Heritage Auctions: Historical Manuscripts Including Texana Signature Auction
Auction Reports
| Auction Name | Historical Manuscripts Including Texana Signature Auction | Total Sales (USD) | 86,491.50 |
| Auction Date | November 08, 2025 - November 08, 2025 | Low Estimate of Lots Sold (USD) | 31,868.00 |
| Sale Number | #30152 | High Estimate of Lots Sold (USD) | 47,802.00 |
| Total Lots | 182 | ||
| Sold Lots | 173.0 | Low Estimate of All Lots (USD) | 33,068.00 |
| % of Lots Sold | 95.05% | High Estimate of All Lots (USD) | 49,602.00 |
| Unsold Lots | 9 | Total Sales as a % of High Est. | 174.37% |
Top twenty-five by sale price
| Lot Number | Author Name | Book Title | Year Published | Estimate | Actual Price |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 67049 | Alexander Hamilton | Alexander Hamilton Letter Signed. |
USD 1,200.00 - 1,800.00 | USD 10,000.00 | |
| 67051 | Alexander Hamilton | Alexander Hamilton Letter Signed. |
USD 1,200.00 - 1,800.00 | USD 5,125.00 | |
| 67050 | Alexander Hamilton | Alexander Hamilton Letter Signed. |
USD 1,200.00 - 1,800.00 | USD 4,125.00 | |
| 67082 | John Adams | John Adams Signed Writ Engrossed in His Hand. |
USD 1,200.00 - 1,800.00 | USD 2,500.00 | |
| 67052 | Henry Knox | Henry Knox Letters Signed (3). |
USD 200.00 - 300.00 | USD 2,375.00 | |
| 67038 | Gilbert du Motier, Marquis de Lafayette | Gilbert du Motier, Marquis de Lafayette Autograph Letter Signed. |
USD 560.00 - 840.00 | USD 1,750.00 | |
| 67159 | Group Lot | Group Lot of Sixteen Documents from the Reigns of Eight British Monarchs. |
Not Available | USD 1,562.50 | |
| 67180 | Yuri Gagarin | Yuri Gagarin Signed Cover. |
USD 400.00 - 600.00 | USD 1,562.50 | |
| 67056 | Benjamin Stoddert | Benjamin Stoddert Autograph Letter Signed. |
Not Available | USD 1,437.50 | |
| 67084 | James Madison | James Madison Check Signed as President. |
USD 800.00 - 1,200.00 | USD 1,375.00 | |
| 67096 | Ulysses S. Grant | Ulysses S. Grant Clipped Signature and Carte de Visite. |
USD 400.00 - 600.00 | USD 1,250.00 | |
| 67023 | [Republic of Texas]. City of Sabine $1000 Stock Certificate. |
USD 240.00 - 360.00 | USD 1,125.00 | ||
| 67083 | James Madison and James Monroe | James Madison and James Monroe Scallop Top Ship's Passport Signed. |
USD 800.00 - 1,200.00 | USD 1,062.50 | |
| 67181 | Yuri Gagarin | Yuri Gagarin Signed Postcard. |
USD 480.00 - 720.00 | USD 968.75 | |
| 67007 | Republic of Texas $50 Note with Mirabeau Lamar Secretarial Signature. |
Not Available | USD 906.25 | ||
| 67046 | Salmon Chase | Salmon Chase Autograph Letters Signed (2). |
Not Available | USD 906.25 | |
| 67057 | Bushrod Washington | Bushrod Washington Autograph Document Signed. |
Not Available | USD 906.25 | |
| 67062 | Group Lot of Civil War Signatures and Cartes de Visite (17). |
USD 328.00 - 492.00 | USD 875.00 | ||
| 67110 | Theodore Roosevelt and William H. Taft | Theodore Roosevelt and William H. Taft Military Appointment Signed. |
USD 320.00 - 480.00 | USD 875.00 | |
| 67111 | Theodore Roosevelt and William H. Taft | Theodore Roosevelt and William H. Taft Military Appointment Signed. |
USD 320.00 - 480.00 | USD 875.00 | |
| 67004 | Galveston Bay & Texas Land Company Certificate. |
USD 400.00 - 600.00 | USD 812.50 | ||
| 67120 | Herbert Hoover | Herbert Hoover Autograph Letter Signed. |
Not Available | USD 812.50 | |
| 67006 | Government of Texas $20 Note with Sam Houston Secretarial Signature. |
Not Available | USD 781.25 | ||
| 67090 | John Tyler and John C. Calhoun | John Tyler and John C. Calhoun Four Language Ship's Passport Signed. |
USD 800.00 - 1,200.00 | USD 781.25 | |
| 67008 | [Republic of Texas]. Francis R. Lubbock Certificate Signed. |
Not Available | USD 750.00 |
![<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.](https://ae-files.s3.amazonaws.com/AdvertisementPhotos/9a74d9ff-42dd-46a1-8bb2-b636c4cec796.png "<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>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.](https://ae-files.s3.amazonaws.com/AdvertisementPhotos/8caddaea-4c1f-47a7-9455-62f53af36e3f.jpg "<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.")
