For the week ended August 16, 70 auctions have been archived to Rare Book Hub’s Transactions+ database of rare and collectible books, manuscripts, maps and ephemera: 2 denominated in Australian dollars, 1 in Canadian dollars, 10 in euros, 10 in British pounds, 1 in Mexican pesos, 1 in New Zealand dollars, 2 in Polish zloty, 1 in Swedish krona, and 42 in U. S. dollars.

Turnover was $23,542,181.86. The average lot brought $2,122.45. Twelve thousand three hundred and seventy-four lots were offered and 11,092 found new homes. For the week, a robust 89.64% of sales all lots offered were sold.

This report includes this week’s Top 25s for 13 categories, full details for the past week’s sales, and a full listing of the upcoming week’s 56 sales.

Start by clicking the Category headings for the Top 25s. Each category reflects different experiences. They are live!

3 auctions saw their total proceeds reach a million dollars:

Goldin Auctions LLC. 2026 Summer TCG Elite Auction on August 9th: $16,433,575
Goldin Auctions LLC. 2026 Weekly Auction on August 13th: $1,349,183
RR Auction. Fine Autographs and Artifacts on August 12th: $1,001,202

14 auctions saw total sales exceed 100% of the high estimates of all lots offered:

Dunbar Sloane. Collectable and Estate Auction on August 11th: 874.00%
Bearnes Hampton and Littlewood. Timed Auction of Ceramics, Works of Art, Books, Pictures, Furniture, etc on August 9th: 379.22%
Tooveys. Stamps, Cigarette and Trade Cards, Postcards, Antiquarian and Collectors' Books on August 12th: 183.35%
Tennants Auctioneers. Coins & Banknotes on August 7th: 175.62%
Jacksons Auction. Summer World Treasures - Day 1 on August 11th: 153.40%
Gorringes. House and Garden Sale on August 10th: 138.57%
Doyle New York. Rare Books, Autographs & Maps on August 13th: 130.14%
Grant Zahajko Auctions. Sports Cards & Memorabilia, Comic Books, Autographs + Collectibles on August 12th: 120.56%
Hansons. The Library Sale (Presented by Rare Book Auctions) on July 29th: 115.23%
Jacksons Auction. Summer World Treasures - Day 2 on August 12th: 114.44%
Eldreds. Marine Sale: Session I on August 7th: 113.77%
Heritage Auctions. Tuesday US Currency Select Auction on August 11th: 108.91%
Doyle New York. Coins, Medals, Paper Money & Sports Memorabilia on August 12th: 103.70%
Lyon and Turnbull. Contemporary Art on August 12th: 103.52%


48 sales saw at least 80% of their lots sell:

Heritage Auctions. Sunday Action Figures & Toys Select Extended Bidding Auction on August 9th: 100.00%
amelia jeffers. The Lifetime Collection of Donna Sue Elrod on August 10th: 100.00%
Leland Little Auctions. August Estate Auction on August 13th: 100.00%
John McInnis Auctioneers. Historic Moss Acres Ocean Front Estate on August 13th: 100.00%
Heritage Auctions. Zits Comic Art Showcase Auction on August 13th: 100.00%
Heritage Auctions. Pulp, Paperback, Sci-Fi and Fantasy Illustration Art Showcase Auction on August 11th: 100.00%
Jacksons Auction. Summer World Treasures - Day 2 on August 12th: 100.00%
EV Stamps. Weekly Stamp Auction on August 9th: 100.00%
Heritage Auctions. Golden Age Century Comics Showcase Auction V on August 13th: 100.00%
Heritage Auctions. Non-Sports Trading Cards Showcase Extended Bidding Auction on August 13th: 100.00%
Addison and Sarova. Rare Books & Bookworm Online-Only Sale on August 9th: 100.00%
Tennants Auctioneers. Coins & Banknotes on August 7th: 100.00%
Heritage Auctions. Wednesday Trading Card Games Select Auction on August 12th: 100.00%
Heritage Auctions. Tuesday US Currency Select Auction on August 11th: 100.00%
Heritage Auctions. Tuesday World Paper Money Select Auction on August 11th: 100.00%
Heritage Auctions. Tuesday Animation and Anime Art, Disneyana and Disneyland Select Auction on August 11th: 100.00%
Heritage Auctions. Pulp Magazine Select Auction on August 9th: 100.00%
Heritage Auctions. Sunday, Monday & Tuesday Comic Books Select Auction on August 11th: 100.00%
Heritage Auctions. Sunday Movie Posters Select Auction on August 9th: 99.75%
Heritage Auctions. Wednesday Comic Art and Animation Select Auction on August 12th: 99.75%
Heritage Auctions. Concert Posters & Music Memorabilia Showcase Auction on August 9th: 99.09%
Goldin Auctions LLC. 2026 Summer TCG Elite Auction on August 9th: 98.14%
Quinn's Auction Galleries. Weekly Wednesday Auction on August 12th: 97.96%
Goldin Auctions LLC. 2026 Weekly Auction on August 13th: 97.81%
New England Book Auctions. Fine Books & Ephemera on August 11th: 97.71%
Ripley Auctions. Pickers Humanitiques TIMED Auction - Native American, WWI/Militaria, Civil War, Coins, Ephemera, Railroad & Black American History on August 11th: 96.83%
Grant Zahajko Auctions. Sports Cards & Memorabilia, Comic Books, Autographs + Collectibles on August 12th: 96.14%
Goldin Auctions LLC. 2026 Spider-Man Collectibles Auction on August 10th: 95.34%
Heritage Auctions. Summer Obsolete Currency Showcase Auction on August 9th: 94.68%
Doyle New York. Rare Books, Autographs & Maps on August 13th: 94.17%
Trillium Antique Prints & Rare Books. Fine Art - Antique Engravings & Lithographs - Works on Paper on August 8th: 93.70%
Heritage Auctions. Sunday Sports Collectibles Select Auction on August 9th: 93.47%
Gorringes. House and Garden Sale on August 10th: 92.31%
Jacksons Auction. Summer World Treasures - Day 1 on August 11th: 92.31%
Rago Arts and Auctions. Comics & Comic Art: Online Edition on August 12th: 92.13%
Tooveys. Stamps, Cigarette and Trade Cards, Postcards, Antiquarian and Collectors' Books on August 12th: 91.62%
Dunbar Sloane. Collectable and Estate Auction on August 11th: 91.18%
Catawiki B. V.. Autographs & Manuscripts Auction on August 2nd: 90.91%
New England Auctions. Summer Americana and Native American on August 12th: 90.00%
Doyle New York. Coins, Medals, Paper Money & Sports Memorabilia on August 12th: 87.80%
Rachel Davis Fine Arts. Paintings, Prints and Drawings on August 8th: 86.17%
Heritage Auctions. Depth of Field: Photographs Showcase Auction on August 12th: 85.12%
Purcell Auctioneers. Fine August 2026 Book Auction of c.530 Lots to include Some Fine Early Books & Bindings, Antiquarian Books, Rare - Signed - Limited Editions of Irish Interest etc. on August 12th: 84.76%
Santa Fe Art Auction. Native Market: Day One on August 11th: 83.33%
Catawiki B. V.. Autographs & Manuscripts Auction on August 5th: 82.88%
RR Auction. Fine Autographs and Artifacts on August 12th: 82.59%
Bukowskis. Prints by C Göran Karlsson on August 7th: 82.35%
Lyon and Turnbull. Contemporary Art on August 12th: 80.95%


70 total sales reported this week:

Tooveys. Stamps, Cigarette and Trade Cards, Postcards, Antiquarian and Collectors' Books on August 12th: 91.62%
John McInnis Auctioneers. Historic Moss Acres Ocean Front Estate on August 13th: 100.00%
Leland Little Auctions. August Estate Auction on August 13th: 100.00%
Heritage Auctions. Zits Comic Art Showcase Auction on August 13th: 100.00%
Heritage Auctions. Golden Age Century Comics Showcase Auction V on August 13th: 100.00%
Heritage Auctions. Non-Sports Trading Cards Showcase Extended Bidding Auction on August 13th: 100.00%
Goldin Auctions LLC. 2026 Weekly Auction on August 13th: 97.81%
Doyle New York. Rare Books, Autographs & Maps on August 13th: 94.17%
Desa Unicum. Gdynia. 100 Years of Modernity on the Baltic on August 13th: 27.78%
RR Auction. Fine Autographs and Artifacts on August 12th: 82.59%
Rago Arts and Auctions. Comics & Comic Art: Online Edition on August 12th: 92.13%
Quinn's Auction Galleries. Weekly Wednesday Auction on August 12th: 97.96%
Purcell Auctioneers. Fine August 2026 Book Auction of c.530 Lots to include Some Fine Early Books & Bindings, Antiquarian Books, Rare - Signed - Limited Editions of Irish Interest etc. on August 12th: 84.76%
Peter Arnold. Maps, from seven vendors on August 12th: 54.17%
New England Auctions. Summer Americana and Native American on August 12th: 90.00%
Lyon and Turnbull. Contemporary Art on August 12th: 80.95%
Jacksons Auction. Summer World Treasures - Day 2 on August 12th: 100.00%
Forum Auctions. Online: Modern & Contemporary Prints on August 12th: 59.48%
Duke's. Priory Works, Bridport on August 12th: 62.50%
Grant Zahajko Auctions. Sports Cards & Memorabilia, Comic Books, Autographs + Collectibles on August 12th: 96.14%
Doyle New York. Coins, Medals, Paper Money & Sports Memorabilia on August 12th: 87.80%
Desa Unicum. Wilno, Vilnius, Vilna. Artists and Painting of the City on August 12th: 38.10%
Heritage Auctions. Depth of Field: Photographs Showcase Auction on August 12th: 85.12%
Heritage Auctions. Wednesday Comic Art and Animation Select Auction on August 12th: 99.75%
Heritage Auctions. Wednesday Trading Card Games Select Auction on August 12th: 100.00%
Hansons. The Library Sale (Presented by Rare Book Auctions) on July 29th: 66.67%
New England Book Auctions. Fine Books & Ephemera on August 11th: 97.71%
Santa Fe Art Auction. Native Market: Day One on August 11th: 83.33%
Los Angeles Estate Auction. Rare Skateboards & Vintage Collectibles on August 11th: 56.87%
Jacksons Auction. Summer World Treasures - Day 1 on August 11th: 92.31%
Dunbar Sloane. Collectable and Estate Auction on August 11th: 91.18%
Gorringes. House and Garden Sale on August 10th: 92.31%
amelia jeffers. The Lifetime Collection of Donna Sue Elrod on August 10th: 100.00%
Sydney Rare Book Auctions. An Eclectic Collection: Books, Prints, Maps, Ephemera, History Art Science on August 9th: 50.30%
Saskatchewan Network for Art Collecting. Art Adventure on August 9th: 78.43%
Goldin Auctions LLC. 2026 Spider-Man Collectibles Auction on August 10th: 95.34%
Goldin Auctions LLC. 2026 Summer TCG Elite Auction on August 9th: 98.14%
EV Stamps. Weekly Stamp Auction on August 9th: 100.00%
Bearnes Hampton and Littlewood. Timed Auction of Ceramics, Works of Art, Books, Pictures, Furniture, etc on August 9th: 72.84%
Addison and Sarova. Rare Books & Bookworm Online-Only Sale on August 9th: 100.00%
Ripley Auctions. Pickers Humanitiques TIMED Auction - Native American, WWI/Militaria, Civil War, Coins, Ephemera, Railroad & Black American History on August 11th: 96.83%
Ripley Auctions. Great Estates Live! Curated Collections: Antiques, Chinese Jade, Master Prints, American ART on August 8th: 55.32%
Rachel Davis Fine Arts. Paintings, Prints and Drawings on August 8th: 86.17%
Morton Subastas. Saturday Sale on August 8th: 35.90%
Tennants Auctioneers. Coins & Banknotes on August 7th: 100.00%
Hansons. Newark August Auction of Antique & Collectables on August 8th: 65.38%
Hansons. Hertfordshire - The Collectors Sale, including Militaria, Coins, Stamps & Toys on August 7th: 33.33%
Eldreds. Marine Sale: Session I on August 7th: 66.67%
Bukowskis. Prints by C Göran Karlsson on August 7th: 82.35%
Heritage Auctions. Pulp, Paperback, Sci-Fi and Fantasy Illustration Art Showcase Auction on August 11th: 100.00%
Heritage Auctions. Tuesday US Currency Select Auction on August 11th: 100.00%
Heritage Auctions. Tuesday World Paper Money Select Auction on August 11th: 100.00%
Heritage Auctions. Tuesday Animation and Anime Art, Disneyana and Disneyland Select Auction on August 11th: 100.00%
Heritage Auctions. Sunday Action Figures & Toys Select Extended Bidding Auction on August 9th: 100.00%
Heritage Auctions. Summer Obsolete Currency Showcase Auction on August 9th: 94.68%
Heritage Auctions. Concert Posters & Music Memorabilia Showcase Auction on August 9th: 99.09%
Heritage Auctions. Pulp Magazine Select Auction on August 9th: 100.00%
Heritage Auctions. Sunday Sports Collectibles Select Auction on August 9th: 93.47%
Heritage Auctions. Sunday Movie Posters Select Auction on August 9th: 99.75%
Heritage Auctions. Sunday, Monday & Tuesday Comic Books Select Auction on August 11th: 100.00%
Trillium Antique Prints & Rare Books. Fine Art - Antique Engravings & Lithographs - Works on Paper on August 8th: 93.70%
Catawiki B. V.. Autographs & Manuscripts Auction on August 5th: 82.88%
Catawiki B. V.. Old & Rare Books Auction Pre-1700 on August 5th: 70.00%
Catawiki B. V.. Old & Rare Books Auction Pre-1700 on August 3rd: 65.17%
Catawiki B. V.. Autographs & Manuscripts Auction on August 2nd: 90.91%
Catawiki B. V.. Historical Memorabilia Auction on August 2nd: 60.71%
Catawiki B. V.. Science & Nature Books Auction on August 2nd: 54.55%
Catawiki B. V.. Photography Books Auction on August 2nd: 50.00%
Catawiki B. V.. Exclusive Maps Auction on August 1st: 68.75%
Catawiki B. V.. Old & Rare Books Auction Pre-1700 on July 31st: 50.85%

For the week ahead 56 sales are scheduled:

Mon. Aug. 17th
Crafoord Auktioner. Täby. Stockholm - Up and Down the Streets. 28 lots
Gorringes. Lewes. House & Garden Sale. 16 lots
KC Auction Company. Kansas City. Bruce Bettinger Collection & Paulina Everitt Art Auction. 62 lots
Catawiki B. V.. LA Assen, . Old & Rare Books Auction Pre-1700. 80 lots
Keys Fine Arts Auctioneers. Norwich. Weekly Auction.
Michaans Auctions. Alameda, CA . August Annex Auction - Day 1.

Tue. Aug. 18th
Heritage Auctions. Dallas. Tuesday Animation and Anime Art, Disneyana and Disneyland Select Auction. 99 lots
Heritage Auctions. Dallas. Tuesday World Paper Money Select Auction. 180 lots
Heritage Auctions. Dallas. Tuesday US Currency Select Auction. 576 lots
Hake's Auctions. York. Political & Historical Americana Auction. 63 lots
Sworders. Essex. Out of the Ordinary. 178 lots
New England Book Auctions. South Deerfield. Fine Books & Ephemera. 216 lots
Rago Arts and Auctions. Lambertville. Titans of Terror: Vintage Monster Movie Posters. 113 lots
Los Angeles Estate Auction. Glendale. Vintage Books, Comics and Estate Collectibles.
Michaans Auctions. Alameda, CA . August Annex Auction - Day 2.

Wed. Aug. 19th
Heritage Auctions. Dallas. Wednesday Trading Card Games Select Auction.
Heritage Auctions. Dallas. Wednesday Comic Art and Animation Select Auction.
Rago Arts and Auctions. Lambertville. The World of Batman. 70 lots
Catawiki B. V.. LA Assen, . Old & Rare Books Auction Pre-1700. 11 lots
Catawiki B. V.. LA Assen, . Autographs & Manuscripts Auction. 100 lots
Michaans Auctions. Alameda, CA . August Annex Auction - Day 3.
Quinn's Auction Galleries. Falls Church. Weekly Wednesday Auction.

Thu. Aug. 20th
Freeman's | Hindman. Philadelphia. Books & Manuscripts, Including Americana. 201 lots
PBA Galleries. Berkeley. Art, Photography & Fine Books. 466 lots
Potter and Potter Auctions. Chicago. Skaters, Punks & Rebels: A Countercultural Cross-Section. 504 lots
Doyle New York. New York. 80s New York Featuring the Keith Haring Pop Shop Collection of Julia Markus. 64 lots
RR Auction. Boston. Fine Autographs and Artifacts. 67 lots
Bogota Auction. Bogota. Books, Colonial Manuscripts, and others. 177 lots
Canada Book Auctions Limited. Toronto. Fine Books, Maps, and Photography. 235 lots
Eldreds. East Dennis,. World at Play: A fundraiser for the Cape Cod Foster Closet. 30 lots
amelia jeffers. Columbus, OH . Late Summer Specialty Auction. 17 lots
Stair Auctioneers and Appraisers. Hudson. Americana. 20 lots
Thomson Roddick Auctioneers & Valuers. Edinburgh. Homes & Interiors.

Fri. Aug. 21st
Tennants Auctioneers. Leyburn. Books, Maps & Manuscripts. 185 lots
Heritage Auctions. Dallas. Bound Volumes Comics & Magazines Showcase Auction. 170 lots
Heritage Auctions. Dallas. Summer Platinum Night Sports Auction. 898 lots
Heritage Auctions. Dallas. The Art of Disney Signature® Auction. 1348 lots
Catawiki B. V.. LA Assen, . Old & Rare Books Auction Pre-1700. 18 lots
Catawiki B. V.. LA Assen, . Literature & Illustrated Books Auction. 26 lots
Catawiki B. V.. LA Assen, . French Literature & Illustrated. 16 lots
Michaans Auctions. Alameda, CA . August Gallery Auction. 60 lots

Sat. Aug. 22nd
Trillium Antique Prints & Rare Books. Franklin. Fine Art - Antique Engravings & Lithographs - Works on Paper. 120 lots
Catawiki B. V.. LA Assen, . Old & Rare Books Auction Pre-1700. 41 lots
Ripley Auctions. Indianapolis. Great Estates ART Live! Featuring Modern 20th Century Works on Paper, Paintings, Prints, & Multiples. 96 lots
Morton Subastas. México DF CP 11000. Saturday Sale.

Sun. Aug. 23rd
Heritage Auctions. Dallas. Sunday, Monday & Tuesday Comic Books Select Auction.
Heritage Auctions. Dallas. Sunday Movie Posters Select Auction.
Heritage Auctions. Dallas. Sunday Sports Collectibles Select Auction.
Heritage Auctions. Dallas. Pulp Magazine Select Auction.
Stephan Welz & Co.. Constantia. Rare & Collectable Book Auction | Online Only.
Chorley's. Gloucestershire. Folio, Octavo & Quarto | Timed Books.
Moreshet Auctions. Jerusalem. The 23th Chabad Auction for Chai Elul and for a Good and Sweet Year.
Heritage Auctions. Dallas. Masters of the Universe featuring the Art of Ted Mayer Action Figures & Toys Showcase Extended Bidding Auction. 74 lots
EV Stamps. Richmond. Weekly Stamp Auction. 19 lots
Fairhill Auction. Elkton. Vintage Posters & Erotica.
Sydney Rare Book Auctions. Ultimo. Bookplates & Bookseller Labels - Bookmen & Artists.

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