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Lot 28 · Fine Books and Manuscripts Including Americana

Free frank signed. 1 January, 1778

Artist unrecorded

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Estimate
$3,000–$5,000 hammer
Result
Performance
Sale
Sotheby's — Fine Books and Manuscripts Including Americana, New York · 6 December 2016
Dimensions
340 x 270 mm
Record ID
TB-2026-4528713
Record
first seen 28 Jul 2026 · updated 6 Sep 2026 · source ↗
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Free frank signed. 1 January, 1778. Sotheby's, 6 Dec 2016, lot 28. result recorded. TheBasis.Art, TB-2026-4528713.

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Free frank signed. 1 January, 1778. Sotheby's, 6 Dec 2016, lot 28. result recorded. TheBasis.Art, TB-2026-4528713.

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From the same sale Fine Books and Manuscripts Including Americana · Dec 2016

LotArtistEstimateResult
Letter signed to Stevens T. Mason and Wilson C. Nicholas. Richmond, 1… $5,000–$7,000
Hamilton, Ian. J. D. Salinger. A Writing Life. New York: Random House, 1986 $3,000–$5,000
The Jungle. New York: The Jungle Publishing Co., 1906 $3,000–$5,000
Autograph letter signed to Mrs. Hannah Cushing. February 3, 1802. $20,000–$30,000
The House at Pooh Corner. New York: E.P. Dutton and Co., 1928 $10,000–$15,000
The Detective Short Story. Boston, Little, Brown & Co, 1942 $2,000–$3,000

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