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| Date | October 21, 2026 at 10:00 AM EDT |
| Type | Online only |
| Auction house | University Archives |
| Location | Wilton, Connecticut, 06897 · more auctions in Wilton |
| Lots | 288 |
| Estimates | $100 – $30,000 |
What's in this auction
288 lots, mostly firearms & militaria (11), fine art & prints (10), memorabilia & autographs (8), antiques & furniture (5). 288 lots have photos. Pre-sale estimates $100–$30,000 across 288 priced lots. Bidding is online through the auction house's catalog.
Highest-estimated lots
- John Adams Signed American Revolution-Igniting Copy of Mayhew's Highly Influential "Discourse..." Resistance to King! — est. $20,000–$30,000
- Fantastic A. Lincoln PSA MINT 9 Letter To Penn. Gov., CSA Ironclad Monitor Association: "For my life I can not make out — est. $20,000–$30,000
- Abraham Lincoln Stock Investor Sues to Help the Company! Signed 2x, 126 Words, PSA Slabbed Mint 9 — est. $18,000–$25,000
- Truman on "atomic bomb" & "Manhattan District Project" Only Signed Mention In Private Hands. Most important Event of the — est. $15,000–$25,000
- George Washington Signed Partial Ship's Passport - Bound For British West Indies! — est. $18,000–$25,000
From the auction house
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In this auction (288 lots)
Categories: Firearms & Militaria (11) · Fine Art & Prints (10) · Memorabilia & Autographs (8) · Antiques & Furniture (5) · Stamps & Philately (3) · Comics & Books (2)
- Lot 1 — John Adams Signed American Revolution-Igniting Copy of Mayhew's Highly Influential "Discourse..." Resistance to King!
- Lot 2 — J. Adams Signed 4 Language Ship's Papers With Curious Connection To Son Charles, On Day Last Letter Was Received From Him Prior To His Untimely Death!
- Lot 3 — John Adams FF on War of 1812 Military Letter to West Point: "My venerable friend President Adams will frank this…"
- Lot 4 — J.Q. Adams Speech to Congress Evoking "Christian Hope" While Fighting for Amistad Slaves
- Lot 5 — J. Q. Adams Signed Circular re: Immigrant Statistics
- Lot 6 — J.Q. Adams Signed Album Page, With 4 Other Congressional Sigs, Ca. 1842
- Lot 7 — J.Q. Adams Partially Signed Postal Cover To Son A Few Days Before Becoming 1st Pres. To Return To Public Office
- Lot 8 — J. Buchanan ALS as Pres. With Navy Content
- Lot 9 — Buchanan From Russia Czar "Nicholas mingles freely with his people..slaves wholly unfit to self government" Also Andrew Jackson
- Lot 10 — James Buchanan Congressional Signature Clip, With Handsome Engraving
- Lot 11 — George H.W. Bush ALS to WWII Bomber Pilot Ramsay Potts
- Lot 12 — Bush TLS Re: Impressive Congresswoman, "She was a formidable opponent..."
- Lot 13 — George W. Bush 2001 World Series Signed Ball
- Lot 14 — George W. Bush 9/11 Typescripts w/ Bin Laden Mugshot and Iconic Speech! Two Tragic & Defining Events of 9/11. BAS Slabbed!
- Lot 15 — Jimmy Carter Signed & Inscribed Christmas Card To His Mother, Lillian- Plus Rosalynn and Amy!
- Lot 16 — Carter Re: Assurances "the Constitution provides all American citizens. It is a living document..."
- Lot 17 — Jimmy Carter ALS to Columnist "Ann Landers" One Week Before 1976 Election, w/ Her Handwritten Notes
- Lot 18 — Two Jimmy Carter Signed Warehouse Receipts "Carter's Bonded Warehouse" PSA/DNA
- Lot 19 — Jimmy Carter Inscribed Photo to Clark Clifford, Who Advised JFK, Truman and LBJ Too!
- Lot 20 — Jimmy & Rosalynn Carter Signed Inaugural Cover, Plus Mondale!
- Lot 21 — Jimmy Carter TLS on "Revitalizing America's communities requires great care"
- Lot 22 — Jimmy & Rosalynn Carter (2) DS From Georgia Peanut Farm
- Lot 23 — Jimmy Carter Boldly Signed Souvenir Presidential Oath of Office
- Lot 24 — Grover & Frances Cleveland Double Signatures During 1st Term - The Newlyweds Approach 1st Wedding Anniversary!
- Lot 25 — Grover Cleveland Signed Card December 26, 1900
- Lot 26 — Bill Clinton ALS as President to Paul Newman: "why I wanted to be president"
- Lot 27 — Bill & Hillary Clinton Signed Newsweek "Can He Beat Bush"
- Lot 28 — 2x Bill Clinton TLS as Governor!
- Lot 29 — Bill Clinton ALS as Governor of Arkansas
- Lot 30 — Bill Clinton TLS to Photographer Yousuf Karsh, Plus Goldwater SP; Ex. Karsh Estate
- Lot 31 — Bill Clinton Signed "State of the Union" Booklet
- Lot 32 — Bill Clinton Signed WH Sheet as President-Elect
- Lot 33 — Hillary Clinton Signed WH Engraving Obtained In Person At 2016 Democratic Primary Event In South Carolina
- Lot 34 — Rare Calvin Coolidge ALS as President
- Lot 35 — Calvin Coolidge Signed & Inscribed Portrait
- Lot 36 — Calvin Coolidge ALS to Business Titan Kingsley
- Lot 37 — Calvin Coolidge Signed White House Card & Hoover Signature & Secretary TLS
- Lot 38 — Grace Coolidge ALS in Last Month as First Lady
- Lot 39 — Jeff Davis & Judah Benjamin Rare Privateer's Commission Dated January 1864
- Lot 40 — Jeff Davis Signed Check to "Orphan Home" w/Tie to A. Lincoln, PSA Slabbed NM-7
- Lot 41 — Jeff Davis CDV by Brady on an E. & H.T. Anthony Mount
- Lot 42 — Dwight Eisenhower TLS to Admiral Harold Page Smith
- Lot 43 — Mamie Eisenhower Attractive Signed Birthday Card
- Lot 44 — Millard Fillmore PSA Slabbed CDV After Brady, Among Finest Known!
- Lot 45 — Millard Fillmore As Pres. Lengthy 1852 ALS Re: "slavery question…is of more importance to the perpetuity of our institutions and the future prosperity of the co
- Lot 46 — Millard Fillmore Signed Free Frank Cut
- Lot 47 — Gerald Ford Signed & Inscribed Lincoln Engraving, Comparing Himself to Martyred President
- Lot 48 — Betty Ford's Personally Owned Corum Gold Coin Watch, Ex. Doyle, Ford Estate
- Lot 49 — Gerald Ford's Chinese Hua Yan Work! Likely Gifted to Gerald Ford by China During Mao Zedong Visit
- Lot 50 — Japan Gifts Gerald Ford a Porcelain Tea Cup, Ex. Ford Estate
- Lot 51 — Betty Ford TLS to Brooke Astor Re: Founding the Yet Unnamed Betty Ford Center
- Lot 52 — Gerald R. Ford Signed Warren Commission Statement
- Lot 53 — Gerald R. Ford & Betty Ford Signed Inauguration Day Cover, When Nixon Resigned
- Lot 54 — Dealer's Lot of Presidential Engravings: Ford, Carter, Bush & The WH, 7pcs!
- Lot 55 — James A. Garfield ALS On Back of Thomas Vincent Letter Re: Battle of Chickamauga Commander Promotion
- Lot 56 — James Garfield Scarce Personal Check - Engrossed in His Hand and Signed
- Lot 57 — James A. Garfield Mourning Cabinet Card
- Lot 58 — Grant ALS Near Victory, Intercepts Supplies for "people of the rebellion" to Quicken War's End! JSA COA
- Lot 59 — General Ulysses S. Grant Strands Of Hair
- Lot 60 — U.S. Grant Franked Cover Addressed to a Political Supporter and Benefactor
- Lot 61 — Ulysses Grant Bold Signature From Adopted Hometown Following Post-Presidency 28-Month-Long World Tour
- Lot 62 — Ulysses S. Grant Very Attractive Signature
- Lot 63 — Two of U.S. Grant's Vice Presidents! Schuyler Colfax & Henry Wilson
- Lot 64 — Florence Harding On First Post-Election Visit to Washington, "making ready for what lies ahead"
- Lot 65 — Warren Harding Endorsed Check as Ohio Senator
- Lot 66 — Benjamin Harrison Civil War-Dated AES Re: Filling Vacancy Created By Promoted Assistant Surgeon Who Would Die of Disease 6 Months Later
- Lot 67 — Benjamin Harrison Signed Check Engrossed Entirely in His Hand
- Lot 68 — Mary Lord, Benjamin Harrison's Future 2nd Wife, Writes Secretarial Letter For His 1st Wife, Her Aunt!
- Lot 69 — R.B. Hayes ALS as Pres. re: James Garfield, 9 Months Before His Assassination
- Lot 70 — Rutherford Hayes Full Sig Clipped From Military Order of the Loyal Legion Doc
- Lot 71 — Herbert Hoover ALS to Future Atomic Energy Commission Chair, Lewis Strauss
- Lot 72 — Hoover Pristine WH Letter as Pres. To Fly Fishing Guru
- Lot 73 — Herbert Hoover Gives Advice to a College Hopeful: "…change your word politics to the words public service…"
- Lot 74 — Hoover TDS Appointing Lawyer/College Football Coach Member Treaty of Conciliation
- Lot 75 — Andrew Jackson FF to Relation of Future Pres. James K. Polk, Framed Display
- Lot 76 — Jefferson Signs 1791 Act Re: SC's 1st Census; 107,094 Enslaved Persons Counted Under 3/5 Compromise, With PSA LOA
- Lot 77 — Andrew Johnson Signature With Title & Rank As TE Military Governor & Brig. Gen., Partial Civil War-Dated Union Pledge
- Lot 78 — Lady Bird Johnson TLS to Friend "I know I will miss Lyndon unendingly" Just Weeks After His Passing
- Lot 79 — Jacqueline Kennedy "Jacqueline" Perfume & Press Photo, Ex. Mary Gallagher
- Lot 80 — Jackie Kennedy & Rose Kennedy Signed JFK Inauguration Day Cover
- Lot 81 — JFK's Favorite Photo of Himself Signed by Photographer Mark Shaw, Type 1 PSA Slabbed
- Lot 82 — John F. Kennedy's Personally Owned Philippine Cigar, Gifted During Cuban Embargo!
- Lot 83 — JFK's "Ask Not" Official W.H. Contemporary Inaugural Address Press Release w/ 13 Kennedy-Era Autographs
- Lot 84 — JFK Full Ticket to 1962 Birthday Party Where Marilyn Sang "Happy Birthday Mr. President!"
- Lot 85 — JFK Inaugural Cover Signed By Cabinet Members Dillon, Goldberg, McNamara, Rusk & Chief Justice Warren, Who Led Commission Investigating Kennedy Assassination
- Lot 86 — Robert F Kennedy PSA Type I UPI Photo of Assassination
- Lot 87 — L.H. Oswald Oversized Nov. 24, 1963 Press Photo of Captured Assassin! PSA Certified.
- Lot 88 — Fantastic A. Lincoln PSA MINT 9 Letter To Penn. Gov., CSA Ironclad Monitor Association: "For my life I can not make out his name"
- Lot 89 — Abraham Lincoln Stock Investor Sues to Help the Company! Signed 2x, 126 Words, PSA Slabbed Mint 9
- Lot 90 — Abraham Lincoln Signs Commission for Revenue Service Lieutenant on First Day of Battle of Gettysburg, Bold Signature!
- Lot 91 — President Lincoln "Let These Men take the oath..." Written Less Than 3 Months Before his Assassination
- Lot 92 — Lincoln Sends Letter Re: Fair To Raise Funds For Wounded, Where He Spoke About Slavery
- Lot 93 — Abraham Lincoln CDV With Signature Clip, PSA MINT 9 Slabbed, Unique!
- Lot 94 — Signatures by Lincoln's Secretaries During His Tenure in the White House
- Lot 95 — Abraham Lincoln President-Elect Photo, Meserve Printed & Collected
- Lot 96 — Abraham Lincoln Gem Tintype After Brady Studio Probably Produced For 1864 Reelection Campaign
- Lot 97 — Abe Lincoln and Youngest Son "Tad" in Tender Portrait
- Lot 98 — Scarce Lincoln Assassination Trial Ticket Boldly Signed by David Hunter, PSA Slabbed
- Lot 99 — Rare RI Lincoln Mourning Proclamation Broadside Issued Just Hours After Lincoln Died: "Let the Nation Mourn!!"
- Lot 100 — Hunt For J Wilkes Booth! Soldier ALS From April 16, 1865: "Oh I would like to catch that fellow ... Hanging would be altogether to good for them"
- Lot 101 — R. Todd Lincoln TLS Re Abraham Lincoln : "most highly appreciated by me, evidencing … the esteem in which my father's public service is held by his countrymen"
- Lot 102 — Broadside for an 1864 Performance by J.W. Booth as Pescara - The Role That Would Be His Final Stage Appearance Before Assassinating Lincoln!
- Lot 103 — Lincoln Assassin JW Booth CDV on a Fredericks Mount, Sold by London Bookseller Thomas Lacy
- Lot 104 — James Madison FF'd Cover To American Translator of Carlo Botta's "History of the War of the Independence of America"
- Lot 105 — Madison & Monroe (4) Period Clerical Copies of Appts, Incl. Two For Texas Revolutionary John T. Mason
- Lot 106 — William McKinley LS Re: Disciplinary Action At D.C. Camp Stoneman 3 Weeks After Civil War's End
- Lot 107 — William McKinley Boldly Signed Letter, JSA Authenticated
- Lot 108 — James Monroe As Sec. of State Provides Passport for Dutch-American Presbyterian Pastor, Son of "Rebel Parson" Dirck Romeyn Who Fled British During Rev. War
- Lot 109 — Richard Nixon TLS as President Displayed With Signing Pen
- Lot 110 — Richard Nixon ALS: I am "a baseball nut"
- Lot 111 — Richard Nixon 1991 TLS: "We are now at one of those great watersheds in our history… [as] the world's only complete superpower [we must] at the same time deal w
- Lot 112 — Richard Nixon Autograph Personally Obtained At 1992 Conference; Plus Pat & Tricia Nixon Autographs!
- Lot 113 — Richard Nixon Inscribed Book Page
- Lot 114 — Franklin Pierce Signature and Salutation to His Landlord
- Lot 115 — J. Polk ALS as President Calling for a Cabinet Meeting
- Lot 116 — Four Presidents: Reagan, Ford, Carter, Nixon Beautifully Signed Photo, Rare Large Format
- Lot 117 — WH Engraving Signed by Presidents Ford, Carter, Clinton, Bush & Wives!
- Lot 118 — 20th Century Presidents & First Ladies Autograph Collection - 13 Signatures Total
- Lot 119 — Gerald Ford TLS w/ Heisman Trophy Content and G.W. Bush Annotations on His Presidential Schedule
- Lot 120 — Modern Presidents Signatures Dealer's Grouping: Ford, Nixon, Carter, Bush
- Lot 121 — Ronald Reagan ALS After Attending 1986 G7 Summit, Chernobyl Association; JSA LOA
- Lot 122 — Yousuf Karsh with Gerald Ford & Ronald Reagan, 13pcs; Ex. Karsh Estate
- Lot 123 — Ronald Reagan Signed Christmas Card Presented to Dear Friend "Hup"
- Lot 124 — Eleanor Roosevelt ALS: "very busy doing many things" During FDR's Presidential Campaign
- Lot 125 — FDR Sells Property to Polio Treatment Center, Georgia Warm Springs Foundation
- Lot 126 — FDR Signed Photo Pondering at His Desk, Elegantly Framed!
- Lot 127 — Franklin Roosevelt TLS Asking For $500 Ahead of 1920 DNC & VP Nomination: "Would you do this as a good Democrat and also as a good friend of mine?"
- Lot 128 — Franklin Roosevelt War-Dated Navy Dispatch For Officer Earmarked For Sub-Tracking Hydrophone School In New London, With Spanish Flu Connection!
- Lot 129 — Franklin Roosevelt Signed Card & Eleanor Roosevelt Signed WHC & Letter of Transmittal
- Lot 130 — FDR Signed Letter to Basil O'Connor on Warm Springs Properties: "I want to...not charge the Foundation a penny more than I can prove I paid"
- Lot 131 — Franklin Delano Roosevelt. Signed cover with related letter & 2nd Cover
- Lot 132 — Edith Roosevelt ALS With Puerto Rico Connection Penned Aboard the S.S. Coamo
- Lot 133 — Edith Roosevelt Autographed Letter Signed on White House Stationery
- Lot 134 — T. Roosevelt Signed Print, Plus Edith & 4 of Their Children; 3 Unique Bound Vols. Honoring Teddy's Life
- Lot 135 — President Roosevelt Congratulates the Prosecuting Attorney on His Court Room Victories Against Standard Oil
- Lot 136 — Teddy Roosevelt Declines to Make a Statement at the End of His Presidency
- Lot 137 — Teddy Roosevelt War-Dated TLS Praising Geographer's Study Of Impact Of Terrain On Military Strategy
- Lot 138 — Theodore Roosevelt TLS as NYC Police Commissioner - His Most Prominent Reform Role To Date
- Lot 139 — Teddy Roosevelt TLS as Editor of Metropolitan to Former Secretary
- Lot 140 — William Taft ALS Joking About Following Prohibition Law Days Before Chief Justice Nomination!
- Lot 141 — William Howard Taft Framed Signature
- Lot 142 — Bess Truman ALS as First Lady Following Truman's Hospitalization, Plus Margaret Truman Signed FDC!
- Lot 143 — Truman on "atomic bomb" & "Manhattan District Project" Only Signed Mention In Private Hands. Most important Event of the 20th Century.
- Lot 144 — Harry Truman Thanks NASA Administrator James Webb For a Copy of Their First "Administrative History"
- Lot 145 — Harry Truman TLS Referencing His Historic Victory Over Dewey
- Lot 146 — Harry & Bess Truman Signed White House Place Card
- Lot 147 — Harry Truman TLS as Newly Elected Senator With Angry Postscript, "They transferred me out of the 7th Corps Area"
- Lot 148 — Harry Truman Offers His Opinion on Constitution Signer John Dickinson
- Lot 149 — Harry Truman Signed Portrait
- Lot 150 — M. Van Buren 3rd Person ALS to Attorney General B. F. Butler
- … and 138 more lots
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