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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
  • Gros & Delettrez, Feb. 11: DALVIMART, Octavien ou d’ALVIMAR(T). The Costume of Turkey
    Gros & Delettrez, Feb. 11: DALVIMART, Octavien ou d’ALVIMAR(T)]. CLARK. The Military Costume of Turkey
    Gros & Delettrez, Feb. 11: HOMMAIRE DE HELL, Ignace-Xavier. LAURENS, Jules. Voyage en Turquie et en Perse
    Gros & Delettrez, Feb. 11: POSTEL, Guillaume. De la République des Turc
    Gros & Delettrez, Feb. 11: PREZIOSI, Amadeo. Stamboul. Souvenir d’Orient.
    Gros & Delettrez, Feb. 11: COSTUMES. EMPIRE OTTOMAN.
    Gros & Delettrez, Feb. 11: PRISSE D'AVENNES, Achille Constant T. Emile. L'Art Arabe
    Gros & Delettrez, Feb. 11: PRISSE D'AVENNES. Histoire de l'art Egyptie
    Gros & Delettrez, Feb. 11: BESANCENOT, Jean. Costumes et types du Maroc.
    Gros & Delettrez, Feb. 11: COSTUMES OTTOMANS. Suite de figures ottomanes à l’aquarelle
    Gros & Delettrez, Feb. 11: LES MILLE ET UNE NUIT, contes arabes
    Gros & Delettrez, Feb. 11: SCHLEGEL, Hermann et A. H. VERSTER van WULVERHORST. Traité de Fauconnerie - Planches
    Gros & Delettrez, Feb. 11: THEVENOT, Melchisédec. Relation de divers voyages curieux
    Gros & Delettrez, Feb. 11:
  • Old World Auctions (Feb 11):
    Lot 11. Blaeu's Superb World Map on a Polar Projection (1695) Est. $5,500 - $7,000
    Old World Auctions (Feb 11):
    Lot 36. Schedel's Ancient World Map with Humanoid Creatures (1493) Est. $14,000 - $17,000
    Old World Auctions (Feb 11):
    Lot 49. One of the First Lunar Globes to Show the Far Side of the Moon (1963) Est. $1,000 - $1,300
    Old World Auctions (Feb 11):
    Lot 5. The First World Map with Lavish Allegorical Vignettes of the Continents (1594) Est. $15,000 - $17,000
    Old World Auctions (Feb 11):
    Lot 55. Anti-British Propaganda Map with Churchill as an Octopus (1942) Est. $2,000 - $2,300
    Old World Auctions (Feb 11):
    Lot 197. One of the Most Influential Maps of Westward Expansion (1846) Est. $9,500 - $12,000
    Old World Auctions (Feb 11):
    Lot 10. Scarce Pitt Edition of Carte-a-Figures Map of the World (1680) Est. $9,500 - $11,000
    Old World Auctions (Feb 11):
    Lot 220. A Fine, Early Rendering of San Francisco (1874) Est. $2,200 - $2,500
    Old World Auctions (Feb 11):
    Lot 707. Hand-Colored Image of the Presentation of Jesus with Gilt Highlights (1450) Est. $1,600 - $1,900
    Old World Auctions (Feb 11):
    Lot 80. One of the Most Important Maps Perpetuating the Myth of the Island of California (1680) Est. $3,250 - $4,000
    Old World Auctions (Feb 11):
    Lot 725. Homann's Atlas Featuring 26 Folio-Sized Maps in Original Color (1715) Est. $4,500 - $5,500
    Old World Auctions (Feb 11):
    Lot 169. One of the Earliest Maps to Show Philadelphia (1695) Est. $4,750 - $6,000