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Heritage Auctions: Treasures from the Melvin "Pete" Mark, Jr. Collection

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Auction Name Treasures from the Melvin "Pete" Mark, Jr. Collection Total Sales (USD) 4,913,750.00
Auction Date May 07, 2022 - May 07, 2022 Low Estimate of Lots Sold (USD) 1,552,800.00
Sale Number #6256 High Estimate of Lots Sold (USD) 2,329,200.00
Total Lots 109
Sold Lots 98 Low Estimate of All Lots (USD) 1,840,800.00
% of Lots Sold 89.91% High Estimate of All Lots (USD) 2,761,200.00
Unsold Lots 11 Total Sales as a % of High Est. 177.96%

Top twenty-five by sale price

Lot Number Author Name Book Title Year Published Estimate Actual Price
43102 John F. Kennedy.

John F. Kennedy. White House Rocking Chair gifted by the President to former New York governor Averell Harriman.

 1997 USD 80,000.00 - 120,000.00 USD 591,000.00
43059

USS West Virginia (BB-48), Colorado-class battleship, Original WWII Ring Life Preserver.

 USD 8,000.00 - 12,000.00 USD 495,000.00
43002

[Declaration of Independence]. In Congress, July 4, 1776. The Unanimous Declaration of the Thirteen United States of America... Washington: William J. Stone, [1823 or later].

 1823 or later USD 32,000.00 - 48,000.00 USD 375,000.00
43107 George Henry Hunt.

[Titanic.] George Henry Hunt. Rare and historic autograph letter signed ("Harry") written from the RMS Titanic.

 1912 USD 8,000.00 - 12,000.00 USD 275,000.00
43058 Franklin D. Roosevelt.

Franklin D. Roosevelt and Winston Churchill. Historic extra-illustrated broadside of The Atlantic Charter signed ("Franklin D. Roosevelt" and "Winston S. Churchill").

 1941 USD 80,000.00 - 120,000.00 USD 250,000.00
43066

"Enigma" Encrypting Machine Used by the German Military in WWII (1944).

USD 80,000.00 - 120,000.00 USD 250,000.00
43078 Harry S. Truman.

[August 6, 1945]. Harry S. Truman. Extraordinary typed letter signed ("Harry S. Truman").

 USD 32,000.00 - 48,000.00 USD 237,500.00
43011 George Washington.

George Washington. Historic autograph manuscript [unsigned].

 after 1784 USD 48,000.00 - 72,000.00 USD 162,500.00
43013 George Washington.

George Washington. Autograph letter signed ("[Go:W]ashington").

 1798 USD 48,000.00 - 72,000.00 USD 106,250.00
43014 John Adams.

John Adams. Extraordinary autograph letter signed ("John Adams").

 1813 USD 48,000.00 - 72,000.00 USD 106,250.00
43020 William Henry Harrison.

William Henry Harrison. Four-language ship's passport signed ("W. H. Harrison") as President.

 1841 USD 80,000.00 - 120,000.00 USD 100,000.00
43104 Ronald Reagan

Ronald Reagan. Inscribed and signed ("Ronald Reagan") photograph with a piece of the historic Berlin Wall.

 1987 USD 4,000.00 - 6,000.00 USD 93,750.00
43103 John F. Kennedy.

John F. Kennedy. White House Round Mahogany Table Used in the Oval Office.

 1962 USD 16,000.00 - 24,000.00 USD 75,000.00
43106 Wilbur Wright and Orville Wright.

Wilbur Wright and Orville Wright. Two photographs signed ("Wilbur Wright" and "Orville Wright") by the Wright brothers with sections of their first plane and their 1905 flyer.

USD 8,000.00 - 12,000.00 USD 75,000.00
43005

[United States Constitution]. The Constitution, Proposed for the Government of the United States of America, by the Federal Convention, Held at Philadelphia, in the Year One Thousand Seven Hundred and Eighty-Seven... Philadelphia: Printed by Hall & Seller

 1787 USD 32,000.00 - 48,000.00 USD 68,750.00
43010

A Pair of Paul Revere, Jr. Silver Communion Dishes, Boston, 1801.

 1801 USD 64,000.00 - 96,000.00 USD 68,750.00
43029

[Abraham Lincoln Assassination]. Excessively rare printed broadside proclaiming "The President is Dead!"

 1865 USD 32,000.00 - 48,000.00 USD 68,750.00
43027 Ulysses S. Grant.

Ulysses S. Grant. Civil War-dated autograph letter signed ("U.S. Grant Lt. Gen.").

 1865 USD 32,000.00 - 48,000.00 USD 62,500.00
43061 Douglas MacArthur.

Douglas MacArthur. Historic World War II-dated autograph letter signed ("MacArthur").

 1942 USD 32,000.00 - 48,000.00 USD 57,500.00
43001

[Magna Carta]. By Permission of... [the] Trustees of the Cottonian Library. This Plate being a correct Copy of King John's Great Charter, taken from an Original... [London]: John Pine, [1733]. First impression.

 1733 USD 32,000.00 - 48,000.00 USD 52,500.00
43048 Franklin D. Roosevelt.

Franklin D. Roosevelt. Historic 1933 Inaugural Address typed manuscript signed ("Franklin D. Roosevelt") as President.

 1935 USD 32,000.00 - 48,000.00 USD 52,500.00
43024

[Emancipation Proclamation]. Abraham Lincoln. By the President of the United States of America, a Proclamation. [Washington: Government Printing Office, circa January 5, 1863]. Fourth edition.

 1863 USD 64,000.00 - 96,000.00 USD 50,000.00
43016 Thomas Jefferson.

Thomas Jefferson. Extraordinary autograph letter signed ("Th: Jefferson").

 1818 USD 24,000.00 - 36,000.00 USD 45,000.00
43084 Harry S. Truman and Thomas E. Dewey.

Harry S. Truman and Thomas E. Dewey. Inscribed and signed ("Harry S. Truman" and "Thomas E. Dewey") copy of the Chicago Daily Tribune "Dewey Defeats Truman" edition.

 1948 USD 16,000.00 - 24,000.00 USD 45,000.00
43099 Dwight D. Eisenhower.

Dwight D. Eisenhower. Original oil painting signed ("DE").

 USD 8,000.00 - 12,000.00 USD 45,000.00
  • 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
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    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
  • 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.
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