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Auction Name Early American History Auction Total Sales (USD) 329,175.00
Auction Date April 18, 2026 - April 18, 2026 Low Estimate of Lots Sold (USD) 314,780.00
Sale Number #41826 High Estimate of Lots Sold (USD) 435,890.00
Total Lots 156
Sold Lots 142.0 Low Estimate of All Lots (USD) 374,480.00
% of Lots Sold 91.03% High Estimate of All Lots (USD) 515,590.00
Unsold Lots 14 Total Sales as a % of High Est. 63.84%

Top twenty-five by sale price

Top Sale Price Lots
Lot Number Author Name Book Title Year Published Estimate Actual Price
13 BENJAMIN FRANKLIN

BENJAMIN FRANKLIN, July 13th, 1787 Supreme Executive Council of Pennsylvania Land Sale Deed Signed B Franklin as Supreme Executive Council's President

1787 USD 15,000.00 - 20,000.00 USD 27,500.00
14 BENJAMIN FRANKLIN

BENJAMIN FRANKLIN, July 13th, 1787 Supreme Executive Council of Pennsylvania Land Sale Deed Signed B Franklin as Supreme Executive Council's President

1787 USD 15,000.00 - 20,000.00 USD 25,000.00
17 SAMUEL FRAUNCES

SAMUEL FRAUNCES, Spy, Tavern Keeper, George Washington's Household Steward Rare 1794 Signed Document

1794 USD 22,000.00 - 28,000.00 USD 20,000.00
124

September 28, 1775 Broadside Headed, TO ALL TRUE WHIGS / to all true FRIENDS OF LIBERTY... New York

1775 USD 20,000.00 - 25,000.00 USD 20,000.00
69

July 8, 1775, Colony of the Massachusetts Bay, Revolutionary War, Rare Paul Revere Engraved Colonial Note, Six Shillings, PCGS graded Very Fine-25.

1775 USD 8,000.00 - 12,000.00 USD 10,625.00
60

January 9, 1782, Georgia Colonial Currency to receive Current State Money as Specie at the Sales of Confiscated Estates, Remainder, Gem Crisp Unc.

1782 USD 6,000.00 - 8,000.00 USD 7,500.00
67

January 15, 1741/42 Colonial Currency, Massachusetts Bay, Copperplate Engraved Unique PROOF 20 Shillings New Tenor, The Newman Plate Note, PCGS Unc-60

1741/42 USD 10,000.00 - 20,000.00 USD 7,187.50
40 JAMES OTIS

1765 THE RIGHTS OF THE BRITISH COLONIES Asserted and proved. by JAMES OTIS, Esq; BOSTON, New-England,

1765 USD 8,000.00 - 12,000.00 USD 6,875.00
4 JOHN BRADFORD

1776 JOHN BRADFORD ALS to JOHN HANCOCK Five American Privateers Engage British Naval Ships at Boston

1776 USD 8,000.00 - 12,000.00 USD 6,250.00
66

Colonial Currency, August 1, 1740 (Massachusetts) Silver Bank, We jointly and severally promise to pay Isaac Winslow., 15 Shillings, Ex. Ford-Boyd.

1740 USD 10,000.00 - 20,000.00 USD 6,250.00
95

March 1793, Delaware + Schuylkill Canal. Navigation Company, Three Dollars, Private Company Note, The Newman Plate Note, Choice Crisp Uncirculated.

1793 USD 6,000.00 - 8,000.00 USD 6,250.00
138 John Marshall

(GEORGE WASHINGTON), THE LIFE OF GEORGE WASHINGTON, First Edition by John Marshall, Complete Five Volume Set, Plus Atlas, Philadelphia, (1804-1807) VF

1804-1807 USD 5,500.00 - 7,500.00 USD 6,250.00
105

1767 South Carolina Colonial Currency 20 Pounds Engraved Public Bearer Note for Taxes until Sept. 29th, 1772 Signed by Charles Pinckney Sr., Very Good

1767 USD 7,500.00 - 9,500.00 USD 5,625.00
50 after Benjamin West

1776 The Death of General Wolfe, Engraved Print after Benjamin West, engraved by William Wollett, VF

1776 USD 4,500.00 - 5,500.00 USD 5,312.50
54

Continental Currency, April 11th, 1778 YORKTOWN Issue, Five Dollars, Fr. CC-72, Extremely Fine.

1778 USD 4,000.00 - 6,000.00 USD 5,312.50
56

September 27, 1785, (Indents of 1782-1787) Continental Congress Federal Indent Bearer Certificate, One Dollar and Eighteen ninetieths of a Dollar, EF

1785 USD 6,000.00 - 8,000.00 USD 5,312.50
22

Declaration of Independence Signer JOHN HART Signed Scarce February 20th, 1776 New Jersey Three Pounds Colonial Currency Revolutionary War issue Note

1776 USD 1,000.00 - 1,500.00 USD 5,000.00
70

June 28, 1776, Colony of New Hampshire Colonial Currency, Four Pence, Due Date of January 26, 1788, High Quality PCGS graded Choice Very Fine-35.

1776 USD 2,000.00 - 3,000.00 USD 5,000.00
147 AMOS DOOLITTLE

1806 AMOS DOOLITTLE Rare Engraved American Religious Engraving: An Epitome of Ecclesiastical History

1806 USD 5,000.00 - 6,000.00 USD 5,000.00
68

June 20, 1744, Province of ye Massachusetts Bay Colonial Currency Contemporary Counterfeit Note 20 Shillings Ex: Ford-Boyd, PCGS graded Choice Fine-15

1744 USD 7,500.00 - 9,500.00 USD 4,687.50
20 JOHN BRADFORD

1776 Historic Content JOHN BRADFORD Boston Naval Agent ALS to JOHN HANCOCK, Docket in Hancock's Hand

1776 USD 4,000.00 - 6,000.00 USD 4,375.00
9

1757 Important Indian Treaty Dispatch from Colonel George Croghan one of the most Influential Figures on the American Frontier, Adversary of Washingon

1757 USD 4,000.00 - 5,000.00 USD 3,750.00
71

Colonial Currency, NH. June 28, 1776 15d PMG F-12

1776 USD 1,800.00 - 2,400.00 USD 3,750.00
59

June 8th, 1777, Georgia, 5 Dollars, Rattlesnake vignette, Rare Type with Black in, this Bearer Issue being Payable in CONTINENTAL Currency, Very Fine.

1777 USD 3,000.00 - 4,000.00 USD 3,250.00
75

Colonial Currency, Exceedingly Rare May 12, 1755 New York Ten Shillings Only 200 Issued and to be Redeemed by November 1762, PCGS Banknote graded Choice Fine-15.

1755 USD 3,000.00 - 4,000.00 USD 3,250.00
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