Heritage Auctions: Historical Platinum Signature Auction
Auction Reports
| Auction Name | Historical Platinum Signature Auction | Total Sales (USD) | 1,384,763.00 |
| Auction Date | July 25, 2024 - July 25, 2024 | Low Estimate of Lots Sold (USD) | 1,087,120.00 |
| Sale Number | #6294 | High Estimate of Lots Sold (USD) | 1,630,680.00 |
| Total Lots | 92 | ||
| Sold Lots | 79 | Low Estimate of All Lots (USD) | 1,567,120.00 |
| % of Lots Sold | 85.87% | High Estimate of All Lots (USD) | 2,350,680.00 |
| Unsold Lots | 13 | Total Sales as a % of High Est. | 58.91% |
Top twenty-five by sale price
| Lot Number | Author Name | Book Title | Year Published | Estimate | Actual Price |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 42053 | Ludwig van Beethoven. | Excessively Rare Autograph Letter Signed ("Beethoven"). |
USD 144,000.00 - 216,000.00 | USD 112,500.00 | |
| 42050 | [George Washington, his copy]. Marcus Tullius Cicero. | M. T. Cicero's Cato Major, or his Discourse of Old Age: With Explanatory Notes. Translation and notes by James Logan. |
1744 | USD 48,000.00 - 72,000.00 | USD 100,000.00 |
| 42037 | J.K. Rowling. | Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone. |
1997 | USD 96,000.00 - 144,000.00 | USD 93,750.00 |
| 42051 | [George Washington, his copy]. Frederic II. | Posthumous Works. Volume XII. Correspondence: Letter between Frederic II and Mess. D'Alembert, de Condorcet, Grimm and d'Arget. Translated by Thomas Holcroft. |
1789 | USD 24,000.00 - 36,000.00 | USD 87,500.00 |
| 42030 | [Napoleon Bonaparte, his copy]. Constantin Francois Volney. | Voyage en Syrie et en Egypte, pendant les annees 1783, 1784, et 1785. |
An VII 1799. | USD 24,000.00 - 36,000.00 | USD 81,250.00 |
| 42023 | Meriwether Lewis and William Clark. | History of the Expedition under the Command of Captains Lewis and Clark, to the Sources of the Missouri, thence across the Rocky Mountains and down the River Columbia to the Pacific Ocean. Performed during the years 1804-5-6. |
1814 | USD 80,000.00 - 120,000.00 | USD 62,500.00 |
| 42067 | George Washington Land Indenture Written Entirely in His Hand. |
USD 20,000.00 - 30,000.00 | USD 47,500.00 | ||
| 42068 | George Washington Letter Signed. |
USD 40,000.00 - 60,000.00 | USD 42,500.00 | ||
| 42056 | Albert Einstein | Albert Einstein Autograph Letter Signed ("A. Einstein"). |
USD 48,000.00 - 72,000.00 | USD 40,000.00 | |
| 42036 | J.K. Rowling. | Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone. |
1997 | USD 4,000.00 - 6,000.00 | USD 37,500.00 |
| 42001 | [Isaac Asimov]. David Kyle. | Original dust jacket illustration art from Isaac Asimov's Foundation, |
circa 1951. | USD 16,000.00 - 24,000.00 | USD 35,000.00 |
| 42069 | George Washington Manuscript Presidential Pardon Signed ("G: Washington"). |
USD 44,800.00 - 67,200.00 | USD 35,000.00 | ||
| 42061 | Abraham Lincoln | Abraham Lincoln Autograph Letter Signed ("A. Lincoln"). |
USD 24,000.00 - 36,000.00 | USD 32,500.00 | |
| 42026 | Mao Tsetung. | Quotations from Chairman Mao Tsetung. |
1972 | USD 40,000.00 - 60,000.00 | USD 31,250.00 |
| 42035 | Theodore Roosevelt. | The Winning of the West. |
1900 | USD 12,800.00 - 19,200.00 | USD 31,250.00 |
| 42049 | Jules Verne. | Twenty Thousand Leagues Under the Seas. |
1873 | USD 8,000.00 - 12,000.00 | USD 27,500.00 |
| 42052 | John Adams | John Adams Extraordinary Autograph Letter Signed with Free Frank Signature. |
1812 | USD 32,000.00 - 48,000.00 | USD 25,000.00 |
| 42005 | Edgar Rice Burroughs. | A Princess of Mars. |
1917 | USD 16,000.00 - 24,000.00 | USD 21,250.00 |
| 42016 | William Morris, translator. | The Tale of King Coustans and of Over Sea. |
1894 | USD 19,200.00 - 28,800.00 | USD 20,000.00 |
| 42007 | Charles Dickens. | A complete set of The Christmas Books. |
1843-1848. | USD 16,000.00 - 24,000.00 | USD 19,375.00 |
| 42014 | Ernest Hemingway. | A Farewell to Arms. |
1929 | USD 8,000.00 - 12,000.00 | USD 16,250.00 |
| 42038 | Robert Browning. | So Here Then is the Last Ride. |
1900 | USD 19,200.00 - 28,800.00 | USD 15,000.00 |
| 42072 | Robert Oppenheimer. | Rare inscribed and signed photo ("Robert Oppenheimer") of Albert Einstein and Oppenheimer at the Institute for Advanced Studies at Princeton University. |
USD 8,000.00 - 12,000.00 | USD 15,000.00 | |
| 42058 | Albert Einstein | Albert Einstein Typed Letters (2) Signed to Princeton Professor Julian H. Bonfante. |
USD 20,000.00 - 30,000.00 | USD 14,375.00 | |
| 42084 | Apollo 11 Crew-Signed "Type One" Insurance Cover Directly from The Armstrong Family Collection, CAG Certified. |
USD 6,400.00 - 9,600.00 | USD 13,750.00 |
![<b>Koller, Sep. 18:</b> Bell, Thomas. A Monograph of the Testudinata. London [1836-1842]. CHF 20,000 to 30,000.](https://ae-files.s3.amazonaws.com/AdvertisementPhotos/29dc9a36-584c-476d-bc08-834bc3d3902d.png "<b>Koller, Sep. 18:</b> Bell, Thomas. A Monograph of the Testudinata. London [1836-1842]. CHF 20,000 to 30,000.")
![<b>Koller, Sep. 18:</b> Gould, John. A monograph of the Trochilidae, or family of humming-birds [and] Supplement completed after the authors death…, London [1849-]1861 and [1880-]1887. CHF 50,000 to 80,000.](https://ae-files.s3.amazonaws.com/AdvertisementPhotos/d1c7f9bc-1bd9-43a2-9cd9-fa2e0a89d50f.png "<b>Koller, Sep. 18:</b> Gould, John. A monograph of the Trochilidae, or family of humming-birds [and] Supplement completed after the authors death…, London [1849-]1861 and [1880-]1887. CHF 50,000 to 80,000.")
![<b>Koller, Sep. 18:</b> Levaillant, François. Histoire naturelle des oiseaux de paradis et des rolliers, suivie de celle des toucans et des barbus. Paris [1801-]1806. CHF 40,000 to 60,000.](https://ae-files.s3.amazonaws.com/AdvertisementPhotos/dcac6725-5a79-4a9a-8172-9a5e10ccb75b.png "<b>Koller, Sep. 18:</b> Levaillant, François. Histoire naturelle des oiseaux de paradis et des rolliers, suivie de celle des toucans et des barbus. Paris [1801-]1806. CHF 40,000 to 60,000.")
