For the week ended August 23, 59 actions have been archived to Rare Book Hub’s Transactions+ database of rare and collectible books, manuscripts, maps and ephemera: 1 denominated in Australian dollars, 1 in Canadian dollars, 1 in Columbian pesos, 8 in euros, 6 in British pounds, 1 in Mexican pesos, 1 in Norwegian krone, and 40 in U. S. dollars.

Turnover was $25,800,396.33. The average lot brought $2,835.21. Ten thousand, five hundred and ninety-seven were offered and 9,100 found new homes. For the week, a strong 85.87% of all lots offered were sold.

This report includes this week’s Top 25s for 13 categories, full details for the past week’s auctions, and a full listing of the upcoming week’s 62 sales.

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

2 auctions saw their total proceeds reach a million dollars:

Goldin Auctions LLC. 2026 Monthly Sports Elite #7 on August 15th: $20,013,347
Freeman's | Hindman. Books & Manuscripts, Including Americana on August 20th: $1,817,728

9 auctions saw total sales exceed 100% of the high estimates of all lots offered in the sale:

Stair Auctioneers and Appraisers. Americana on August 20th: 186.24%
Rago Arts and Auctions. The World of Batman on August 19th: 149.57%
Freeman's | Hindman. Books & Manuscripts, Including Americana on August 20th: 126.03%
Doyle New York. 80s New York Featuring the Keith Haring Pop Shop Collection of Julia Markus on August 20th: 124.75%
Potter and Potter Auctions. Modern Magic Masters on August 15th: 122.34%
Antikvariat Bryggen AS. Summer Sammensurium on August 16th: 112.44%
Heritage Auctions. Tuesday US Currency Select Auction on August 18th: 110.19%
Crafoord Auktioner. Stockholm - Up and Down the Streets on August 17th: 109.66%
RR Auction. Fine Autographs and Artifacts on August 20th: 103.30%


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

Quinn's Auction Galleries. Weekly Wednesday Auction on August 19th: 100.00%
Stair Auctioneers and Appraisers. Americana on August 20th: 100.00%
KC Auction Company. Bruce Bettinger Collection & Paulina Everitt Art Auction on August 17th: 100.00%
Rago Arts and Auctions. Titans of Terror: Vintage Monster Movie Posters on August 18th: 100.00%
Rago Arts and Auctions. The World of Batman on August 19th: 100.00%
Crafoord Auktioner. Stockholm - Up and Down the Streets on August 17th: 100.00%
Heritage Auctions. Action Figures & Toys Showcase Extended Bidding Auction on August 16th: 100.00%
Heritage Auctions. The Disney Experiences Auction - Rare and Remarkable Finds Signature® Auction - Anaheim on August 16th: 100.00%
Potter and Potter Auctions. Modern Magic Masters on August 15th: 100.00%
Heritage Auctions. Wednesday Comic Art and Animation Select Auction on August 19th: 100.00%
Heritage Auctions. Wednesday Trading Card Games Select Auction on August 19th: 100.00%
Heritage Auctions. Tuesday US Currency Select Auction on August 18th: 100.00%
Heritage Auctions. Tuesday World Paper Money Select Auction on August 18th: 100.00%
Heritage Auctions. Tuesday Animation and Anime Art, Disneyana and Disneyland Select Auction on August 18th: 100.00%
Heritage Auctions. Pulp Magazine Select Auction on August 16th: 100.00%
Heritage Auctions. Sunday, Monday & Tuesday Comic Books Select Auction on August 18th: 100.00%
Heritage Auctions. Sunday Movie Posters Select Auction on August 16th: 99.75%
Goldin Auctions LLC. 2026 Monthly Sports Elite #7 on August 15th: 98.62%
Heritage Auctions. Sunday Sports Collectibles Select Auction on August 16th: 98.06%
Catawiki B. V.. Old & Rare Books Auction Pre-1700 on August 12th: 97.47%
Goldin Auctions LLC. TCG Weekly Auction on August 16th: 97.15%
New England Book Auctions. Fine Books & Ephemera on August 18th: 95.83%
Trillium Antique Prints & Rare Books. Fine Art - Antique Engravings & Lithographs - Works on Paper on August 15th: 93.44%
Michaans Auctions. August Annex Auction - Day 1 on August 17th: 93.33%
Rago Arts and Auctions. Prints Unlimited on August 14th: 92.14%
Freeman's | Hindman. Books & Manuscripts, Including Americana on August 20th: 92.04%
Catawiki B. V.. Autographs & Manuscripts Auction on August 12th: 91.07%
Bogota Auction. Books, Colonial Manuscripts, and others on August 20th: 89.83%
Thomson Roddick Auctioneers & Valuers. Homes & Interiors on August 20th: 88.46%
amelia jeffers. Late Summer Specialty Auction on August 20th: 88.24%
Catawiki B. V.. Old & Rare Books Auction Pre-1700 on August 7th: 86.96%
Michaans Auctions. August Annex Auction - Day 2 on August 18th: 86.81%
Michaans Auctions. August Annex Auction - Day 3 on August 19th: 85.13%
RR Auction. Fine Autographs and Artifacts on August 20th: 85.07%
Catawiki B. V.. Old & Rare Books Auction Pre-1700 on August 8th: 85.00%
Catawiki B. V.. Old & Rare Books Auction Pre-1700 on August 10th: 83.82%
Eldreds. World at Play: A fundraiser for the Cape Cod Foster Closet on August 20th: 83.33%
Clars Auction Gallery. August Gallery Auction on August 14th: 82.54%
Potter and Potter Auctions. Skaters, Punks & Rebels: A Countercultural Cross-Section on August 20th: 81.94%
Keys Fine Arts Auctioneers. Popular Culture, Music, Film and Sporting Memorabilia on August 14th: 80.43%


59 total sales reported this week:

Old World Auctions. Maps and Atlases on August 12th: 35.94%
Thomson Roddick Auctioneers & Valuers. Homes & Interiors on August 20th: 88.46%
Stair Auctioneers and Appraisers. Americana on August 20th: 100.00%
RR Auction. Fine Autographs and Artifacts on August 20th: 85.07%
Potter and Potter Auctions. Skaters, Punks & Rebels: A Countercultural Cross-Section on August 20th: 81.94%
PBA Galleries. Art, Photography & Fine Books on August 20th: 67.17%
Los Angeles Estate Auction. Vintage Books, Comics and Estate Collectibles on August 20th: 58.84%
Freeman's | Hindman. Books & Manuscripts, Including Americana on August 20th: 92.04%
Eldreds. World at Play: A fundraiser for the Cape Cod Foster Closet on August 20th: 83.33%
Doyle New York. 80s New York Featuring the Keith Haring Pop Shop Collection of Julia Markus on August 20th: 76.56%
Canada Book Auctions Limited. Fine Books, Maps, and Photography on August 20th: 68.09%
Bogota Auction. Books, Colonial Manuscripts, and others on August 20th: 89.83%
amelia jeffers. Late Summer Specialty Auction on August 20th: 88.24%
Michaans Auctions. August Annex Auction - Day 3 on August 19th: 85.13%
Michaans Auctions. August Annex Auction - Day 2 on August 18th: 86.81%
Michaans Auctions. August Annex Auction - Day 1 on August 17th: 93.33%
Rago Arts and Auctions. The World of Batman on August 19th: 100.00%
Quinn's Auction Galleries. Weekly Wednesday Auction on August 19th: 100.00%
Sworders. Out of the Ordinary on August 18th: 53.93%
Heritage Auctions. Wednesday Comic Art and Animation Select Auction on August 19th: 100.00%
Heritage Auctions. Wednesday Trading Card Games Select Auction on August 19th: 100.00%
Rago Arts and Auctions. Titans of Terror: Vintage Monster Movie Posters on August 18th: 100.00%
New England Book Auctions. Fine Books & Ephemera on August 18th: 95.83%
KC Auction Company. Bruce Bettinger Collection & Paulina Everitt Art Auction on August 17th: 100.00%
Gorringes. House & Garden Sale on August 17th: 75.00%
Crafoord Auktioner. Stockholm - Up and Down the Streets on August 17th: 100.00%
Sydney Rare Book Auctions. Books and Ephemera on August 16th: 50.14%
Hake's Auctions. Political & Historical Americana Auction on August 18th: 14.29%
Turner Auctions & Appraisals. August Estate Sale on August 15th: 60.00%
Potter and Potter Auctions. Modern Magic Masters on August 15th: 100.00%
Morton Subastas. Saturday Sale on August 15th: 50.00%
Goldin Auctions LLC. TCG Weekly Auction on August 16th: 97.15%
Goldin Auctions LLC. 2026 Monthly Sports Elite #7 on August 15th: 98.62%
Keys Fine Arts Auctioneers. Weekly Auction on August 17th: 71.67%
Rago Arts and Auctions. Prints Unlimited on August 14th: 92.14%
Keys Fine Arts Auctioneers. Popular Culture, Music, Film and Sporting Memorabilia on August 14th: 80.43%
Clars Auction Gallery. The Warehouse Auction on August 15th: 63.16%
Hansons. August Derbyshire Antique & Collectors Sale on August 17th: 65.43%
Clars Auction Gallery. August Gallery Auction on August 14th: 82.54%
Catawiki B. V.. Autographs & Manuscripts Auction on August 12th: 91.07%
Catawiki B. V.. Old & Rare Books Auction Pre-1700 on August 12th: 97.47%
Catawiki B. V.. Old & Rare Books Auction Pre-1700 on August 10th: 83.82%
Catawiki B. V.. Autographs & Manuscripts Auction on August 8th: 79.17%
Catawiki B. V.. Old & Rare Books Auction Pre-1700 on August 8th: 85.00%
Catawiki B. V.. French Literature & Illustrated on August 7th: 30.77%
Catawiki B. V.. Literature & Illustrated Books Auction on August 7th: 27.78%
Catawiki B. V.. Old & Rare Books Auction Pre-1700 on August 7th: 86.96%
Heritage Auctions. Tuesday US Currency Select Auction on August 18th: 100.00%
Heritage Auctions. Tuesday World Paper Money Select Auction on August 18th: 100.00%
Heritage Auctions. Tuesday Animation and Anime Art, Disneyana and Disneyland Select Auction on August 18th: 100.00%
Heritage Auctions. Sunday Action Figures & Toys Select Extended Bidding Auction on August 16th: 0.00%
Heritage Auctions. Action Figures & Toys Showcase Extended Bidding Auction on August 16th: 100.00%
Heritage Auctions. The Disney Experiences Auction - Rare and Remarkable Finds Signature® Auction - Anaheim on August 16th: 100.00%
Heritage Auctions. Pulp Magazine Select Auction on August 16th: 100.00%
Heritage Auctions. Sunday Sports Collectibles Select Auction on August 16th: 98.06%
Heritage Auctions. Sunday Movie Posters Select Auction on August 16th: 99.75%
Heritage Auctions. Sunday, Monday & Tuesday Comic Books Select Auction on August 18th: 100.00%
Trillium Antique Prints & Rare Books. Fine Art - Antique Engravings & Lithographs - Works on Paper on August 15th: 93.44%
Antikvariat Bryggen AS. Summer Sammensurium on August 16th: 72.70%

For the week ahead 62 sales are scheduled:

Mon. Aug. 24th
One Source Auctions. Canandaigua. Quality Antiques and Collectibles Online Auction.
Gorringes. Lewes. House & Garden Sale. 16 lots
Catawiki B. V.. LA Assen, . Old & Rare Books Auction Pre-1700. 94 lots
Crafoord Auktioner. Lund. Lars Nilsson's Collection of Photographic Literature VI. 199 lots
Keys Fine Arts Auctioneers. Norwich. Weekly Auction.

Tue. Aug. 25th
Heritage Auctions. Dallas. Tuesday Animation and Anime Art, Disneyana and Disneyland Select Auction. 103 lots
Heritage Auctions. Dallas. Tuesday World Paper Money Select Auction. 174 lots
Heritage Auctions. Dallas. Tuesday US Currency Select Auction. 442 lots
New England Book Auctions. South Deerfield. Science & Medicine Including Part II of the Jan Muhlbauer Medical Library. 224 lots
Rago Arts and Auctions. Lambertville. Pokémon Icons.
Aspire Art Auctions. Illovo. Works on Paper: Including Photographs and International Editions. 56 lots
Hansons. Etwall, Derbyshire . The Cornwall Antiques Sale including Silver, Jewellery and Watches with Collectors. 29 lots
Dunbar Sloane. Wellington. Collectable and Estate Auction.
William H. Bunch Auctions and Appraisals. Chadds Ford, PA . Eclectic Variety Auction.

Wed. Aug. 26th
Heritage Auctions. Dallas. Wednesday Trading Card Games Select Auction. 142 lots
Heritage Auctions. Dallas. Wednesday Comic Art and Animation Select Auction. 366 lots
Propstore. Valencia. Entertainment Memorabilia Live Auction: Los Angeles Summer 2026.
Dunbar Sloane. Wellington. Rare Book. 430 lots
Rago Arts and Auctions. Lambertville. Murakami Unlimited. 80 lots
Catawiki B. V.. LA Assen, . Autographs & Manuscripts Auction. 95 lots
Blackwell Auctions. Clearwater. August Collectibles Countdown. 32 lots
Hansons. Etwall, Derbyshire . Medals, Militaria & Firearms Auction.
Quinn's Auction Galleries. Falls Church. Weekly Wednesday Auction.

Thu. Aug. 27th
Forum Auctions. London. Online: Books and Works on Paper. 255 lots
Hansons. Etwall, Derbyshire . Pokémon Auction. 167 lots
AntiquarianAuctions.com. Constantia. Books, Maps and Photographs. 250 lots
Thomson Roddick Auctioneers & Valuers. Carlisle. Antiquarian & Collectable Books & Related Items.
Lay's Auctioneers. Cornwall. Rare Books & Works on Paper. 399 lots
Bogota Auction. Bogota. The Corographic Collection of Lino Escobar. 95 lots
Freeman's | Hindman. Chicago. Collect: Prints & Multiples. 256 lots
Heritage Auctions. Dallas. American Comics Group (ACG) Collection Part II From The Jack and Joan Homkow Private Collection Showcase Auction. 204 lots
Heritage Auctions. Dallas. Movie Posters Signature® Auction. 597 lots
Morton Subastas. México DF CP 11000. Modern and Contemporary Art. 54 lots
Sothebys. London. Original Film Posters.
Keys Fine Arts Auctioneers. Norwich. Single Vendor Collection: Books, Ephemera and Works on Paper. 392 lots
Catawiki B. V.. LA Assen, . Autographs & Manuscripts Auction. 44 lots
Goldin Auctions LLC. Runnemede. 2026 Weekly Auction.
Stockholms Auktionsverk. Stockholm. Form, Color and Structure – Prints and Modern Art.
Thomson Roddick Auctioneers & Valuers. Ayr. Home Furnishing and Interiors Auction to include Antiques and Modern Furniture. A Large Selection of Ceramics, Glass and Decorative Ware, Assorted Pocket and Wrist Watches, Jewellery.

Fri. Aug. 28th
Bogota Auction. Bogota. ONLINE: Books, Colonial Manuscripts, and others. 300 lots
Thomaston Place Auction Galleries. Thomaston. Summer Grandeur 2026. 88 lots
Rossini. Paris. Summer Sale - Classical Art. 50 lots
Catawiki B. V.. LA Assen, . Old & Rare Books Auction Pre-1700. 74 lots

Sat. Aug. 29th
Trillium Antique Prints & Rare Books. Franklin. Fine Art - Antique Engravings & Lithographs - Works on Paper. 124 lots
Sarasota Estate Auction. Sarasota. AUGUST 29th & 30th 2026 Auction. 165 lots
Thomaston Place Auction Galleries. Thomaston. Summer Grandeur 2026, Day 2. 44 lots
Heritage Auctions. Dallas. Certified Magazines Showcase Auction. 108 lots
Early American. Winchester. Historic Autographs - Colonial - Political - Americana. 142 lots
Marion Antique Auctions. Marion. The Alfred J. Walker Estate and More Part II. 37 lots
PosterConnection Inc.. Clayton. A Summer Selection of the Unexpected. 308 lots
Catawiki B. V.. LA Assen, . Exclusive Maps Auction. 29 lots
Vogt Auction. San Antonio. DAY ONE: The Collection of Charline & Red McCombs. 33 lots
Morton Subastas. México DF CP 11000. Saturday Sale.

Sun. Aug. 30th
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. 440 lots
Heritage Auctions. Dallas. Pulp Magazine Select Auction.
Thomaston Place Auction Galleries. Thomaston. Summer Grandeur 2026, Day 3. 40 lots
EV Stamps. Richmond. Stamps & Postal History Auction. 19 lots
Catawiki B. V.. LA Assen, . Photography Books Auction. 23 lots
Winner's Auctions Ltd. Jerusalem. Auction for the High Holy Days – Early Printed Books, Manuscripts, Kabbalah and Chassidism, Objects of Tzaddikim, Amulets, Segulah Books, Letters, and Chabad. 86 lots
Sydney Rare Book Auctions. Ultimo. Memorable moments in books.

Bruce McKinney

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