Auction Instructions

AUCTION INSTRUCTIONS

BIDDING
You must accept the Terms and Conditions at the end of this section to bid. Please check the box at the bottom of the page.

LIVE AUCTION – Great Figures of History: Art, Literature, Royalty & Exploration
Wednesday, November 18, 2026 – 10:30 AM EST

This is a live auction with internet bidding. Lots close one at a time, in consecutive lot order, starting with Lot 1 at 10:30 AM EST.

Before the sale: The catalog is open for preview and advance bidding now. You may place a bid, or a maximum bid, on any lot at any time before the live session begins. Advance bids are entered for you when that lot comes up, and are executed competitively up to your maximum.

During the sale: Each lot opens in turn and stays open while bids are being placed. When bidding stops, the auctioneer announces a final call. The lot then closes to the highest bidder and the sale moves on to the next lot. Because lots sell in order, there is no 30 minute rule in the live auction. Once a lot has closed, it cannot be reopened. Please follow the lot numbers and be ready to bid when your lots come up.

Winning: When a lot closes, the highest bid at or above the minimum bid wins the lot, provided any reserve on that lot has been met (see Reserves below). If only one bid at or above the minimum bid has been placed on a lot with no reserve, that bidder wins the lot.

PLEASE NOTE: One Of A Kind Collectibles Auctions, at its sole discretion, reserves the right to pause, reopen, withdraw or regroup any lot at any time during the live session.

TIMED ONLINE AUCTIONS – 30 Minute Rule

Our timed auctions are internet-only. Every lot is open for bidding at the same time, and lots close individually, based on bidding activity. The dates for our next timed auction will be announced here.

The final day of bidding is announced with each timed auction. To be eligible to bid on a lot during the Extended Bidding Period, which begins at 8:00 PM EST (5:00 PM PST) on the final day, you must have placed a bid on that lot before 8:00 PM EST.

If only one bid at or above the minimum bid has been made on a lot when the Initial Bidding Period ends, and that lot has no reserve or the bid meets the reserve, that bidder will be declared the winner of the lot at the end of the auction. For any lot with two or more bidders, bidding stays open until 30 minutes pass without a bid being placed on that individual lot. Lots will end at different times depending on bidding activity.

PLEASE NOTE: One Of A Kind Collectibles Auctions, at its sole discretion, reserves the right to extend the bidding, or reset the 30 minute timer, on any item at any time.

RESERVES
Some lots may be offered subject to a reserve: a confidential minimum price, set with the consignor, below which the lot will not be sold. The reserve is never higher than the lot’s low estimate. A lot that does not reach its reserve will not be sold, even if bids have been placed at or above the minimum bid. We may implement a reserve by bidding on behalf of the consignor, as described in Condition of Sale No. 5. One Of A Kind Collectibles LLC may own some or many of the lots in this sale.

FREQUENTLY ASKED QUESTIONS
If you have any questions not covered by these instructions, please read our FAQ.

LOT INFORMATION
Please contact us if you have any questions about any of our pieces or policies.

BIDDING IN OUR AUCTIONS

AUCTION REGISTRATION
You must register before you can bid.

  • Live auction: you may register at any time up to the start of the auction, 10:30 AM EST on Wednesday, November 18, 2026. We recommend registering early so you’re ready to bid when your lots come up.
  • Timed auctions: please register before 8:00 PM EST (5:00 PM PST) on the final day of bidding.

If you have registered for a previous One Of A Kind Collectibles Auctions sale, please use your existing login and password. To register for the first time, please visit the Register to Bid page and complete and submit the form.

At our sole discretion, One Of A Kind Collectibles Auctions retains the right to revoke an account and any bids previously placed by that account. If you have any problems registering, please contact us at 1-800-570-7273 or 305-661-4244, or by email at info@oneofakindauctions.com. All registration and bidder information remains confidential within One Of A Kind Collectibles Auctions.

BID NOTIFICATIONS VIA EMAIL
When you place a bid that makes you the high bidder, you will receive an email confirming that you are the current high bidder on that lot. If you are later outbid on that lot, you will receive a new email telling you so. If you place a bid but are immediately outbid by another bidder’s maximum bid, you will be notified instantly on screen and will not receive an email notification.

MINIMUM BIDS, BIDDING INCREMENTS AND MAXIMUM BIDS
Each lot has a minimum bid, shown in the printed catalog and online as “MB.” While bidding, you can see the current high bid for each lot. To bid, click through to the individual lot page, where a pull-down menu shows the bid amounts.

You may choose the next incremental bid, which is the lowest amount shown, or any higher amount as a maximum bid. If you choose a maximum bid, the auction system will bid on your behalf one increment at a time, up to but not exceeding your maximum, so that you win the lot at the lowest possible price. Bid increments are approximately 10%. If two or more bidders place the same maximum bid, the earliest bid received wins.

If you have any questions about our bidding process, please call us at 1-800-570-7273.

PHONE AND ABSENTEE BIDDERS
Phone and absentee bidders must fill out the “Registration & Absentee/Telephone Bid Sheet” and submit it no later than noon EST on the day before the auction. For the live auction, that is noon EST on Tuesday, November 17, 2026. Forms received on the day of the auction may not be processed.

Forms are available:
a. by mail, fax or email on request
b. for printing by clicking HERE

Please mail, fax or email completed forms to One Of A Kind Collectibles LLC. Our fax is 305-662-2288.

PAYMENT
A 23% buyer’s premium is added to the hammer price of each lot. Florida sales tax of 7.00% is charged where applicable.

We accept:

  • cash
  • cashier’s checks
  • personal checks
  • wire transfers
  • credit cards, up to a maximum of $1,000 total per bidder

All payments must be made in U.S. dollars. Full payment is due within 14 days of the auction’s closing date unless an exception is made in writing. Late payments incur a fee of 2.5% per month.

SHIPPING
We ship via FedEx and USPS once payment has cleared. Shipping includes expedited air shipping and insurance, with signature confirmation. You will be told your shipping charges when your winning bid is confirmed. Please allow 7–14 days for packaging and shipping.

CONTACT INFORMATION FOR BIDS AND INQUIRIES
One Of A Kind Auctions
Phone: 1-800-570-7273
Fax: 305-662-2288
Email: Bid@oneofakindauctions.com
Address: 4000 Ponce De Leon Blvd, Suite #470, Coral Gables, FL 33146

CONDITIONS OF SALE

The following are the entire terms and conditions on which property listed in the catalog is offered for sale or sold by One Of A Kind Collectibles LLC and by any consignor of such property for whom we act as agent.

  1. As used here, “bid price” means the price at which a lot is knocked down to the purchaser. “Purchase price” means the total of (a) the bid price, (b) A PREMIUM PAYABLE BY THE PURCHASER OF 23% OF THE BID PRICE, and (c) Florida state or local sales tax, if applicable.
  2. This auction accepts bids online, by mail, phone, email and fax, and, for live auctions, during the live session. When a lot closes (in consecutive order in a live auction, or at the end of the bidding period under the 30 Minute Rule in a timed auction), the highest bidder whose bid meets any reserve shall be deemed to have purchased that lot in accordance with all of these conditions. The purchaser then (a) assumes full risk and responsibility for it, (b) if requested, will sign a confirmation of purchase, and (c) will pay the purchase price in full, or such part as we may require, for all lots purchased. No lot may be transferred. All property is shipped at the purchaser’s expense. Each sale made under these Conditions of Sale grants us a security interest in the purchaser’s property. We may retain as collateral security for the purchaser’s obligations to us any of the purchaser’s property in our possession, and may apply against those obligations all monies held or received by us for the account of, or owing to, the purchaser. If the purchaser pays only part of the total purchase price for one or more lots, we may apply that payment, in our sole discretion, to the lots we choose. Payment is not deemed made in full until we have collected all amounts due in cash or good funds, represented by cleared checks or cashier’s checks. If these or any other applicable conditions are not complied with, then in addition to any other remedies available to us and the consignor by law (including, without limitation, the right to hold the purchaser liable for the purchase price), we may at our option either (a) cancel the sale, retaining all payments made by the purchaser as liquidated damages, or (b) resell the property publicly or privately. In that event the purchaser shall be liable for any deficiency, plus all costs and expenses of both sales, our commission at our standard rates, all other charges due under these conditions, attorney’s fees and incidental damages.
  3. All lots sold by One Of A Kind Collectibles are accompanied by a Letter of Authenticity (“LOA”). On any lot presented with an LOA issued by One Of A Kind Collectibles, the warranty applies only to the original bidder, as shown in the auctioneer’s records (“Bidder”). The Bidder may not transfer the rights under the LOA, and it becomes null and void if the Bidder transfers or attempts to transfer the lot. The LOA warranty is valid from the date of the auction in which the Bidder was awarded the lot until three (3) years after purchase. It covers the lot’s attribution to the person or entity described, or to the lot’s usage. The Bidder, and their heirs, successors and assigns, are also given an unconditional lifetime guarantee of the right to consign any lot purchased through One Of A Kind Collectibles back to One Of A Kind Collectibles. When a lot is accompanied by a certificate of authenticity (or its equivalent) from a third-party authentication provider, the buyer has no right of return. On lots not accompanied by third-party authentication, or under extremely limited circumstances not including authenticity (for example, a gross cataloging error), a Bidder who did not bid from the floor may ask the auctioneer to consider voiding a sale. The request must be made in writing, detail the alleged gross error, and be sent to the appropriate department head within three (3) days of the Bidder’s receipt of the lot. Submission of the lot to the auctioneer must be pre-approved. Any lot to be evaluated for return must be received at the office of One Of A Kind Collectibles within 35 days after the auction. AFTER THAT 35-DAY PERIOD, NO LOT MAY BE RETURNED FOR ANY REASON. Returned lots must be in the same condition as when sold and must include the Letter of Authenticity. If a Bidder wishes to challenge the Letter of Authenticity within the three (3) year warranty period, the Bidder must present with the claim authoritative written evidence, from a known expert in the field, that the lot is not authentic. If the auctioneer agrees that the lot is not as represented, the Bidder will be refunded the purchase price. If the auctioneer denies the claim, the Bidder may file the dispute with the American Arbitration Association, with locale in Miami, Miami-Dade County, Florida, before a single arbitrator selected by the American Arbitration Association. The arbitration shall be conducted under the Federal Arbitration Act, and the Bidder consents to jurisdiction in the State of Florida. A challenge to authenticity must be brought within one (1) year of the auctioneer denying the claim. After one (1) year, the Bidder releases and discharges One Of A Kind Collectibles from any and all legal, equitable, administrative and other claims, counterclaims, demands, setoffs, defenses, accounts, suits, debts, dues, actions, causes of action, proceedings, arbitrations, damages, executions, judgments, findings, controversies and disputes, whether known or unknown, suspected or unsuspected, in law or in equity, that the Bidder has or may have had against One Of A Kind Collectibles arising from or relating to any claim whatsoever. The LOA provided by One Of A Kind Collectibles does not provide for incidental, consequential or other indirect damages. Any lot sold with a certificate of authenticity or other warranty from an entity other than the auctioneer is subject to that entity’s rules, and those conditions are the Bidder’s sole remedy. For information about third-party authentication warranties, please contact One Of A Kind Collectibles. Lots may also be returned if the catalog description differs significantly from the lot’s actual condition. Such returns must be requested within three (3) days of the purchaser’s receipt of the lot. All returned lots must be in the same condition as when shipped. All items are in very good condition unless stated otherwise.
  4. We reserve the right to withdraw any property at any time before the actual sale, and to reject a bid from any bidder. The highest bidder acknowledged by us shall be the purchaser. In the event of any dispute between bidders, or if we doubt the validity of any bid, we have sole and final discretion either to determine the successful bidder or to re-offer and resell the lot. If any dispute arises after the sale, our sales records are conclusive in all respects. If we are prevented by fire, theft or any other reason from delivering any property to the purchaser, our liability is limited to the sum actually paid for it by the purchaser and shall in no event include any incidental or consequential damages.
  5. Reserves. If a lot is offered subject to a reserve (the confidential minimum price below which the lot will not be sold), we may implement that reserve by bidding on behalf of the consignor, either by opening the bidding or by continuing to bid in response to other bidders until the reserve is reached. A lot that does not meet its reserve will not be sold. One Of A Kind Collectibles LLC may own some or many of the lots in this sale.
  6. We have tried to describe every item in this catalog accurately. Condition descriptions range, from lowest to highest, through fair, good, very good and fine. Substantial defects are noted; minor defects may not be mentioned. If the purchaser discovers a substantial defect not described in the catalog, the lot must be returned within three (3) days of receipt. This is not an approval sale. Returns for any reason other than those set out in these Conditions of Sale will not be accepted.
  7. Sports cards: sports cards sold with reference to a third-party grading service are sold “as is,” without any express or implied warranty. Certain warranties may be available from the grading services.
  8. All items must be paid for by cash, cashier’s check, personal check made payable to “One Of A Kind Collectibles,” or wire transfer. Credit card payments are accepted up to a maximum of $1,000 total per bidder. All sales are final. No bid may be withdrawn at any time. All payments must be in U.S. dollars.
  9. Full payment is due within 14 days of the auction’s closing date unless an exception is made in writing. Late payments incur a fee of 2.5% per month.
  10. These Conditions of Sale, and the purchaser’s and our respective rights and obligations under them, are governed by Florida law. By bidding, whether online, by fax, mail, telephone, in the live session or by any other means, the buyer or bidder agrees to be bound by these Conditions of Sale. Any dispute, controversy or claim arising out of or relating to this agreement, or its breach, termination or validity, brought by or against One Of A Kind Collectibles LLC (but not including claims brought against the consignor by the purchaser of lots consigned under it), shall be resolved by an arbitrator.
  11. The arbitrator may order specific performance and award consequential damages and pre-award interest, but may not award punitive damages. The arbitration shall be governed by the U.S. Arbitration Act, 9 U.S.C. 1–16, and judgment on the award may be entered by any court having jurisdiction. Each party shall bear its own attorney’s fees and expenses and one-half of the arbitrator’s fees and expenses.
  12. These Conditions of Sale bind the successors and assigns of all bidders and purchasers, and inure to the benefit of our successors and assigns. No waiver, amendment or modification of these terms binds us unless it is specifically stated in a writing signed by us. If any part of these Conditions of Sale is for any reason invalid or unenforceable, the rest remains valid and enforceable.
  13. We accept bids in advance of the sale online, by telephone, email, fax or mail. “Buy” bids will not be accepted; every bid must state the highest price the bidder is willing to pay. As noted above, the buyer’s premium will be added to the bid price. If identical bids are submitted, the earliest takes precedence. We assume no responsibility for failure to execute these bids for any reason.
  14. Estimated prices. As a convenience to our clients, we provide pre-sale estimates for all lots in the catalog. These are an approximate guide to our opinion of current market value and should not be read as a price. The final bid price may be less than or more than any estimate.
  15. The purchase of any letter or document does not give the buyer any copyright ownership.
  16. One Of A Kind Collectibles reserves the right to withdraw any lot at any time, even after the hammer has fallen, until the purchaser has taken physical possession of the lot. No consignor who has registered to bid at the sale (or at any other time, unless otherwise provided in the consignment agreement), and no purchaser or prospective bidder, has any right to claim damages, direct, consequential or otherwise, if a lot is withdrawn, even after the sale.
  17. Shipment is via FedEx or USPS unless otherwise instructed. Shipping charges are added to ALL invoices. Items are shipped after payment is received.