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Freeman's | Hindman

Auction Info

Auction Name
The Fathers and Saviors of Our Country: A Presidential Sale
Auction Date
03/26/2026 - 03/26/2026
Sale Number
#6560
Total Lots
172
Sold Lots
164.0
Lots Sold
95.35%
Unsold Lots
8
Total Sales (USD)
1,093,890.00
Low Estimate of Lots Sold (USD)
448,600.00
High Estimate of Lots Sold (USD)
684,600.00
Low Estimate of All Lots (USD)
530,400.00
High Estimate of All Lots (USD)
801,800.00
Total Sales as a % of High Est.
136.43%

Top twenty five by sale price

Top twenty five lots by sale price
Lot Number Author Name Book Title Year Published Estimate Actual Price
31 [LINCOLN, Abraham (1809-1865)]

A rare period tintype of Abraham Lincoln: The "Beardstown Portrait"

7 May 1858 [but ca 1860] USD 15,000.00 - 20,000.00 USD 76,800.00
5 [WASHINGTON, George (1732-1799)]

SAINT-MEMIN, Charles Balthazar Julien Fevret de (1770-1852)

Circa 1800 USD 15,000.00 - 20,000.00 USD 70,400.00
110 [LINCOLN, Abraham (1809-1865)]

Second Inaugural Address of the Late President Lincoln

[1865] USD 2,000.00 - 3,000.00 USD 70,400.00
43

[LINCOLN-HAMLIN CAMPAIGN]. An important New Hampshire Wide Awakes banner

ca March 1860 USD 50,000.00 - 100,000.00 USD 54,400.00
139

[LINCOLN MOURNING]. A unique Lincoln mourning fan produced for display at the 1867 Paris Exposition

1866 USD 15,000.00 - 20,000.00 USD 44,800.00
66 LINCOLN, Abraham (1809-1865)

A hitherto unpublished autograph memorandum

22 September 1862 USD 40,000.00 - 60,000.00 USD 38,400.00
4 WASHINGTON, George (1732-1799)

Autograph letter signed twice as first President ("G: Washington") and ("GW") to Pennsylvania Senator James Ross

11 June 1796 USD 30,000.00 - 40,000.00 USD 35,200.00
177

[LINCOLN CONSPIRATORS]. A marquetry box constructed by Lincoln conspirator Dr. Samuel Mudd while imprisoned at Fort Jefferson, ca 1867

ca 1867 USD 20,000.00 - 30,000.00 USD 25,600.00
167 [BOOTH, John Wilkes (1838-1865)]

Partly printed Boston Water Power Company stock certificate issued to and signed ("J. Wilkes Booth")

30 May 1864 USD 8,000.00 - 12,000.00 USD 25,600.00
68 LINCOLN, Abraham (1809-1865)

Proclamation of Emancipation, by the President of the United States, January 1st, 1863

[December 1862] USD 7,000.00 - 10,000.00 USD 23,040.00
116

[LINCOLN FUNERAL]. Partly printed document signed ("ED Townsend"), for White House doorman Thomas H. Pendel

20 April 1865 USD 3,000.00 - 5,000.00 USD 23,040.00
25 [LINCOLN, Abraham (1809-1865)]

Autograph document endorsed ("A. Lincoln")

11 August 1854 USD 5,000.00 - 8,000.00 USD 17,920.00
28 LINCOLN, Abraham (1809-1865)

Manuscript legal document signed ("A. Lincoln") in the case of Mary Fahnestock

20 July 1857 USD 4,000.00 - 6,000.00 USD 17,920.00
39 LINCOLN, Abraham (1809-1865)

Autograph legal document signed twice ("A. Lincoln" and "Abraham Lincoln")

13 February 1860 USD 4,000.00 - 6,000.00 USD 16,640.00
175

[LINCOLN ASSASSINATION]. A small archive of manuscript material, photographs, and items related to Lincoln's assassination and the subsequent trial of the conspirators

ca 1864-1896 USD 3,000.00 - 5,000.00 USD 16,640.00
38 [LINCOLN, Abraham (1809-1865)]

Autograph endorsement, 8 lines, signed ("A. Lincoln") on the verso of a letter from Kersey H. Fell

8 July 1859 USD 5,000.00 - 8,000.00 USD 15,360.00
11 LINCOLN, Abraham (1809-1865)

Manuscript document signed twice ("A. Lincoln")

18 June 1838 USD 5,000.00 - 8,000.00 USD 15,360.00
16 LINCOLN, Abraham (1809-1865)

Autograph letter signed ("A. Lincoln") to Garland B. Shelody [sic Shelledy]

16 February 1842 USD 10,000.00 - 15,000.00 USD 12,800.00
162 BOOTH, John Wilkes (1838-1865)

Autograph letter signed ("J.W.B") to "My dear miss" from the St. Charles Theater

4 April [1864] USD 10,000.00 - 15,000.00 USD 12,800.00
20 LINCOLN, Abraham (1809-1865)

Manuscript document signed twice ("A. Lincoln")

5 August 1847 USD 2,000.00 - 3,000.00 USD 12,800.00

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