University Archives: Rare Autographs, Manuscripts and Books, 12925, Wilton

Auction Details

Auction Date: January 29, 2025 - January 29, 2025

Page Size: 415 items in 17 pages

Lot Number	Author Name	Book Title	Year Published	Estimate	Actual Price
312		Civil War-Dated Naval Directives Signed by Gideon Welles & J.A.B. Dahlgren, 3 Pcs Total, 1862-1864	May 12, 1862 - August 12, 1864	USD 300.00 - 400.00	USD 204.80
313		2 Civil War-Dated Naval Directives Signed by Gideon Welles & J.A.B. Dahlgren	May 28, 1863; July 27, 1863	USD 300.00 - 400.00	USD 125.00
314	War	Civil War Archive Over 35 items, Autographs, Letter Groups and General Orders	various	USD 300.00 - 400.00	USD 875.00
315		Obsolete Dealers Currency Lot of 100+ Bills, Plus 2 Checks and a Special Tax Revenue Stamp	ca. 1820s-1850s	USD 300.00 - 400.00	USD 1,000.00
316		13 Southern & CSA Currency Notes, Some War-Dated, With Bonus Checks	ca. 1861 to 1873	USD 300.00 - 400.00	USD 437.50
317		Fractional & Foreign Currency Group of 9 Notes, Civil War & Post-Civil War Era	ca. 1863-1893	USD 200.00 - 300.00	USD 150.00
319	George Custer	George Custer Signed 7th Cavalry Special Order Amended and Endorsed 1865, PSA/DNA Slabbed and Authenticated	September 18, 1865	USD 5,000.00 - 6,000.00	Not Sold
320	Jefferson Davis	Jefferson Davis Reflects on How "powerless I am for those purposes for which alone power is properly desirable", Foreshadowing Role in the Civil War! A Rare Example as Senator!	December 13, [n.y.]	USD 1,200.00 - 1,400.00	USD 750.00
321		"Jaws of Death" D-Day Photo, Type I PSA Encapsulated, One of Most Iconic Photos in History taken by Robert Sargent.	1944-07-30	USD 30,000.00 - 40,000.00	USD 37,500.00
322	Enola Gay	Enola Gay Crewmembers Tibbets & Van Kirk (2) Signed Items	1995-08-06	USD 500.00 - 600.00	USD 562.50
323	Enola Gay	Enola Gay Photo Group Signed by Tibbets, van Kirk, Ferebee, Nelson and More!	various	USD 300.00 - 400.00	USD 687.50
324	Tom Ferebee	Tom Ferebee Signed Japanese 1000 Yen Occupation Bill, Adding Enola Gay Mission Date	n.d.	USD 200.00 - 300.00	USD 87.50
325		Flying Tigers Signed Photos - Includes Classic R. T. Smith Image!	various	USD 200.00 - 300.00	USD 531.25
326	William B. Franklin	William B. Franklin to William F. Smith on Drinking with Grant!	ca. 1864	USD 200.00 - 300.00	USD 3,250.00
327	Rene Gagnon	Rene Gagnon Archive of World War II Love Letters	ca. January-March 1944	USD 1,000.00 - 1,500.00	USD 468.75
328	Katsumori Yamashiro	JFK PT-109: Katsumori Yamashiro Sketch & Signed $2 Bill, JSA Authentication	1977-12-08	USD 500.00 - 600.00	USD 562.50
329	Lincoln & Union Generals	Lincoln & Union Generals, A Fantastic CDV!	ca. 1865	USD 200.00 - 300.00	USD 100.00
331		Scarce 1840 Map of New York by the Society for the Diffusion of Useful Knowledge	February 1, 1840	USD 200.00 - 300.00	USD 468.75
332	Isaac Patridge	Confederate Major Isaac Patridge Signed Military Commission, War-Date 1861	March 9, 1861	USD 200.00 - 300.00	USD 416.00
333	George S. Patton	George S. Patton Signature, Incredible PSA/DNA Gem MT 10!	n.d.	USD 600.00 - 700.00	USD 937.50
334	George Patton	Early Patton Letter on West Point Letterhead to "Aunt Nannie", PSA/DNA MN-MT 8!	n.d.	USD 1,000.00 - 1,500.00	USD 3,000.00
335	George Patton	George Patton Signed Airmail Envelope to Wife 2 Weeks Before D-Day	1944-05-22	USD 600.00 - 800.00	USD 1,125.00
336	George S. Patton	George S. Patton 2x Signed WWI Map Collection Showing March 1918 German Offensive	n.d.	USD 2,000.00 - 3,000.00	USD 7,500.00
337	George S. Patton	George S. Patton 4x Signed WWI Illustrated Book, "Topography & Strategy in the War"	2028-11-03	USD 2,000.00 - 3,000.00	USD 4,687.50
338		Pearl Harbor Victim Sends Christmas Wishes Aboard U.S.S. Arizona One Week Before Attack: "The Arizona is a fine ship and I like it so much"	1941-11-29	USD 300.00 - 400.00	USD 704.00

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