Sell or Auction Your John Franklin Autograph for up to Nearly $1,500 or More at Nate D. Sanders Auctions

To auction, sell or consign your John Franklin autograph, please email your description and photos to [email protected] of Nate D. Sanders Auctions (http://www.NateDSanders.com).

Sell Your John Franklin Autograph

Sir John Franklin was an officer with the Royal British Navy and colonial governor. He lead several Arctic expeditions during his career but may be most remembered for his last expedition in 1845 to find the Northwest Passage. His two ships, the HMS Terror and HMS Erebus, became stalled in ice around King William Island during the summer of 1846 due to unexpectedly cold temperatures. Several crew members began to perish from disease and malnutrition and Franklin passed away in June of 1847. After no signs of the ice melting, the remaining crew members abandoned the ships in 1848 and are believed to have resorted to cannibalism before also passing away. The British sent rescue search parties to locate the crew but were unsuccessful in finding any survivors. The HMS Erebus and HMS Terror were not located until 2014 and 2016.

We at Nate D. Sanders Auctions sold a document signed by Sir John Franklin for $1,320. Please see details below:

Rare Original Parchment Document For the Pardon of An English Prisoner From British Penal Colony Van Dieman’s Land, Tasmania — Signed by Renown Arctic Explorer & Prison Governor Sir John Franklin — 1842

Original parchment entitled “No. 511, William Bowtle, His Pardon, No S” for the pardon of English convict William Bowtle from the British penal colony of Van Dieman’s Land, Tasmania. Document signed by Arctic explorer and Governor of Van Dieman’s Land, Sir John Franklin. Document measures approximately 13.5″ x 7.75″. Overall toning, soiling and wear to document. Document also contains several vertical and horizontal creases: one vertical crease passes through autograph, but does not inhibit legibility. Overall good condition. Sold for $1,320.

To auction, sell or consign your John Franklin autograph, please email your description and photos to [email protected] of Nate D. Sanders Auctions (http://www.NateDSanders.com).