Americana

Benjamin Franklin's June 15, 1748, autograph letter written from Philadelphia
Benjamin Franklin, George Washington, and Lewis and Clark Lead Fine Autographs Auction
Benjamin Franklin's June 15, 1748, autograph letter written from Philadelphia during the aftermath of the British capture of Louisbourg leads RR Auction's l
The 1856 pro-James Buchanan satirical broadside taking jabs at the American and Republican Party positions on key issues
“I Am A Man” Protest Placard Leads Anti-Slavery to Civil Rights Auction
An original “I Am A Man” protest placard from the 1968 Memphis Sanitation Workers Strike sold for $58,427 at Hake’s.
Early Philadelphia Museum trade card for Bowen's Exhibition of Wax-Work and Paintings, ca. 1792-93
Rare Mormon Volumes Lead Early American Printing Auction
Material spanning three centuries of American history will go under the hammer tommorrow at a Freeman's single-owner auction featuring rare newspapers, pa
The Old Peacock from the music manuscript of songs written shipboard by James Dwight
Manuscript of Songs Written During Charles Wilkes’ Antarctica Expedition Acquired by Library of Congress
A music manuscript of songs written on board ship during the United States Exploring Expedition of 1838-42 captained by U.S. Navy Lt.
George Washington letter written four days before the Battle of Germantown
Washington, Franklin, and King George III Lead 'Spirit of '76: America's 250th Anniversary' Auction
RR Auction's Spirit of '76: America's 250th Anniversary Auction celebrates the 250th anniversary of the United States featuring 76 lots of original manuscri
Francis Scott Key’s The Star-Spangled Banner in The Analectic Magazine. Vol. IV. No. 23 (Philadelphia: Moses Thomas, November 1814)
First Magazine Appearance of The Star-Spangled Banner Leads Liberty & Legacy Auction
A rare printing of Francis Scott Key’s Star-Spangled Banner published while the War of 1812 still raged is among the highlights of Heritage Auctions' Liberty & Legacy: Celebrating
Detail from 'The Big Book'
Original Working Manuscript of Alcoholics Anonymous Ends Jim Irsay Auction with $2m Estimate
The original working text of Alcoholics Anonymous with extensive handwritten notations and edits by the authors will be the final lot of The Jim Irsay Collection: Icons of Histor
Manuscript of Steinbeck's unpublished story in response to McCarthyism, If This Be Treason
John Steinbeck’s Manuscript Unpublished Anti-McCarthyism Story to Auction
John Steinbeck and James Fenimore Cooper handwritten manuscripts are going under the hammer alongside a major private holding of presidential material at Bonhams
The North American Indian, Portfolios 1-20; and Volumes 1-20 by Edward S. Curtis
The North American Indian and Keats's Love Letters Lead Sotheby's Book Week
Sotheby’s Book Week this month includes a standalone auction on June 24 marking the most significant collection of Benjamin Franklin material to appear on
Lot 97, circa 1872 thin, canary-yellow broadside advertising a Maine Republican Party rally publicising Frederick Douglass and former Maine governor Israel Washburne as guest speakers, estimate: $10,000-$20,000
Frederick Douglass Broadside Leads Anti-Slavery to Civil Rights Auction
The Hake’s Anti-Slavery to Civil Rights online auction running through June 23 features items from the 1780s through the MLK era to the Obama presidency.