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Leaf from Gutenberg Bible auctions for $84,000

November 10, 5:16 PMAuctions and Antiques ExaminerWalt AuctionWally
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The Manuscript, Space & Collectibles Auction held on November 7th held by Ira and Larry Goldberg has brought to the surface some of the most serious manuscripts seen in years. Included in the sale was an actual leaf from the Gutenberg Bible which sold for $84,000. (Price includes bidder's premium)

Guttenberg Bible lef

The sale was held at the offices: at 350 South Beverly Drive, Suite 350, Beverly Hills, CA 90212  an online via iCollector.com

See the slide show below to find out what featured items sold for:

Prices realized for other items in the auction as follows: (prices include bidder's premium)

Titanic Certificate for Clearance, Dated April 11, 1912. Certificate for Clearance issued by the Board of Trade, being a blue, partly-printed form, ...
Start Price : 0.00 | Estimates : 25,000.00 - 50,000.00
Sold  for (75,000.00 + 15,000.00) = 90,000.00
 
Bush, George H.W (1924 -) 41st President of the United States (1989-1993). Three items signed by Bush: a 10 x 8 in. color photo inscribed and signed...
Start Price : 0.00 | Estimates : 200.00 - 300.00
Sold for (45.00 + 9.00) = 54.00
 
Carter, Jimmy (1924 -) 39th President of the United States (1977-81). 1947 Yearbook for The United States Naval Academy Signed "J Carter," n.p., n.d...
Start Price : 0.00 | Estimates : 500.00 - 1,000.00
Sold  for (240.00 + 48.00) = 288.00
 
Cleveland, Grover (1837-1908) 22nd and 24th President of the United States (1885-89, 1893-97). Two partly-printed documents signed as Commissioner o...
Start Price : 0.00 | Estimates : 250.00 - 350.00
Sold  for (120.00 + 24.00) = 144.00
 
Coolidge, Calvin (1872-1933) 30th President of the United States (1923-1929). Document Signed as Governor of Massachusetts, partly printed and accom...
Start Price : 0.00 | Estimates : 200.00 - 250.00
Sold for (95.00 + 19.00) = 114.00
 
Jefferson, Thomas (1743-1826) 3rd President of the United States (1801-1809); author of the Declaration of Independence. Printed Document Signed "Th...
Start Price : 0.00 | Estimates : 10,000.00 - 12,000.00
Sold for (8,000.00 + 1,600.00) = 9,600.00
 
The amazing thing about this auction, is that the starting bids for these lots was $0.00! That's shows an enormous amount of confidence in the offering, and tremendous ability by the auction house.
 
More high quality auction sales can be found at iCollector.com which has become an online portal for high quality catalog auctions.
 
 


 

Prices realized for historic manuscripts
Here are some highlights for prices realized at a recent Goldberg's manuscript auction. All prices include bidder's premium.
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