Hamilton beats original estimate by a landslide
The Hamilton letter joins other historical documents which also sold for well over original estimates in the Lion Heart Autographs Auction No. 13 held earlier this week.
NEW YORK, NY
.-Lion Heart Autographs, Inc. announced that a rare letter from Alexander Hamilton to James Madison (1790) sold for well over the original estimate at $113,850. The original estimate at auction was $8,000-$10,000. The Lion Heart Auction No. 13 took place on Wednesday, April 28, 2021 in New York.
The unique 1790 Alexander Hamilton handwritten letter to James Madison mentioning Thomas Jefferson: the only letter between the two ever to appear at auction and likely the last one still in private hands chronicled the events which inspired The Room Where It Happens, from the musical Hamilton.
Lion Heart Autographs, Inc. announces highlights included in Autographs Auction
Hamilton letter is one of many auction highlights.
NEW YORK, NY
.-Lion Heart Autographs, Inc., for more than forty years, one of the worlds premier dealers in rare autographs and manuscripts, has announced its Lion Heart Autographs Auction No. 13, which will take place on Wednesday, April 28, 2021 at 1:00 p.m. EST. The online auction, currently accepting bids, will feature two extraordinary consignments: private collections that offer an unprecedented opportunity for the public to acquire items in art, history, literature, music and science, many of which have been unavailable for more than half a century.