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Auction Info

Sale Name
Mealys Auctioneers : 041206
Auction Date
01/01/2006 - 01/01/2006
Year of Sale
2006
Sale Number
#041206
Total Lots
347
Sold Lots
323
Lots Sold
93.1%
Unsold Lots
24
Price Unknown
0
Total Sales (EUR)
2,200,430.00
Low Estimate of Lots Sold (EUR)
1,447,080.00
High Estimate of Lots Sold (EUR)
2,105,340.00
Low Estimate of All Lots (EUR)
1,496,510.00
High Estimate of All Lots (EUR)
2,168,780.00
Total Sales as a % of High Est.
101.46%
Currency
EUR
Inflation Adjusted Price in U.S. Dollars
2,792,930.00

Top twenty five by sale price

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Lot Number Author Name Book Title Year Published Estimate Actual Price
342 Amhran na bhFiann - O'Cearnaigh (Peadar), Peader Kearney, Ireland's National Anthem

EUR 800,000.00 - 1,200,000.00 896,800.00
404 1916 PROCLAMATION OF THE IRISH REPUBLIC

1916

EUR 140,000.00 - 180,000.00 236,000.00
362 TOM AND KATHLEEN CLARKE: PERSONAL LETTERS

1899-1915

EUR 100,000.00 - 150,000.00 106,200.00
380 TOM CLARKE A farewell note from Tom Clarke to Kathleen

EUR 15,000.00 - 20,000.00 88,500.00
405 Michael Collins (1890-1922). His original signed membership card

circa 1907

EUR 30,000.00 - 50,000.00 70,800.00
425 CONSTANCE, COUNTESS MARKIEWICZ A collection of twelve ALS to Kathleen Clarke

1919-20

EUR 10,000.00 - 12,000.00 30,680.00
421 W.T. COSGRAVE A manuscript pencilled note on a British Parliamentary Question form,

1922

EUR 5,000.00 - 8,000.00 29,500.00
400 Proclamation of the Irish Republic 1916 Rare Half Sheet

1916

EUR 5,000.00 - 7,000.00 25,960.00
435 Amhran na bhFiann First Appearance in Print

24, Nov. 1910

EUR 700.00 - 1,000.00 24,780.00
303 THE FIRST DAIL

1919

EUR 1,000.00 - 1,500.00 23,600.00
348 Broadside: Stop Press - War News, Poblacht na hEireann

1922

EUR 14,000.00 - 18,000.00 22,420.00
423 THOMAS FRANCIS MEAGHER (1823-1867) ALS, five pages

1849

EUR 5,000.00 - 6,000.00 16,520.00
418 MICHAEL COLLINS A typescript circular letter

1918

EUR 5,000.00 - 7,000.00 15,340.00
411 Sir John Lavery RA RHA RSA (1856-1941) Micheal Collins Lithograph

EUR 5,000.00 - 7,000.00 14,160.00
319 TOM CLARKE: HIS LAST POUND

1910

EUR 3,000.00 - 5,000.00 14,160.00
346 Hibernian Chronicle Cork,

1798

EUR 5,000.00 - 8,000.00 12,980.00
397 Sir Matthew Nathan (British Undersecretary for Ireland 1914-16) Unpublished Documents on The Convention

EUR 5,000.00 - 6,000.00 12,980.00
419 MICHAEL COLLINS and others A file of correspondence

1920 - 1921

EUR 3,000.00 - 4,000.00 12,390.00
430 Mr. Redmond and the Ministry file of telegrams and letters to and from the Irish Chief Secretary's Office

EUR 6,000.00 - 8,000.00 10,266.00
371 JOHN DALY (1845-1916) A collection of 20 ALS

EUR 6,000.00 - 8,000.00 9,440.00
354 Royal Irish Constabulary Security File

1915-1919

EUR 5,500.00 - 7,500.00 9,440.00
332 TOM CLARKE A magnificent illuminated calligraphed Address to Thomas J. Clarke

1899

EUR 6,000.00 - 8,000.00 9,440.00
395 O'Connor (Rory) A large broadside poster

[1922]

EUR 2,000.00 - 3,000.00 8,260.00
365 TOM CLARKE PRISON LETTER

21 December 1897

EUR 5,000.00 - 6,000.00 8,260.00
312 O'DONOVAN ROSSA FUNERAL

1915

EUR 4,000.00 - 5,000.00 7,670.00

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