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Robert Siegel Galleries

Auction Info

Sale Name
Worldwide Stamps and Postal History
Auction Date
12/06/2023 - 12/07/2023
Year of Sale
2023
Sale Number
#1303
Total Lots
387
Sold Lots
365
Lots Sold
94.3%
Unsold Lots
22
Price Unknown
0
Total Sales (USD)
677,715.00
Low Estimate of Lots Sold (USD)
346,600.00
High Estimate of Lots Sold (USD)
484,350.00
Low Estimate of All Lots (USD)
378,850.00
High Estimate of All Lots (USD)
528,300.00
Total Sales as a % of High Est.
128.28%
Currency
USD
Inflation Adjusted Price in U.S. Dollars
666,153.00

Top twenty five by sale price

View All Auction Lots.
Lot Number Author Name Book Title Year Published Estimate Actual Price
163 GREAT BRITAIN, 1840, 1p Black (1; SG 2).

1840

 USD 20,000.00 - 30,000.00 94,400.00
692 SYRIA, 1918, 1/2p Black Negative Intaglio Seal on White, Aleppo Provisional.

1918

 USD 10,000.00 - 15,000.00 23,600.00
2 FALKLAND ISLANDS, 1876, "Falkland Paid Islands" Red Frank (SG FR2).

1876

 USD 10,000.00 - 15,000.00 14,750.00
628 AFGHANISTAN - First Anglo-Afghan War, 1841 "AFFGHANISTAN/PAID" Handstamp, Captain Rawdon Miles Correspondence.

1841

 USD 3,000.00 - 4,000.00 13,570.00
636 AFGHANISTAN - First Anglo-Afghan War, 1842-43 Captain Riddell Correspondence Covers.

1842-43

 USD 2,000.00 - 3,000.00 11,800.00
646 AFGHANISTAN - First Anglo-Afghan War Related, Postal History Collection Balance.

1838-1842

 USD 1,000.00 - 1,500.00 11,800.00
253 GREAT BRITAIN, 1927, May 20, Royal Air Force Record Flight.

1927

 USD 3,000.00 - 4,000.00 11,210.00
621 Aden, 1840-1950s Exceptional Postal History Collection Balance.

1840-1950s

 USD 4,000.00 - 5,000.00 10,620.00
580 INDIA, Used in Aden, 1854, 4a Red & Blue, 2nd Printing, Head Die II, Frame Die I (6D; SG 19).

1854

 USD 5,000.00 - 7,500.00 10,030.00
584 INDIA, Used in Aden, 1854, 1a Red, Die II (4B; SG 14).

1854

 USD 1,500.00 - 2,000.00 9,440.00
576 INDIA, Used in Aden, 1854, 1/2a Deep Blue, Die I (2a; SG 4).

1854

 USD 750.00 - 1,000.00 8,260.00
826 Middle East Postal History Impressive Accumulation.

USD 4,000.00 - 5,000.00 8,260.00
685 Libya Postal History Collection Balance on Pages.

1830-1900s

 USD 1,500.00 - 2,000.00 7,375.00
167 GREAT BRITAIN, 1840, 2p Blue (2; SG 5).

1840

 USD 3,000.00 - 4,000.00 7,080.00
164 GREAT BRITAIN, 1840, 1p Black (1; SG 1).

1840

 USD 4,000.00 - 5,000.00 7,080.00
264 PERSIAN GULF, Desert Post (Prior to Postal Agencies), 1840 Folded Letter from India to London.

1840

 USD 1,500.00 - 2,000.00 6,785.00
742 NETHERLANDS INDIES, 1811, "VOC 10 St" Handstamp, Altered to "VOC 15 St" (WdB 6b var).

1811

 USD 2,000.00 - 3,000.00 6,785.00
683 Libya Postal History Collection Balance.

1850s-1950s

 USD 2,000.00 - 3,000.00 6,490.00
586 INDIA, Used in Aden, 1860-63, 8p Lilac, 2a Yellow (15, 19; SG 43, 53).

1860-63

 USD 2,000.00 - 3,000.00 6,195.00
168 GREAT BRITAIN, 1878 Anti-Vaccination Pictorial Cover.

1878

 USD 1,000.00 - 1,500.00 6,195.00
593 INDIA, Used in Aden, 1867, 6a8p Slate (27; SG 72).

1867

 USD 1,000.00 - 1,500.00 5,900.00
162 GREAT BRITAIN, 1840, 1p Black, Mulready Envelope (U1; SG ME2).

1840

 USD 4,000.00 - 5,000.00 5,605.00
728 NETHERLANDS INDIES, 1795, "VOC 6 St." Handstamp (WdB 1 var).

1795

 USD 3,000.00 - 4,000.00 5,605.00
633 AFGHANISTAN - First Anglo-Afghan War, 1841 "AFFGHANISTAN/PAID" Handstamp.

1841

 USD 1,500.00 - 2,000.00 5,310.00
577 INDIA, Used in Aden, 1854, 4a Pale Red & Blue, 1st Printing, Head Die I, Frame Die I (6; SG 18).

1854

 USD 2,000.00 - 3,000.00 5,015.00
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    Bonhams, Dec. 8-18: An Exceptionally Fine Copy of Austenís Emma: A Novel in Three Volumes. $40,000 - $60,000.
    Bonhams, Dec. 8-18: Presentation Copy of Ernest Hemmingwayís A Farewell to Arms for Edward Titus of the Black Mankin Press. $30,000 - $50,000.
    Bonhams, Dec. 8-18: Autograph Manuscript Signed Integrally for "The Songs of Pooh," by Alan Alexander. $30,000 - $50,000.
    Bonhams, Dec. 8-18: Autograph Manuscript of "Three Fragments from Gˆtterd‰mmerung" by Richard Wagner. $30,000 - $50,000.
    Bonhams, Dec. 8-18: Original Preliminary Artwork, for the First Edition of Snow Crash. $20,000 - $30,000.
    Bonhams, Dec. 8-18: Autograph Letter Signed ("T.R. Malthus") to Economist Nassau Senior on Wealth, Labor and Adam Smith. $20,000 - $30,000.
    Bonhams, Dec. 8-18: History of the Peloponnesian War by Thucydides Finely Bound by Michael Wilcox. $20,000 - $30,000.
    Bonhams, Dec. 8-18: First Edition of Lewis and Clark: Travels to the Source of the Missouri River and Across the American Continent to the Pacific Ocean. $8,000 - $12,000.
    Bonhams, Dec. 8-18: Original Artwork for the First Edition of Neal Stephenson's Groundbreaking Novel Snow Crash. $100,000 - $150,000.
    Bonhams, Dec. 8-18: A Complete Set Signed Deluxe Editions of King's The Dark Tower Series by Stephen King. $8,000 - $12,000.
    Bonhams, Dec. 8-18: Autograph Letter Signed ("John Adams") to James Le Ray de Chaumont During the Crucial Years of the Revolutionary War. $8,000 - $12,000.
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    Sotheby’s
    Book Week
    December 9-17, 2025
    Sotheby’s, Dec. 17: Francesco Colonna. Hypnerotomachie, Paris, 1546, Parisian calf by Wotton Binder C for Marcus Fugger. €200,000 to €300,000.
    Sotheby’s, Dec. 17: Nausea. De principiis dialectices Gorgias, and other works, Venice, 1523, morocco gilt for Cardinal Campeggio. €3,000 to €4,000.
    Sotheby’s, Dec. 17: Billon. Le fort inexpugnable de l'honneur, Paris, 1555, Parisian calf gilt for Peter Ernst, Graf von Mansfeld. €120,000 to €180,000.
    Sotheby’s
    Book Week
    December 9-17, 2025
    Sotheby’s, Dec. 16: Salinger, J.D. The Graham Family archive, including autographed letters, an inscribed Catcher, a rare studio photograph of the author, and more. $120,000 to $180,000.
    Sotheby’s, Dec. 16: [Austen, Jane]. A handsome first edition of Sense and Sensibility, the author's first novel. $60,000 to $80,000.
    Sotheby’s, Dec. 16: Massachusetts General Court. A powerful precursor to the Declaration of Independence: "every Act of Government … without the Consent of the People, is … Tyranny." $40,000 to $60,000.
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    Heritage Auctions
    Rare Books Signature Auction
    December 15, 2025
    Heritage, Dec. 15: John Donne. Poems, By J. D. With Elegies on the Author's Death. London: M[iles]. F[lesher]. for John Marriot, 1633.
    Heritage, Dec. 15: Edgar Rice Burroughs. Tarzan of the Apes.
    Heritage, Dec. 15: F. Scott Fitzgerald. Tender is the Night. A Romance.
    Heritage, Dec. 15: Bram Stoker. Dracula. Westminster: Archibald Constable & Co., 1897.
    Heritage, Dec. 15: Jerry Thomas. How to Mix Drinks, or the Bon-Vivant's Companion, Containing Clear and Reliable Directions for Mixing All the Beverages Used in the United States…
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