Items signed by past US presidents, Babe Ruth, Pablo Picasso, John and Yoko to be auctioned by University Archives, October 30

WILTON, Conn. - Oct. 14, 2024 - PRLog -- A complete set of presidential signatures from Washington to Obama, two items signed by Babe Ruth (one graded GEM MT 10), an autograph letter in French signed by Pablo Picasso (PSA/DNA graded GEM MT 10), and a contract signed by both John Lennon and Yoko Ono Lennon will all come up for bid in University Archives' online-only Rare Autographs, Manuscripts & Books auction on Wednesday, October 30^th, beginning at 10 am Eastern time.

All 491 lots in the catalog are up for viewing and bidding now on the newly redesigned University Archives website – www.UniversityArchives.com – as well as LiveAuctioneers.com, Invaluable.com and Auctionzip.com. Telephone and absentee bids will also be accepted.

"One of the marquee items in our October 30^th auction is Lot 89, a highly unique and once-in-a-lifetime set of presidential signatures from George Washington to Barack Obama, all signed as President, from 1789 to 2010," said John Reznikoff, the president and owner of University Archives, adding that the museum-quality collection comes from a Dallas, Texas gentleman.

Mr. Reznikoff said the signed presidents set joins a great volume of exceptional presidential autographed material from other consignors. "A timely assortment up for auction just a few weeks ahead of the 2024 United States presidential election," he said. Outstanding items of historical interest from the Science, World Leaders, Civil Rights, Religion, Art & Music, Aviation & Space, History & Military, and Sports categories will also pass the auction block.

The Washington-to-Obama set of presidential signatures consists of autograph letters signed, typed letters signed and signed letters, along with a variety of signed documents, all signed as President. There are very few complete sets of Presidential autographs signed as President, due mainly to the scarcity of William Henry Harrison pieces, as he served just one month in office.

Lot 121 is an autograph document signed in full by George Washington (as "Mr. George Washington"). The document, dated circa 1773, pertained to a 1751 land survey of 445 acres that Washington had completed over 20 years earlier for a man named Richard Seymour on behalf of Washington's older half-brother, whose name was Lawrence Washington (est. $12,000-$14,000).

Here is a link to the catalog on the University Archives website: https://www.universityarchives.com/auction-catalog/rare-autographs-manuscripts-books_E6Q0WAIS7L

University Archives' offices are located at 88 Danbury Road (Suite #2A) in Wilton, Conn. For more information, please visit www.universityarchives.com.