AMERICA'S STORY: 250TH ANNIVERSARY (PART I)
Updated August 15, 2026
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| Date | August 11, 2026 at 12:00 PM EDT |
| Type | Online only |
| Auction house | JG Autographs |
| Location | Danvers, Massachusetts, 01923 · more auctions in Danvers |
| Lots | 600 |
| Estimates | $40 – $18,000 |
What's in this auction
600 lots, mostly firearms & militaria (90), stamps & philately (41), memorabilia & autographs (15), comics & books (6). 600 lots have photos and 600 have full descriptions. Pre-sale estimates $40–$18,000 across 600 priced lots. Bidding is online through the auction house's catalog.
Highest-estimated lots
- Thomas Jefferson - White House Service China Dessert Bowl - Hand-Painted Shield & Script Initial  — est. $15,000–$18,000
- Joseph Hewes - Declaration of Independence Signer - Revolutionary War Court Writ - 1778 — est. $2,500–$3,500
- Thomas Lynch, Jr. - Declaration of Independence Signer - Book from His Personal Library — est. $2,500–$3,000
- James Madison & James Monroe Autographed 1815 Document 3 Days After Ghent Treaty to End War of 1812 — est. $2,000–$2,500
- Abner Doubleday - Gettysburg Civil War General & Baseball Icon - Autographed 1862 War Date Letter — est. $1,500–$2,500
From the auction house
America’s 250th Anniversary Story Told Through Rare Autographs, Art, Manuscripts, Documents, and Ephemera Spanning Four Centuries | 30-Minute Extended Bidding Starts Tuesday, August 11th at 8:00 PM, EST. Starting at 8:00 PM, EST the clock will reset for another 30 minutes each time a bid is placed on each individual lot. The 30-minute clock reset is unique for each lot, with every lot going into its own unique countdown during extended bidding. Full catalog and bidding: view on liveauctioneers .
In this auction (600 lots)
Categories: Firearms & Militaria (90) · Stamps & Philately (41) · Memorabilia & Autographs (15) · Comics & Books (6) · Antiques & Furniture (5) · Fine Art & Prints (4)
- Lot 0001 — Egbert Benson - Founding Father - Autograph Handwritten Letter Signed (ALS) - 1813
- Lot 0002 — John Taylor Gilman - Early NH Statesman & Founding Father Nicholas Gilman Brother - Autographed DS
- Lot 0003 — Jared Ingersoll - Founding Father - Signed Court Document - 1815
- Lot 0004 — Robert R. Livingston - Founding Father & Declaration of Independence Committee of Five - ALS
- Lot 0005 — Theodore Sedgwick - Founding Father & Ally of Alexander Hamilton - Autographed Manuscript Document
- Lot 0006 — Thomas Smith - Founding Father & Continental Congress Delegate - Signed 1764 Colonial Court Writ
- Lot 0007 — Meshech Weare - Founding Father & President of New Hampshire - Autographed Militia Commission - 1785
- Lot 0008 — Joseph Hewes - Declaration of Independence Signer - Revolutionary War Court Writ - 1778
- Lot 0009 — Thomas Lynch, Jr. - Declaration of Independence Signer - Book from His Personal Library
- Lot 0010 — William Williams - Signer of the Declaration of Independence - Autographed Document Cut from 1764
- Lot 0011 — William Williams - Declaration of Independence Signer - Autographed Legal Document - 1797
- Lot 0012 — John Quincy Adams for Governor - 1860s Massachusetts Democratic Broadside – Essex County Ballo
- Lot 0013 — George H.W. Bush - 41st President of the United States - Autographed 1981 Inaugural Postal Cover
- Lot 0014 — George W. Bush - 2001 Presidential Inauguration - Invitation & Original Mailing Envelope
- Lot 0015 — George H.W. Bush and Bill Clinton - Presidential Playing Card Boxed Sets (3)
- Lot 0016 — Jimmy Carter - Carter Presidential Center Dedication Invitation Archive - October 1, 1986
- Lot 0017 — Jimmy Carter & Rosalynn Carter – Dual-Autographed White House Photograph – Pope John Pau
- Lot 0018 — Bill Clinton - Presidential Seal - Leather Luggage Tag
- Lot 0019 — Bill Clinton - 42nd President of the United States - Autographed Letter as Governor of Arkansas
- Lot 0020 — Schuyler Colfax - 17th Vice President of the United States - Autographed Telegram Letter (ALS)
- Lot 0021 — Calvin Coolidge - 30th President of the United States - Autographed 1914 Canceled Check
- Lot 0022 — Dwight D. Eisenhower - Presidential Trip - United Air Lines Crew Luggage Tag - Denver, 1955
- Lot 0023 — Dwight D. Eisenhower and George Romney - Testimonial Dinner Group - Signed Photo and Ephemera
- Lot 0024 — Gerald R. Ford - White House Press Release of Swearing-In Remarks & Watergate - August 9, 1974
- Lot 0025 — Gerald R. Ford - U.S. President - Autographed Letter Signed - September 25, 1970
- Lot 0026 — Gerald Ford – 38th President of the United States – Autographed 6 x 4” Card
- Lot 0027 — Gerald R. Ford - 38th President - Autographed Richard Nixon Resignation Cover
- Lot 0028 — Gerald R. Ford - 38th President - Autographed Cover - John F. Kennedy Memorial
- Lot 0029 — Ulysses S. Grant – "Roast Beef For Dinner" - 1861 Civil War Date HQ Assistant Quartermaster Do
- Lot 0030 — Ulysses S. Grant – Presidential Autographed Document – Conditional Pardon – 1st Ye
- Lot 0031 — Ulysses S. Grant - Union General-in-Chief & 18th U.S. President - Civil War Era Carte de Visite
- Lot 0032 — William Henry Harrison – Autographed Military Document – Shawnee Provisions & Treaty of
- Lot 0033 — Herbert Hoover – Autographed Letter as President (TLS) – Citizens’ Reconstruction
- Lot 0034 — James Madison & James Monroe Autographed 1815 Document 3 Days After Ghent Treaty to End War of 1812
- Lot 0035 — Thomas Jefferson - White House Service China Dessert Bowl - Hand-Painted Shield & Script Initial 
- Lot 0036 — Harper’s Weekly - President Andrew Johnson Impeachment Managers - March 21, 1868
- Lot 0037 — Andrew Johnson – Presidential Signed Document – Unconditional Pardon Warrant – Lam
- Lot 0038 — Lyndon B. Johnson - 1965 Inaugural Address Vellum Broadside with Original Folio and Portrait
- Lot 0039 — John F. Kennedy - Texas Welcome Dinner Program & Unused Trade Mart Speech Texts - November 22, 1963
- Lot 0040 — John F. Kennedy Assassination – Funeral Teletype Bulletin – November 25, 1963
- Lot 0041 — John F. Kennedy & Jacqueline Kennedy – White House Official Photograph – From the White
- Lot 0042 — John F. Kennedy - Assorted Ephemera and Memorabilia Collection With Funeral Relic
- Lot 0043 — JFK Assassination - “KENNEDY SHOT - Condition Very Critical” - Herald-Examiner - Novembe
- Lot 0044 — JFK Assassination - “KENNEDY IS SHOT” - New York World-Telegram - November 22, 1963
- Lot 0045 — JFK Assassination - “KENNEDY SHOT, DIES” - The Telegram - Toronto, Canada - Nov. 22, 196
- Lot 0046 — John F. Kennedy - Honey Fitz Presidential Yacht - Original Wrapped Guest Soap
- Lot 0047 — John F. Kennedy - Massive 40 x 46" Democratic National Convention Welcome Banner - Los Angeles, 1960
- Lot 0048 — Abraham Lincoln - Civil War Conscription Act - Signed in Type Congressional Printing - 1863
- Lot 0049 — Lincoln Assassination - "The Great National Calamity" - The Daily Mercury - April 16, 1865
- Lot 0050 — Abraham Lincoln - Ford's Theatre - Assassination Location Curtain Swatch Display with Provenance
- Lot 0051 — Abraham Lincoln - Lincoln Home Foundation Brick Relic Display
- Lot 0052 — Lincoln Memorial - U.S. Army Armored Cars - Original Press Photograph - Washington, D.C.
- Lot 0053 — Abraham Lincoln - Civil War Era Mathew Brady Portrait Carte de Visite - Published by E. Anthony, NY
- Lot 0054 — Abraham Lincoln - Antietam - Library of Congress Printed Poster - Ca. Mid 20th Century
- Lot 0055 — Abraham Lincoln Death Bed Artifact - Peterson Boarding House Blanket Threads - CAG Encapsulated
- Lot 0056 — Assassinated Presidents - John F. Kennedy & Abraham Lincoln - First Day and Commemorative Covers (4)
- Lot 0057 — James Madison - War of 1812 - Congressional Printing - Massachusetts & Connecticut Militia
- Lot 0058 — James Madison – Presidential Autograph Note Signed – Joseph Hopkinson Acknowledgment 
- Lot 0059 — William McKinley – Memorial Cabinet Card Photo Albums – Pair of Antique Velvet Photograp
- Lot 0060 — James Monroe Death Report - Niles’ Weekly Register - July 9, 1831
- Lot 0061 — James Monroe - War of 1812 - Congressional Printing - Military Establishment
- Lot 0062 — James Monroe - War of 1812 - Congressional Printing - Army Subsistence Report
- Lot 0063 — James Monroe - War of 1812 - Congressional Report on Virginia Militia Claims
- Lot 0064 — Levi P. Morton - U.S. Vice President - Partly Printed Passport Signed - Paris, France, 1881
- Lot 0065 — Richard Nixon - White House Press Release on Resignation - August 8, 1974
- Lot 0066 — Richard Nixon - White House Press Release of Resignation Address - August 8, 1974
- Lot 0067 — Richard Nixon - White House Press Release of Resignation Address - August 8, 1974
- Lot 0068 — Richard Nixon - Farewell Remarks to Cabinet and Staff - White House Press Release - August 9, 1974
- Lot 0069 — Richard Nixon - White House Photograph Group and 1972 Christmas Card
- Lot 0070 — Richard Nixon - White House State Dinner Invitation Group for the Prime Minister of Singapore
- Lot 0071 — Richard Nixon - Presidential Memorabilia - Group of Four Display Items
- Lot 0072 — Richard Nixon - White House State Dinner Invitation Group for the Prime Minister of Singapore
- Lot 0073 — Richard Nixon - White House Presidential Paperweight
- Lot 0074 — Ronald Reagan - Presidential Seal Glass Desk Display - Presentation Piece
- Lot 0075 — Presidential Golf Balls - Richard Nixon and George H.W. Bush - Presentation Golf Ball Group
- Lot 0076 — Barack Obama - Los Angeles Times Inauguration Printing Plate - January 21, 2009
- Lot 0077 — President of the United States - Presidential Seal Padfolio - White House Presentation Folder
- Lot 0078 — Presidential Medals - Group of Six Bronze Inaugural and Commemorative Medals
- Lot 0079 — Nancy Reagan - First Lady - Autographed Haardcover Book - I Love You, Ronnie
- Lot 0080 — Ronald Reagan - Presidential Travel Press Kits and Washington Summit Publications
- Lot 0081 — Ronald Reagan and Bill Clinton - Presidential Pens - Group of Two with Presentation Cases
- Lot 0082 — Theodore Roosevelt Portrayed by Frank Hopper – 8 x 10 Film Still – Spanish-American War
- Lot 0083 — Eleanor Roosevelt and Bess Truman - White House Invitations - Bertha H. Reynolds Archive
- Lot 0084 — William Taft - 27th President of the United States - Autographed 1921 Canceled Check
- Lot 0085 — Harry S. Truman - Reflections on America’s Presidents - Handwritten & Autographed Quotation Ca
- Lot 0086 — George Washington: Program for the Dedication of Newark Equestrian Statue (1912) - J. Massey Rhind
- Lot 0087 — George Washington - Centennial Inauguration Medal with Ribbon - 1889
- Lot 0088 — George Washington Family - Civil War Era Carte de Visite Portrait Photograph
- Lot 0089 — White House - Truman Renovation Material Group with Original Shipping Box and Plaque
- Lot 0090 — White House & Presidential Events - Collection of Invitations, Menus, Programs, and Place Cards
- Lot 0091 — White House Press - Air Force One - Press Credential Lanyard
- Lot 0092 — Daughters of the American Revolution - 1903 Membership Certificate
- Lot 0093 — Samuel Dick - Revolutionary War Officer & American Physician - 1786 Salem County Document
- Lot 0094 — Nicholas Fish - Revolutionary War Officer & Friend of Alexander Hamiltom Autographed Revenue Doc.
- Lot 0095 — Matthew Griswold - Revolutionary War Patriot - Connecticut Governor - Signed Court Document - 1760
- Lot 0096 — Morgan Lewis - Revolutionary War Aide - 1805 New York Militia Captain Commission DS
- Lot 0097 — Revolutionary War Connecticut Pay Order to Soldier Jacob Warren Signed 1782
- Lot 0098 — Revolutionary War Letter - Henry Hawkins on Apprehended Deserter John Haws, March 6, 1782
- Lot 0099 — Revolutionary War Pay Table Receipt to Connecticut Soldier Ezra Ramsdell, 1783
- Lot 0100 — Samuel Smedley - Revolutionary War Privateer - Autographed Manuscript Document - 1795
- Lot 0101 — Jethro Sumner - Revolutionary War General - Autographed Manuscript Legal Document - 1784
- Lot 0102 — Artemas Ward - Revolutionary War General - Autograph Receipt - April 24, 1789
- Lot 0103 — Abijah Bigelow - War of 1812 Journey to Washington - U.S. Congressman - Four-Page Autograph Letter
- Lot 0104 — Columbian Centinel - Boston, Massachusetts Just Before War of 1812 - November 16, 1811
- Lot 0105 — Massachusetts Spy, or Worcester Gazette - War of 1812 Peace Treaty - March 22, 1815
- Lot 0106 — Charles Stewart - War of 1812 U.S. Navy Commodore - Niles’ Weekly Register - October 8, 1825
- Lot 0107 — John Anderson - War of 1812 - Congressional Claims Report - Detroit House Fire - December 31, 1817
- Lot 0108 — War of 1812 - Kentucky Militia - Congressional Report on Compensation and Pay
- Lot 0109 — War of 1812 - Connecticut Federalist Caucus Vote Record Inc. Benjamin Tallmadge - April 17, 1812
- Lot 0110 — Connecticut Election Manuscript - Vote for State Assistants - Warren, CT - April 8, 1811
- Lot 0111 — Jeremiah Jaquith - Schooner Kelton - Autograph Letters (2) - Letter of Marque Incident - War of 1812
- Lot 0112 — War of 1812 - Report on the “Little Belt Affair” - New-York Herald - December 25, 1811
- Lot 0113 — War of 1812 - U.S. Artillery Company Payroll - Militia Service Document - September-December 1814
- Lot 0114 — 2nd New York Volunteer Cavalry - Quarterly Return of Deceased Soldiers - Civil War Military Record
- Lot 0115 — Alabama Confederate Fractional Currency Note - 10 Cents, January 1, 1863
- Lot 0116 — Early 19th Century Through Civil War Manuscript and Ephemera Discovery Lot - Approximately 45 pp.
- Lot 0117 — Battle of Winchester - Frank Leslie’s Illustrated Newspaper - April 12, 1862
- Lot 0118 — P. G. T. Beauregard - Endorsed Confederate Torpedo Ram Funding Document - June 25, 1863
- Lot 0119 — Henry M. Black – Civil War Union Officer – Autographed Mounted Albumen Portrait
- Lot 0120 — Milledge L. Bonham – Confederate Governor of South Carolina – Autograph Letter – C
- Lot 0121 — Robert E. Lee - Surrender of General Lee and His Army - Boston Daily Advertiser - April 10, 1865
- Lot 0122 — Ambrose E. Burnside - Union Major General - Civil War Era Carte de Visite
- Lot 0123 — Civil War – Benjamin G. Emery – Death Notification Letter – 16th New York Voluntee
- Lot 0124 — Civil War - "Roll of Prisoners of War Paroled at Richmond" - Partial Parole Roll - Circa 1862
- Lot 0125 — Civil War - Union Soldier - Four-Page Manuscript Letter - First Battle of Bull Run Camp Letter
- Lot 0126 — George R. Baldwin - 1st CT Heavy Artillery - 1862 Civil War Soldier Letter - Patriotic Letterhead
- Lot 0127 — Civil War Artifact Collection – Bullets, Uniform Buttons & Camp Relics
- Lot 0128 — Civil War – National Soldiers’ and Sailors’ Widows and Mothers Association –
- Lot 0129 — Civil War Centennial - Union & Confederate Commanders - Travelers Insurance Portfolio - 1961
- Lot 0130 — Civil War Manuscript Petition – 50+ Signatures – Paymaster General Endorsement – J
- Lot 0131 — Civil War - Group of Twelve Dropped Minié Balls
- Lot 0132 — Civil War Patriotic Covers - Illustrated Union & Confederate Satirical Envelopes - Collection of 30+
- Lot 0133 — Civil War Soldier – Quarter Plate Ambrotype – Union Infantry Portrait in Full Case
- Lot 0134 — Civil War – The Soldiers’ Hymn-Book – Pocket Hymnal Issued by the Boston YMCA
- Lot 0135 — Confederate States of America $100 Note - Citizens Bank of Louisiana, New Orleans
- Lot 0136 — Confederate States of America - $500 Bond with Coupons - March 23, 1863
- Lot 0137 — Samuel R. Curtis - Union Major General - Civil War Era Carte de Visite
- Lot 0138 — Jefferson Davis - Confederate Presidential Ticket - Tennessee Electoral Ballot - 1861 Election
- Lot 0139 — Jefferson Davis - Currier & Ives Political Cartoon - “The Last Ditch of the Chivalry” wi
- Lot 0140 — George Dewey – Iconic Admiral of the Navy – Clipped Autograph
- Lot 0141 — Abner Doubleday - Gettysburg Civil War General & Baseball Icon - Autographed 1862 War Date Letter
- Lot 0142 — James W. Ellsworth - Civil War Veteran - Grand Army of the Republic Service Record
- Lot 0143 — Andrew H. Foote - Union Flag Officer - Civil War Era Carte de Visite
- Lot 0144 — Fort Crittenden Utah Secession Report - War Date Period Manuscript True Copy - June 19, 1861
- Lot 0145 — William B. Franklin - Union General and xf - Autographed Letter (ALS) - 1874
- Lot 0146 — John C. Frémont - Union Major General & First Republican Presidential Candidate - Civil War CDV
- Lot 0147 — Gettysburg - Pennsylvania Monument Dedication - 1904 Illustrated Volume
- Lot 0148 — Gettysburg Battlefield Monument Photograph – 5th New Hampshire Infantry Memorial
- Lot 0149 — William C. Goodwin - Civil War Muster-Out Roll - 11th Maine Infantry - October 7, 1865
- Lot 0150 — John B. Gordon – Confederate General – Autographed 1884 ALS – Personal Letter to Y
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