Mexican-American War Documents & Ephemera Price Guide
What Mexican-American War documents & ephemera have actually sold for — 20 recorded sales from 2 auction houses and dealers, 2026.
$350–$1,225
middle half of sales
Figures are computed from realized prices (hammer or total with premium, as reported by the seller) — never asking prices. Small sample: 20 sales is enough to show a range, not to price a specific piece. Condition, attribution, and provenance move individual results far outside these bands. How these numbers are calculated →
Recent Recorded Sales
| Item | Sold | Seller | Realized |
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| Rare Copy Of "THE RECRUIT" Singed by Three Virginia Confederate Soldiers | July 17, 2026 | Civil War Image Shop | $350 |
| [NAVAL HISTORY] Route to San Francisco, (2) Clipper Ship Trade Cards | July 10, 2026 | Fleischer's Auctions | $450 |
| [MEXICAN WAR] ca 1846 "Amerique Septentrionale" Map | July 10, 2026 | Fleischer's Auctions | $70 |
| [GOLD RUSH] 1848 First Mention of the Gold Rush, Early Facsimile "The Californian" Newspaper | July 10, 2026 | Fleischer's Auctions | $150 |
| [LINCOLN] Adams Express Co. Receipt to President Lincoln | July 10, 2026 | Fleischer's Auctions | $400 |
| [WHALING, NAVAL HISTORY] c. 1840 Whaling Ship Logbook | July 10, 2026 | Fleischer's Auctions | $4,250 |
| [CIVIL WAR] McDowell on Gen. Johnston's Defection to Confederacy | April 25, 2026 | Fleischer's Auctions | $450 |
| [MEXICAN-AMERICAN WAR] Jefferson Davis 1854 ALS | April 25, 2026 | Fleischer's Auctions | $450 |
| [CIVIL WAR] 1862 Telegram Between Generals Maxey & Beauregard in the Wake of Fort Donelson | April 25, 2026 | Fleischer's Auctions | $450 |
| [CIVIL WAR] CSA General Orders 54 and 81, Brig. General Albert G. Blanchard | April 25, 2026 | Fleischer's Auctions | $100 |
| [CIVIL WAR] End of War Desertions, CSA Genl. Samuel B. Maxey ALS | April 25, 2026 | Fleischer's Auctions | $400 |
| [POLITICS, EARLY AMERICANA] Large 1820s-1850s Newspaper Collection | April 24, 2026 | Fleischer's Auctions | $150 |
| [TEXAS] "Wolves Are Very Bold Here": Exciting 1857 Frontier Letter from Brownsville, Texas | April 24, 2026 | Fleischer's Auctions | $350 |
| [MEXICAN WAR] Historic & Tragic Mexican War Archive | April 24, 2026 | Fleischer's Auctions | $1,900 |
| [CIVIL WAR] Fitz John Porter on Utah Expedition & Post-Civil War | April 24, 2026 | Fleischer's Auctions | $1,600 |
| [NATIVE AMERICAN] 1846 Oregon Letter re: Missionaries & Native Converts | April 24, 2026 | Fleischer's Auctions | $850 |
| Buffalo Bill Cody on "Accepting Christ," Revealing 1901 Letter | April 24, 2026 | Fleischer's Auctions | $4,000 |
| [SLAVERY] Archive of (60) Georgia Receipts | April 24, 2026 | Fleischer's Auctions | $1,700 |
| [SLAVERY] 1847 Bill of Sale: Washington D.C. | April 24, 2026 | Fleischer's Auctions | $500 |
| [ABOLITION] Emancipation Celebration in Newbern, North Carolina | April 24, 2026 | Fleischer's Auctions | $1,100 |
Currently for sale: 59 Mexican-American War documents & ephemera listings from 9 sources.
Browse listingsSold-price data via ArtifactSearch.com's sold archive; each sale links to its record. Relics of War does not appraise, authenticate, or sell.