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Auction Reports

Auction Name Rare Autographs, Manuscripts & Books Total Sales (USD) 926,521.90
Auction Date January 07, 2026 - January 07, 2026 Low Estimate of Lots Sold (USD) 502,650.00
Sale Number #10726 High Estimate of Lots Sold (USD) 676,800.00
Total Lots 462
Sold Lots 457.0 Low Estimate of All Lots (USD) 518,950.00
% of Lots Sold 98.92% High Estimate of All Lots (USD) 699,400.00
Unsold Lots 5 Total Sales as a % of High Est. 132.47%

Top twenty-five by sale price

Lot Number Author Name Book Title Year Published Estimate Actual Price
53 Jefferson Signed; Plutarch

Jefferson's Owned & Signed "Plutarch's Morals" Vol. 4, Foundational to Declaration of Independence. 1st Time at Auction in Nearly 200 Years!

 ca. 1718 USD 26,000.00 - 35,000.00 USD 112,500.00
88

One of the Finest Lincoln Assassination Letters Extant April 15, 1865 Illustrated and Beyond Dramatic! 8pp.

 April 15, 1865 USD 15,000.00 - 24,000.00 USD 40,625.00
84 Abraham Lincoln

Abraham Lincoln Donates $5 to Springfield's Catholic Church, PSA NM-MT 8: Historic Check to Dr. P. Moran - Later He Campaigned For Lincoln For President. A New Discovery!

 September 5, 1859 USD 20,000.00 - 25,000.00 USD 34,375.00
103 John H. Surratt,

John H. Surratt, Accused Lincoln Assassination Conspirator, Signed 4x & War Dated, Unique!

 November 10, 1863 USD 3,000.00 - 5,000.00 USD 17,500.00
490 Isaac Newton

Isaac Newton Highly Important Religious Manuscript with 85+ Words in his Hand, Ex-Bonhams

 [ca. 1710-1720] USD 18,000.00 - 20,000.00 USD 16,875.00
331 Marilyn Monroe

Marilyn Monroe Gorgeous Signed & Inscribed Photograph, PSA Authenticated

 n.d. [ca. 1953] USD 15,000.00 - 20,000.00 USD 16,250.00
82 M. Lincoln

M. Lincoln Calls Abe a "great & good man, who loved & served his country so well" - Seeks Pension "After the death of my dearly beloved husband"

 May 21, 1870 USD 12,000.00 - 15,000.00 USD 13,750.00
434 Ernest Hemingway

Rare Ernest Hemingway 1 of 10 Signed Presentation Copies of "Farewell to Arms"

 ca. 1929 USD 14,000.00 - 16,000.00 USD 13,750.00
54 Thomas Jefferson

Thomas Jefferson Certifies An Act Concerning Deserters and Commerce on The High Seas!

 February 16, 1792 USD 10,000.00 - 15,000.00 USD 12,500.00
86 Lincoln

Lincoln Endorsement for Release of One of Morgan's Raiders in October 1864, After Mom Begs for Release!

 October 31, 1864 USD 7,000.00 - 10,000.00 USD 12,500.00
294

1859 Receipt for Enslaved Teenager, a "Negro Man... of Dark Color" Incredibly Rare

 December 6, 1859 USD 1,000.00 - 1,500.00 USD 12,500.00
371 Robert E. Lee

Robert E. Lee Requests "additional Canon" & Tells Troops to "bring his ammunition, 100 rounds at least" - Superb Battle Letter

 September 27, 1861 USD 9,000.00 - 12,000.00 USD 12,500.00
377 George Pickett

George Pickett PSA GEM MT 10 Signed CDV, JSA Authentication Too, 1 of 2 Known!

 ca. 1862 USD 6,000.00 - 8,000.00 USD 12,500.00
456 Ayn Rand

Ayn Rand 11pp Revised AMS "The Cold Civil War" For LA Times Newspaper- 900+ Words in Her Hand!

 1962-07-12 USD 12,000.00 - 15,000.00 USD 11,875.00
275 J.P. Morgan

Fantastic J.P. Morgan Multi-Million Dollar Checkbook from 1908-1918, Complete with Checks

 ca. 1908-1918 USD 800.00 - 1,000.00 USD 10,880.00
1 John Adams

John Adams ALS for a Marine "ambitions of serving his county at sea"

 March 11, 1815 USD 6,000.00 - 8,000.00 USD 10,625.00
85 Abraham Lincoln

Abraham Lincoln DS Appointing 2nd Lieutenant, U.S. Infantry

 February 23, 1863 USD 7,000.00 - 9,000.00 USD 9,375.00
87 A. Lincoln

A. Lincoln Gives Rebel Woman Pass to Visit Prisoner of War Husband - A Well-Documented Exchange Showing a Very Human Lincoln!

 January 11, 1865 USD 6,500.00 - 9,000.00 USD 8,750.00
296

"Life of Andre" With 250 Items and a George Washington Letter

 various USD 3,000.00 - 5,000.00 USD 8,750.00
514 Babe Ruth

Babe Ruth PSA Type II Signed Conlon Photo, With Ruth Miniature Louisville Slugger, 16.25"

 n.d. but ca. 1940s USD 5,000.00 - 7,000.00 USD 8,750.00
279 Vanderbilt

Vanderbilt Multi-Million Dollar Checkbook from 1883, Complete with Checks, Fantastic!

 ca. 1883 USD 800.00 - 1,000.00 USD 8,320.00
308 Marquis de Lafayette

Marquis de Lafayette ALS Re: 1776 - Almost Certainly the American Revolution - Plus Enlightenment Philosophes!

 "dimanche matin" ["Sunday morning"] USD 1,000.00 - 1,500.00 USD 8,320.00
422 Joseph Conrad

Joseph Conrad 1st Edition, 1st Impression of "Lord Jim"

 ca. 1900 USD 1,000.00 - 1,200.00 USD 8,125.00
429 F. Scott Fitzgerald

F. Scott Fitzgerald Fabulous ANS while Writing "The Great Gatsby" Praising a Young Author!

 ca. 1924 USD 3,500.00 - 5,000.00 USD 8,125.00
92

Detailed Battle Content & Lincoln's Assassination in Civil War Diary!

 ca. 1862-1865 USD 2,400.00 - 3,500.00 USD 7,500.00
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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):
    Lot 169. One of the Earliest Maps to Show Philadelphia (1695) Est. $4,750 - $6,000