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

Auction Details

Auction Report
Auction Date
January 29, 2025 - January 29, 2025
Page Size: 415 items in 17 pages

Lot Number Author Name Book Title Place Printed Year Published Estimate Actual Price
205 William G. Fargo

William G. Fargo Signed American Express Co. Stock, As President

March 29, 1873 USD 500.00 - 600.00 USD 500.00
206 William G. Fargo

William G. Fargo Signed 1873 American Express Company Stock Certificate

March 7, 1873 USD 500.00 - 600.00 USD 1,250.00
207 William G. Fargo

William G. Fargo Signed American Express Stock with Additional Blank Stock Certificate

March 5, 1873 USD 300.00 - 400.00 USD 1,250.00
208 Kate Field

Kate Field Signed Co-Operative Dress Association Stock Certificate

July 1, 1881 USD 200.00 - 300.00 USD 87.50
209 Ray Kroc McDonald's

Ray Kroc McDonald's Gift Certificate Booklet Signed

United States ca. 1981 USD 300.00 - 400.00 USD 7,500.00
210 Victor Hugo

A Book from Mob Account Meyer Lansky's Library, Ex: Mob Collection! "The Toilers of the Sea"

New York: n.d. USD 200.00 - 300.00 USD 350.00
211

A Study Guide from Mob Accountant Meyer Lansky's Library, Ex: Mob Collection! "The Blue Book of Ancient History"

New York n.d. ( 1944) USD 200.00 - 300.00 USD 102.40
212 G. W. "Pawnee Bill" Lillie

G. W. "Pawnee Bill" Lillie Signed Check

2029-04-18 USD 300.00 - 400.00 USD 375.00
213 J. P. Morgan

J. P. Morgan Signed 1886 New Jersey Junction Railroad Bond

June 30, 1886 USD 300.00 - 400.00 USD 1,375.00
214

1990 Playboy Stock Certificate, Near Fine!

1990-07-31 USD 200.00 - 300.00 USD 100.00
215 J. D. Rockefeller

J. D. Rockefeller Signed Standard Oil Stock Certificate

July 20, 1887 USD 2,400.00 - 3,500.00 USD 2,125.00
216 John D. Rockefeller

John D. Rockefeller & Henry Flagler Signed Green Standard Oil Trust Stock Certificate

June 22, 1887 USD 1,800.00 - 2,400.00 USD 1,750.00
217 John D. Rockefeller

John D. Rockefeller & John Archbold Signed Brown Standard Oil Trust Stock Certificate

March 5, 1886 USD 1,800.00 - 2,400.00 USD 1,750.00
219 Nathan Mayer

Nathan Mayer Rothschild Signed Russian Imperial Bond

March 1, 1822 USD 300.00 - 400.00 USD 1,500.00
220 Nathaniel Thayer

Atlantic Cable and Nathaniel Thayer, "What a wonderful thing the telegram is..."

August 2, 1866 USD 200.00 - 300.00 USD 406.25
221

Titanic: Harpers Weekly Covers the Titanic Disaster Just Days After Tragedy!

April 20 & 27, 1912 USD 400.00 - 500.00 USD 275.00
222 Millvina Dean

Youngest Titanic Survivor Millvina Dean (2) Signed Items

n.d. USD 300.00 - 400.00 USD 300.00
223 George Francis Train

George Francis Train Lot of 3 Signed Items

ca. 1890s USD 300.00 - 400.00 USD 125.00
224 Eli Whitney

Eli Whitney Cotton Gin Inventor Creates Metal Apparatus to Not "impede the progress of the science in this country"

May 26, 1808 USD 3,000.00 - 4,000.00 USD 1,750.00
225 Clara Barton

Clara Barton TLS Re: "Sister Harriette [and] any of the other sisters, who may come"

2002-03-13 USD 300.00 - 400.00 USD 375.00
227

NAWSA Buys Stock in The Woman's Journal, Signed by A. Stone Blackwell!

2010-10-31 USD 300.00 - 400.00 USD 437.50
229 Robinson, Ali, Malcolm X and NAACP Supporters

Civil Rights: Robinson, Ali, Malcolm X and NAACP Supporters Original Photos

ca. mid 20th century USD 500.00 - 600.00 USD 325.00
230 Fredrick Douglass

Fredrick Douglass Funeral Admission Card

February 25, 1895 USD 500.00 - 600.00 USD 1,536.00
231 Elizabeth Eckford

Elizabeth Eckford Handwritten Essay on 1st Day of School as One of the "Little Rock Nine"

1957-09-04 USD 300.00 - 400.00 USD 375.00
233 Rosa Parks

Rosa Parks Signed 1st Ed. Copy of Her Memoir, "My Story"

New York: ca. 1992 USD 400.00 - 500.00 USD 750.00
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