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  • liveFebruary 28, 2017 10:30 AM EST
  • Wilton, CT, US

Incredible Selection of Autographs, Manuscripts, Books and Historical Relics

207 lots

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            1: Abigail Adams pens a compassionate letter about her horse "Hobby"

            Estimate: $5,000 - $6,000
            Sold:$6,500
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            2: Ansel Adams signed invitation for Gold Medal for Distinction in Natural Hist Art

            Estimate: $100 - $150
            Sold:$260
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            3: ALS signed by Charles Addams, creator of the show The Addams Family

            Estimate: $100 - $150
            Sold:$400
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            4: "Hans Christian Anderson," in English, signed envelope to his translator

            Estimate: $1,200 - $1,400
            Sold:$1,300
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            5: Stunning Steel engraving of Major John André, Revolutionary War spy

            Estimate: $500 - $600
            Passed
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            6: Gorgeous hand-painted Steel engraving of Revolutionary War spy, John André

            Estimate: $1,500 - $2,000
            Passed
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            7: Outstanding Apollo XI content Buzz Aldrin letter with a piece of the Kapton foil

            Estimate: $400 - $500
            Sold:$425
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            8: Exceedingly Rare Color Photograph Signed by all three Apollo XI crew members!

            Estimate: $7,500 - $10,000
            Passed
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            9: Signature cut of John Jacob Astor, the wealthiest man in the early 1800's

            Estimate: $200 - $300
            Sold:$100
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            10: P.T. Barnum extolls the merits of his newly rebuilt "Hippodrome"

            Estimate: $800 - $1,000
            Sold:$650
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            11: Ornately printed doc signed by Menachem Begin, Aharon Propes & Yosef Klarman

            Estimate: $100 - $150
            Sold:$140
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            12: Ben-Gurion expresses gratitude for suggestions in soybean cultivation

            Estimate: $400 - $500
            Sold:$240
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            13: Large Archive of letters & signed photo re: David Ben-Gurion 1920s-1972

            Estimate: $25,000 - $30,000
            Sold:$12,000
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            14: Bock's Car crew members sign First Day Cover comm 100th anniv of Einstein's bday

            Estimate: $300 - $400
            Sold:$450
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            15: Document signed by Simon Bolivar promoting Col. Leon Galindo to General

            Estimate: $2,400 - $2,600
            Passed
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            16: Mobster Joseph Bonanno signed check, PSA/DNA slabbed NM 7

            Estimate: $200 - $300
            Sold:$140
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            17: Napoleon's refusal to Minister of War's request of salary compensation

            Estimate: $1,200 - $1,400
            Sold:$1,300
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            18: Lizzie Borden signed a copy of "The Index Guide to Travel & Art-Study in Europe

            Estimate: $2,000 - $2,400
            Sold:$1,200
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            19: Newspaper comments on the disorder in Boston following the Boston Massacre

            Estimate: $1,200 - $1,500
            Sold:$700
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            20: Parts of Zeppelin along with large print signed by Margaret Bourke White

            Estimate: $3,500 - $4,000
            Sold:$3,250