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Holabird Western Americana Collections Will Hold A Huge, Five-day Sizzling Summer Western Americana Auction, Aug. 5-9, Live And Online
The auction is loaded with nearly 3,000 lots of Native Americana, philatelic and numismatics, militaria, railroad collectibles, Americana, mining memorabilia, stock certificates, art and more. RENO, Nev. – General George Armstrong Custer’s Civil War holster and gun belt, a photo diary of Pancho Villa with three books on the Mexican…
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Napoleon’s Writings Come to Auction With Jeschke Van Vliet
The second session of the Rare Books, Prints, Historical Photography sale, offered by Jeschke van Vliet Auctions, features a French stereoscope with 14 slides. While looking through two glass eyepieces, the viewer can observe images such as the prehistoric station of Low Laugerie and Grand Roc Cave. The case was…
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Sotheby’s Offers a Glimpse Into Poet Sylvia Plath’s Personal Life
In the 20th century, Sylvia Plath was known as one of the most celebrated voices in American literature. She published her first collection of poetry, The Colossus and Other Poems, in 1960, which led the young writer to fame. This marked the beginning of her short yet successful career. Her…
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The Haunted Mansion Memorabilia Headlines Potter & Potter's Disney-Themed Auction
Harper Goff’s original concept art for what would become The Haunted Mansion. Image from Disney Parks. Artist Harper Goff created the first sketches of an imposing haunted house back in 1951 for Walt Disney. At that time, Disney was planning a modest park across from his Burbank offices to indulge…
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Indian Peace Medals to Headline Early American History Auctions Event
In early American history, colonial leaders regularly presented medals to Native American chiefs during negotiations. These items are commonly referred to as Indian peace medals. However, negotiations with Native American tribes were rarely in good faith. Often, the aim was not to build a genuine alliance but to placate the…
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Hake’s $3.6M auction shatters house record as company marks its best year since launching in 1967
1999 Pokémon uncut proof sheet with 99 cards sets record of its own, selling for $234,171 Star Wars: The Empire Strikes Back display stand with six encapsulated action figures, 1980, AFA graded, complete and unused condition. Sold for $36,302 against an estimate of $10,000-$20,000 YORK, Pa. – If records are…
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Quinn's to auction 300+ lots of rare and signed books, maps, prints and Americana, July 8
Featured: Early printings, first editions, fine bindings, travel and exploration books, maps and autographs, plus unpublished illustration for ‘The Hound of the Baskervilles’ Thomas Wolfe, ‘Worth Prize Theses,’ 1915, 1917-1919. Contains four theses. Original wraps bound in. First edition of Wolfe’s first book, one of 200 copies printed. Estimate $3,000-$5,000…
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A Night at the Auction: Groucho Marx’s Glasses, Topcoat and Letters to His Daughter Headline July Event
Heritage Auctions’ all-star entertainment sale also features comedian’s beloved humidor and a trove of rare Marx Brothers photographs A Night at the Auction: Groucho Marx’s Glasses, Topcoat and Letters to His Daughter Headline July Event DALLAS, Texas (June 28, 2021) – The secret word is Groucho. This is no joke; no monkey…
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Freeman's Will Offer Declaration of Independence Copy Given to Charles Carroll of Carrollton
Copy of the Declaration of Independence presented to Charles Carroll of Carrollton in 1824. Image from Freeman’s. Writing under the pseudonym "First Citizen," Charles Carroll of Carrollton sent a scathing critique of the government’s abuse of powers to the Maryland Gazette in 1773. Carroll wouldn't remain anonymous for long, quickly…
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Declaration of Independence Copy Offered in Single-Lot Freeman’s Sale
Over a year after fighting began with the Battles of Lexington and Concord, the Declaration of Independence made clear the Thirteen Colonies’ intention to fully separate from Great Britain. The document also hinted at the values a new American nation would try to uphold. "We hold these truths to be…
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Items Signed By Albert Einstein, George Washington, Lou Gehrig And Others Will Be Offered Wednesday, June 30th By University Archives
Other names in the sale include such luminaries as Stephen Hawking, Alan Turing, Kim Il Sung, Barack Obama, the Kennedy brothers, Theodore Roosevelt, Harriet Beecher Stowe and MLK Jr. Typed letter written in German and signed by Albert Einstein to President Herbert Hoover in 1929 after receiving Hoover’s congratulatory 50th…
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Upcoming Bonhams Event Showcases Photographs From Edward S. Curtis’ Most Ambitious Project
Inspired by their customs and traditions, Edward S. Curtis spent his career photographing the lives of Native Americans. He compiled photographs and prints from his many years of travel in a collection of books, together titled The North American Indian. A group of Edward S. Curtis’ cyanotypes from Volume VI…
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Hake’s June 29-30 auction led by original comic art, Pokemon uncut sheet, Star Wars rocket-firing Boba Fett prototype, 1915 Babe Ruth/Red Sox rookie button
Historical Highlight: George Washington-signed promissory note for purchase of slaves, including young Revolutionary War hero William Lee 1767 George Washington-signed slave sale promissory note for his trusted personal valet William ‘Billy’ Lee, who went to war with Washington, including at Valley Forge and Yorktown. Never before seen at auction. Accompanied…
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Illustration Art at Swann Galleries June 24
Children’s Book Illustrations, Advertising & Design, Comics, Cartoons & more Charles Schulz, All right, you stupid beagle, if you’re going to be my skating partner, get up!, original four-panel Peanuts comic strip, pen and ink, 1971. Estimate $15,000 to $25,000. New York—Illustration Art is at Swann Galleries Thursday, June 24.…
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“The Discovery of Witchcraft” by Reginald Scot Headlines Manuscript Sale
Third edition of The Discovery of Witchcraft by Reginald Scot. Image from Bonhams "It is neither a Witch, nor Devil, but a glorious God that maketh the thunder," writes Reginald Scot in his 1584 book The Discovery of Witchcraft. Scot used this text to express his then-controversial belief that witchcraft…
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One for the Books, as Heritage Auctions’ Rare Books Event Hits a Record-Setting $2.7 Million
[Declaration of Independence]. The New-England Chronicle. Volume VIII. Numb. 413. Boston: Powars and Willis DALLAS, Texas (June 13, 2021) – The first Boston newspaper printing of the Declaration of Independence soared to $175,000, and a single folio leaf from the first volume of the Gutenberg Bible brought a winning bid of…
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Cowan’s Auctions Offers American Colors, Standards, Pictures and More
Philip Henry Sheridan was a notable general in the American Civil War era, rising from Captain to Major General in just six months. His leadership was instrumental in the defeat of the Confederate army in Shenandoah Valley and later in Lee’s surrender at Appomattox. His personal flag, flown through the…
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Fine Books & Autographs at Auction June 17
Joan Miró, Autograph Letter Signed, to Ballets Russes director Serge Grigoriev, with two small ink drawings, 1933. Estimate $3,000 to $4,000. New York—Swann Galleries will hold their spring offering of Fine Books & Autographs on Thursday, June 17. The auction will feature a strong showing of autographs by prominent American…
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Manuscript Written And Signed By Sir Isaac Newton, Circa 1715-1725, Realizes $118,750 In University Archives’ Online Auction Held May 26th
The rare manuscript, with mathematical notes and calculations relating to Book III of Newton’s seminal scientific work “Principia”, was the top lot of the 409-lot sale that grossed $678,043. Sir Isaac Newton’s handwritten notes and calculations regarding the longitudinal positions of stars and comets, ideas later formalized in his iconic…
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Original Script of Casablanca and Rare Photographic Archive of King Kong Highlight Bonhams Sale
Warner Brothers purchased the rights to Everybody Comes to Rick's (1940) from American playwrights Murray Burnett and Joan Alison. Hal Willis bought the manuscript for $20,000, a record-breaking amount at the time. The company then adapted the play into Casablanca (1942), starring Humphrey Bogart and Ingrid Bergman. A mimeographed copy…
