Robert Siegel Galleries: United States and Civil War Postal History, 1364, New York

Auction Details

Auction Date: November 05, 2025 - November 06, 2025

Page Size: 627 items in 26 pages

Lot Number	Book Title	Estimate	Actual Price
1601	7c Dark Green, State (O61).	USD 5,000.00 - 7,500.00	USD 3,068.00
1602	Newtown Square, Del. Co. Pa.	USD 300.00 - 400.00	USD 212.40
1603	1c Black, Full-Face McKinley Postal Card (UX17; USPCC S21).	Not Available	USD 1,770.00
1604	1c Black, Full-Face McKinley Postal Card (UX17; USPCC S21).	Not Available	USD 1,534.00
1605	1c Black on Buff, Full-Face McKinley Postal Card (UX17; USPCC S21).	Not Available	USD 944.00
1606	Honour's City Express, Charleston S.C., 2c Black on Bluish (4LB8).	Not Available	USD 354.00
1607	Williams' City Post, Cincinnati O., 2c Brown (9LB1).	USD 1,500.00 - 2,000.00	USD 2,950.00
1608	U.S. City Despatch Post, New York N.Y., 3c Black on Blue Glazed (6LB5b).	Not Available	USD 649.00
1609	Adams & Co.'s Express, Cal., 25c Black on Pink Glazed Card (1L3).	USD 300.00 - 400.00	USD 501.50
1610	Adams' City Express Post, New York N.Y., 1c Black on Gray (2L3).	USD 200.00 - 300.00	Not Sold
1611	American Letter Mail Co., 5c Black (5L1).	Not Available	USD 265.50
1612	Barr's Penny Dispatch, Lancaster Pa., (unstated value) Black on Green (8L2).	Not Available	USD 82.60
1613	Boyce's City Express Post, New York N.Y., 2c Black on Green Glazed (19L1).	USD 150.00 - 200.00	USD 324.50
1614	City Despatch Post, New York N.Y., Collateral Items.	USD 300.00 - 400.00	USD 236.00
1615	(Greig's) City Despatch Post, New York N.Y., 3c Black on Grayish (40L1).	Not Available	USD 944.00
1616	Hussey's Post, New York N.Y., Special Delivery Stamps.	USD 400.00 - 500.00	USD 472.00
1617	Hussey's Post, New York N.Y., 1c Black (87L5).	USD 300.00 - 400.00	USD 354.00
1618	Sullivan's Dispatch Post, Cincinnati O., (2c) Black on Green Glazed (135L1).	Not Available	USD 3,835.00
1619	Carriers Balance.	USD 1,500.00 - 2,000.00	USD 3,304.00
1620	Carriers, Locals and Westerns Balance.	USD 1,000.00 - 1,500.00	USD 944.00
1621	Carriers, Locals, Independent Mails, Cover Balance.	USD 1,500.00 - 2,000.00	USD 1,416.00
1622	Carriers and Locals Covers Group.	USD 500.00 - 750.00	USD 767.00
1623	1844-45 Independent Mails Balance.	USD 300.00 - 400.00	USD 590.00
1624	Blood's Penny Post Balance.	USD 300.00 - 400.00	USD 1,003.00
1625	Boyd's City Express Post Balance.	USD 400.00 - 500.00	USD 295.00

Bonhams, Dec. 8-18: Autograph Letter Signed ("Martinus Luther") to His Friend the Theologian Gerhard Wiskamp ("Gerardo Xantho Lampadario"). $100,000 - $150,000.

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.
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.
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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