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Weiss Auctions: July Historical, Entertainment, and Advertising

Auction Reports

Auction Name July Historical, Entertainment, and Advertising Total Sales (USD) 90,522.00
Auction Date July 16, 2025 - July 16, 2025 Low Estimate of Lots Sold (USD) 54,090.00
Sale Number #71625 High Estimate of Lots Sold (USD) 100,690.00
Total Lots 169
Sold Lots 157.0 Low Estimate of All Lots (USD) 89,840.00
% of Lots Sold 92.90% High Estimate of All Lots (USD) 155,290.00
Unsold Lots 12 Total Sales as a % of High Est. 58.29%

Top twenty-five by sale price

Lot Number Author Name Book Title Year Published Estimate Actual Price
67

1667 New York Governor Nicolls Land Grant; Hewlett

1667 USD 500.00 - 1,000.00 USD 7,200.00
50A Helen Keller

Helen Keller Archive with 12 Signed Letters

USD 2,000.00 - 4,000.00 USD 5,700.00
66

Important Historical Erwin Rommel Scrapbook

USD 3,000.00 - 5,000.00 USD 5,700.00
131

WWII Japanese Internment Broadside

USD 400.00 - 600.00 USD 2,400.00
132

WWII Japanese Internment Archive

USD 500.00 - 1,000.00 USD 2,340.00
16 James Madison & James Monroe

James Madison & James Monroe Signed Ship Passport

USD 1,000.00 - 2,000.00 USD 1,800.00
117

Fabulous Civil War Hand Written Journal

USD 3,000.00 - 5,000.00 USD 1,800.00
97

Two Binders Loaded with Photos and Negatives.

USD 200.00 - 400.00 USD 1,680.00
24 James Madison & James Monroe

James Madison & James Monroe Signed Ship Passport

USD 1,000.00 - 2,000.00 USD 1,560.00
93

(95) Signed Photos, Celebrity Names Ending "K"

USD 300.00 - 500.00 USD 1,560.00
48 Ulysses S. Grant

Ulysses S. Grant Signed Pardon (1872)

1872 USD 600.00 - 1,000.00 USD 1,440.00
78

(100+) Cut Sigs w/ Photos, Letters AB

USD 1,000.00 - 1,500.00 USD 1,440.00
5 Charles Dickens

Charles Dickens Handwritten Letter (1860)

1860 USD 1,000.00 - 1,500.00 USD 1,380.00
21 Charles Dickens

Charles Dickens Signed Check (1859)

1859 USD 1,000.00 - 2,000.00 USD 1,380.00
88 The Eagles

The Eagles Signed CD Box Set, Selected Works

USD 1,500.00 - 2,000.00 USD 1,380.00
19 Ulysses S. Grant

Ulysses S. Grant Signed Postmaster Appointment

USD 600.00 - 1,000.00 USD 1,260.00
22 Samuel Clemens/Mark Twain

Samuel Clemens/Mark Twain Signed Check (1900)

1900 USD 800.00 - 1,200.00 USD 1,260.00
18 Roosevelt & Taft

Roosevelt & Taft Signed Military Appointment

USD 800.00 - 1,200.00 USD 1,200.00
23 John Quincy Adams

John Quincy Adams Signed Patent (1828)

1828 USD 1,000.00 - 2,000.00 USD 1,200.00
94

(100) Signed Photos, Celebrity Names Ending "M"

USD 400.00 - 800.00 USD 1,200.00
15 Andrew Johnson

Andrew Johnson Signed Military Appointment

USD 1,000.00 - 2,000.00 USD 1,170.00
76

(75) Signed Celebrity Photos, Letter "L"

USD 400.00 - 800.00 USD 1,170.00
12 President Monroe & J.Q. Adams

President Monroe & J.Q. Adams Signed Ship's Paper

USD 1,000.00 - 2,000.00 USD 1,110.00
95

Lot of mostly 1970's Concert Photos and Negatives

1970's USD 300.00 - 600.00 USD 1,080.00
20 Thomas Edison

Thomas Edison Signed Letter (1915)

1915 USD 1,000.00 - 2,000.00 USD 1,050.00
  • Sotheby’s
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    Sotheby’s Year in Review: "The Freedman's Primer.” Sold: 241,300 USD
    Sotheby’s Year in Review: Smith, William. "The Map that Changed the World." Sold: 139,700 USD
    Sotheby’s Year in Review: Psalter, C13th. Illuminated Psalter. Sold: 330,200 GBP
    Sotheby’s Year in Review: Lincoln, Abraham. The abolition of slavery. Sold: 13,697,500 USD
    Sotheby’s Year in Review: Vergilius. Opera, Venice, Aldo Manuzio, 1501. Sold: 1,041,400 USD
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