University Archives: Rare Autographs, Manuscripts & Books, 50626, Wilton
Auction Details
- Auction Date
- May 06, 2026 - May 06, 2026
| Lot Number | Author Name | Book Title | Place Printed | Year Published | Estimate | Actual Price |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 232 | John Penn (1741-1788) | John Penn Signed Legal Document Endorsement |
Granville County, North Carolina | 1785 | USD 1,000.00 - 0.00 | USD 2,000.00 |
| 233 | July 4, 1776 Receipt for Troop Provisions |
Southboro, Massachusetts | 1776 | USD 4,000.00 - 0.00 | USD 13,750.00 | |
| 234 | Ezekiel Tophand Revolutionary War Pay Order |
Hartford, Connecticut | 1782 | USD 3,500.00 - 0.00 | USD 4,375.00 | |
| 235 | Petition to Thomas Gage Concerning the Ship Peggy |
Boston, Massachusetts | 1775 | USD 1,200.00 - 0.00 | USD 1,875.00 | |
| 236 | Samuel Leighton (1740-1802) | Samuel Leighton Pay Receipt |
Kittery | 1776 | USD 500.00 - 0.00 | USD 275.00 |
| 237 | Titus Watson (1746-1821) | Titus Watson Encouragement Pay Order |
Hartford, Connecticut | 1777 | USD 400.00 - 0.00 | USD 750.00 |
| 238 | James Watson (1750-1806) | James Watson Encouragement Pay Order |
Hartford, Connecticut | 1777 | USD 400.00 - 0.00 | USD 750.00 |
| 240 | James Chamberlain (1745-1819) | Receipt for Horse for Revolutionary War |
York County | 1780 | USD 400.00 - 0.00 | USD 406.25 |
| 241 | Tobias Fernald (1744-1784) | Revolutionary War Pay Order Signed by Lt. Col. Tobias Fernald |
1777 | USD 300.00 - 0.00 | USD 275.00 | |
| 242 | George Ross Jr. (1730-1779) | George Ross 1761 DS as King's Attorney |
ca. 1761 | USD 400.00 - 0.00 | USD 2,250.00 | |
| 243 | Friedrich von Steuben | Von Steuben ADS Addressed to B. Walker |
1790 | USD 2,000.00 - 0.00 | USD 5,625.00 | |
| 244 | Paul McCartney; John Lennon; George Harrison; Ringo Starr | The Beatles Photo Signed on 1st Trip to "Ed Sullivan Show" |
London, England | ca. 1963 | USD 15,000.00 - 0.00 | USD 20,000.00 |
| 245 | John Lennon (1940-1980) | John Lennon Cut Autograph |
n.d. | USD 2,000.00 - 0.00 | USD 2,250.00 | |
| 246 | Bob Dylan | Bob Dylan Signed Postcard Photo |
ca. 1962 | USD 10,000.00 - 0.00 | Not Sold | |
| 247 | Bob Dylan | Bob Dylan Handwritten Lyrics For "Wiggle Wiggle" |
ca. 1990 | USD 35,000.00 - 0.00 | USD 31,250.00 | |
| 248 | George Gershwin (1898-1937); Ira Gershwin (1896-1983) | George & Ira Gershwin Signed "Girl Crazy" Songwriting Contract |
New York, New York | ca. 1931 | USD 2,000.00 - 0.00 | USD 2,250.00 |
| 249 | Tom Hanks | Tom Hanks Signed "Forrest Gump" Typescript |
n.d. | USD 300.00 - 0.00 | USD 375.00 | |
| 250 | Harry Houdini (1874-1926) | Harry Houdini Signed 1922 Houdini Picture Corporation Stock Certificate |
1922 | USD 3,500.00 - 0.00 | USD 3,500.00 | |
| 251 | Harry Price | H. Price Archive on Fraudulent Seance and Houdini’s Library |
ca. 1929 | USD 600.00 - 0.00 | USD 812.50 | |
| 252 | Walter Franklin Prince | W.F. Prince on H. Houdini and the Margery Case |
Boston | 1926 | USD 500.00 - 0.00 | USD 687.50 |
| 253 | Walter Lantz (1899-1994) | Walter Lantz, Woody Woodpecker Creator, Lot of 2 Including Sketch |
New York | ca. 1948, 1980 | USD 300.00 - 0.00 | USD 375.00 |
| 254 | John Bonham; Robert Plant; Jimmy Page; John Paul Jones | Rare Led Zeppelin Signed Photo - Bonham, Plant, Page & Jones |
ca. 1970s | USD 5,000.00 - 0.00 | USD 5,000.00 | |
| 255 | Marilyn Monroe | M. Monroe Signed Check for Car Rental to Premiere of "Prince and the Showgirl" |
1957 | USD 4,000.00 - 0.00 | USD 4,062.50 | |
| 256 | Marilyn Monroe PSA Type 1 Photograph, Candid Moment at 1955 Friars Club Fundraising Dinner |
New York, New York | ca. 1955 | USD 700.00 - 0.00 | USD 500.00 | |
| 257 | Marilyn Monroe PSA Type 1 Photograph, Filming on "Bus Stop" Set |
ca. 1956 | USD 600.00 - 0.00 | USD 275.00 |
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