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<center>University Archives Rare Manuscripts, Books & Sports Memorabilia February 1, 2023

University Archives, Feb. 1: Thomas Paine ALS Confirming Christmas Eve Attack Likely Based on Anti-Christianity, “The account you heard of a man firing into my house is true.” $24,000 to $35,000.

University Archives, Feb. 1: George Washington Gives a Horse and Guns to His Loyal Guard 10 Days Before Resigning as Commander-in-Chief. $20,000 to $30,000.

University Archives, Feb. 1: John Hancock ALS, “General Howe is bent on coming here” - Troops, Martha Washington, & 1777 Continental Congress, to Wife Dolly! $20,000 to $30,000.

<center>University Archives Rare Manuscripts, Books & Sports Memorabilia February 1, 2023

University Archives, Feb. 1: Abraham Lincoln Boldly and Fully Signs Appointment of Consul Who Would Facilitate Bond Sales in Europe Financing Civil War. $6,000 to $7,000.

University Archives, Feb. 1: The Rarest of Dual Signed Kennedy Items! 1963 Christmas Card with "Blessed Christmas" Removed at the Last Minute for Kennedy's Jewish Friends. $15,000 to $20,000.

University Archives, Feb. 1: George Gershwin Signed Contract for 1st Production of Porgy and Bess, Also Signed by Dubose Heyward & Ira Gershwin, Historic! $15,000 to $20,000.

<center>University Archives Rare Manuscripts, Books & Sports Memorabilia February 1, 2023

University Archives, Feb. 1: Einstein Signed, “Two years after the fall of the German Goyim” 1st Ed. of Mein Weltbild. $12,000 to $14,000.

University Archives, Feb. 1: Walt Disney Fantasia-Era Boldly Signed TLS Re: "Special Effects Department," PSA Certified Authentic & With Phil Sears COA. $6,000 to $7,000.

University Archives, Feb. 1: 1996-97 Michael Jordan Chicago Bulls Home Game-Worn Jersey Showcasing "Light" Evident Use, MEARS A5. $6,000 to $7,000.

<center>University Archives Rare Manuscripts, Books & Sports Memorabilia February 1, 2023

University Archives, Feb. 1: Wayne Gretzky’s 1994 All-Star Used Game Jersey, Inscribed to Former MLB Player! $4,500 to $5,500.

University Archives, Feb. 1: The Astronauts Signed by All 7 Mercury Astronauts! $4,000 to $5,000.

University Archives, Feb. 1: Fabulous Edison, Firestone, Burroughs Signed Journal With 44 Original Photos, Very Rare. $4,000 to $5,000.
Il Ponte, Jan. 31: BLAEU, Joannes and Martinus MARTINI - Theatrum orbis terrarum, sive Novus Atlas. Pars sexta. Novus Altas Sinensis. Amsterdam: Blaeu, 1655. €8.000 to €12.000.

Il Ponte, Jan. 31: ORTELIUS, Abraham - Theatrum orbis terrarum.. Nomenclator ptolemaicus. Antwerp: Christopher Plantin, 1579. €10.000 to €15.000.

Il Ponte, Jan. 31: PIRANESI, Giovanni Battista - Carceri d'invenzione. [Rome: G.B. Piranesi, second half of the 18th century]. €20.000 to €30.000.
<center>California International Antiquarian Book Fair February 10-12, 2023 Pasadena Convention Center abaa.org/cabookfair

<center>California International Antiquarian Book Fair February 10-12, 2023 Pasadena Convention Center abaa.org/cabookfair

<center>California International Antiquarian Book Fair February 10-12, 2023 Pasadena Convention Center abaa.org/cabookfair

<center>California International Antiquarian Book Fair February 10-12, 2023 Pasadena Convention Center abaa.org/cabookfair

<center>California International Antiquarian Book Fair February 10-12, 2023 Pasadena Convention Center abaa.org/cabookfair

<center>California International Antiquarian Book Fair February 10-12, 2023 Pasadena Convention Center abaa.org/cabookfair

<center>California International Antiquarian Book Fair February 10-12, 2023 Pasadena Convention Center abaa.org/cabookfair

<center>California International Antiquarian Book Fair February 10-12, 2023 Pasadena Convention Center abaa.org/cabookfair

<center>California International Antiquarian Book Fair February 10-12, 2023 Pasadena Convention Center abaa.org/cabookfair

<center>California International Antiquarian Book Fair February 10-12, 2023 Pasadena Convention Center abaa.org/cabookfair

<center>California International Antiquarian Book Fair February 10-12, 2023 Pasadena Convention Center abaa.org/cabookfair

Auction House Details

Morphy Auctions

Auction House Name	Morphy Auctions
Site URL	https://www.morphyauctions.com
About Us	Morphy Auctions in Lancaster County, Pennsylvania, and Las Vegas, NV has become one of the great success stories of the antiques auctions trade. Founded by Dan Morphy in 1997. Morphy’s has realized meteoric growth and set numerous world antique auction records in many categories, while attracting a global following of buyers that grows exponentially with each successive sale. Grounded in the values of honesty and integrity, Morphy Auctions is the discriminating collector’s #1 choice when it comes to buying or selling antiques and fine art. Our east and west coast locations makes our galleries easily accessible to potential auction bidders and consignors.
Who do I contact if I have questions?
City	Denver
State	Pennsylvania
Country	United States
Zipcode	17517
Contact Number	info@morphyauctions.com
Buyer's Fee	20% buyer’s premium
Consigner's Fee

AUCTION LIST

12/19/2022 - 12/20/2022, Fine and Decorative Arts, #121922

02/01/2023 - 02/03/2023, Toys, Sports Cards and General Collectibles, #20123

03/21/2023 - 03/23/2023, Automobilia, Petroliana, and Railroadiana, #32123

04/20/2023 - 04/22/2023, Coin-Op and Advertising, #42023

<center>Sotheby’s Original Film Posters 27 January - 10 February 2023

Sotheby’s, Jan. 27-Feb. 10: Vertigo (1958), poster, US. The ultimate poster on this classic Hitchcock title, one of three known examples. £40,000 to £60,000.

Sotheby’s, Jan. 27-Feb. 10: Lawrence of Arabia (1962), roadshow poster, US. £8,000 to £12,000.

Sotheby’s, Jan. 27-Feb. 10: Star Wars (1977), style C poster, printer's proof, US. £7,000 to £10,000.

Sotheby’s, Jan. 27-Feb. 10: The Navigator/ La Croisiere du Navigator (1924), re-release poster (1931), French. £5,000 to £8,000.

Sotheby’s, Jan. 27-Feb. 10: Bullitt (1968), special test poster, US. £3,000 to £5,000.
<center>Potter & Potter Auctions Fine Books & Manuscripts, including Americana February 16, 2023

Potter & Potter, Feb. 16: [KELMSCOTT PRESS]. CHAUCER, Geoffrey. The Works…now newly imprinted. Edited by F.S. Ellis. Hammersmith: Kelmscott Press, 1896. $100,000 to $125,000.

Potter & Potter, Feb. 16: [EINSTEIN, Albert (1879–1955)]. –– ORLIK, Emil (1870–1932), artist. Lithograph signed (“Albert Einstein”). N.p., 1928. $10,000 to $15,000.

Potter & Potter, Feb. 16: TOLKIEN, John Ronald Reuel. [The Lord of the Rings trilogy:] The Fellowship of the Ring. 1954. –– The Two Towers. 1954. –– The Return of the King. 1955. $10,000 to $15,000.

Potter & Potter, Feb. 16: CLEMENS, Samuel Langhorne ("Mark Twain") and Charles Dudley WARNER. The Gilded Age: A Tale of Today. Hartford and Chicago, 1873. $6,000 to $8,000.

Potter & Potter, Feb. 16: LOVECRAFT, Howard Phillips. Beyond the Wall of Sleep. Collected by August Derleth and Donald Wandrei. Sauk City, WI: Arkham House, 1943. $2,000 to $3,000.
<center>Swann Auction Galleries View Our Record Breaking Results

Swann: Gideon Welles, Extensive archive of personal and family papers of Lincoln’s Secretary of the Navy, 1791-1914. Sold September 29 — $281,000.

Swann: Charles Addams, Rock Climbers, cartoon for The New Yorker, watercolor, ink and gouache, 1954. Sold December 15 — $37,500.

Swann: Charlotte Brontë, Jane Eyre. An Autobiography. Edited by Currer Bell, three volumes, first edition, 1847. Sold June 16, 2022 — $23,750.

Swann: Geoffrey Chaucer, The Workes of Geffray Chaucer Newlye Printed, London, 1542. Sold October 13 — $106,250.

<center>Swann Auction Galleries View Our Record Breaking Results

Swann: Dorothea Lange, Migrant Mother, Nipomo, California (Destitute pea pickers in California. Mother of seven children. Age 32), silver print, 1936. Sold October 20 — $305,000.

Swann: George Washington, Autograph Document Signed, with two manuscript plat maps in holograph, 1751. Sold October 27 — $37,500.

Swann: Winfred Rembert, Winfred Rembert and Class of 1959, dye on carved & tooled leather, 1999. Sold October 6 — $233,000.

Swann: M.C. Escher, Relativity, lithograph, 1953. Sold November 3 — $81,250.