Source : Collection MC

Source Title Christophe Colomb et Les Premiers Voyageurs en Amerique / Collection M. C.
Description

This extraordinary auction, held in Paris on March 30, 1992 featured a small collection of extremely important items relating to the Americas. A Columbus Letter was included in the sale. M. Bernard Clavreuil prepared the sale. He and his son Stephane are Parisian book dealers.

Prepared by M. Bernard Clavreuil, Expert

Publisher: Ader Tajan
Scope of Text
Total Records in AED 0
  • Freeman’s, August 20. President Washington Reaffirms the US Treaty of Friendship and Peace with Morocco, the Longest Unbroken Treaty in US History. $50,000 – 80,000.
    Freeman’s, August 20. Weeks After Victory at Yorktown, Benjamin Franklin Promises Repayment of a French Loan that Funded the American Revolution. $200,000 – 300,000.
    Freeman’s, August 20. Rare First Edition of the Foundational Text of the Mormon Church. $100,000 – 150,000.
    Freeman’s, August 20. President Washington Sends the First Major Law Passed by Congress, the Tariff Act of 1789. $100,000 – 150,000.
    Freeman’s, August 20. A Scarce Example of Audubon's Depiction of a Brown Pelican, Plate CCLI from his Birds of America. $30,000 – 50,000.
    Freeman’s, August 20. The Official and First Obtainable Broadside Printing of the Lincoln's Final Emancipation Proclamation. $30,000 – 50,000.