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Robert Siegel Galleries: World-wide Stamps and Postal History

Auction Reports


Auction Name	World-wide Stamps and Postal History	Total Sales (USD)	424,687.90
Auction Date	May 20, 2025 - May 22, 2025	Low Estimate of Lots Sold (USD)	232,150.00
Sale Number	#1353	High Estimate of Lots Sold (USD)	323,300.00
Total Lots	300
Sold Lots	276.0	Low Estimate of All Lots (USD)	244,400.00
% of Lots Sold	92.00%	High Estimate of All Lots (USD)	340,450.00
Unsold Lots	24	Total Sales as a % of High Est.	124.74%

Top twenty-five by sale price

Lot Number	Book Title	Year Published	Estimate	Actual Price
3873	German States, Bavaria, 1874, 1m Dark Violet, Imperforate (31a; Michel 30b).	1874	USD 5,000.00 - 7,500.00	USD 31,860.00
3875	German States, Hanover, 1857, 1/10th Black & Orange (14; Michel 12).	1857	USD 5,000.00 - 7,500.00	USD 21,240.00
3095	Australian States, Victoria, 1855, 6p Lilac & Green, Too Late, Typograph, Calvert (SG 33).	1855	USD 3,000.00 - 4,000.00	USD 15,930.00
4196	The Arthur "Vince" King Extensive Collection of 19th Century Postal Cards of the World.	19th Century	USD 10,000.00 - 15,000.00	USD 15,340.00
3872	German States, Bavaria, 1872, 9kr Pale Brown (27; Michel 28Y).	1872	USD 3,000.00 - 4,000.00	USD 14,160.00
3884	German States, Schleswig-Holstein --- Holstein, 1865, 4s Bister (25; Michel 25).	1865	USD 5,000.00 - 7,500.00	USD 12,980.00
3883	German States, Schleswig-Holstein --- Schleswig, 1865, 4s Bister, Rouletted (14; Michel 17).	1865	USD 3,000.00 - 4,000.00	USD 11,800.00
3878	German States, Prussia, 1866, 10sg Rose on Thin Paper (21; Michel 20).	1866	USD 4,000.00 - 5,000.00	USD 10,030.00
3390	India, 1911, Feb. 18, First Aerial Post, Allahabad-Naini.	1911	USD 1,500.00 - 2,000.00	USD 7,965.00
3382	Hong Kong, 1843 "Hong Kong Post Office" Royal Arms Handstamp.	1843	USD 3,000.00 - 4,000.00	USD 6,490.00
3909	Germany, 1872 Correspondence to Lieut. Commander Oscar F. Heyerman.	1872	USD 2,000.00 - 3,000.00	USD 6,490.00
4193	Worldwide Early Pioneer Flight Cover Collection.		USD 1,500.00 - 2,000.00	USD 6,490.00
3158	Barbados, 1854, (2p) Slate Blue, Vertical Half Used as 1p (3b; SG 4b).	1854	USD 2,000.00 - 3,000.00	USD 6,195.00
3871	German States, Bavaria, 1867, 1kr Yellow Green (15; Michel 14).	1867	USD 500.00 - 750.00	USD 5,900.00
3087	Australian States, Victoria, 1851, 1p Bright Pinky Red, White Veils, Fifth Printing, Ham (SG 12a).	1851	USD 750.00 - 1,000.00	USD 5,605.00
3275	Canada, 1928, ($1.00) Red on White, Moose Jaw Flying Club Air Post Semi-Official (CLP7; AAMC PF-32).	1928	USD 1,500.00 - 2,000.00	USD 4,720.00
3908	German States, North German Confederation, 1869, 5gr Bister (18; Michel 18).	1869	USD 2,000.00 - 3,000.00	USD 4,720.00
3879	German States, Prussia, 1866, 10sg Rose on Thin Paper (21; Michel 20).	1866	USD 3,000.00 - 4,000.00	USD 4,425.00
3877	German States, Prussia, 1861 Prussian East Asian Expeditionary Force Cover.	1861	USD 1,000.00 - 1,500.00	USD 4,425.00
3074	Australian States, Victoria, 1851, 2p Dull Brownish Lilac, Altered Veils, Seventh Printing, Ham (SG 16b).	1851	USD 750.00 - 1,000.00	USD 4,130.00
3073	Australian States, Victoria, 1851, 2p Pale Dull Brown, Altered Veils, Eighth Printing, Ham (SG 17b).	1851	USD 500.00 - 750.00	USD 4,130.00
3068	Australian States, Victoria, 1850, 2p Gray, Fourth State, Sixth Printing, Ham (SG 15b).	1850	USD 500.00 - 750.00	USD 4,130.00
3106	Australian States, Victoria, 1851, 2p Buff, Altered Veils, Eighth Printing, Ham (SG 17e).	1851	USD 400.00 - 500.00	USD 4,130.00
3887	German States, Thurn & Taxis, Used in Bremen, 1859, 10sgr Orange, Imperforate (14; Michel 19).	1859	USD 2,000.00 - 3,000.00	USD 4,130.00
3274	Canada, 1928, ($1.00) Red on White, Moose Jaw Flying Club Air Post Semi-Official (CLP7; AAMC PF-32).	1928	USD 2,000.00 - 3,000.00	USD 3,835.00

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.
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