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January 2017 Auction Ends Thursday, January 26th, 5pm Pacific

Auction closed on 1/26/2017. Final prices include buyers premium.

• Lot #1: Charles Darwin Autograph Letter Signed -- Darwin Orders a Book on Evolutionary Theory Predating "Origin of the Species"

  

  # Bids: 0

  Min Bid: $29,500

  Final Price: Pass

• Lot #2: The Earliest Known Signature of Galileo Galilei -- One of Only 4 Signatures Sold at Auction of the "Father of Science"

  

  # Bids: 0

  Min Bid: $1,000,000

  Final Price: Pass

• Lot #3: Sigmund Freud Signed Physician's Oath -- "…I do hereby swear to fulfil precisely…"

  

  # Bids: 0

  Min Bid: $195,000

  Final Price: Pass

• Lot #4: Sigmund Freud Autograph Letter Signed on Dreams & How Long They Last -- "…the question of the real duration of dreams…which I have described as at present unsettled…"

  

  # Bids: 0

  Min Bid: $95,000

  Final Price: Pass

• Lot #11: Drum Kit Used to Record The Beatles' Very First Single ''Love Me Do'', on Their Debut Album ''Please Please Me'' -- Also Used on ''P.S. I Love You''

  

  # Bids: 1

  Min Bid: $54,000

  Final Price: $67,500

• Lot #20: Michael Jackson Personally Owned Trademark White Sequined Glove -- Gifted to the Artist He Commissioned for Neverland, Circa 1984

  

  # Bids: 0

  Min Bid: $75,000

  Final Price: Pass

• Lot #22: ''Kool and the Gang'' 1986 American Music Award for Favorite Soul Group -- Awarded to Founding Member Ronald Bell

  

  # Bids: 0

  Min Bid: $8,000

  Final Price: Pass

• Lot #24: Don McLean Handwritten Lyrics to His Iconic ''American Pie'' -- The Only Lyrics Ever Sold at Auction Apart From the Original Draft

  

  # Bids: 0

  Min Bid: $100,000

  Final Price: Pass

• Lot #31: Ink and Watercolor Drawing by E.H. Shepard of Winnie-the-Pooh & Piglet -- Extraordinarily Scarce Drawing by Shepard of the Most Famous Children's Character -- With Provenance From Sotheby's

  

  # Bids: 0

  Min Bid: $45,000

  Final Price: Pass

• Lot #32: Andy Warhol Large Signed Poster of Marilyn Monroe

  

  # Bids: 3

  Min Bid: $5,000

  Final Price: $8,319

• Lot #37: Early 1957 ''Peanuts'' Comic Strip Hand-Drawn by Charles Schulz -- Starring Charlie Brown, Lucy, Linus & Linus' Blanket

  

  # Bids: 0

  Min Bid: $15,000

  Final Price: Pass

• Lot #38: Charles Schulz Hand-Drawn Comic Strip From 1974 Featuring Snoopy

  

  # Bids: 0

  Min Bid: $11,000

  Final Price: Pass

• Lot #39: Charles Schulz Hand-Drawn Comic Strip From October 1963 -- The First Appearance of Character ''555 95472'', Schulz's Tongue-in-Cheek Protestation of Zip Codes & 7 Digit Phone #'s

  

  # Bids: 1

  Min Bid: $10,000

  Final Price: $12,500

• Lot #40: Charles Schulz Hand-Drawn ''Peanuts'' Comic Strip From 1986 -- Charlie Brown & Snoopy Negotiate His Treats

  

  # Bids: 1

  Min Bid: $10,000

  Final Price: $12,500

• Lot #41: Snoopy Plays Pirate With Woodstock Helping in This 1972 Charles Schulz Hand-Drawn ''Peanuts'' Strip

  

  # Bids: 0

  Min Bid: $9,000

  Final Price: Pass

• Lot #42: Charles Schulz Hand-Drawn ''Peanuts'' Strip From 1992 Featuring Snoopy's Brother Spike

  

  # Bids: 0

  Min Bid: $7,500

  Final Price: Pass

• Lot #46: The First Account of the Discovery of the New World -- Christopher Columbus' 1494 Book With His Letter of the Discovery to Ferdinand & Isabella & Woodcuts of America

  

  # Bids: 0

  Min Bid: $750,000

  Final Price: Pass

• Lot #47: King Ferdinand and Queen Isabella Rare Signed Royal Decree From 1491 During Their Reign as King & Queen of Spain -- Regarding Land Dispute for a Soldier -- With COA From University Archives

  

  # Bids: 4

  Min Bid: $5,000

  Final Price: $10,068

• Lot #50: Japanese Emperor Taisho Signed Military Certificate -- Beautifully Housed in Wooden Presentation Box

  

  # Bids: 0

  Min Bid: $4,500

  Final Price: Pass

• Lot #52: Princess Diana and Prince Charles Signed Royal Christmas Card From 1981 -- The First Year of Their Marriage

  

  # Bids: 1

  Min Bid: $1,100

  Final Price: $1,375

• Lot #57: Prince Edward VIII's Royal Tiepin -- The Prince's ''Most Noble Order of the Garter'' Pin, the Highest Order of Chivalry

  

  # Bids: 0

  Min Bid: $3,500

  Final Price: Pass

• Lot #59: 1843 Force Declaration of Independence From Original Copper Plate

  

  # Bids: 1

  Min Bid: $15,000

  Final Price: $18,750

• Lot #60: John Hancock Letter Signed Regarding Native-Americans -- "…The People…are obliged to Suffer toil, hunger, and all the hardships which are incident to the Settlement of a new country…"

  

  # Bids: 0

  Min Bid: $15,000

  Final Price: Pass

• Lot #61: Extremely Rare John Hancock Signed Book, From His Library -- One of Only a Handful of Signed Books From Hancock's Library Sold at Auction

  

  # Bids: 0

  Min Bid: $10,000

  Final Price: Pass

• Lot #62: John Adams Autograph Letter Signed -- Exceptional Content During War of 1812: ''It is of no other use to ruminate upon the faults, Errors & blunders of Washington in the revolutionary War...''

  

  # Bids: 0

  Min Bid: $45,000

  Final Price: Pass

• Lot #63: John Adams Ship's Papers Signed as President

  

  # Bids: 3

  Min Bid: $2,500

  Final Price: $3,781

• Lot #66: Dwight Eisenhower's Personally Own & Worn Stetson Hat -- Worn by Eisenhower While Hunting & Fishing

  

  # Bids: 0

  Min Bid: $12,500

  Final Price: Pass

• Lot #69: Thomas Jefferson's 1st U.K. Edition of ''Notes on the State of Virginia'' -- From 1787

  

  # Bids: 0

  Min Bid: $6,500

  Final Price: Pass

• Lot #74: Abraham Lincoln Military Appointment Signed as President -- Lincoln Appoints a Brigadier General, Union General Speed S. Fry -- Signed With Full ''Abraham Lincoln'' Signature

  

  # Bids: 3

  Min Bid: $7,000

  Final Price: $10,588

• Lot #81: Ronald Reagan Mont Blanc Meisterstuck Engraved Pen -- Personally Owned & Used by Ronald Reagan, The Great Communicator

  

  # Bids: 0

  Min Bid: $8,000

  Final Price: Pass

• Lot #90: Martin Luther King, Jr. Signed Copy of the 1964 Nobel Peace Prize Program Where King Was Awarded the Prize -- Possibly the Only One Extant

  

  # Bids: 1

  Min Bid: $10,500

  Final Price: $13,125

• Lot #92: Nelson Mandela Signed Luxury First Edition of His Celebrated Autobiography ''Long Walk to Freedom'' -- Fine Condition

  

  # Bids: 0

  Min Bid: $2,000

  Final Price: Pass

• Lot #104: The Batsuit From "Batman Returns" Starring Michael Keaton -- Measures Over 6' Tall on Custom Display

  

  # Bids: 1

  Min Bid: $33,000

  Final Price: $41,250

• Lot #114: WITHDRAWN

  

  # Bids: 0

  Min Bid: $20,000

  Final Price: W/D

• Lot #122: Richard Attenborough's Directors Guild Award From 1982 for Most Outstanding Directorial Achievement for the Classic ''Gandhi''

  

  # Bids: 0

  Min Bid: $12,500

  Final Price: Pass

• Lot #123: ''The Champion'' Directors Guild Award to Robert Stillman for ''Outstanding Directorial Achievement''

  

  # Bids: 0

  Min Bid: $1,000

  Final Price: Pass

• Lot #124: Very Early 1950s Emmy Award -- For the NBC Documentary Series ''Wide, Wide World''

  

  # Bids: 0

  Min Bid: $5,000

  Final Price: Pass

• Lot #134: Title Art From the Beloved 1958 Film ''Gigi''

  

  # Bids: 1

  Min Bid: $2,000

  Final Price: $2,500

• Lot #139: Charlton Heston Sea Captain's Costume From ''The Hawaiians''

  

  # Bids: 0

  Min Bid: $1,250

  Final Price: Pass

• Lot #145: Title Art From the Cult Classic ''Land of the Pharaohs''

  

  # Bids: 0

  Min Bid: $5,000

  Final Price: Pass

• Lot #148: Dean Martin 3-Part Costume From "5 Card Stud" & "The Sons of Katie Elder" -- Rare Costume Worn by Martin

  

  # Bids: 1

  Min Bid: $2,000

  Final Price: $2,500

• Lot #156: Incredibly Rare Oscar Medal for Still Photography Awarded to A.L. Schafer for 1941-1942

  

  # Bids: 0

  Min Bid: $10,000

  Final Price: Pass

• Lot #160: Superman Hero Costume Worn by Christopher Reeve in the 1978 Superman Film

  

  # Bids: 0

  Min Bid: $40,000

  Final Price: Pass

• Lot #169: From ''Star Trek: The Next Generation'', the Prototype Used to Make the Famous Ferengi D'Kora Marauder Spacecraft

  

  # Bids: 0

  Min Bid: $12,000

  Final Price: Pass

• Lot #181: Large, Original Hand-Painted 33'' x 23'' Glass Movie Title Art Crediting John Wayne for ''How the West Was Won'' -- The Only John Wayne Glass Title Art Available

  

  # Bids: 0

  Min Bid: $35,000

  Final Price: Pass

• Lot #182: John Wayne Black Jacket Worn in His Republic Pictures Movies -- From Western Costume

  

  # Bids: 0

  Min Bid: $10,000

  Final Price: Pass

• Lot #190: WITHDRAWN

  

  # Bids: 0

  Min Bid: $15,000

  Final Price: W/D

• Lot #191: Bruce Lee's Grey Cotton Jacket -- With a COA From His Widow, Linda Lee Who States It Was One of Bruce's Favorite Jackets

  

  # Bids: 0

  Min Bid: $20,000

  Final Price: Pass

• Lot #194: Michael Schumacher Racing Suit From the 1992 German F1 Grand Prix

  

  # Bids: 1

  Min Bid: $5,000

  Final Price: $6,250

• Lot #195: Extremely Rare Russian Meteorite Medal Given to Olympic Athletes Who Won Gold at the Sochi Games on 15 February 2014 -- Exactly One Year After the Asteroid Exploded Over Russia

  

  # Bids: 0

  Min Bid: $8,000

  Final Price: Pass

• Lot #228: Herman Melville First U.S. Edition of the Classic ''Moby Dick'' -- In Original Binding

  

  # Bids: 0

  Min Bid: $10,000

  Final Price: Pass

• Lot #245: First Edition Set of Tolkien's ''Lord of the Rings'' -- ''Fellowship of the Ring'' & ''Return of the King'' Are First Printings; ''Two Towers'' Is Second Printing -- All Three Are Near Fine

  

  # Bids: 0

  Min Bid: $12,500

  Final Price: Pass

• Lot #246: Attractive First Edition Set of Mark Twain's ''Adventures of Tom Sawyer'' & ''Adventures of Huckleberry Finn'' -- Both Bound in Publisher's Blue Cloth

  

  # Bids: 1

  Min Bid: $7,000

  Final Price: $8,750

• Lot #254: Apollo 13 Space-Flown Robbins Medal -- From the Estate of Jack Swigert

  

  # Bids: 8

  Min Bid: $3,750

  Final Price: $8,309

• Lot #255: United States Flag Flown to the Moon on the Apollo 17 Mission

  

  # Bids: 1

  Min Bid: $1,760

  Final Price: $2,200

• Lot #259: King Tut Founder Howard Carter Document Signed -- From 1903 While at the Egyptian Antiquities Service

  

  # Bids: 0

  Min Bid: $1,800

  Final Price: Pass