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Auction Name
The Dan Madsen Collection of Abraham Lincoln and Mark Twain Memorabilia Americana & Political Signature® Auction
Auction Date
03/18/2026 - 03/18/2026
Sale Number
#6335
Total Lots
237
Sold Lots
234.0
Lots Sold
98.73%
Unsold Lots
3
Total Sales (USD)
404,284.00
Low Estimate of Lots Sold (USD)
166,960.00
High Estimate of Lots Sold (USD)
250,440.00
Low Estimate of All Lots (USD)
172,560.00
High Estimate of All Lots (USD)
258,840.00
Total Sales as a % of High Est.
156.19%

Top twenty five by sale price

Top twenty five lots by sale price
Lot Number Author Name Book Title Year Published Estimate Actual Price
43010 [Abraham Lincoln]

[Abraham Lincoln]: Invitation to Ride President Lincoln's Funeral Train.

April 20, 1865 USD 4,800.00 - 7,200.00 USD 32,500.00
43001 George Washington

George Washington: Signed Military Discharge.

June 7, 1783 USD 6,400.00 - 9,600.00 USD 21,250.00
43033 [Abraham Lincoln Assassination]

[Abraham Lincoln Assassination]: Pass to Conspirators Trial.

1865 USD 1,600.00 - 2,400.00 USD 13,750.00
43051 [Abraham Lincoln]. Abraham Lincoln

[Abraham Lincoln]. Abraham Lincoln: A History, Volumes I-X by John G. Nicolay and John Hay.

1890 USD 800.00 - 1,200.00 USD 12,500.00
43242 Twain & Cable

Twain & Cable: Terra Cotta Plaque and Lecture Ticket.

1884 USD 400.00 - 600.00 USD 12,500.00
43021 Abraham Lincoln

Abraham Lincoln: 1864 Campaign Broadside.

[1864] USD 800.00 - 1,200.00 USD 11,875.00
43005 Abraham Lincoln

Abraham Lincoln: Brady Single Portrait Ribbon.

1963 USD 4,800.00 - 7,200.00 USD 11,875.00
43069 [Samuel Clemens] Mark Twain

[Samuel Clemens] Mark Twain: Incredible Autograph Letter Signed to Publisher James R. Osgood, 1881.

1881 USD 3,200.00 - 4,800.00 USD 11,250.00
43079 [Samuel Clemens] Mark Twain

[Samuel Clemens] Mark Twain: Signed Photograph and Bonus.

circa 1871 USD 1,200.00 - 1,800.00 USD 9,687.50
43023 Abraham Lincoln

Abraham Lincoln: Invitation to Call on the President and Mrs. Lincoln.

March 1, 1864 USD 1,200.00 - 1,800.00 USD 9,375.00
43081 [Samuel Clemens] Mark Twain

[Samuel Clemens] Mark Twain: Twice-Signed Cabinet Card.

March 23, 1889 USD 1,600.00 - 2,400.00 USD 9,062.50
43004 Lincoln & Hamlin

Lincoln & Hamlin: Currier & Ives Grand National Banner.

N/A USD 3,200.00 - 4,800.00 USD 8,750.00
43083 [Samuel Clemens] Mark Twain

[Samuel Clemens] Mark Twain: Autograph Quote Signed.

N/A USD 2,400.00 - 3,600.00 USD 8,750.00
43031 Abraham Lincoln

Abraham Lincoln: Emancipation Proclamation Engraving.

1864 USD 1,200.00 - 1,800.00 USD 8,750.00
43002 Thomas Jefferson

Thomas Jefferson: Letter Signed as Governor of Virginia.

May 30, 1780 USD 4,000.00 - 6,000.00 USD 8,125.00
43003 Theodore Roosevelt

Theodore Roosevelt: Signed Photograph.

[November 2, 1906] USD 800.00 - 1,200.00 USD 7,812.50
43036 Abraham Lincoln

Abraham Lincoln: Concord Funeral Broadside and Notice.

1865 USD 1,200.00 - 1,800.00 USD 7,500.00
43011 Abraham Lincoln

Abraham Lincoln: The Most Documented Lock of Lincoln Hair Extant.

N/A USD 4,800.00 - 7,200.00 USD 7,187.50
43030 Lincoln & Hamlin et al

Lincoln & Hamlin et al: 1860 National Political Chart of the United States.

1860 USD 1,600.00 - 2,400.00 USD 6,875.00
43056 Abraham Lincoln

Abraham Lincoln: Rary Copy of Lincoln with his Private Secretaries Cabinet Card.

1863 USD 800.00 - 1,200.00 USD 6,875.00

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