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Robert Siegel Galleries: The Magnolia Collection: India Stampless Postal History

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Auction Name The Magnolia Collection: India Stampless Postal History Total Sales (USD) 230,548.40
Auction Date November 26, 2025 - November 26, 2025 Low Estimate of Lots Sold (USD) 50,350.00
Sale Number #9042 High Estimate of Lots Sold (USD) 69,600.00
Total Lots 128
Sold Lots 128.0 Low Estimate of All Lots (USD) 50,350.00
% of Lots Sold 100.00% High Estimate of All Lots (USD) 69,600.00
Unsold Lots 0 Total Sales as a % of High Est. 331.25%

Top twenty-five by sale price

Lot Number Author Name Book Title Year Published Estimate Actual Price
10111

India, Tranquebar, 1831 Folded Letter to Denmark.

 1831 USD 750.00 - 1,000.00 USD 14,750.00
10027

India, Bombay, 1837, "INDIA/Packet Letter/PAID" Circular Handstamp (Giles SD3).

 1837 USD 1,500.00 - 2,000.00 USD 11,210.00
10071

India, Doab, 1828, "DOAB/POST PAID" Octagonal Handstamp (Giles 1).

 1828 USD 1,000.00 - 1,500.00 USD 10,620.00
10002

India, 1824, Horatio Hardy Signed Forwarder Cover to India.

 1824 USD 1,500.00 - 2,000.00 USD 5,900.00
10001

India, 1703-1823 Group of Early Dutch Settlement Letters and Covers.

 1703-1823 USD 1,000.00 - 1,500.00 USD 5,605.00
10124

India (French Settlement), Karical, 1786 Folded Letter.

 1786 USD 500.00 - 750.00 USD 5,310.00
10028

India, Bombay, 1837, "INDIA" Oval Handstamp (Giles SD7).

 1837 USD 750.00 - 1,000.00 USD 5,015.00
10032

India, Burdwan, 1831, "BURDWAN/POST OFFICE" Oval Handstamp (Giles 1).

 1831 USD 750.00 - 1,000.00 USD 5,015.00
10038

India, Calcutta, 1835, "G.P.O./Ht Pt Pd/18__" Octagonal Handstamp (Giles 20).

 1835 USD 750.00 - 1,000.00 USD 5,015.00
10017

India, Belgaum, 1836, "BELGAUM/POST PAID" Framed Handstamp (Giles 1).

 1836 USD 750.00 - 1,000.00 USD 4,720.00
10061

India, Dacca, 1824, "D.P.O." Oval Handstamp (Giles 8).

 1824 USD 750.00 - 1,000.00 USD 4,720.00
10116

India, Vingoria, 1851, "VINGORIA/Bearing" Framed Handstamp (Giles 1).

 1851 USD 200.00 - 300.00 USD 4,720.00
10035

India, Calcutta, 1836, "No. 1/CAL. DAK. CHOKEY/Pt Pd Rs. An. P/18__" Framed Handstamp (Giles 17).

 1836 USD 500.00 - 750.00 USD 4,425.00
10030

India, Bombay, 1843, "POSTAGE/Inward Bearing Ans/Outward do" Framed Rate Handstamp (Giles SR5).

 1843 USD 750.00 - 1,000.00 USD 4,130.00
10037

India, Calcutta, 1835, "G.P.O./Ht Pt Pd/18__" Octagonal Handstamp (Giles 20).

 1835 USD 750.00 - 1,000.00 USD 4,130.00
10057

India, Cuddapah, 1823, "POST/KURPAH/PAID" Circular Handstamp (Giles 1).

 1823 USD 400.00 - 500.00 USD 3,422.00
10036

India, Calcutta, 1837, "No. 1/CAL. DAK. CHOKEY/Pt Pd Rs. An. P/18__" Framed Handstamp (Giles 17).

 1837 USD 150.00 - 200.00 USD 3,186.00
10058

India, Cuddapah, 1837, "CUDDAPAH/POST PAID" Framed Handstamp (Giles 4).

 1837 USD 500.00 - 750.00 USD 3,186.00
10070

India, Dindigul, 1828, "DINDIGUL/POST PAID" Oval Handstamp (Giles 2).

 1828 USD 200.00 - 300.00 USD 3,068.00
10099

India, Moongyr, 1826, "Post/Moongyr/Paid" Negative Intaglio Handstamp (Giles 1).

 1826 USD 300.00 - 400.00 USD 3,068.00
10120

India, Wallajahabad, 1822, "WALLAJAHBAUD/POST PAID" Oval Handstamp (Giles 4).

 1822 USD 750.00 - 1,000.00 USD 3,068.00
10128

India (French Settlement), 1820s-50s Pondicherry Stampless Postal History Group.

 1820s-50s USD 1,500.00 - 2,000.00 USD 3,068.00
10053

India, Chuprah, 1826, "CHUPRAH POST PAID/18__" Circular Handstamp (Giles 1).

 1826 USD 1,000.00 - 1,500.00 USD 2,950.00
10106

India, Tipperah, 1837, "TIPPERAH/Pt Pd" Octagonal Handstamp (Giles 3).

 1837 USD 400.00 - 500.00 USD 2,714.00
10012

India, Backergunge, 1847, "BAKERGUNJ/Paid" Framed Handstamp (Giles 2, 1993 Supplement).

 1847 USD 150.00 - 200.00 USD 2,596.00
  • <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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