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Auction Name Sports, Session One: Trading Cards Total Sales (USD) 303,818.00
Auction Date December 04, 2025 - December 04, 2025 Low Estimate of Lots Sold (USD) 198,850.00
Sale Number #6421 High Estimate of Lots Sold (USD) 313,100.00
Total Lots 382
Sold Lots 357.0 Low Estimate of All Lots (USD) 233,300.00
% of Lots Sold 93.46% High Estimate of All Lots (USD) 362,850.00
Unsold Lots 25 Total Sales as a % of High Est. 83.73%

Top twenty-five by sale price

Lot Number Author Name Book Title Year Published Estimate Actual Price
11

A 1925 Exhibits Lou Gehrig Rookie Baseball Card (PSA Authentic)

 1925 USD 15,000.00 - 25,000.00 USD 18,450.00
17

A 1933 Goudey Babe Ruth Baseball Card No. 181 (PSA 2.5 GOOD+)

 1933 USD 8,000.00 - 12,000.00 USD 14,760.00
41

A 1939 Goudey Premiums R303-A Ted Williams Rookie Baseball Card (PSA 3 VG)

 1939 USD 10,000.00 - 20,000.00 USD 14,760.00
40

A 1938 Goudey Heads Up Joe DiMaggio Rookie Baseball Card No. 250 (PSA 3 VG)

 1938 USD 4,000.00 - 6,000.00 USD 9,840.00
100

A 1957 Topps Mickey Mantle Signed Autograph Baseball Card No. 95 (PSA 5 EX / AUTO 8)

 1957 USD 2,000.00 - 3,000.00 USD 9,225.00
18

A 1933 Goudey Lou Gehrig Baseball Card No. 92 (PSA 3 VG)

 1933 USD 5,000.00 - 7,000.00 USD 7,380.00
67

A 1953 Topps Mickey Mantle Baseball Card No. 82 (PSA 4 VG-EX)

 1953 USD 4,000.00 - 6,000.00 USD 6,150.00
292

A 1989 Hoops Michael Jordan Signed Autograph Basketball Card No. 21 (PSA)

 1989 USD 4,000.00 - 6,000.00 USD 6,150.00
165

A Collection of Over 500 1967 Topps Baseball Cards

 1967 USD 400.00 - 600.00 USD 5,843.00
64

A Near Set of 1953 Topps Baseball Cards (269/274)

 1953 USD 1,500.00 - 2,500.00 USD 5,228.00
39

A 1936 Lou Gehrig Original News Type One Photograph Used For 1936 Goudey Card (PSA)

 1936 USD 3,000.00 - 5,000.00 USD 4,920.00
15

A Collection of 1933 Goudey Baseball Cards (106)

 1933 USD 2,000.00 - 3,000.00 USD 4,305.00
54

A 1952 Bowman Mickey Mantle Baseball Card No. 101 (PSA 3.5 VG-EX+)

 1952 USD 3,000.00 - 5,000.00 USD 4,305.00
143

A Near Set of 1962 Topps Baseball Cards With Variations (597/598)

 1962 USD 2,500.00 - 3,500.00 USD 4,305.00
212

A Box of 24 Unopened 1979 Topps Baseball Card Rack Packs with Multiple Hall of Famers and Notable Visible -- Possible Ozzie Smith Rookie Cards

 1979 USD 3,000.00 - 5,000.00 USD 4,305.00
2

A 1909-11 T206 Walter Johnson Hands At Chest Baseball Card (Piedmont) (PSA 4 VG-EX)

 1909-11 USD 3,000.00 - 5,000.00 USD 3,998.00
132

A Collection of Uncommon 1960 and 1962 Topps Issued Collector's Presentation Boxes

 1960 USD 300.00 - 500.00 USD 3,998.00
343

The Ultimate Collection of Gordie Howe Signed Autograph Hockey Cards (32 Total)

 USD 4,000.00 - 6,000.00 USD 3,383.00
60

A Near Set of 1953 Bowman Color Baseball Cards (158/160)

 1953 USD 1,000.00 - 2,000.00 USD 3,075.00
164

A Partial Set of 1967 Topps Baseball Cards (537/609)

 1967 USD 600.00 - 800.00 USD 3,075.00
211

A Collection of Unopened 1979 Topps Baseball Card Three-Packs - Possible Ozzie Smith Rookie Cards (x10)

 1979 USD 1,500.00 - 2,500.00 USD 3,075.00
158

A Collection of Over 800 1965 Topps Baseball Cards With Multiple Hall of Famers

 1965 USD 800.00 - 1,200.00 USD 2,768.00
177

A Near Set of 1969 Topps Baseball Cards (661/664)

 1969 USD 1,000.00 - 2,000.00 USD 2,768.00
12

A 1925 Exhibits Babe Ruth Baseball Card (PSA Authentic)

 1925 USD 2,000.00 - 3,000.00 USD 2,460.00
51

A 1951 Bowman Willie Mays Rookie Baseball Card No. 305 (PSA 1)

 1951 USD 2,000.00 - 3,000.00 USD 2,460.00
  • <b>Bonhams, Dec. 8-18:</b> Autograph Letter Signed ("Martinus Luther") to His Friend the Theologian Gerhard Wiskamp ("Gerardo Xantho Lampadario"). $100,000 - $150,000. <b>Bonhams, Dec. 8-18:</b> An Exceptionally Fine Copy of Austenís Emma: A Novel in Three Volumes. $40,000 - $60,000. <b>Bonhams, Dec. 8-18:</b> Presentation Copy of Ernest Hemmingwayís A Farewell to Arms for Edward Titus of the Black Mankin Press. $30,000 - $50,000. <b>Bonhams, Dec. 8-18:</b> Autograph Manuscript Signed Integrally for "The Songs of Pooh," by Alan Alexander. $30,000 - $50,000. <b>Bonhams, Dec. 8-18:</b> Autograph Manuscript of "Three Fragments from Gˆtterd‰mmerung" by Richard Wagner. $30,000 - $50,000. <b>Bonhams, Dec. 8-18:</b> Original Preliminary Artwork, for the First Edition of Snow Crash. $20,000 - $30,000. <b>Bonhams, Dec. 8-18:</b> Autograph Letter Signed ("T.R. Malthus") to Economist Nassau Senior on Wealth, Labor and Adam Smith. $20,000 - $30,000. <b>Bonhams, Dec. 8-18:</b> History of the Peloponnesian War by Thucydides Finely Bound by Michael Wilcox. $20,000 - $30,000. <b>Bonhams, Dec. 8-18:</b> 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. <b>Bonhams, Dec. 8-18:</b> Original Artwork for the First Edition of Neal Stephenson's Groundbreaking Novel Snow Crash. $100,000 - $150,000. <b>Bonhams, Dec. 8-18:</b> A Complete Set Signed Deluxe Editions of King's The Dark Tower Series by Stephen King. $8,000 - $12,000. <b>Bonhams, Dec. 8-18:</b> Autograph Letter Signed ("John Adams") to James Le Ray de Chaumont During the Crucial Years of the Revolutionary War. $8,000 - $12,000.
    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.
  • <center><b>Sotheby’s<br>Book Week<br>December 9-17, 2025</b></center> <b>Sotheby’s, Dec. 17:</b> Francesco Colonna. <i>Hypnerotomachie,</i> Paris, 1546, Parisian calf by Wotton Binder C for Marcus Fugger. €200,000 to €300,000. <b>Sotheby’s, Dec. 17:</b> Nausea. <i>De principiis dialectices Gorgias,</i> and other works, Venice, 1523, morocco gilt for Cardinal Campeggio. €3,000 to €4,000. <b>Sotheby’s, Dec. 17:</b> Billon. <i>Le fort inexpugnable de l'honneur,</i> Paris, 1555, Parisian calf gilt for Peter Ernst, Graf von Mansfeld. €120,000 to €180,000. <center><b>Sotheby’s<br>Book Week<br>December 9-17, 2025</b></center> <b>Sotheby’s, Dec. 16:</b> 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. <b>Sotheby’s, Dec. 16:</b> [Austen, Jane]. A handsome first edition of <i>Sense and Sensibility,</i> the author's first novel. $60,000 to $80,000. <b>Sotheby’s, Dec. 16:</b> 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.
    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.
  • <b><center>Heritage Auctions<br>Rare Books Signature Auction<br>December 15, 2025</center></b> <b>Heritage, Dec. 15:</b> John Donne. <i>Poems, By J. D. With Elegies on the Author's Death.</i> London: M[iles]. F[lesher]. for John Marriot, 1633. <b>Heritage, Dec. 15:</b> Edgar Rice Burroughs. <i>Tarzan of the Apes.</i> <b>Heritage, Dec. 15:</b> F. Scott Fitzgerald. <i>Tender is the Night. A Romance.</i> <b>Heritage, Dec. 15:</b> Bram Stoker. <i>Dracula.</i> Westminster: Archibald Constable & Co., 1897. <b>Heritage, Dec. 15:</b> Jerry Thomas. <i>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…</i>
    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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