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Goldberg Coins and Collectibles: The Winter Collectibles Sale

Auction Reports

Auction Name	The Winter Collectibles Sale	Total Sales (USD)	148,518.38
Auction Date	February 25, 2026 - February 26, 2026	Low Estimate of Lots Sold (USD)	107,125.00
Sale Number	#22526	High Estimate of Lots Sold (USD)	173,349.00
Total Lots	245
Sold Lots	172.0	Low Estimate of All Lots (USD)	133,200.00
% of Lots Sold	70.20%	High Estimate of All Lots (USD)	216,848.00
Unsold Lots	73	Total Sales as a % of High Est.	68.49%

Top twenty-five by sale price

Lot Number	Author Name	Book Title	Year Published	Estimate	Actual Price
1617	George Washington	George Washington: Rare Document/Diploma Signed "Society of the Cincinnati" Partially Printed on Vellum. Superior Washin	N/A	USD 8,000.00 - 12,000.00	USD 17,212.50
1574	Herbert B. Leonard	Herbert B. Leonard: Producer NAKED CITY. Personal Collection of 16 Bound Volumes of Scripts, Numerous Revised Pages 1958	N/A	USD 4,000.00 - 6,000.00	USD 6,693.75
1619	Abraham Lincoln	Abraham Lincoln: Civil War Dated Military Commission Signed by Lincoln as the 16th President, Co-signed by Edwin Stanton	N/A	USD 4,000.00 - 6,000.00	USD 6,120.00
1566	Orville Wright	Orville Wright: Signed Photo First Manned-Flight, 1903 and Autographed Christmas Card Signed.	N/A	USD 1,000.00 - 1,500.00	USD 5,355.00
1578	Niccolo Paganini	Niccolo Paganini: Acclaimed Violinist and Composer, Rare Autographed Letter Signed in Italian Dated 1831 in Excellent Co	N/A	USD 1,500.00 - 2,500.00	USD 5,100.00
1636		Nuremberg War Crimes Trials Photos. Complete Set of 55, A Photo From Every Trial. Includes Original 4 Page Descriptions	N/A	USD 1,000.00 - 1,500.00	USD 5,100.00
1525	Ernest Hemingway	Ernest Hemingway: "A Farewell To Arms" (1929) Signed Limited Edition to 510 Copies This Volume #385 in Modest Condition.	N/A	USD 1,000.00 - 3,000.00	USD 3,825.00
1618	Zachary Taylor, 12th US President	Zachary Taylor, President and Major General in the US Army, Last Will and Testament Including Noteworthy Considerations	N/A	USD 5,000.00 - 8,000.00	USD 3,825.00
1624	James Madison	James Madison: Two Letters Signed, One Dated 1782 a Co-Sign of a Letter Penned to Benjamin Harrison, The Second Dated 18	N/A	USD 700.00 - 1,200.00	USD 3,697.50
1575	Herbert B. Leonard, Producer	Herbert B. Leonard, Producer: THE ADVENTURES OF RIN-TIN-TIN 1956-1959. 26 Scripts in 2 Volumes Plus Leonard's Personal P	N/A	USD 1,500.00 - 2,000.00	USD 2,932.50
1683	Apollo 11	Apollo 11: Neil Armstrong, First Man on the Moon. Outstanding Inscribed and Signed Vintage Photo Entitled "First Step" L	N/A	USD 2,000.00 - 3,000.00	USD 2,805.00
1684	Apollo 11	Apollo 11: Neil Armstrong, First Man on the Moon. Outstanding Signed NASA Portrait Photo in White Suit COA by Zarelli	N/A	USD 2,000.00 - 3,000.00	USD 2,805.00
1568	Amelia Earhart	Amelia Earhart Signed Program Cover Photo as Keynote Speaker. Superb Signature, Clearly Legible, 1935	N/A	USD 900.00 - 1,500.00	USD 2,677.50
1622	James Monroe and John Quincy Adams	James Monroe and John Quincy Adams Signed Patent for a James Cooper "That He Has Invented a New and Useful Improvement",	N/A	USD 1,000.00 - 1,500.00	USD 2,295.00
1682	Apollo 11	Apollo 11: Neil Armstrong, First Man on the Moon. Outstanding Inscribed and Signed Vintage Photo Entitled "First Step" L	N/A	USD 2,000.00 - 3,000.00	USD 2,231.25
1579	Edvard Grieg	Edvard Grieg: Elaborate Musical Quotation Signed and Dated 1900 and a Near Mint Cabinet Cabinet Card Inscribed and Boldl	N/A	USD 1,500.00 - 2,500.00	USD 2,040.00
1548	Percy B. Shelley,	Percy B. Shelley, The Cenci A Tragedy in Five Acts: Rare First Edition, London 1819	N/A	USD 3,000.00 - 5,000.00	USD 1,912.50
1547	Henry David Thoreau	Henry David Thoreau: American Poet, Philosopher and Celebrated Naturalist. Cut Signature	N/A	USD 100.00 - 300.00	USD 1,785.00
1640	Civil War	Civil War: Five (5) Union Generals of Distinction: Ambrose Burnside, Daniel Butterfield, Joshua Chamberlain, P.T. Beaure	N/A	USD 800.00 - 1,200.00	USD 1,785.00
1581	Franz Liszt	Franz Liszt: Two Boldly Penned ALS by Legendary Hungarian Composer and Piano Virtuoso + One Unsigned Letter on George Sa	N/A	USD 600.00 - 1,000.00	USD 1,721.25
1641	Robert E. Lee	Robert E. Lee: Outstanding Framed Presentation with Wisps of His Hair and Autographed Free Frank Signed	N/A	USD 700.00 - 1,200.00	USD 1,721.25
1506	Robert Morris	Robert Morris: Significant Figure in American History, Financier of the American Revolution. ALS Dated 1803	N/A	USD 600.00 - 1,000.00	USD 1,593.75
1639	Otto E. Reik	Otto E. Reik: Research Analyst with the Nuremberg War Crimes Branch, Archive of Documents Including Letter Signed by Har	N/A	USD 800.00 - 1,500.00	USD 1,593.75
1645	J.E. Johnston, Braxton Bragg, James Longstreet, and Jubal Early.	Civil War, Four (4) Confederate Generals: J.E. Johnston, Braxton Bragg, James Longstreet, and Jubal Early. Letters with	N/A	USD 600.00 - 1,500.00	USD 1,593.75
1621	George Washington	George Washington: Strands of Hair with Signed COA by Charles Hamilton with Provenance. From the Custis-Powell Family	N/A	USD 1,000.00 - 2,500.00	USD 1,530.00

ALDE, Apr. 8: GUEVARA (ANTONIO DE). Histoire de Marc-Aurèle, Empereur Romain, vray miroir et horloge des Princes. Paris, Pierre et Galliot du Pré, frères, 1565. €3,000 to €4,000.

ALDE, Apr. 8: HEURES DE LA VIERGE. Horæ in laudem beatissimæ virginis Mariæ ad usum Romanum. Paris, Charles L'Angelier, 1556. €4,000 to €5,000.

ALDE, Apr. 8: MONTAIGNE (MICHEL DE). Les Essais. Édition nouvelle, trouvée après le deceds de l'autheur… Paris, Abel L'Angelier, 1595. €6,000 to €8,000.

ALDE, Apr. 8: [ROJAS (FERNANDO DE)]. Celestina, tragicomedia di Calisto et Melibea, tradotta de lingua castigliana in italiano idioma… Venise, 1531. €2,000 to €3,000.

ALDE, Apr. 8: CAMÕES (LUÍS DE). Os Lusiadas. Lisbonne, Pedro Crasbeeck, 1613. €2,000 to €3,000.

ALDE, Apr. 8: CERVANTES (MIGUEL DE). El Ingenioso hidalgo Don Quixote de la Mancha. Bruxelles, Roger Velpius & Huberto Antonio, 1611. €6,000 to €8,000.

ALDE, Apr. 8: LA FONTAINE (JEAN DE). Fables choisies, mises en vers. Paris, Denys Thierry et Claude Barbin, 1678-1694. €6,000 to €8,000.

ALDE, Apr. 8: CERVANTES (MIGUEL DE). El Ingenioso hidalgo Don Quixote de la Mancha. Madrid, Joaquin Ibarra, 1780. €3,000 to €4,000.

ALDE, Apr. 8: DIDEROT (DENIS) ET JEAN LE ROND D'ALEMBERT. Encyclopédie, ou dictionnaire raisonné des sciences, des arts et des métiers. Paris, 1751-1765. €15,000 to €20,000.

ALDE, Apr. 8: [LIVRE TISSÉ]. LAMARTINE (Alphonse de). Les Laboureurs. Poème tiré de Jocelyn… Lyon, J. A. Henry, 1883. €8,000 to €10,000.

ALDE, Apr. 8: [LIVRE TISSÉ]. Livre de prières tissé d'après les enluminures des manuscrits du XIVe au XVIe siècle. Lyon, [A. Roux], 1886. €5,000 to €6,000.
Sotheby’s
Books, Manuscripts & Objects from Three Important Collections
Open for Bidding 2-17 April

Sotheby’s, Apr. 2-17: [Guillaume de Lorris and Jean de Meun]. Le Roman de la Rose, [Geneva or Lyons, c.1481], first printed edition of the most important medieval French vernacular poem. £200,000 to £300,000.

Sotheby’s, Apr. 2-17: Castiglione. Il libro del cortegiano. [Venice], April 1528, first edition, in a magnificent binding by Jean Picard for Jean Grolier. £100,000 to £150,000.

Sotheby’s, Apr. 2-17: Jacobus de Cessolis. Schachzabelbuch, Strasbourg, 1483, von der Lasa copy. £50,000 to £70,000.

Sotheby’s, Apr. 2-17: World Championship, 1972. A collection of 84 press photographs of the famed match between Spassky and Fischer. £2,000 to £3,000.

Sotheby’s, Apr. 2-17: Ben Franklin. Autograph letter signed, to Lord Shelburne, British Prime Minister, during peace negotiations, November 1782. £15,000 to £20,000.