Wilton, Connecticut – University Archives held its September 18, 2024 auction yesterday. Over the course of seven hours, 544 lots crossed the auction block at breakneck speed. We received thousands of online bids across multiple auction platforms, as well as numerous absentee and phone bids from the United States and overseas. Our industry-topping sell-through rate of 97% went unchallenged despite the large sale size. U.S. Presidential, Science, Space, Military, and Literature yielded the most outstanding returns of the day. Items deaccessioned from the Forbes collection and consigned by the Manuscript Society elicited special interest.
