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RR Auction: Fine Autographs and Artifacts - bidstart 4/14

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Auction Name Fine Autographs and Artifacts - bidstart 4/14 Total Sales (USD) 811,062.00
Auction Date May 11, 2022 - May 11, 2022 Low Estimate of Lots Sold (USD) 464,675.00
Sale Number #635 High Estimate of Lots Sold (USD) 689,100.00
Total Lots 914
Sold Lots 595 Low Estimate of All Lots (USD) 1,263,525.00
% of Lots Sold 65.10% High Estimate of All Lots (USD) 1,858,400.00
Unsold Lots 319 Total Sales as a % of High Est. 43.64%

Top twenty-five by sale price

Lot Number Author Name Book Title Year Published Estimate Actual Price
126 Alfred Wallace

Alfred Wallace Autograph Letter Signed

1891 USD 2,500.00 - 5,000.00 USD 65,253.00
129 Volodymyr Zelenskyy

Volodymyr Zelenskyy Signed Baseball

USD 15,000.00 - 20,000.00 USD 50,103.00
125 Nikola Tesla

Nikola Tesla Autograph Letter Signed

1895 USD 40,000.00 - 60,000.00 USD 43,750.00
119 Albert Einstein

Albert Einstein Typed Letter Signed

1952 USD 30,000.00 - 40,000.00 USD 42,350.00
97 John Hancock and John Adams

John Hancock and John Adams Document Signed

1771 USD 16,500.00 - 18,500.00 USD 22,688.00
1 Thomas Jefferson

Thomas Jefferson Autograph Letter Signed as President

1808 USD 15,000.00 - 20,000.00 USD 19,899.00
457 Richard Williams

MAD Magazine: Richard Williams Original Painting for the 'Sex & Dating' Front Cover

1993 USD 3,500.00 - 5,000.00 USD 18,750.00
402 Neil Armstrong

Neil Armstrong EVA Spacesuit Boots X-Ray

1969 USD 4,000.00 - 5,000.00 USD 17,394.00
134 Queen Elizabeth II

Queen Elizabeth II Letter Signed as a 4-Year-Old

1930 USD 15,000.00 - 20,000.00 USD 15,495.00
394 Orville Wright

Orville Wright Signed Photograph

1903 USD 2,500.00 - 3,500.00 USD 15,115.00
300

Titanic: Packet of (6) 'Obstruction to Navigation' Reports

1912 USD 800.00 - 1,000.00 USD 11,526.00
790

1956 Topps Mid-to-High Grade Complete Set (340) with PSA Graded Stars

USD 8,000.00 - 10,000.00 USD 10,381.00
692 Babe Ruth

Babe Ruth Signed Book

1929 USD 8,000.00 - 10,000.00 USD 10,208.00
9 James Buchanan

James Buchanan (6) Autograph Letters Signed

1851 USD 8,000.00 - 10,000.00 USD 9,869.00
619 James Dean

James Dean Signed Check

1954 USD 8,000.00 - 10,000.00 USD 9,089.00
526

Beatles 1965 Shea Stadium Poster

1965 USD 6,500.00 - 8,500.00 USD 8,125.00
35

Six Presidents Signed White House Engraving

USD 6,000.00 - 8,000.00 USD 7,563.00
135 Queen Elizabeth II and Prince Philip

Queen Elizabeth II and Prince Philip Signed Photographs

1953 USD 4,000.00 - 5,000.00 USD 6,655.00
3 James Madison

James Madison Autograph Letter Signed

1807 USD 5,000.00 - 7,000.00 USD 6,580.00
345 States Rights

States Rights Gist Letter Signed

1861 USD 5,000.00 - 6,000.00 USD 6,250.00
350 Napoleon Letter

Napoleon Letter Signed

1811 USD 2,000.00 - 2,500.00 USD 5,375.00
481 Rabindranath Tagore

Rabindranath Tagore Signed Book

1927 USD 1,500.00 - 2,500.00 USD 5,375.00
640 Celebrities Collection

Celebrities Collection of (400+) Signatures

1970s USD 1,000.00 - 1,500.00 USD 5,355.00
11 Andrew Johnson

Andrew Johnson Autograph Letter Signed

1851 USD 4,000.00 - 6,000.00 USD 5,068.00
440 Andy Warhol

Andy Warhol Signed Poster of Muhammad Ali

USD 1,500.00 - 2,500.00 USD 4,886.00
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