD) 467,850.00
% of Lots Sold 81.61% High Estimate of All Lots (USD) 631,700.00
Unsold Lots 32 Total Sales as a % of High Est. 68.71%

Top twenty-five by sale price

Lot Number Author Name Book Title Year Published Estimate Actual Price
93

c. 1776 Revolutionary War Era, British Coehorn Mortar, Cast Bronze with the Royal Cipher of King George II on top, complete with its Wooden Block Carrying & Firing Base with all securing Iron and Side Handles, Appears Unused, Choice Extremely Fine.

c. 1776 USD 3,500.00 - 4,500.00 USD 28,600.00
46

January 28, 1778-Dated Valley Forge (Seven Times), Revolutionary War Manuscript Document Signed by the Captains or NCOs of 7 different Companies of the 3rd New Hampshire Regiment of the Continental Line

January 28, 1778 USD 12,000.00 - 18,000.00 USD 26,000.00
27 JOHN HANCOCK

June 10th, 1776 Revolutionary War Partially-Printed Document Signed, JOHN HANCOCK as Continental Congress President,

June 10th, 1776 USD 8,000.00 - 10,000.00 USD 19,500.00
117

George Washington Portrait Oil and Chalk Pastel Painting, artist Signed by (Henri Leopold Levy) after Gilbert Stuart's Lansdowne (Constable-Hamilton) Portrait the original painted in 1797, Choice Extremely Fine

USD 5,000.00 - 10,000.00 USD 15,600.00
1 BENEDICT ARNOLD (1741-1801)

1772 Autographed Document Signed Nine Times Within the body of the text as either Benedict Arnold, or Arnold

1772 USD 8,000.00 - 10,000.00 USD 11,700.00
17 The Baron de Kalb Major General, + Joseph Washburn

June 9th, 1778-Dated at Camp Valley Forge, Oath of Allegience to the United States Revolutionary War Document Signed by The Baron de Kalb Major General, + Joseph Washburn, Ensign, an American Bunker Hill Patriot, witnessing Washburn's Sworn Oath

June 9th, 1778 USD 8,000.00 - 16,000.00 USD 10,400.00
169

1862 Civil War Rare Encased Postage Stamp, EP-86, HB-183, Reed-MI05. Five Cents, B. F. Miles, Peoria, Illinois Exceptionally Rare + Elusive Key Merchant Type Required to Complete the Thirty-Four Individual Encased Postage Merchant Type Set, Rarity 8

1862 USD 8,000.00 - 10,000.00 USD 9,750.00
173

c. 1867 Photograph Portrait of presidential candidate Abraham Lincoln, Inscribed on the blank reverse "Copyright Geo. B. Ayers Phila." from the original negative plate taken by Alexander Hesler on June 3, 1860 in Springfield, Illinois, Very Fine.

c. 1867 USD 4,000.00 - 5,000.00 USD 9,100.00
35 Abraham Lincoln

November 14, 1860-Dated Pre Civil War Period, Abraham Lincoln Signed Autograph Request

November 14, 1860 USD 5,500.00 - 7,500.00 USD 8,450.00
18 JEFFERSON DAVIS,

JEFFERSON DAVIS, November 11, 1861 Civil War CSA Political Content Autograph Letter Signed, Jeffn Davis

November 11, 1861 USD 8,000.00 - 10,000.00 USD 7,800.00
7 JOHN BRADFORD

June 17, 1776 JOHN BRADFORD Early Continental Navy Report of Successes Mailed to John Hancock as President of the Continental Congress

June 17, 1776 USD 8,000.00 - 12,000.00 USD 7,150.00
76

Fr. MA-158, Massachusetts Bay, August 18, 1775, One Shilling, PINE TREE vignette, Paul Revere Engraved

August 18, 1775 USD 6,000.00 - 8,000.00 USD 7,150.00
77

Colonial Currency, Revolutionary War, November 17, 1776, Paul Revere Engraved, Massachusetts, Twenty Two Shillings

November 17, 1776 USD 8,000.00 - 10,000.00 USD 7,150.00
112 George Washington

March 10, 1753-Dated Colonial Virginia, Surveyed By Mr. George Washington, an Original Frederick County, Virginia Land Indenture Surveyed by the 17 year-old Teenager For his relative Lord Fairfax and Signed by Fairfax

March 10, 1753 USD 4,000.00 - 6,000.00 USD 7,150.00
83

1774-Dated Revolutionary War Era Manuscript Document, Boston, Relating the News That King George III has Prohibited the Export of Gunpowder, Arms or Ammunition to the American Colonies and Has So Instructed the Colonial Governors, Choice Very Fine.

1774 USD 8,000.00 - 10,000.00 USD 6,500.00
193

December 1812 Exceedingly Rare Political Content Imprint, Governor William Plumer of New Hampshire becomes the 12th State to Ratify the historic, Titles of Nobility Amendment, proposed to the Original Thirteenth Amendment, United States Constitution

USD 6,000.00 - 8,000.00 USD 6,500.00
78

May 17, 1786, State of New-Jersey, Three Pounds, Red + Blue printed Face with Black Verso, central Nature Print Leaf and Five Bees as a side margin design on back

May 17, 1786 USD 6,000.00 - 8,000.00 USD 6,175.00
40 GEORGE S. PATTON, JR.

General GEORGE S. PATTON, JR. October 4, 1944 World War II Typed Letter Signed, George

1944-10-04 USD 2,000.00 - 3,000.00 USD 5,850.00
64

1773 Colonial Engraved Broadside titled: A Prospective VIEW OF DEATH, The LIFE, LAST WORDS, and DYING SPEECH of LEVI AMES,...

1773 USD 6,000.00 - 8,000.00 USD 5,850.00
65

Continental Congress Currency, April 11, 1778, $8, YORKTOWN Issue, Blue Counterfeit Detector, PCGS graded GEM NEW-65PPQ

April 11, 1778 USD 5,000.00 - 6,000.00 USD 5,850.00
130

1815 War of 1812, Rare Battle of New Orleans Printed Red on White Cotton Linen Textile,

1815 USD 4,500.00 - 6,500.00 USD 5,850.00
153

JULY 23, 1861, Confederate Newspaper Special Printed Broadside EXTRA, GLORIOUS VICTORY !, regarding the First Battle of Bull Run,

JULY 23, 1861. USD 1,200.00 - 2,400.00 USD 5,850.00
19 Designed by William Woodruff,

DECLARATION OF INDEPENDENCE, Printed Ornate Broadside

USD 5,500.00 - 7,500.00 USD 5,200.00
32 THOMAS JEFFERSON

THOMAS JEFFERSON, His Autograph Calling Card Signed, Mr. Jefferson

USD 4,000.00 - 6,000.00 USD 5,200.00
159

1862 Civil War Encased Postage Stamp, EP-1, HB-1, Scott-1, Reed AB01. One Cent, AERATED BREAD COMPANY, New York, Choice Extremely Fine. Rated as Rarity-7 (11 to 15 known).

1862 USD 5,000.00 - 6,000.00 USD 4,875.00
  • SD Scandinavian Art & Rare Book Auctions
    The Odfjell Collection
    Polar – History – Ornithology – Colour Plate Books
    Ending December 4th
    Scandinavian Art & Rare Books Auctions, Dec. 4: ROALD AMUNDSEN: «Sydpolen» [ The South Pole] 1912. First edition in jackets and publisher's slip case.
    Scandinavian Art & Rare Books Auctions, Dec. 4: AMUNDSEN & NANSEN: «Fram over Polhavet» [Farthest North] 1897. AMUNDSEN's COPY!
    Scandinavian Art & Rare Books Auctions, Dec. 4: ERNEST SHACKLETON [ed.]: «Aurora Australis» 1908. First edition. The NORWAY COPY.
    Scandinavian Art & Rare Books Auctions, Dec. 4: ERNEST SHACKLETON: «The heart of the Antarctic» + SUPPLEMENT «The Antarctic Book», 1909.
    Scandinavian Art & Rare Books Auctions, Dec. 4: SHACKLETON, BERNACCHI, CHERRY-GARRARD [ed.]: «The South Polar Times» I-III, 1902-1911.
    SD Scandinavian Art & Rare Book Auctions
    The Odfjell Collection
    Polar – History – Ornithology – Colour Plate Books
    Ending December 4th
    Scandinavian Art & Rare Books Auctions, Dec. 4: [WILLEM BARENTSZ & HENRY HUDSON] - SAEGHMAN: «Verhael van de vier eerste schip-vaerden […]», 1663.
    Scandinavian Art & Rare Books Auctions, Dec. 4: TERRA NOVA EXPEDITION | LIEUTENANT HENRY ROBERTSON BOWERS: «At the South Pole.», Gelatin Silver Print. [10¾ x 15in. (27.2 x 38.1cm.) ].
    Scandinavian Art & Rare Books Auctions, Dec. 4: ELEAZAR ALBIN: «A natural History of Birds.» + «A Supplement», 1738-40. Wonderful coloured plates.
    Scandinavian Art & Rare Books Auctions, Dec. 4: PAUL GAIMARD: «Voyage de la Commision scientific du Nord, en Scandinavie, […]», c. 1842-46. ONLY HAND COLOURED COPY KNOWN WITH TWO ORIGINAL PAINTINGS BY BIARD.
    Scandinavian Art & Rare Books Auctions, Dec. 4: JAMES JOYCE: «Ulysses», 1922. FIRST EDITION IN ORIGINAL WRAPPERS.
  • Sotheby’s
    Book Week
    December 9-17, 2025
    Sotheby’s, Dec. 11: Darwin and Wallace. On the Tendency of Species to form Varieties..., [in:] Journal of the Proceedings of the Linnean Society, Vol. III, No. 9., 1858, Darwin announces the theory of natural selection. £100,000 to £150,000.
    Sotheby’s, Dec. 11: J.K. Rowling. Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone, 1997, first edition, hardback issue, inscribed by the author pre-publication. £100,000 to £150,000.
    Sotheby’s, Dec. 11: Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart. Autograph sketchleaf including a probable draft for the E flat Piano Quartet, K.493, 1786. £150,000 to £200,000.
    Sotheby’s, Dec. 12: Hooke, Robert. Micrographia: or some Physiological Descriptions of Minute Bodies made by Magnifying Glasses. London: James Allestry for the Royal Society, 1667. $12,000 to $15,000.
    Sotheby’s, Dec. 12: Chappuzeau, Samuel. The history of jewels, first edition in English. London: T.N. for Hobart Kemp, 1671. $12,000 to $18,000.
    Sotheby’s, Dec. 12: Sowerby, James. Exotic Mineralogy, containing his most realistic mineral depictions, London: Benjamin Meredith, 1811, Arding and Merrett, 1817. $5,000 to $7,000.
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  • Swann
    Maps & Atlases, Natural History & Color Plate Books
    December 9, 2025
    Swann, Dec. 9: Lot 156: Cornelis de Jode, Americae pars Borealis, double-page engraved map of North America, Antwerp, 1593.
    Swann, Dec. 9: Lot 206: John and Alexander Walker, Map of the United States, London and Liverpool, 1827.
    Swann, Dec. 9: Lot 223: Abraham Ortelius, Typus Orbis Terrarum, hand-colored double-page engraved world map, Antwerp, 1575.
    Swann
    Maps & Atlases, Natural History & Color Plate Books
    December 9, 2025
    Swann, Dec. 9: Lot 233: Aaron Arrowsmith, Chart of the World, oversize engraved map on 8 sheets, London, 1790 (circa 1800).
    Swann, Dec. 9: Lot 239: Fielding Lucas, A General Atlas, 81 engraved maps and diagrams, Baltimore, 1823.
    Swann, Dec. 9: Lot 240: Anthony Finley, A New American Atlas, 15 maps engraved by james hamilton young on 14 double-page sheets, Philadelphia, 1826.
    Swann
    Maps & Atlases, Natural History & Color Plate Books
    December 9, 2025
    Swann, Dec. 9: Lot 263: John Bachmann, Panorama of the Seat of War, portfolio of 4 double-page chromolithographed panoramic maps, New York, 1861.
    Swann, Dec. 9: Lot 265: Sebastian Münster, Cosmographei, Basel: Sebastian Henricpetri, 1558.
    Swann, Dec. 9: Lot 271: Abraham Ortelius, Epitome Theatri Orteliani, Antwerp: Johann Baptist Vrients, 1601.
    Swann
    Maps & Atlases, Natural History & Color Plate Books
    December 9, 2025
    Swann, Dec. 9: Lot 283: Joris van Spilbergen, Speculum Orientalis Occidentalisque Indiae, Leiden: Nicolaus van Geelkercken for Jodocus Hondius, 1619.
    Swann, Dec. 9: Lot 285: Levinus Hulsius, Achtzehender Theil der Newen Welt, 14 engraved folding maps, Frankfurt: Johann Frederick Weiss, 1623.
    Swann, Dec. 9: Lot 341: John James Audubon, Carolina Parrot, Plate 26, London, 1827.