Fine Autographs and Artifacts Featuring Abraham Lincoln and Civil War

The 30 Minute Rule begins April 15 7:00 PM EDT (Auction Details)

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- The Civil War leads this sale, anchored by an 1858 Lincoln letter written during the Lincoln-Douglas debates, in which Lincoln asks Congressman Washburne to help counter a claim made by Stephen Douglas the day before. Supporting the section are a Jefferson Davis telegram to Robert E. Lee during the Siege of Petersburg, Davis's file copy of Lee's appointment as General-in-Chief, and a Sherman archive that includes a hand-drawn map of Vicksburg and a seven-page autobiographical manuscript covering the March to the Sea. Beyond the Civil War material, the sale features a Seward letter written shortly after the Alaska Purchase, a Garfield signature dated one day before his assassination, and signed material from Gandhi, Einstein, Mendel, Freud, and Curie. Music highlights include a Bob Dylan original mixed-media painting from his "Side Tracks" series, Beatles items spanning a 1963 signed handbill to one of only two known EMI acetates of "Please Please Me," and signed pieces from the Rolling Stones, Pink Floyd, Queen, and Prince. The sale also includes Poker Alice's traveling gambling set and revolver and two Mary Blair concept paintings for Walt Disney Productions.

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Lot #1 John Adams Autograph Letter Signed as

1. John Adams Autograph Letter Signed as President to Historian George R. Minot on His History of the Province of Massachusetts Bay

Now At: $3,808 (15 bids)

Estimate: $8,000+

Ends on 04/15

Lot #2 John Quincy Adams Letter Signed as

2. John Quincy Adams Letter Signed as Secretary of State - Transmitting President James Monroe’s Ruling on the Illegal Importation of African Slaves

Now At: $525 (12 bids)

Estimate: $2,000+

Ends on 04/15

Lot #3 John Quincy Adams Autograph Letter Signed

3. John Quincy Adams Autograph Letter Signed as a Congressman-Elect

Now At: $393 (8 bids)

Estimate: $1,000+

Ends on 04/15

Lot #4 Andrew Jackson Autograph Letter Signed,

4. Andrew Jackson Autograph Letter Signed, Criticizing False Allegations Against His Protégé: "Col. James K. Polk's moral character stands without a single blot upon it, and unimpeachable in truth"

Now At: $1,290 (11 bids)

Estimate: $4,000+

Ends on 04/15

Lot #5 John Tyler Autograph Letter Signed as

5. John Tyler Autograph Letter Signed as President to the Secretary of the Navy, Sending a Naval Fleet to the Gulf of Mexico to Prepare for a Military Response to His Texas Annexation Treaty

Now At: $536 (7 bids)

Estimate: $4,000+

Ends on 04/15

Lot #6 Zachary Taylor Letter Signed - Order No. 51

6. Zachary Taylor Letter Signed - "Order No. 51" from His Baton Rouge Headquarters

Now At: $682 (15 bids)

Estimate: $1,000+

Ends on 04/15

Lot #7 James Buchanan Document Signed as

7. James Buchanan Document Signed as President, Appointing Secretary of State Jeremiah Black Amidst the Secession Crisis

Now At: $1,221 (11 bids)

Estimate: $8,000+

Ends on 04/15

Lot #8 Abraham Lincoln Examines Debate Claims Made

8. Abraham Lincoln Examines Debate Claims Made by Opponent Stephen Douglas, Verifying a Republican Ally’s Stance “against the admission of any more Slave States” – “If his allegation be true, burn this without answering it”

Now At: $20,264 (8 bids)

Estimate: $100,000+

Ends on 04/15

Lot #9 Abraham Lincoln Signed Free Frank as

9. Abraham Lincoln Signed Free Frank as President, Addressed and Signed by Mary Todd Lincoln

Now At: $7,423 (12 bids)

Estimate: $10,000+

Ends on 04/15

Lot #10 Abraham Lincoln Signature as President

10. Abraham Lincoln Signature as President (February 20, 1864)

Now At: $5,069 (16 bids)

Estimate: $4,000+

Ends on 04/15

Lot #11 Abraham Lincoln 1860 Campaign Lithograph

11. Abraham Lincoln 1860 Campaign Lithograph First State Proof

Now At: $242 (3 bids)

Estimate: $1,000+

Ends on 04/15

Lot #12 Abraham Lincoln Gettysburg Address Plaque

12. Abraham Lincoln Gettysburg Address Plaque

Now At: $850 (11 bids)

Estimate: $1,000+

Ends on 04/15

Lot #13 Ford's Theatre Unissued 'Orchestra'

13. Ford's Theatre Unissued 'Orchestra' Ticket, Stamped April 14, 1865 - The Date of Abraham Lincoln's Assassination

Now At: $17,570 (30 bids)

Estimate: $10,000+

Ends on 04/15

Lot #14 Abraham and Mary Todd Lincoln Hair Relic

14. Abraham and Mary Todd Lincoln Hair Relic Display

Now At: $847 (15 bids)

Estimate: $1,000+

Ends on 04/15

Lot #15 Abraham Lincoln and Hannibal Hamlin

15. Abraham Lincoln and Hannibal Hamlin Original 1860 'Proceedings of the Republican National Convention' Pamphlet

Now At: $200 (1 bid)

Estimate: $1,500+

Ends on 04/15

Lot #16 Abraham Lincoln and Hannibal Hamlin 1860

16. Abraham Lincoln and Hannibal Hamlin 1860 Presidential Campaign Ferrotype Token

Now At: $1,500 (7 bids)

Estimate: $1,000+

Ends on 04/15

Lot #17 U. S. Grant Autograph Letter Signed to

17. U. S. Grant Autograph Letter Signed to Gen. William T. Sherman, Preceding the 1868 Election, Docketed by Sherman: "About the grade of General of the Army in case he is elected President"

Now At: $1,840 (8 bids)

Estimate: $20,000+

Ends on 04/15

Lot #18 U. S. Grant Signed Portrait Engraving

18. U. S. Grant Signed Portrait Engraving

Now At: $1,065 (14 bids)

Estimate: $3,000+

Ends on 04/15

Lot #19 U. S. Grant Signed Photograph - Oversized

19. U. S. Grant Signed Photograph - Oversized Mounted Albumen Portrait

Now At: $1,149 (14 bids)

Estimate: $2,000+

Ends on 04/15

Lot #20 U. S. Grant Civil War–Dated Autograph

20. U. S. Grant Civil War–Dated Autograph Letter Signed, Announcing Rep. Washburne's Arrival at His City Point Headquarters for a Gold Medal Presentation

Now At: $932 (13 bids)

Estimate: $1,500+

Ends on 04/15

Lot #21 U. S. Grant Letter Signed as President,

21. U. S. Grant Letter Signed as President, Appointing John P. Newman to "examine into the accounts of consular officers of the United States"

Now At: $620 (11 bids)

Estimate: $1,000+

Ends on 04/15

Lot #22 U. S. Grant Document Signed as President,

22. U. S. Grant Document Signed as President, Appointing a Postmaster

Now At: $1,026 (9 bids)

Estimate: $1,000+

Ends on 04/15

Lot #23 U. S. Grant Document Signed as President,

23. U. S. Grant Document Signed as President, Granting Daniel Sickles Permission to Negotiate with Spain

Now At: $433 (10 bids)

Estimate: $1,000+

Ends on 04/15

Lot #24 U. S. Grant War-Dated Autograph Letter

24. U. S. Grant War-Dated Autograph Letter Signed - Evacuating Sick Soldiers After the Holly Springs Raid

Now At: $700 (12 bids)

Estimate: $1,000+

Ends on 04/15