Profiles in History’s, “The Property of a Distinguished American Private Collector: Part 1” (auction #54) hammered $5,1oo,000 million dollars. Factoring the bp, the sales total of the 299 lot auction, was $6.011,100.

Highlights included:

Lot #19: Davis, Jefferson. Superb autograph letter signed. Est. $40,000-$60,000. Sold for $50,000.

Lot #46: Jefferson, Thomas. Highly important autograph letter. Est. $200,000-$300,00. Sold for $250,000.

Lot #100:Washington, George. Extraordinary autograph letter signed twice. Est. $80,000-$120,000. Sold for $$110,000.

Lot #126: Poe, Edgar Allan. Collection of Poe memorabilia. Est. $30,000-$50,000. Sold for $80,000.

L0t #136: Gauguin, Paul. Autograph letter. Est. $20,000-$30,000. Sold for $90,000.

Lot #137: Gauguin, Paul. Autograph letter. Est. $20,000-$30,000. Sold for $75,000.

Lot #144: Van Gogh, Vincent. Extraordinary autograph letter. Est. $200,000-$300,00. Sold for $280,000.

Lot #161: Shakespeare, William. The Tragedie of Hamlet, Prince of Denmarke. Est. $15,000-$20,000. Sold for $60,000.

Lot #170: Medieval Tally Sticks. Est. $60,000-$80,000. Sold213:  for $140,000.

Lot #213: Marx, Karl (Heinrich). Remarkable autograph letter, in English. Est. $20,000-$30,000. Sold for $95,000.

Lot #217: Beethoven, Ludwig von. Autograph letter. Est. $40,000-$60,000. Sold for $110,000.

Lot #254: Darwin, Charles On the Origin of Species by Means of Natural Selection. Est. $60,000-$80,000. Sold for $120,000.