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Robert Siegel Galleries: Civil War Postal History, featuring the 'Ambassador' Collection

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Auction Name Civil War Postal History, featuring the 'Ambassador' Collection Total Sales (USD) 1,156,995.90
Auction Date September 09, 2020 - September 09, 2020 Low Estimate of Lots Sold (USD) 1,367,058.00
Sale Number #1225 High Estimate of Lots Sold (USD) 1,520,408.00
Total Lots 326
Sold Lots 311 Low Estimate of All Lots (USD) 1,813,058.00
% of Lots Sold 95.40% High Estimate of All Lots (USD) 1,981,408.00
Unsold Lots 15 Total Sales as a % of High Est. 58.39%

Top twenty-five by sale price

Lot Number Author Name Book Title Year Published Estimate Actual Price
55

Madison Court House Fla., 3c Gold on Bluish (3AX1). "PAID"

1861 USD 120,000.00 - 120,000.00 USD 64,900.00
128

Petersburg Va., 5c Red (65X1). used with General Issue 5c Green, Stone 1-2 (1),

1862 USD 20,000.00 - 30,000.00 USD 53,100.00
57

Tuscumbia Ala., United States 3c Rate, Red on Manila entire (6AXU1; formerly 12XU1). 3c Dull Red, Ty. III (26)

1861 USD 7,500.00 - 10,000.00 USD 41,300.00
70

Beaumont Tex., 10c Black on Pink (12X2). tied by pen stroke

1864 USD 27,500.00 - 27,500.00 USD 38,350.00
274

10c Blue, Frameline (10). VERY FINE APPEARANCE. THIS IS THE FAMOUS LILLY STRIP OF SEVEN OF THE CONFEDERATE STATES 10-CENT FRAMELINE ISSUE -- THE LARGEST RECORDED MULTIPLE.

USD 30,000.00 - 40,000.00 USD 33,040.00
93

Courtland Ala., 5c Red entire (103XU1). VERY FINE. THIS IS THE UNIQUE EXAMPLE OF THE FANCY COURTLAND, ALABAMA, POSTMASTER'S PROVISIONAL. ONE OF THE GREAT RARITIES OF CONFEDERATE PHILATELY.

USD 37,500.00 - 37,500.00 USD 30,680.00
207

2c Green (3). VERY FINE APPEARANCE. A SCARCE AND ATTRACTIVE STRIP OF FIVE OF THE 2-CENT GREEN ON COVER.

USD 13,500.00 - 13,500.00 USD 29,500.00
94

Greenville Ala., 5c Red & Blue on Pinkish Glazed (33X1). VERY FINE. ONE OF TWO RECORDED COVERS BEARING THE 5-CENT GREENVILLE PROVISIONAL STAMP -- FOUR OTHER EXAMPLES ARE KNOWN OFF COVER. THE STAMP ON THIS COVER IS COMPLETELY SOUND AND HAS RICH COLORS. A M

1861 USD 47,500.00 - 47,500.00 USD 27,140.00
212

5c Blue, Stone 2 (4). over 160 stamps Mint N.H.,

1862 USD 69,675.00 - 69,675.00 USD 27,140.00
99

Livingston Ala., 5c Blue (51X1). EXTREMELY FINE APPEARANCE. ONE OF ONLY SEVEN RECORDED COVERS BEARING THE LIVINGSTON, ALABAMA, POSTMASTER'S PROVISIONAL. A STRIKING PICTORIAL STAMP THAT DEPICTS THE SOUTHERN SHIELD AND ALLEGORICAL FIGURES.

1861 USD 75,000.00 - 75,000.00 USD 25,960.00
129

Pittsylvania Court House Va., 5c Dull Red on Wove (66X1). EXTREMELY FINE. ONE OF THREE COVERS IN PRIVATE HANDS BEARING A RECTANGULAR-CUT EXAMPLE OF THE PITTSYLVANIA COURT HOUSE POSTMASTER'S PROVISIONAL ON WOVE PAPER. ONLY TEN COPIES IN TOTAL ARE RECORDED,

1861 USD 40,000.00 - 40,000.00 USD 24,780.00
260

10c Blue, "TEN" (9). FINE-VERY FINE APPEARANCE. ONE OF THE LARGEST KNOWN MULTIPLES OF THE CONFEDERATE STATES "TEN" ISSUE. A MARVELOUS ARTIFACT OF THE EARLY 10-CENT ENGRAVED PRINTING FROM THE FIRST DIE AND COPPER PLATE.

USD 10,000.00 - 15,000.00 USD 20,060.00
259

10c Blue, "TEN" (9). major double transfer

USD 15,000.00 - 20,000.00 USD 18,880.00
276

10c Blue, Frameline (10). FINE-VERY FINE. THIS IS THE FINER OF ONLY TWO RECORDED USED STRIPS OF SIX OF THE 10-CENT FRAMELINE ISSUE -- THE LARGEST RECORDED USED MULTIPLES.

1863 USD 21,500.00 - 21,500.00 USD 18,880.00
265

10c Blue, "TEN" (9). EXTREMELY FINE. THIS IS THE LARGEST USED MULTIPLE OF THE RARE 10-CENT "TEN" ISSUE ON OR OFF COVER -- NO OTHER COMES CLOSE TO THIS STRIP'S SIZE OR QUALITY. IN OUR OPINION, THIS COVER IS ONE OF THE MOST OUTSTANDING ITEMS IN CONFEDERATE

ca. 1863 USD 15,000.00 - 20,000.00 USD 18,290.00
139

Victoria Tex., 5c Red Brown on Green (88X1). VERY FINE EXAMPLE OF THE RARE VICTORIA 5-CENT POSTMASTER'S PROVISIONAL. WE RECORD ONLY FIVE EXAMPLES, ALL UNUSED.

USD 20,000.00 - 20,000.00 USD 17,700.00
137

Uniontown Ala., 10c Red on Gray Blue (86X5). VERY FINE STAMP AND A FRESH ATTRACTIVE COVER. ONLY EIGHT EXAMPLES OF THE UNIONTOWN POSTMASTER'S 10-CENT PROVISIONAL ARE RECORDED, OF WHICH FIVE ARE SOUND STAMPS ON COVER.

1861 USD 40,000.00 - 40,000.00 USD 17,110.00
61

Athens Ga., 5c Red (5X2). University of Georgia blue embossed cameo corner card

1862 USD 17,500.00 - 17,500.00 USD 14,750.00
198

10c Dark Blue, Hoyer & Ludwig (2b). red

1862 USD 7,500.00 - 10,000.00 USD 14,750.00
56

Madison Court House Fla., 3c Gold on Bluish, "CNETS" Error (3AX1a). "CNETS"

1810-1898 USD 22,500.00 - 22,500.00 USD 13,570.00
202

2c Green (3). few stamps Mint N.H.,

USD 36,000.00 - 36,000.00 USD 13,570.00
176

1861, 2c Cotton Planting Scene, 10c River Scene and Steamboat, Wash Drawing Pictorial Essays in Black on Card (E-5-6). AN ICONIC CONFEDERATE STATES GENERAL ISSUE ESSAY, WITH BOTH OF THE UNIQUE MANOUVRIER WASH DRAWINGS -- FROM THE OFFUTT ARCHIVE.

1861 USD 10,000.00 - 15,000.00 USD 12,390.00
115

Nashville Tenn., 5c Violet Brown, Tete-Beche Block (61X5a). three vertical tete-beche pairs

USD 22,500.00 - 22,500.00 USD 11,800.00
103

Marion Va., 10c Black (55X2). FINE AND ATTRACTIVE. ONE OF SIX AVAILABLE COVERS BEARING THE MARION POSTMASTER'S 10-CENT PROVISIONAL STAMP.

1861 USD 35,000.00 - 35,000.00 USD 10,620.00
133

Tellico Plains Tenn., 5c Red (81X1). VERY FINE STAMP AND THE ONLY RECORDED COVER WITH THE TELLICO PLAINS POSTMASTER'S PROVISIONAL. AN OUTSTANDING WORLD-CLASS RARITY.

1861 USD 40,000.00 - 40,000.00 USD 10,620.00
  • Jeschke Jadi
    Auction 151
    Saturday, April 27, 2024
    Jeschke Jádi, Apr. 27: Lot 546. Christoph Jacob Trew. Plantae selectae, 1750-1773.
    Jeschke Jádi, Apr. 27: Lot 70. Thomas Murner. Die Narren beschwerung. 1558.
    Jeschke Jádi, Apr. 27: Lot 621. Michael Bernhard Valentini. Museum Museorum, 1714.
    Jeschke Jadi
    Auction 151
    Saturday, April 27, 2024
    Jeschke Jádi, Apr. 27: Lot 545. Sander Reichenbachia. Orchids illustrated and described, 1888-1894.
    Jeschke Jádi, Apr. 27: Lot 1018. Marinetti, Boccioni, Pratella Futurism - Comprehensive collection of 35 Futurist manifestos, some of them exceptionally rare. 1909-1933.
    Jeschke Jádi, Apr. 27: Lot 634. August Johann Rösel von Rosenhof. 3 Original Drawings, around 1740.
    Jeschke Jadi
    Auction 151
    Saturday, April 27, 2024
    Jeschke Jádi, Apr. 27: Lot 671. Jacob / Picasso. Chronique des Temps, 1956.
    Jeschke Jádi, Apr. 27: Lot 1260. Mary Webb. Sarn. 1948. Lucie Weill Art Deco Binding.
    Jeschke Jádi, Apr. 27: Lot 508. Felix Bonfils. 108 large-format photographs of Syria and Palestine.
    Jeschke Jadi
    Auction 151
    Saturday, April 27, 2024
    Jeschke Jádi, Apr. 27: Lot 967. Dante Aligheri and Salvador Dali. Divina Commedia, 1963.
    Jeschke Jádi, Apr. 27: Lot 1316. Tolouse-Lautrec. Dessinateur. Duhayon binding, 1948.
    Jeschke Jádi, Apr. 27: Lot 1303. Regards sur Paris. Braque, Picasso, Masson, 1962.
  • Sotheby’s
    Modern First Editions
    Available for Immediate Purchase
    Sotheby’s, Available Now: Winston Churchill. The Second World War. Set of First-Edition Volumes. 6,000 USD
    Sotheby’s, Available Now: A.A. Milne, Ernest H. Shepard. A Collection of The Pooh Books. Set of First-Editions. 18,600 USD
    Sotheby’s, Available Now: Salvador Dalí, Lewis Carroll. Alice's Adventures in Wonderland. Finely Bound and Signed Limited Edition. 15,000 USD
    Sotheby’s
    Modern First Editions
    Available for Immediate Purchase
    Sotheby’s, Available Now: Ian Fleming. Live and Let Die. First Edition. 9,500 USD
    Sotheby’s, Available Now: J.K. Rowling. Harry Potter Series. Finely Bound First Printing Set of Complete Series. 5,650 USD
    Sotheby’s, Available Now: Ernest Hemingway. A Farewell to Arms. First Edition, First Printing. 4,200 USD
  • Doyle, May 1: Thomas Jefferson expresses fears of "a war of extermination" in Saint-Dominigue. $40,000 to $60,000.
    Doyle, May 1: An exceptional presentation copy of Fitzgerald's last book, in the first issue dust jacket. $25,000 to $35,000.
    Doyle, May 1: The rare first signed edition of Dorian Gray. $15,000 to $25,000.
    Doyle, May 1: The Prayer Book of Jehan Bernachier. $10,000 to $15,000.
    Doyle, May 1: Van Dyck's Icones Principum Virorum Doctorum. $10,000 to $15,000.
    Doyle, May 1: The magnificent Cranach Hamlet in the deluxe binding by Dõrfner. $7,000 to $10,000.
    Doyle, May 1: A remarkable unpublished manuscript of a voyage to South America in 1759-1764. $3,000 to $5,000.
    Doyle, May 1: Bouchette's monumental and rare wall map of Lower Canada. $12,000 to $18,000.
    Doyle, May 1: An rare original 1837 abolitionist woodblock. $8,000 to $12,000.
    Doyle, May 1: An important manuscript breviary in Middle Dutch. $15,000 to $25,000.
    Doyle, May 1: An extraordinary Old Testament manuscript, circa 1250. $20,000 to $30,000.
  • Leland Little, Apr. 26: First Edition of Piccolomini's De La Sfera del Mondo (The Sphere of the World), 1540.
    Leland Little, Apr. 26: First Edition of Vellutello's Commentary on Petrarch, With Map, 1525.
    Leland Little, Apr. 26: Finely Bound Definitive, Illustrated Edition of I Promessi Sposi, 1840.
    Leland Little, Apr. 26: Rare First Edition of John Milton's Latin Correspondence, 1674.
    Leland Little, Apr. 26: Giolito's Edition of Boccaccio's The Decamerone, with Bedford Binding, 1542.
    Leland Little, Apr. 26: First Edition of the First Biography of Marie of the Incarnation, with Rare Portrait, 1677.
    Leland Little, Apr. 26: First Aldine Edition of Volume One of Cicero's Orationes, 1540.
    Leland Little, Apr. 26: First Edition of Bonanni's Illustrated Costume Catalogue, with Complete Plates, 1711.
    Leland Little, Apr. 26: An Important Incunable, the First Italian Edition of Josephus's De Bello Judaico, 1480.
    Leland Little, Apr. 26: First Edition of Jacques Philippe d'Orville's Illustrated Book of the Ruins of Sicily, 1764.
    Leland Little, Apr. 26: An Incunable from 1487, The Contemplative Life, with Early Manuscript.
    Leland Little, Apr. 26: Ignatius of Loyola's Exercitia Spiritualia, 1563.
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