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Rare Book Hub: 37 Auctions Archived, another 41 Upcoming this Week

For the week ended Friday, 14 May, 2021 37 auctions were archived to Rare Book Hub’s Transactions+ Database; 1 denominated in Danish krone, 12 in euros, 4 in British pounds, 1 in Mexican pesos, and 19 in US dollars.

 

Turnover was $43,843,906 as 71% of all lots sold.  Sixteen thousand three-hundred and four lots were posted and 11,633 changed hands.

 

The scale of the auction market for the printed word continues to increase.

 


5 auctions saw total proceeds reach a million dollars:

Heritage Auctions. Spring Sports Catalogue Auction on May 8th: $30,169,537
Sothebys. Hubert Heilbronn Library: Mailings - Provenances - Bindings on May 11th: $2,290,284
Sothebys. Travel, Atlases, Maps and Natural History - bidstart 4/27 on May 13th: $1,924,147
RR Auction. Fine Autographs and Artifacts, Featuring Animation - bidstart 4/23 on May 12th: $1,850,551
Gonnelli Casa DAste. Graphics and Books on April 21st: $1,067,864

14 auctions saw total sales exceed 100% of the high estimates of all lots offered:

Gonnelli Casa DAste. Graphics and Books on April 21st: 194.99%
Catawiki B. V.. Old and Rare Books (Pre-1800) - bidstart 4/23 on May 5th: 186.96%
Bonhams. Snow, Sex and Spectacle on May 13th: 182.90%
Burgersdijk and Niermans. Books on May 12th: 168.60%
Dominic Winter Book Auctions. Printed Books, Maps & Documents, Numismatics: The Patricia Milne-Henderson Collection on May 13th: 162.11%
Leslie Hindman Auctioneers. Books and Manuscripts - Live and Online on May 12th: 154.08%
Grays Auctioneers. Fine Art, Furniture, and Decorative Art - bidstart 4/16 on May 12th: 120.91%
Heritage Auctions. World Currency Weekly - Internet bidstart 5/4 on May 11th: 117.01%
Sothebys. Hubert Heilbronn Library: Mailings - Provenances - Bindings on May 11th: 109.82%
Bruun Rasmussen. Prints on May 11th: 108.90%
Catawiki B. V.. Autographs and Manuscripts - bidstart 4/23 on May 2nd: 105.24%
Catawiki B. V.. Old and Rare Books (Pre-1700) - bidstart 4/23 on May 3rd: 104.32%
Christies. Rare Books and Manuscripts - bidstart 5/3 on May 10th: 103.78%
Heritage Auctions. US Currency Weekly Online - Bidstart 5/4 on May 11th: 103.36%


22 sales saw at least 80% of their lots sell:

Heritage Auctions. World Currency Weekly - Internet bidstart 5/4 on May 11th: 100.00%
Heritage Auctions. Video Games and Trading Card Games Weekly Online Auction - bidstart 5/4 on May 11th: 100.00%
Heritage Auctions. Comics, Animation and Art Weekly - Bidstart 5/2 on May 10th: 99.60%
Heritage Auctions. Sports Collectibles Weekly - Bidstart 4/25 on May 9th: 99.57%
Trillium Antique Prints & Rare Books. Fine Art - Antique Engravings & Lithographs - Works on Paper on May 8th: 99.50%
Heritage Auctions. Movie Posters Weekly - Bidstart 5/2 on May 9th: 99.09%
Heritage Auctions. US Currency Weekly Online - Bidstart 5/4 on May 11th: 98.72%
Heritage Auctions. Spring Sports Catalogue Auction on May 8th: 98.26%
Bonhams. Snow, Sex and Spectacle on May 13th: 96.84%
Leslie Hindman Auctioneers. Books and Manuscripts - Live and Online on May 12th: 95.92%
Dominic Winter Book Auctions. Printed Books, Maps & Documents, Numismatics: The Patricia Milne-Henderson Collection on May 13th: 95.63%
Swann Galleries. Selections from the Letterform Archive on May 12th: 94.77%
Catawiki B. V.. Old and Rare Books (Pre-1800) - bidstart 4/23 on May 5th: 94.34%
Eldreds. May Antiques and Accessories on May 13th: 92.73%
Catawiki B. V.. Autographs and Manuscripts - bidstart 4/23 on May 2nd: 92.68%
Bruun Rasmussen. Prints on May 11th: 89.42%
Rachel Davis Fine Arts. Discovery Auction - Fine and Decorative Arts on May 8th: 89.29%
Sothebys. Hubert Heilbronn Library: Mailings - Provenances - Bindings on May 11th: 84.95%
Catawiki B. V.. Old and Rare Books (Pre-1700) - bidstart 4/23 on May 3rd: 83.08%
Burgersdijk and Niermans. Books on May 12th: 83.06%
Grays Auctioneers. Fine Art, Furniture, and Decorative Art - bidstart 4/16 on May 12th: 82.61%
Gonnelli Casa DAste. Graphics and Books on April 21st: 81.14%
 
 
Top 25 Lots Reported This Past Week.
  1. Heritage Auctions 1909-11 T206 Sweet Caporal Honus Wagner PSA Fair 1.5. on May 8th Actual price: USD $2,280,000.
  2. Heritage Auctions 2000 Playoff Contenders Championship Ticket Tom Brady Rookie #144 (34/100) BGS NM-MT+ 8.5 Auto 10. on May 8th Actual price: USD $1,590,000.
  3. Heritage Auctions 1952 Topps Jackie Robinson #312 PSA Mint 9--No Superior Examples! on May 8th Actual price: USD $960,000.
  4. Heritage Auctions 1951 Bowman Mickey Mantle Rookie #253 SGC Mint 9. on May 8th Actual price: USD $690,000.
  5. Heritage Auctions 1951 Bowman Mickey Mantle Rookie #253 PSA NM-MT 8. on May 8th Actual price: USD $528,000.
  6. Heritage Auctions 1992-93 Derek Jeter Complete Rookie Card Collection PSA Gem Mint 10 (42 cards) - Plus An Uncut Sheet and Little Sun Set - #2/3000) - Netwings Nest Collection. on May 8th Actual price: USD $444,000.
  7. Sothebys Civitates orbis terrarium. on May 13th Actual price: USD $389,521.
  8. Heritage Auctions 1958 Alifabolaget Pele #635 PSA NM-MT+ 8.5. on May 8th Actual price: USD $372,000.
  9. Heritage Auctions 1986 Fleer Michael Jordan Rookie #57 PSA Gem Mint 10. on May 8th Actual price: USD $336,000.
  10. RR Auction John F. Kennedy Historic 3-Page Handwritten Draft for his Speech Announcing his Intention to Run for the Presidency in 1960 on May 12th Actual price: USD $276,194.
  11. Heritage Auctions 1910-11 M116 Sporting Life Ty Cobb Pastel Background PSA Mint 9--Pop Two, None Higher! on May 8th Actual price: USD $264,000.
  12. Heritage Auctions 1948-49 Leaf Warren Spahn #32 PSA Gem Mint 10 - Pop One! on May 8th Actual price: USD $252,000.
  13. Heritage Auctions 1979 O-Pee-Chee Wayne Gretzky #18 PSA Mint 9 - Only Two Higher. on May 8th Actual price: USD $240,000.
  14. Heritage Auctions 1986 Fleer Basketball Near Set (131/132) - Every Card Graded PSA Mint 9 or Gem Mint 10! on May 8th Actual price: USD $234,000.
  15. Heritage Auctions 1951 Bowman Willie Mays Rookie #305 PSA NM-MT 8. on May 8th Actual price: USD $234,000.
  16. Heritage Auctions 1955 Topps Sandy Koufax Rookie #123 SGC Mint 9--One Superior! on May 8th Actual price: USD $222,000.
  17. Heritage Auctions 1952 Topps Jackie Robinson #312 SGC Mint 9--Population One, None Superior! on May 8th Actual price: USD $222,000.
  18. Heritage Auctions Signed 1952 Topps Mickey Mantle #311 PSA Authentic, Auto 9. on May 8th Actual price: USD $216,000.
  19. Heritage Auctions 1933 Sport Kings Babe Ruth #2 PSA NM-MT 8--Only Three Superior! on May 8th Actual price: USD $210,000.
  20. Heritage Auctions 1986 Fleer Basketball Wax Box With 36 Unopened Packs - Two Packs with Michael Jordan #57 on Top! on May 8th Actual price: USD $198,000.
  21. Heritage Auctions 1952 Topps Mickey Mantle #311 PSA NM 7. on May 8th Actual price: USD $198,000.
  22. Heritage Auctions 1957 Topps Bill Russell Rookie #77 PSA NM-MT 8. on May 8th Actual price: USD $192,000.
  23. Heritage Auctions 1967 Topps Baseball Complete Graded Complete Set (609) Currently #7 on the PSA Registry. on May 8th Actual price: USD $174,000.
  24. Heritage Auctions 1975 George Brett Rookie #228 PSA Gem Mint 10. on May 8th Actual price: USD $162,000.
  25. Heritage Auctions 2014 Bowman Chrome Prospects Jacob DrGrom (Superfractor) #BCP73 PSA Gem Mint 10 - #1/1. on May 8th Actual price: USD $156,000.


37 total sales reported this week:

Nosbüsch & Stucke. Modern Literature, Erotica and Posters on May 14th: 63.32%
Bearnes Hampton and Littlewood. Sporting and Collectors Auction on May 11th: 70.20%
Leslie Hindman Auctioneers. Fine Press Books - Online Only on May 13th: 78.95%
Gonnelli Casa DAste. Graphics and Books on April 21st: 81.14%
Nosbüsch & Stucke. Autographs, Books, Travel Photography, Decorative Prints on April 13th: 57.31%
Swann Galleries. Graphic Design on May 13th: 75.00%
Sothebys. Travel, Atlases, Maps and Natural History - bidstart 4/27 on May 13th: 66.49%
PBA Galleries. Fine Golf Books and Memorabilia on May 13th: 70.38%
RR Auction. Fine Autographs and Artifacts, Featuring Animation - bidstart 4/23 on May 12th: 60.84%
Morton Subastas. Multiple Prints and Photographs on May 13th: 29.59%
Eldreds. May Antiques and Accessories on May 13th: 92.73%
Bonhams. Snow, Sex and Spectacle on May 13th: 96.84%
Dominic Winter Book Auctions. Printed Books, Maps & Documents, Numismatics: The Patricia Milne-Henderson Collection on May 13th: 95.63%
Swann Galleries. Selections from the Letterform Archive on May 12th: 94.77%
Leslie Hindman Auctioneers. Books and Manuscripts - Live and Online on May 12th: 95.92%
Grays Auctioneers. Fine Art, Furniture, and Decorative Art - bidstart 4/16 on May 12th: 82.61%
Heritage Auctions. Photographs Monthly Online on May 12th: 78.95%
Burgersdijk and Niermans. Books on May 12th: 83.06%
Winner's Auctions Ltd. Shavuot sale. Chabad, Belongings of Tzaddikim, Manuscripts, Rabbinical letters and Rare books on May 11th: 70.54%
Sothebys. Hubert Heilbronn Library: Mailings - Provenances - Bindings on May 11th: 84.95%
Bruun Rasmussen. Prints on May 11th: 89.42%
Heritage Auctions. World Currency Weekly - Internet bidstart 5/4 on May 11th: 100.00%
Heritage Auctions. US Currency Weekly Online - Bidstart 5/4 on May 11th: 98.72%
Heritage Auctions. Video Games and Trading Card Games Weekly Online Auction - bidstart 5/4 on May 11th: 100.00%
Christies. Rare Books and Manuscripts - bidstart 5/3 on May 10th: 73.77%
Heritage Auctions. Sports Collectibles Weekly - Bidstart 4/25 on May 9th: 99.57%
Heritage Auctions. Comics, Animation and Art Weekly - Bidstart 5/2 on May 10th: 99.60%
Mirabaud-Mercier Auctioneers. VINTAGE POSTERS FROM COLLECTORS FROM POSTER COLLECTIONS 1880 UPTO CONTEMPORY on May 9th: 1.98%
Rachel Davis Fine Arts. Discovery Auction - Fine and Decorative Arts on May 8th: 89.29%
Catawiki B. V.. Old and Rare Books (Pre-1800) - bidstart 4/30 on May 7th: 77.14%
Catawiki B. V.. Old and Rare Books (Pre-1800) - bidstart 4/23 on May 5th: 94.34%
Catawiki B. V.. Old and Rare Books (Pre-1600) - bidstart 4/23 on May 4th: 78.26%
Catawiki B. V.. Old and Rare Books (Pre-1700) - bidstart 4/23 on May 3rd: 83.08%
Catawiki B. V.. Autographs and Manuscripts - bidstart 4/23 on May 2nd: 92.68%
Trillium Antique Prints & Rare Books. Fine Art - Antique Engravings & Lithographs - Works on Paper on May 8th: 99.50%
Heritage Auctions. Spring Sports Catalogue Auction on May 8th: 98.26%
Heritage Auctions. Movie Posters Weekly - Bidstart 5/2 on May 9th: 99.09%


For the week ahead 41 sales are scheduled:

Mon. May. 17th
Holabird Kagin Americana. Reno. Western Americana Signature Sale (Session 5: Bottles, Sports, Bargains & Dealer). 242 lots
Bruun Rasmussen. Copenhagen. Prints. 88 lots
Catawiki B. V.. LA Assen, . Old and Rare Books (Pre-1700) - bidstart 5/7. 80 lots

Tue. May. 18th
Bubb Kuyper. 2011 KM Haarlem. Books and Graphics. 5291 lots
Brunk Auctions. Asheville, NC . Emporium Auction. 34 lots
Aste Bolaffi. Turin. Photography - Internet Live. 146 lots
Heritage Auctions. Dallas. US Currency Weekly Online - Bidstart 5/11. 613 lots
Heritage Auctions. Dallas. World Currency Weekly - Internet bidstart 5/11. 194 lots
Fonsie Mealy Auctioneers. Kilkenny. Killoughter House, Ashford, County Wicklow, Ireland.. 42 lots
Binoche et Giquello. rue La Boetie, Paris. Library of C.-L. and C. Pierron - online bidstart 5/7. 336 lots
Catawiki B. V.. LA Assen, . Old and Rare Books (Pre-1600) - bidstart 5/7. 37 lots
William H. Bunch Auctions and Appraisals. Chadds Ford, PA . Eclectic Variety - prebid 5/14. 42 lots
Heritage Auctions. Dallas. Video Games and Trading Card Games Weekly Online Auction - bidstart 5/11. 41 lots

Wed. May. 19th
Heritage Auctions. Dallas. Manuscripts. 763 lots
Dominic Winter Book Auctions. Gloucestershire. 19th and 20th Century Photography, Cameras and Accessories. 242 lots
Forum Auctions. London. Online Sale: Books and Works on Paper. 294 lots
Purcell Auctioneers. Birr. Irish Interest Book Auction. 579 lots
Thomson Roddick Auctioneers & Valuers. Carlisle. Antiquarian and Collectible Books. 283 lots
Rago Arts and Auctions. Lambertville. Prints from an Important Chicago Collection. 156 lots
Catawiki B. V.. LA Assen, . Old and Rare Books (Pre-1800) - bidstart 5/7. 115 lots

Thu. May. 20th
Freemans. Philadelphia. Books and Manuscripts. 131 lots
Forum Auctions. London. Online Sale: Images of Angling: the David Beazley Collection of Angling Prints. 107 lots
Skinner. Marlborough. Fine Prints and Photographs - bidstart 5/11. 186 lots
Dominic Winter Book Auctions. Gloucestershire. Military & Aviation History, Medals & Militaria. 128 lots
RR Auction. Amherst. The Einstein Archives of Ludwik Silberstein - bidstart 5/13. 48 lots
Heritage Auctions. Dallas. Rare Pulps and Collectibles. 588 lots
Christies. New York. Fields of Vision: The Private Collection of Artists Wolf Kahn and Emily Mason Online Sale - bidstart. 33 lots
Sothebys. London. Photographs. 19 lots
Heritage Auctions. Dallas. Sports Monthly Showcase. 524 lots

Fri. May. 21st
Heritage Auctions. Dallas. Space Exploration. 642 lots
Catawiki B. V.. LA Assen, . Old and Rare Books (Pre-1800) - bidstart 5/14. 64 lots

Sat. May. 22nd
Clars Auction Gallery. Oakland. Online Only Auction. 120 lots
Trillium Antique Prints & Rare Books. Franklin. Fine Art - Antique Engravings & Lithographs - Works on Paper. 200 lots
Kolbe and Fanning Numismatic Booksellers. Gahanna. Important Numismatic Books Sale. 458 lots
Dirk Soulis Auctions. Lee's Summit . Estate of Georgia and Jack Olsen: Session 2. 149 lots

Sun. May. 23rd
Heritage Auctions. Dallas. Comics, Animation and Art Weekly - Bidstart 5/16.
Heritage Auctions. Dallas. Movie Posters Weekly - Bidstart 5/16.
Heritage Auctions. Dallas. Sports Collectibles Weekly - Bidstart 5/9. 248 lots
Heritage Auctions. Dallas. The Tobacco Family Collecion: Part II Currency Special Auction. 287 lots
Clars Auction Gallery. Oakland. Online Only Auction. 47 lots
Catawiki B. V.. LA Assen, . Autographs and Manuscripts - bidstart 5/14. 27 lots

Bruce McKinney

RBH and AE

  • Sotheby’s
    Modern First Editions
    Available for Immediate Purchase
    Sotheby’s, Available Now: Winston Churchill. The Second World War. Set of First-Edition Volumes. 6,000 USD
    Sotheby’s, Available Now: A.A. Milne, Ernest H. Shepard. A Collection of The Pooh Books. Set of First-Editions. 18,600 USD
    Sotheby’s, Available Now: Salvador Dalí, Lewis Carroll. Alice's Adventures in Wonderland. Finely Bound and Signed Limited Edition. 15,000 USD
    Sotheby’s
    Modern First Editions
    Available for Immediate Purchase
    Sotheby’s, Available Now: Ian Fleming. Live and Let Die. First Edition. 9,500 USD
    Sotheby’s, Available Now: J.K. Rowling. Harry Potter Series. Finely Bound First Printing Set of Complete Series. 5,650 USD
    Sotheby’s, Available Now: Ernest Hemingway. A Farewell to Arms. First Edition, First Printing. 4,200 USD
  • Leland Little, Apr. 26: First Edition of Piccolomini's De La Sfera del Mondo (The Sphere of the World), 1540.
    Leland Little, Apr. 26: First Edition of Vellutello's Commentary on Petrarch, With Map, 1525.
    Leland Little, Apr. 26: Finely Bound Definitive, Illustrated Edition of I Promessi Sposi, 1840.
    Leland Little, Apr. 26: Rare First Edition of John Milton's Latin Correspondence, 1674.
    Leland Little, Apr. 26: Giolito's Edition of Boccaccio's The Decamerone, with Bedford Binding, 1542.
    Leland Little, Apr. 26: First Edition of the First Biography of Marie of the Incarnation, with Rare Portrait, 1677.
    Leland Little, Apr. 26: First Aldine Edition of Volume One of Cicero's Orationes, 1540.
    Leland Little, Apr. 26: First Edition of Bonanni's Illustrated Costume Catalogue, with Complete Plates, 1711.
    Leland Little, Apr. 26: An Important Incunable, the First Italian Edition of Josephus's De Bello Judaico, 1480.
    Leland Little, Apr. 26: First Edition of Jacques Philippe d'Orville's Illustrated Book of the Ruins of Sicily, 1764.
    Leland Little, Apr. 26: An Incunable from 1487, The Contemplative Life, with Early Manuscript.
    Leland Little, Apr. 26: Ignatius of Loyola's Exercitia Spiritualia, 1563.
  • Jeschke Jadi
    Auction 151
    Saturday, April 27, 2024
    Jeschke Jádi, Apr. 27: Lot 546. Christoph Jacob Trew. Plantae selectae, 1750-1773.
    Jeschke Jádi, Apr. 27: Lot 70. Thomas Murner. Die Narren beschwerung. 1558.
    Jeschke Jádi, Apr. 27: Lot 621. Michael Bernhard Valentini. Museum Museorum, 1714.
    Jeschke Jadi
    Auction 151
    Saturday, April 27, 2024
    Jeschke Jádi, Apr. 27: Lot 545. Sander Reichenbachia. Orchids illustrated and described, 1888-1894.
    Jeschke Jádi, Apr. 27: Lot 1018. Marinetti, Boccioni, Pratella Futurism - Comprehensive collection of 35 Futurist manifestos, some of them exceptionally rare. 1909-1933.
    Jeschke Jádi, Apr. 27: Lot 634. August Johann Rösel von Rosenhof. 3 Original Drawings, around 1740.
    Jeschke Jadi
    Auction 151
    Saturday, April 27, 2024
    Jeschke Jádi, Apr. 27: Lot 671. Jacob / Picasso. Chronique des Temps, 1956.
    Jeschke Jádi, Apr. 27: Lot 1260. Mary Webb. Sarn. 1948. Lucie Weill Art Deco Binding.
    Jeschke Jádi, Apr. 27: Lot 508. Felix Bonfils. 108 large-format photographs of Syria and Palestine.
    Jeschke Jadi
    Auction 151
    Saturday, April 27, 2024
    Jeschke Jádi, Apr. 27: Lot 967. Dante Aligheri and Salvador Dali. Divina Commedia, 1963.
    Jeschke Jádi, Apr. 27: Lot 1316. Tolouse-Lautrec. Dessinateur. Duhayon binding, 1948.
    Jeschke Jádi, Apr. 27: Lot 1303. Regards sur Paris. Braque, Picasso, Masson, 1962.
  • Fonsie Mealy’s
    Rare Book & Collectors Sale
    24th April 2024
    Fonsie Mealy, Apr. 24: McCarthy (Cormac). Cities of the Plain, N.Y., 1998, First Edn., signed on hf. title; together with Uncorrected Proof and Uncorrected Advance Reading Copies, both signed by the Author. €800 to €1,000.
    Fonsie Mealy, Apr. 24: Stanihurst (Richard). De Rebus in Hibernia Gestis, Libri Quattuor, sm. 4to Antwerp (Christi. Plantium) 1584. First Edn. €525 to €750.
    Fonsie Mealy, Apr. 24: Fleischer (Nat.) Jack Dempsey The Idol of Fistiana, An Intimate Narrative, N.Y., 1929, First Edn. Signed on f.e.p. by Rocky Marciano. €400 to €600.
    Fonsie Mealy’s
    Rare Book & Collectors Sale
    24th April 2024
    Fonsie Mealy, Apr. 24: Smith - Classical Atlas, Lond., 1820. Bound with, Smiths New General Atlas .. Principal Empires, Kingdoms, & States throughout the World, Lond. 1822. €350 to €500.
    Fonsie Mealy, Apr. 24: Rare Auction Catalogues – 1856: Bindon Blood, of Ennis, Co. Clare: Sotheby & Wilkinson. €320 to €450.
    Fonsie Mealy, Apr. 24: [Mavor (Wm.)] A General Collection of Voyages and Travels from the Discovery of America to the Commencement of the Nineteenth Century, 28 vols. (complete) Lond., 1810. €300 to €400.
    Fonsie Mealy’s
    Rare Book & Collectors Sale
    24th April 2024
    Fonsie Mealy, Apr. 24: Mc Carthy (Cormac). Outer Dark, N.Y. (Random House)1968, Signed by Mc Carthy. €250 to €300.
    Fonsie Mealy, Apr. 24: Three signed works by Ted Huges - Wodwo, 1967; Crow from the Life and Songs of the Crow, 1970; and Tales from Ovid, 1997. €200 to €300.
    Fonsie Mealy, Apr. 24: The Garden. An Illustrated Weekly Journal of Horticulture in all its Branches, 7 vols. lg. 4to Lond. 1877-1880. With 127 colored plates. €200 to €300.
    Fonsie Mealy’s
    Rare Book & Collectors Sale
    24th April 2024
    Fonsie Mealy, Apr. 24: Procter (Richard A.) Saturn and its System: Containing Discussions of The Motion (Real and Apparent)…, Lond. 1865. First Edn. €160 to €220.
    Fonsie Mealy, Apr. 24: [Ashe] St. George, Lord Bishop of Clogher, A Sermon Preached to the Protestants of Ireland, now in London,... Oct. 23, 1712, London 1712. Second Edn. €130 to €180.
  • Potter & Potter Auctions
    How History Unfolds on Paper:
    Choice Selections from the Eric C. Caren Collection
    Part IX
    Starting 10AM CST
    April 18, 2024
    Potter & Potter, Apr. 18: [RUTH, George Herman “Babe” (1895-1948)]. Signed photograph. Circa 1930s. 191 x 248 mm. $1,500 to $2,500.
    Potter & Potter, Apr. 18: HARRISON, Benjamin. Document signed (“Benj Harrison”) as governor of Virginia, certifying the service of Daniel Cumbo, a Black Revolutionary soldier. $6,000 to $9,000.
    Potter & Potter, Apr. 18: ONE OF THE FIRST PRINTED ANNOUNCEMENTS OF THE DECLARATION OF INDEPENDENCE. $4,000 to $6,000.
    Potter & Potter Auctions
    How History Unfolds on Paper:
    Choice Selections from the Eric C. Caren Collection
    Part IX
    Starting 10AM CST
    April 18, 2024
    Potter & Potter, Apr. 18: FIRST PRINTING OF LINCOLN’S IMMORTAL GETTYSBURG ADDRESS. $4,000 to $6,000.
    Potter & Potter, Apr. 18: HIGHLY IMPORTANT MORMON ARCHIVE. ALLEY, George. Archive of 23 Autograph Letters Signed by Mormon Convert George Alley to His Brother Joseph Alley. $10,000 to $20,000.
    Potter & Potter, Apr. 18: [AVIATION]. [ARMSTRONG, Neil A.] Aviation Hall of Fame Gold Medal MS64 NGC, Awarded to Neil Armstrong in 1979. $2,000 to $3,000.
    Potter & Potter Auctions
    How History Unfolds on Paper:
    Choice Selections from the Eric C. Caren Collection
    Part IX
    Starting 10AM CST
    April 18, 2024
    Potter & Potter, Apr. 18: NEWLY DISCOVERED FIRST PRINTING OF "WITH MALICE TOWARDS NONE... " FROM THE ONLY NEWSPAPER ACTUALLY ALLOWED TO PARTICIPATE IN LINCOLN’S SECOND INAUGURAL PROCESSION. $4,000 to $8,000.
    Potter & Potter, Apr. 18: THE MOST IMPORTANT GEORGE WASHINGTON DOCUMENT IN PRIVATE HANDS; GEORGE WASHINGTON’S COMMISSION AS COMMANDER IN CHIEF, 1775, ONE OF ONLY TWO ORIGINALS. $150,000 to $250,000.
    Potter & Potter, Apr. 18: A VERY RARE ACCOUNT OF BLACKBEARD’S DEATH AND ONE OF THE MOST IMPORTANT PIRATE ITEMS EXTANT. $3,000 to $5,000.
    Potter & Potter Auctions
    How History Unfolds on Paper:
    Choice Selections from the Eric C. Caren Collection
    Part IX
    Starting 10AM CST
    April 18, 2024
    Potter & Potter, Apr. 18: EDISON, Thomas. Patent for Edison’s Improvements on the Electric-Light, No. 219,628. [Washington, D.C.: U.S. Patent Office], 16 September 1879. $2,000 to $3,000.
    Potter & Potter, Apr. 18: [VIETNAM WAR]. The original pen used by Secretary of State William P. Rogers to sign the Vietnam Peace Agreement, Paris, 27 January 1973. $10,000 to $15,000.
    Potter & Potter, Apr. 18: SONS OF LIBERTY FOUNDER COLONEL BARRÉ ANNOTATED TITLE-PAGE, “WHICH OUGHT TO ROUSE UP BRITISH ATTENTION”. $4,000 to $6,000.