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Chiswick Auctions: Stamps and Postal History

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Auction Name	Stamps and Postal History	Total Sales (GBP)	18,964.96
Auction Date	October 31, 2025 - October 31, 2025	Low Estimate of Lots Sold (GBP)	9,700.00
Sale Number	#103125	High Estimate of Lots Sold (GBP)	19,110.00
Total Lots	98
Sold Lots	98.0	Low Estimate of All Lots (GBP)	9,700.00
% of Lots Sold	100.00%	High Estimate of All Lots (GBP)	19,110.00
Unsold Lots	0	Total Sales as a % of High Est.	99.24%

Top twenty-five by sale price

Lot Number	Book Title	Year Published	Estimate	Actual Price
4	China Military Post Offices 1933-1942	1933-1942	GBP 100.00 - 200.00	GBP 3,148.80
12	China A 19th century scroll with traditional Mandarin text also featuring dragons	19th	GBP 100.00 - 200.00	GBP 1,705.60
5	China 1967 Mao Postcards	1967	GBP 100.00 - 200.00	GBP 1,115.20
78	India / Japanese Occupation of Andaman & Nicobar Islands	1942	GBP 100.00 - 200.00	GBP 721.60
25	Asia Mixed Lot Stamps and covers comprising China, Japan, Indo-Chine, Thailand, Republic Of Korea Military mail and more, airmails and postcards noted	1902	GBP 100.00 - 200.00	GBP 629.76
66	Germany Collection Stamps and covers housed in a small box with much WW2 material	1943	GBP 100.00 - 200.00	GBP 577.28
1	China 1916/1950 Postal History	1916/1950	GBP 100.00 - 200.00	GBP 472.32
51	Europe A collection of covers and stamps	1928	GBP 100.00 - 200.00	GBP 419.84
58	Russia Large Russia stamps and covers accumulation	1919	GBP 100.00 - 200.00	GBP 393.60
80	North Korea 1950	1950	GBP 100.00 - 200.00	GBP 393.60
16	North Korea 1949-1951 three covers	1949-1951	GBP 100.00 - 200.00	GBP 367.36
73	Transnistria / Romania Occupation of Ukraine	1942-43	GBP 100.00 - 200.00	GBP 367.36
6	China Shanghai 1930-1950	1930-1950	GBP 100.00 - 200.00	GBP 341.12
44	Macedonia WW2 German Occupation	1944	GBP 100.00 - 200.00	GBP 314.88
67	Nazi Germany Ephemera / WW2 Propaganda		GBP 100.00 - 200.00	GBP 314.88
38	French Colonies & Territories 1901-1946 Postal history selection	1901-1946	GBP 100.00 - 200.00	GBP 262.40
43	Yugoslavia Postal history selection	1940s	GBP 100.00 - 200.00	GBP 262.40
20	Korea 1946 First issues with varieties	1946	GBP 100.00 - 200.00	GBP 249.28
70	Germany / Theresienstadt Ghetto / Concentration Camp	1943-45	GBP 100.00 - 200.00	GBP 249.28
35	Iran Interesting collection of covers, mostly 1940s era with many registered and censored, a few stamps on stockcards. (30+ covers)	1940s	GBP 100.00 - 200.00	GBP 236.16
55	Croatia / Italy Dalmatia Stamps and covers	1943	GBP 100.00 - 200.00	GBP 236.16
9	China 1958-1971 Commercial Mail	1958-1971	GBP 100.00 - 200.00	GBP 223.04
79	Turkey / Hatay 1941-44 Covers	1941-44	GBP 100.00 - 200.00	GBP 223.04
34	Turkey / Germany WW1 Banknote	1916	GBP 100.00 - 200.00	GBP 209.92
36	Middle East Postal history and stamps	1940s	GBP 100.00 - 200.00	GBP 209.92

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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