LOS ANGELES, CA.- Julien’s Auctions commemorates the United States Semi quincentennial with the announcement of “AMERICA | The Quarter Millenium”, a landmark sale featuring more than 70 carefully curated artifacts that illuminate the depth and legacy of American history. The online auction will take place on Thursday, March 12th, 2026, starting at 10:00 AM PT.

Highlights include:

The 1929 Conn “Chu Berry” tenor saxophone owned by Eddie “Kingfish” Manion (E Street Horns; Bruce Springsteen and the E Street Band; Little Steven and the Disciples of Soul) that was played by Bill Clinton at his New York–Washington Inaugural Ball, serves as the centerpiece of the sale. Also featured is the 1954 commemorative photo album from Mao Zedong, created to mark the fifth anniversary of the founding of the People’s Republic of China offering a vivid, intimate window into a pivotal moment of 20th-century geopolitical history.

The DiMitri Couture wool two-piece suit personally owned and worn by Steve Jobs, stands as a vestige of Silicon Valley’s formative era. Jobs was photographed wearing the suit in 1980 at the Palo Alto retirement celebration of his close friend Ben Rosen, marking Rosen’s departure from Morgan Stanley; he would later go on to serve as Chairman of Compaq Computer Corporation.

From artifacts linked to technological breakthroughs and defining historical movements to objects associated with influential figures and institutions, each piece offers a compelling perspective into the ideas and achievements that reshaped American life and echoed across the globe.

“AMERICA | The Quarter Millenium” memorializes the people, innovations, and cultural forces that have defined the nation’s trajectory, preserving the milestones that continue to shape America’s complex identity and its influence on the world stage.

Additional Featured Lots:

• Wright Brothers | Original 1903 Wright Flyer Airplane Wing Fabric – Estimate: $5,000 - $7,000

• CP-1 | Original Graphite Fragment from First Nuclear Reactor – Estimate: $4,000 - $6,000

• NASA Apollo Program | Original 1966 Command Module Control Stick – Estimate: $4,000 - $6,000

• NASA Apollo 11 | Astronauts Buzz Aldrin and Michael Collins Signed Photo with Neil Armstrong Signed Card – Estimate: $800 - $1,200

• Berlin Wall | Original 7-by-5-inch Berlin Wall Fragment – Estimate: $600 - $800

• Norman Rockwell | "America Marches Ahead" Signed Artist's Proof – Estimate: $300 - $500

• Vietnam War | "Napalm Girl" Kim Phuc Phan Thi Signed and Handwritten Statement on Event Photo – Estimate: $300 - $500