Purcell Auctioneers: Specialist Sale of Postage Stamps (Ireland, France, Monaco etc.), Irish Postal History, Irish and World Postcards, First Day Covers and also Coins and Tokens, 50124, Birr

Auction Details

Auction Date: May 01, 2024 - May 01, 2024

Page Size: 187 items in 8 pages

Lot Number	Book Title	Year Published	Estimate	Actual Price
209	Flora And Fauna Of The World First Day Covers.		EUR 100.00 - 150.00	Not Sold
210	GB - 2002 The Queen's Golden Jubilee First Day Covers, an album of c.29 Commemorative Coin First Day Covers	2002	EUR 40.00 - 80.00	EUR 37.50
211	Jersey & Isle Of Man First Day Covers - an album of c.28 1970-1980	1970-1980	EUR 40.00 - 80.00	EUR 25.00
212	Ireland - An Album of Irish First Day Covers c.1974-1993, c.55	c.1974-1993	EUR 60.00 - 120.00	EUR 31.25
213	UK First Day Covers - 6 Albums plus loose covering the period 1960 to 2000, c.310	1960 to 2000	EUR 100.00 - 150.00	EUR 62.50
214	UK First Day Covers - An Album of Early FDCs, some King George VI, Queen Elizabeth Accession and Coronation Year Issues - 1946 to 1982, c.40	1946 to 1982	EUR 40.00 - 80.00	Not Sold
215	British Commonwealth - Album of First Day Covers (c.15), c.1970's	c.1970's	EUR 30.00 - 60.00	EUR 37.50
216	Isle Of Man Postal History: First Day Covers - 2 Full Albums from 1977 to 1994 c.75+	1977 to 1994	EUR 80.00 - 120.00	EUR 37.50
217	A collection of 63 Postal Free Fronts (original letter fronts) mainly from the 1830s	1830s	EUR 250.00 - 350.00	EUR 250.00
218	Ireland - Republican Propaganda - an envelope with Four "Free Ireland, One Flag, One Country" Stamps with 1965 Postmark	1965	EUR 40.00 - 80.00	EUR 18.75
219	Ireland - Postal History - a Collection of (mostly) Stamped and Addressed Envelopes c.1880's/90's with postmarks for Mallow, Belfast, Dublin x 2 c.4	c.1880's/90's	EUR 20.00 - 40.00	Not Sold
220	Ireland - Postal History - a Collection of (mostly) Stamped and Addressed Envelopes c.1880's/90's with postmarks for Armagh, Dublin, Belfast, c.5	c.1880's/90's	EUR 20.00 - 40.00	Not Sold
221	Very Early County Clare Postcard. Dublin merchant Coster, Johnston, Ormond Quay to William Harding, merchant Clarecastle, Co. Clare. December 1884.	1884	EUR 40.00 - 80.00	EUR 112.50
222	1843 to Moy with imperf. 1d red cancelled by poor strike of part black Maltese Cross with 3 double arc date stamps. Armagh/Belfast/Moy	1843	EUR 40.00 - 60.00	EUR 31.25
223	Letter Postmarked Belfast 1841 with wax seal	1841	EUR 40.00 - 60.00	EUR 25.00
224	Ireland - Postal History - a Collection of (mostly) Stamped and Addressed Envelopes c.1880's/90's with postmarks c.5	c.1880's/90's	EUR 20.00 - 40.00	EUR 25.00
225	Wexford: Letter date stamped Enniscorthy 1848 to a Mr Frederic Hogan of York Strret Dublin from an Anne R Talbot of St Edmonds	1848	EUR 40.00 - 60.00	Not Sold
226	Cavan Postal History - 1842 EL to James McFadden Esq, 17 Stephens Green, Dublin from William Worthy, Lisnanagowan, Co Cavan,	1842	EUR 100.00 - 200.00	EUR 175.00
227	Postal History - UK to Ireland 1941, Opened by Examiner 3021 (Birr Interest)	1941	EUR 20.00 - 40.00	EUR 12.50
228	Ireland - Postal History - a Collection of (mostly) Stamped and Addressed Envelopes to the Belfast Banking Company from c.1853	c.1853	EUR 20.00 - 40.00	Not Sold
229	1855 Envelope to Barrick Street, Tullamore, One Penny Red, double arc Tullamore and Moate date stamps, with two page letter enclosed to Lucinda	1855	EUR 40.00 - 60.00	EUR 22.50
230	1841 entire letter to Dublin with manuscript 1, on reverse double arc date stamps for Carlow, Castledermot, Athy, Tullow	1841	EUR 40.00 - 60.00	EUR 18.75
231	Cavan Postal History - 1820 to Dublin from ?????, near BallyJamesDuff with "MOUNTNUGENT 46" stamp	1820	EUR 30.00 - 50.00	EUR 62.50
232	Bill of Exchange drawn on James Dexter in Fleece Alley payable to a Mr Edward Bullen. June 1745.	1745	EUR 40.00 - 60.00	EUR 68.75
233	Cork Postal History - EL, 1840, Kanturk double arc date stamp, to Neptune Blood Esq., 16 Bolton Street, Dublin, wax seal	1840	EUR 40.00 - 80.00	Not Sold

ALDE, May 28: KIPLING (RUDYARD). Le Livre de la Jungle. – Le IIe livre de la Jungle. Paris, Sagittaire, Simon Kra, 1924-1925. €3,000 to €4,000.

ALDE, May 28: NOAILLES (ANNA DE). Les Climats. Paris, Société du Livre contemporain, 1924. €50,000 to €60,000.

ALDE, May 28: MILTON (JOHN). Paradis perdu. Quatrième chant. S.l., Les Bibliophiles de l'Automobile-Club de France, 1974. €2,000 to €3,000.

ALDE, May 28: LEBEDEV (VLADIMIR). Russian Placards - Placard Russe 1917-1922. Saint-Petersbourg, Sterletz, 1923. €1,000 to €1,200.

ALDE, May 28: MARDRUS (JOSEPH-CHARLES). Histoire charmante de l'adolescente sucre d'amour. Paris, F.-L. Schmied, 1927. €1,500 to €2,000.

ALDE, May 28: TABLEAUX DE PARIS. Paris, Émile-Paul Frères, 1927. €2,000 to €3,000.

ALDE, May 28: LA FONTAINE (JEAN DE). Les Fables illustrées par Paul Jouve. S.l. [Lausanne], Gonin & Cie, 1929. €4,000 to €5,000.

ALDE, May 28: SARTRE (JEAN-PAUL). Vingt-deux dessins sur le thème du désir. Paris, Fernand Mourlot, 1961. €1,500 to €2,000.

ALDE, May 28: [BRAQUE (GEORGES)]. 13 mai 1962. Alès, PAB, 1962. €3,000 to €4,000.

ALDE, May 28: MIRÓ (JOAN). Je travaille comme un jardinier. Avant-propos d'Yvon Taillandier. Paris, Société intenationale d'art XXe siècle, 1963. €1,000 to €2,000.

ALDE, May 28: MAGNAN (JEAN-MARIE). Taureaux. Paris, Michèle Trinckvel, 1965. €3,000 to €4,000.

ALDE, May 28: PICASSO (PABLO). Dans l'atelier de Picasso. 1960. €15,000 to €20,000.
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Ketterer Rare Books
Auction May 27th

Ketterer Rare Books, May 27:
K. Marx, Das Kapital,1867. Dedication copy. Est: € 120,000

Ketterer Rare Books, May 27:
Latin and French Book of Hours, around 1380. Est: € 25,000

Ketterer Rare Books, May 27:
Theodor de Bry, Indiae Orientalis, 1598-1625. Est: € 80,000

Ketterer Rare Books
Auction May 27th

Ketterer Rare Books, May 27:
Breviary, Latin manuscript, around 1450-75. Est: € 10,000

Ketterer Rare Books, May 27:
G. B. Piranesi, Vedute di Roma, 1748-69. Est: € 60,000

Ketterer Rare Books, May 27:
K. Schmidt-Rottluff, Arbeiter, 1921. Orig. watercolour on postcard. Est: € 18,000

Ketterer Rare Books
Auction May 27th

Ketterer Rare Books, May 27:
Breviarium Romanum, Latin manuscript, 1474. Est: € 20,000

Ketterer Rare Books, May 27:
C. J. Trew, Plantae selectae, 1750-73. Est: € 28,000

Ketterer Rare Books, May 27:
M. Beckmann, Apokalypse, 1943. Est: € 50,000

Ketterer Rare Books
Auction May 27th

Ketterer Rare Books, May 27:
Ulrich von Richenthal, Das Concilium, 1536. Est: € 9,000

Ketterer Rare Books, May 27:
I. Kant, Critik der reinen Vernunft, 1781. Est: €12,000

Ketterer Rare Books, May 27:
Arbeiter-Illustrierte Zeitung (AIZ) / Die Volks-Illustrierte (VI), 1932-38. Est: €8,000

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