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Crescent City Auction Gallery will Hold Two Important Auctions on Three Days, Nov. 6-8, with Nearly 1,000 Quality Lots

The auctions will include Part 2 of the Estate of Joseph (Joe) A. Jaeger, Jr. (1947-2024), the late New Orleans real estate developer (Nov. 6), as well as an Important November Estates Auction (Nov. 7-8).

Fred Holabird's Grand Finale Auction will be a 5-day, 2,800-lot Monster, Oct. 31-Nov. 4 in Reno, NV

Fred Holabird, the president, owner and founder of Holabird Western Americana Collections, is riding off into retirement, but not before holding one more killer auction -- a five-day colossus. 

Miller & Miller will Hold An Online-Only Historic, Collector & Sporting Firearms Auction on Saturday, October 25th

The sale has 216 lots of mostly firearms and ammunition advertising, plus additional items. Headlining the Saturday event is the outstanding longtime collection of Lorenz Werkmeister.

University Archives' October 8 Online Auction Features Items Signed by Jefferson, Gandhi, Mary Queen of Scots, Others

The 452-lot Rare Autographs, Manuscripts & Books auction will feature Part II of A Top-Notch Collection of over 75 lots – largely unreserved – from a sophisticated California connoisseur.

Crescent City's Important Estates Auction, September 19th & 20th, will Feature Fine Items in A Wide Array of Categories

The 696-lot sale will feature property from the estates of William and Beverly (Gallo) Caulffield and William Prentice Farrington, both of New Orleans, and other fine local and regional estates.

Items Signed by Washington, Franklin, Napoleon, Disney and Edison will Headline University Archives' August 27 Auction

The 437-lot Rare Autographs, Manuscripts & Books auction will include rare offerings from numerous collecting categories, and online bidding will be available on multiple platforms.

Items Signed by Lincoln, Washington, JFK, Picasso, Marilyn, Gandhi, Many others are in University Archives' July 16 Auction

The 461-lot auction will include offerings from collecting categories such as U.S. Presidents, Military (especially Revolutionary War and Civil War), Aviation/Space, Art, Science, and Sports.

Topps 1952 Mickey Mantle Card Brings $59,000 and A Bill Barilko Team-Signed Hockey Stick Hits $70,800 at Miller & Miller

The 235-lot, online-only Pre-1980 Sports Cards & Memorabilia auction, held June 22nd, united historical significance, Hall of Fame legends, and investment-grade pre-1980 cards in one sale.

Miller & Miller will Conduct An Online-Only Historic and Luxury Watches Auction on Thursday, June 5th, with 67 Lots

The catalog is a mix of pocket watches and wristwatches, all by famous makers. The names include Patek Philippe, Longines, Omega, Rolex, Heuer, Breitling, Blancpain and others. 

Items Signed by Jefferson, Washington and Einstein Headline University Archives' June 4th Online-Only Auction

Specialty categories include Abraham Lincoln (17 lots), Space (108 lots) & Literature (41 lots), plus outstanding pieces from Art, Science and Early America.

Rare, Significant Photographic Image of Abraham Lincoln will Headline University Archives' Online-Only Auction, Apr 23

The interpositive - a silver gelatin positive transparency on glass - is perhaps the most vivid and lifelike photographic likeness of Lincoln ever produced. It should gavel for $800,000-$1 million.

University Archives' Online-Only Auction, April 23rd, will Feature Over 60 Lots Dedicated to Abraham Lincoln

The Abraham Lincoln Collection represents more than 60 Lincoln lots, ranging in estimate from $200 to $800,000, with more than twelve items either written by or signed by Abraham Lincoln.

Three Antique Winchester Cartridge Display Boards Combine for Nearly $200,000 (Canadian) in Miller & Miller Auction

The online-only Firearms & Sporting auction featured the diverse collections of Wayne G. Connor and Robert Warwick. 211 lots came up for bid in a sale that grossed CA$723,930. 

1881 Newspaper Account of The Gunfight at The OK Corral Fetches $5,000 at Holabird's Pioneers & Patriots Auction in Reno

The categories included Americana, militaria, mining, numismatics, Wild West, philatelic and more. Online bidding was provided by iCollector.com, LiveAuctioneers.com & Invaluable.com.

Items Signed by Washington, Lincoln, Einstein and U.S. Astronauts will be Sold Online, March 12, by University Archives

The sale is a carefully curated selection of outstanding historical items, representing the best of U.S. Presidents, Science, Aviation/Space, World Leaders, Civil Rights, Literature, Art & Sports.

Holabird's Huge, Four-Day Desert Riches Auction, Jan. 31-Feb. 3, Features Over 2,100 lots in Many Collecting Categories

The categories include mining, gold, numismatics, scripophily, Native Americana, railroadiana, philatelic and Americana. Day 4 will be a timed-only session.

Canadian Porcelain Carhartt and Peabodys Overall Signs from The 1910s Score Big in Miller & Miller Auctions, Dec. 7-8

The Carhartt sign soared to $28,320, the Peabodys sign rang up $18,880, and the White Rose sign brought $15,340 in two days of auctions that grossed $919,339 overall (Canadian dollars).

Items signed by Einstein, Dillinger, Lincoln, Marilyn Monroe and Babe Ruth are in University Archives' Dec. 11 Auction

Many marquee items in the sale come from an exceptionally large and robust array of U.S. Presidential memorabilia. There are around 15 Lincoln lots up for bid. Some are signed by him.

Miller & Miller's Back-to-Back Online Auctions, Dec. 7 & 8, will Feature Petroliana and Soda and Historical Advertising

Expected top lots include a 24-inch diameter White Rose Dealer petroliana sign, a 1930s-era Packard “Approved Service” five-foot dealer sign, and a Canadian Black Cat Cigarettes sign.

Pausing during Veterans Day to Support Military Chaplains and Updating of Chaplains Hill Monuments

Pausing during Veterans Day to Support Military Chaplains and the Updating of Chaplains Hill Monuments at Arlington National Cemetery