Americana

Lot 46: Papers of the Arctic explorer Robert E. Peary, including diaries, correspondence, lecture notes and more, 1877–1920. Estimate $50,000 to $75,000.
Robert Peary Papers and American Revolution Lead Americana Auction
September 25, 2023
Leading Swann Galleries' September 28 Americana auction is a large archive of papers from polar explorer Robert Peary including supply lists for his Gre
A sample of bookmarks
A History of Collecting Bookmarks
September 12, 2023
In the archives of poet Gwendolyn E.
Thurston the World’s Greatest Magician. The Lady and the Lion
Houdini and Thurston Perform Well at Magicana Auction
September 6, 2023
Potter & Potter's Late Summer Magicana Auction rea
Books that shaped america logo
Books that Shaped America Primetime Book Series
September 6, 2023
The 10-part series – a joint original feature production for fall 2023 from C-SPAN and the Library of Congress - will trace America's history by exploring masterp
The Hemingway letter outlining his crash injuries
Rare Hemingway Letter On Surviving Plane Crashes Sells for $237,055
September 1, 2023
A cache of letters by Ernest Hemingway shedding light on his harrowing experiences surviving two consecu
Declaration of Independence engraving by William Stone, on loan from DOI Holdings LLC
Rare 1823 Engraved Printing of the Declaration of Independence on View
August 9, 2023
On August 2, 1776, the Declaration of Independence was signed by John Hanc
Khachatur Manukyan and his team employed cutting-edge spectroscopic and imaging instruments to get a closer look than ever at the inks, paper and fibers that made Benjamin Franklin’s bills distinctive and hard to replicate.
Researchers Decipher the Secrets of Benjamin Franklin’s Paper Money
July 27, 2023
A group of University of Notre Dame researchers suggest
America in Arms
Rare Anti-British American Revolution Pamphlet Leads Americana Auction
July 20, 2023
Freeman’s July 25 Books and Manuscripts auction is led by more than a hundred Americana lots, almost 60 of which are either examples from the signers
New Lincoln letter
Newly Discovered Abraham Lincoln Civil War Letter on War Strategy
July 4, 2023
The Raab Collection announced today the discovery of an unpublished, early Civil War letter of President Abraham Lincoln. 
First broadside edition of the Declaration of Independence printed in Massachusetts
Early July 1776 Broadside of Declaration of Independence to Auction
June 16, 2023
Heritage will present the first broadside edition of the Declaration of Indepen