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Freeman's | Hindman: Printed and Manuscript Americana

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Auction Name Printed and Manuscript Americana Total Sales (USD) 1,902,496.00
Auction Date January 29, 2026 - January 29, 2026 Low Estimate of Lots Sold (USD) 908,600.00
Sale Number #6465 High Estimate of Lots Sold (USD) 1,366,400.00
Total Lots 153
Sold Lots 125.0 Low Estimate of All Lots (USD) 1,033,700.00
% of Lots Sold 81.70% High Estimate of All Lots (USD) 1,557,800.00
Unsold Lots 28 Total Sales as a % of High Est. 122.13%

Top twenty-five by sale price

Lot Number Author Name Book Title Year Published Estimate Actual Price
29 Hancock, John.

Manuscript Document, signed

 USD 150,000.00 - 250,000.00 USD 563,200.00
148 Washington, George.

Autograph Letter, signed

 USD 250,000.00 - 350,000.00 USD 371,200.00
23 (Dickinson, John, and Thomas Jefferson).

A Declaration of the Representatives of the United Colonies of North-America, now met in General Congress at Philadelphia, setting forth the Causes and Necessity of their taking up Arms

 USD 70,000.00 - 100,000.00 USD 76,800.00
84 Lincoln, Abraham.

Autograph Note, signed

 USD 20,000.00 - 30,000.00 USD 64,000.00
109 Catlin, George.

Catlin's North American Indian Portfolio. Hunting Scenes and Amusements of the Rocky Mountains and Prairies of America...

 USD 40,000.00 - 60,000.00 USD 64,000.00
98 Scull, Nicholas.

To the Honourable Thomas Penn and Richard Penn Esqrs. True & absolute Proprietaries & Governours of the Province of Pennsylvania & Counties of New-Castle Kent & Sussex on Delaware This Map Of the improved Part of the Province of Pennsylvania...

 USD 35,000.00 - 50,000.00 USD 48,000.00
25 Force, Peter.

In Congress, July 4, 1776... [Declaration of Independence]

 ca. 1833 USD 20,000.00 - 30,000.00 USD 41,600.00
66 (Hamilton, Alexander, and John Jay, and James Madison).

The Federalist: A Collection of Essays, Written in Favour of the New Constitution, as Agreed Upon by the Federal Convention, September 17, 1787

 1788 USD 15,000.00 - 25,000.00 USD 41,600.00
149 Washington, George.

Autograph Letter, signed

 USD 25,000.00 - 35,000.00 USD 38,400.00
77 Franklin, Benjamin.

Autograph Letter, signed

 October 17, 1788 USD 25,000.00 - 35,000.00 USD 32,000.00
85 Leale, Charles A.

Autograph Notes Recounting Lincoln's Assassination

 No date, ca. 1880s-1900s. USD 4,000.00 - 6,000.00 USD 28,800.00
86 Leale, Charles A.

Autograph Notes Recounting Lincoln's Assassination

 USD 5,000.00 - 8,000.00 USD 28,800.00
102

The Deplorable State of New-England, By Reason of a Covetous and Treacherous Governour, and Pusillanimous Counsellors...to be Published in their Boston News-letter...

 1708 USD 4,000.00 - 6,000.00 USD 24,320.00
74 [Franklin, Benjamin]

Franklin, Benjamin. Autograph Letter, signed

 USD 15,000.00 - 25,000.00 USD 20,480.00
34 Lafayette, Gilbert du Motier, Marquis de.

Autograph Letter, signed

 August 27, 1825 USD 4,000.00 - 6,000.00 USD 19,200.00
75 [Franklin, Benjamin]

Remarques Sur la Navigation de Terre-Neuve a New-York afin d'euiter les Courrants et les bas-fonds au Sud de Nantuckett et du Banc de George

 ca. 1780-85 USD 10,000.00 - 15,000.00 USD 19,200.00
73 [Franklin, Benjamin]

(Franklin, Benjamin) A Narrative of the Late Massacres, in Lancaster County, of a Number of Indians, Friends of this Province, by Persons Unknown. With some Observations on the same

 1764 USD 6,000.00 - 9,000.00 USD 16,640.00
124 [Kennedy, John F.]

Inaugural Addresses of the Presidents of the United States From George Washington 1789 to John F. Kennedy 1961

 1961 USD 8,000.00 - 12,000.00 USD 16,640.00
21 Adams, Samuel.

Autograph Letter, signed

 September 19, 1779 USD 7,000.00 - 10,000.00 USD 15,360.00
76 Franklin, Benjamin.

Manuscript Document, signed

 May 10, 1787 USD 12,000.00 - 18,000.00 USD 15,360.00
90 Carroll, Lewis (Charles Lutwidge Dodgson).

Alice's Adventures in Wonderland

 1866 USD 4,000.00 - 6,000.00 USD 15,360.00
41 Revere, Paul.

Manuscript Document, signed

 March 12, 1778 USD 8,000.00 - 12,000.00 USD 12,800.00
70 [Franklin, Benjamin]

Sewel, William. The History of the Rise, Increase, and Progress, of the Christian People Called Quakers: Intermixed with Several Remarkable Occurrences...

 USD 6,000.00 - 9,000.00 USD 12,800.00
152

Cassidy, Butch, and the Sundance Kid. Pinkerton's National Detective Agency Wanted Poster for the Wild Bunch

 USD 8,000.00 - 12,000.00 USD 12,800.00
31 Henry, Patrick.

Autograph Letter, signed

 November 21, 1776 USD 4,000.00 - 6,000.00 USD 10,880.00
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    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):
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