Fleischer's Auctions: Day 1: Militaria and Historic Americana
Auction Reports
| Auction Name | Day 1: Militaria and Historic Americana | Total Sales (USD) | 205,779.00 |
| Auction Date | October 11, 2024 - October 11, 2024 | Low Estimate of Lots Sold (USD) | 74,700.00 |
| Sale Number | #101124 | High Estimate of Lots Sold (USD) | 138,900.00 |
| Total Lots | 175 | ||
| Sold Lots | 160 | Low Estimate of All Lots (USD) | 83,600.00 |
| % of Lots Sold | 91.43% | High Estimate of All Lots (USD) | 154,950.00 |
| Unsold Lots | 15 | Total Sales as a % of High Est. | 132.80% |
Top twenty-five by sale price
| Lot Number | Author Name | Book Title | Year Published | Estimate | Actual Price |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 22 | Samuel Gardiner | [LINCOLN] Eyewitness to Lincoln's Assassination at Ford's Theater |
15 April 1865 | USD 7,500.00 - 12,500.00 | USD 19,065.00 |
| 145 | [BUFFALO SOLDIER] 10th Cavalry Officer Grouping |
USD 1,500.00 - 3,000.00 | USD 12,915.00 | ||
| 57 | 1833 "Porter" Charleston Slave Badge |
1833 | USD 1,500.00 - 3,000.00 | USD 11,070.00 | |
| 6 | Abraham Lincoln | [LINCOLN] 1860 Lincoln-Signed Note from Springfield, IL |
20 June 1860 | USD 2,500.00 - 5,000.00 | USD 8,302.50 |
| 11 | Abraham Lincoln | [LINCOLN] General's Commission Signed by Lincoln |
12 January 1862 | USD 2,500.00 - 5,000.00 | USD 7,995.00 |
| 58 | 1847 "Porter" Slave Badge |
1847 | USD 1,500.00 - 3,000.00 | USD 7,380.00 | |
| 41 | [SLAVERY] Missouri License for Free Woman of Color |
27 July 1836 | USD 250.00 - 500.00 | USD 5,289.00 | |
| 5 | Portraits of Lincoln & 36 Civil War Notables |
USD 1,750.00 - 2,250.00 | USD 5,043.00 | ||
| 163 | Girault de Prangey | Girault de Prangey Egypt Daguerreotype |
1842-43 | USD 1,500.00 - 3,000.00 | USD 4,797.00 |
| 84 | [CIVIL WAR] Butler's Infamous General Order No. 28 |
USD 2,500.00 - 5,000.00 | USD 4,674.00 | ||
| 55 | [CIVIL WAR] Escaped Slave CDV Portrait |
USD 1,500.00 - 3,000.00 | USD 3,936.00 | ||
| 142 | [CIVIL WAR] George & Libbie Custer w/ Cara Bean, 1864 Brady CDV |
October 1864 | USD 750.00 - 1,250.00 | USD 3,690.00 | |
| 63 | [CIVIL WAR] Black Soldier, New Recruit from Harrisburg, PA |
Fred Clark | USD 500.00 - 750.00 | USD 3,567.00 | |
| 48 | 1860 Lincoln Campaign Anti-Slavery Token |
1860 | USD 150.00 - 300.00 | USD 2,829.00 | |
| 10 | [LINCOLN] 1864 Inauguration Invitation |
1865 | USD 1,750.00 - 2,250.00 | USD 2,583.00 | |
| 192 | [DAGUERREOTYPE] Full Plate of Niagara Falls |
USD 1,500.00 - 3,000.00 | USD 2,583.00 | ||
| 56 | [ABOLITION] Portrait of Josiah Henson |
1876? | USD 1,500.00 - 3,000.00 | USD 2,460.00 | |
| 168 | [AMBROTYPE] South American Port w/ Ships |
USD 250.00 - 500.00 | USD 2,460.00 | ||
| 61 | [CIVIL WAR] Rare Georgia Slave Impressment Document |
1862 | USD 250.00 - 500.00 | USD 2,214.00 | |
| 85 | [CIVIL WAR] Enormous 1862 Letter Re: Occupation of New Orleans |
3-4 May 1862 | USD 500.00 - 750.00 | USD 2,214.00 | |
| 23 | [LINCOLN] Guarded Lincoln's Body, Diary Archive |
1863, 1864, and 1865 | USD 1,500.00 - 3,000.00 | USD 2,091.00 | |
| 73 | [CIVIL WAR] Contraband Related Covers |
USD 150.00 - 300.00 | USD 2,091.00 | ||
| 144 | James F. Gibson, photographer | [CIVIL WAR] 1862 George Custer in the Peninsula Campaign |
USD 750.00 - 1,250.00 | USD 2,091.00 | |
| 47 | [SLAVERY] Letter Dictated by Slave w/ Cocke Family Archive |
USD 750.00 - 1,500.00 | USD 1,968.00 | ||
| 64 | [CIVIL WAR] Robert Gould Shaw CDV Portrait |
Whipple | USD 500.00 - 750.00 | USD 1,968.00 |
![<b>Freeman’s | Hindman, Nov. 14:</b> GOULD, John. <i>A Monograph of the Trochilidae...Humming-Birds.</i> L., [1849-] 1861. $60,000 – 80,000.](https://ae-files.s3.amazonaws.com/AdvertisementPhotos/5a5a37a4-bc84-4fa8-b8b8-bad6106a9297.jpg "<b>Freeman’s | Hindman, Nov. 14:</b> GOULD, John. <i>A Monograph of the Trochilidae...Humming-Birds.</i> L., [1849-] 1861. $60,000 – 80,000.")
![<b>Freeman’s | Hindman, Nov. 14:</b> A COMPLETE RUN of Limited Editions Club publications, v.p. [mostly New York], 1929-2010. $50,000 – 60,000.](https://ae-files.s3.amazonaws.com/AdvertisementPhotos/00aa5647-98fa-42e5-aa1f-e306d308a753.jpg "<b>Freeman’s | Hindman, Nov. 14:</b> A COMPLETE RUN of Limited Editions Club publications, v.p. [mostly New York], 1929-2010. $50,000 – 60,000.")
![<b>Freeman’s | Hindman, Nov. 14:</b> GOULD. <i>A Monograph of the Ramphastidae...Toucans.</i> L., [1852-] 54. SECOND ED. $35,000 – 45,000.](https://ae-files.s3.amazonaws.com/AdvertisementPhotos/529a982d-de64-41cf-b68c-93f0df023bfc.jpg "<b>Freeman’s | Hindman, Nov. 14:</b> GOULD. <i>A Monograph of the Ramphastidae...Toucans.</i> L., [1852-] 54. SECOND ED. $35,000 – 45,000.")
![<b>Freeman’s | Hindman, Nov. 14:</b> SELBY. <i>Plates to Selby’s Illustrations of British Ornithology.</i> Edin., [1833-] 34. $20,000 – 30,000.](https://ae-files.s3.amazonaws.com/AdvertisementPhotos/5c121f9c-5368-40ac-a487-76508b5ac622.jpg "<b>Freeman’s | Hindman, Nov. 14:</b> SELBY. <i>Plates to Selby’s Illustrations of British Ornithology.</i> Edin., [1833-] 34. $20,000 – 30,000.")
![<b>Forum, Nov. 7:</b> [Carr (John Dickson)], "Carter Dickson" and John Rhode. <i>Drop to his Death,</i> first edition, Heinemann, [1939]. £600 to £800.](https://ae-files.s3.amazonaws.com/AdvertisementPhotos/b3755d4d-1805-4e33-969b-59cca97eb26e.png "<b>Forum, Nov. 7:</b> [Carr (John Dickson)], \"Carter Dickson\" and John Rhode. <i>Drop to his Death,</i> first edition, Heinemann, [1939]. £600 to £800.")
![<b>Forum, Nov. 7:</b> [Day-Lewis (Cecil)] "Nicholas Blake". <i>The Beast Must Die,</i> first edition, 1938. £750 to £1,000.](https://ae-files.s3.amazonaws.com/AdvertisementPhotos/b1a17968-ead3-471f-b6b2-ccd4e31c0e2c.png "<b>Forum, Nov. 7:</b> [Day-Lewis (Cecil)] \"Nicholas Blake\". <i>The Beast Must Die,</i> first edition, 1938. £750 to £1,000.")
