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    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.
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    April 18, 2024
    Potter & Potter, Apr. 18: FIRST PRINTING OF LINCOLN’S IMMORTAL GETTYSBURG ADDRESS. $4,000 to $6,000.
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    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.
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Auction Reports

Auction Name Autographs, Manuscripts, Certificates (online) Total Sales (EUR) 264,894.06
Auction Date June 24, 2022 - June 24, 2022 Low Estimate of Lots Sold (EUR) 0.00
Sale Number #86790 High Estimate of Lots Sold (EUR) 0.00
Total Lots 440
Sold Lots 330 Low Estimate of All Lots (EUR) 0.00
% of Lots Sold 75.00% High Estimate of All Lots (EUR) 0.00
Unsold Lots 110 Total Sales as a % of High Est. Inf%

Top twenty-five by sale price

Lot Number Author Name Book Title Year Published Estimate Actual Price
234 Beethoven, Ludwig van,

Beethoven, Ludwig van, Komponist, 1770 - 1827. Anschlagplakat für Beethovens große musikalische Akademie am 2. Jänner 1814 im großen Redoutensaal

1814 Not Available EUR 8,960.00
383

Gästebuch des Ferdinand Kasznár, Geschäftsführer des Hotels Mirabell in Salzburg, Schwarzstraße 24, zwischen Mozarteum und Salzburger Landestheater

Not Available EUR 8,960.00
197 Klimt, Gustav,

Klimt, Gustav, Maler, 1862 -1918. Ansichtskarte m. 7 e. Zeilen u. Adresse sowie 2 e. Zeilen u. U. GVS auf der Bildseite, Gastein, 11. 7. 1912

1912 Not Available EUR 8,320.00
20 Franz Joseph I.,

Franz Joseph I., Kaiser von Österreich, 1830 - 1916. Verleihungsurkunde zum Orden vom Goldenen Vlies für Erzherzog Leopold Ferdinand später Leopold Wölfling, Wien, 23. 11. 1884

1884 Not Available EUR 7,680.00
49 Karl I.,

Karl I., Kaiser von Österreich, 1887 - 1922. Freiherrendiplom für Anton von Pantz zu Pölzenbach, Vizepräsident der Ministerialkommision für agrarische Operationen im k. k. Ackerbauministerium, Wien - Schönbrunn, 10. 11. 1918

1918 Not Available EUR 6,144.00
99

Ukraine/Polen Galizien und Bukowina, Glückwunschadresse der Oberlandesgerichte der Städte Ostgaliziens und der Bukowina für Józef von Zawadzki, Klasse, Prachtalbum, versch. O., o. D. 1910

o. D. 1910 Not Available EUR 5,120.00
322 Wagner, Richard,

Wagner, Richard, deutscher Komponist, 1813 - 1883. Porträtphotographie J. Albert, München, Kabinettformat m. e. U., o. O., o. D. um 1875.

um 1875. Not Available EUR 5,120.00
310 Strauss, Richard,

Strauss, Richard, deutscher Komponist, 1864 - 1949. Porträtphotographie Atelier Hertel, Weimar, Kabinettformat, m. e. Widmung u. U. auf der Rückseite, Weimar, 4. 6. 1894

1894 Not Available EUR 4,864.00
45 Karl VI.,

Karl VI., Kaiser, 1685 - 1740. Ritterstandsdiplom für Johann Joseph Hämrich, kaiserlicher Oberkriegskommissär in Bayern, 12. 12. 1712

1712 Not Available EUR 3,840.00
65 Maria Theresia,

Maria Theresia, Kaiserin, 1717 - 1780 - Franz II. I., Kaiser, 1768 - 1835. Konvolut von 6 Urkunden für Franz Anton Gransberger von Kranzberg und Franz Anton Freiherr von Kranzberg wohl Sohn des vorigen, Wien, 1775 - 1812

Not Available EUR 3,840.00
69 Nagy von Töbör - Ethe, Karl,

Nagy von Töbör - Ethe, Karl, Baron, Feldmarschallleutnant, Oberstinhaber des Infanterieregiments Nr. 60, 1818 - 1881. Korrespondenz mit seiner Frau Charlotte, geb. Alter während ihrer Badekur in Pirawarth, Bad Pirawarth, Waldviertel, Niederösterreich, 17

Sommer 1864 Not Available EUR 3,840.00
264 Jacobson, Leopold,

Jacobson, Leopold, Bühnenschriftsteller, Verfasser zahlreicher Operettenlibretti,1873 - 1943. Teilnachlass, ca. 30 Typoskripte tw. Durchschläge,

ca. 1915 -1928 Not Available EUR 3,840.00
129 Christie, Agatha,

Christie, Agatha, engl. Schriftstellerin, 1890 - 1976. E. Karte mit zwei Zitaten aus ihrem Buch "Five little Pigs" 1942

1942 Not Available EUR 3,328.00
225 Waldmüller, Ferdinand Georg,

Waldmüller, Ferdinand Georg, Maler, 1793 - 1865. E. Zeugnis m. U., Wien, 30. 1. 1854

1854 Not Available EUR 3,328.00
402 Lagerfeld, Karl,

Lagerfeld, Karl, deutscher Modedesigner, 1933 - 2019. E. Zeichnung Mischtechnik; Bleistift, Filzstift, Buntstift und Ölkreide, Widmung u. U., 27. 1. 1983 ?,

1983 ?, Not Available EUR 3,328.00
71

Niederösterreich, Burg Plankenstein bei Texing, Urbar "Urbarium über das Schloß undt Herschafft Plankenstain im Ertzhertzogthumb Österreich unter der Enns und Viertel ob Wiener Wald gelegen,…

Not Available EUR 3,072.00
323 Wagner, Richard,

Wagner, Richard, Komponist, 1813 - 1883. Druck: Die Meistersinger von Nürnberg. Vollständige Partitur, Schott, Mainz, o. J. 1868

, o. J. 1868 Not Available EUR 3,072.00
122 Thost, Ernst,

Thost, Ernst, Meterologe und Astronom, 1899 - 1980. Nachlasskonvolut, ca. 100 meist masch. B. m. e. U., Photographien etc., meist ca. 1920 - 1970

ca. 1920 - 1970 Not Available EUR 2,816.00
151 Musil, Robert,

Musil, Robert, Schriftsteller, 1880 - 1942. E. Widmung u. U. in: Der Mann ohne Eigenschaften, Ernst Rowolt Verlag, Berlin 1930

1930 Not Available EUR 2,816.00
281 Mahler, Gustav,

Mahler, Gustav, Komponist, 1860 - 1911. Karte m. montiertem Zeitungsporträt u. U. Mahler, kl.-8vo, auf Untersatzkarton montiert.

Not Available EUR 2,816.00
376

Flugschrift, Druck: "Erzelung eines Burgers Son auß der Stadt München im Bayernlandt Hans Schielborg genandt so von den Türcken 32 Jar gefangen ...", Wien, Gregor Huber, 1597

1597 Not Available EUR 2,816.00
62 Maria Theresia,

Maria Theresia, Kaiserin, 1717 - 1780. Adelsdiplom für Dr. med. Honorius Wilhelm Kastenholz Kasztenholcz, Preßburg, 27. 8. 1751

1751 Not Available EUR 2,560.00
86

Polen/Sachsen, Titulaturbuch mit ca. 75 Eintragungen von Anschriften und Titeln von Angehörigen des sächsischen Hauses sowie von kurfürstlich - sächsischen und königlich polnischen Politikern, Würdenträgern und Offizieren, Mitte und 2. H. 18. Jh.,

Mitte und 2. H. 18. Jh., Not Available EUR 2,560.00
240 Bernstein, Leonard,

Bernstein, Leonard, amerik. Komponist, 1918 - 1990. Musikalisches Albumblatt m. e. Notenzitat Mass, 2 Takte, e. Textunterlegung u. U., o. O., o. D.

o. D. Not Available EUR 2,560.00
309 Strauss, Johann,

Strauss, Johann, Sohn, Komponist, 1825 - 1899. E. B. m. U., Wien, 10. 4. 1892 12. 4. 1882

1892 12 Not Available EUR 2,466.80
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