Auction Reports

Robert Siegel Galleries

Auction Info

Auction Name
United States Postal History
Auction Date
02/14/2026 - 02/14/2026
Sale Number
#9047
Total Lots
144
Sold Lots
142.0
Lots Sold
98.61%
Unsold Lots
2
Total Sales (USD)
47,636.60
Low Estimate of Lots Sold (USD)
23,875.00
High Estimate of Lots Sold (USD)
33,400.00
Low Estimate of All Lots (USD)
24,775.00
High Estimate of All Lots (USD)
34,600.00
Total Sales as a % of High Est.
137.68%

Top twenty five by sale price

Lot Number Author Name Book Title Year Published Estimate Actual Price
10017

Boston to Honolulu, 1850.

1850 USD 400.00 - 500.00 USD 2,714.00
10045

3c Rose (65).

USD 200.00 - 300.00 USD 1,298.00
10019

Sta Barbara Cal. Mar. 24th.

USD 400.00 - 500.00 USD 1,298.00
10107

Saddles, Bridges and Harnesses

1851 USD 300.00 - 400.00 USD 1,121.00
10028

Wells, Fargo & Co. Victoria B.C. Aug. 24.

1870 USD 400.00 - 500.00 USD 1,121.00
10008

Red River Packet, Steamer Grenada, B. McKenney Master.

USD 400.00 - 500.00 USD 1,062.00
10041

Magnetic Telegraph Office. Phila. Oval handstamp

1993 USD 300.00 - 400.00 USD 1,062.00
10024

SAN ANDREAS, NOV. 2.

USD 500.00 - 750.00 USD 1,003.00
10003

Stockbridge, Nov. 6, 1797.

1797 USD 200.00 - 300.00 USD 944.00
10012

(New York to London, England, 1849) Retaliatory Rate.

1849 USD 150.00 - 200.00 USD 944.00
10046

3c Rose (65).

1863 USD 150.00 - 200.00 USD 826.00
10115

Hats, Caps, Furs, Boots, Shoes, etc.

1857 USD 300.00 - 400.00 USD 826.00
10106

Carriage Manufacturer

1851 USD 300.00 - 400.00 USD 826.00
10101

Carriages, Wagons, Coach Dealers

1857 USD 200.00 - 300.00 USD 767.00
10104

Carriages, Wagons, Coach Dealers

1851 USD 150.00 - 200.00 USD 767.00
10144

Montreal U.C. NO 25, 1856.

1856 USD 300.00 - 400.00 USD 708.00
10075

Machinist and Iron Foundry

USD 150.00 - 200.00 USD 708.00
10067

Iron Foundry and Machinists

1851 USD 400.00 - 500.00 USD 708.00
10015

U.S. STEAMSHIP/POSTAGE NOT PAID.

USD 150.00 - 200.00 USD 531.00
10033

Bicycle Mail Route, Cal., 25c Green, "San Fransisco" Error (12L1).

Not Available USD 531.00

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  • Sotheby's Fine Books & Manuscripts
    Available for Immediate Purchase
    Sotheby’s: Balthus, Emily Brontë. Wuthering Heights, New York: The Limited Editions Club, 1993. 6,600 USD.
    Sotheby’s: Charles Dickens. Complete Works, Philadelphia & London: J.B. Lippincott Company & Chapman & Hall, LD, 1850. Limited Edition set of 30 volumes. 7,500 USD.
    Sotheby’s: John Lennon, Yoko Ono. Handwritten Letter from John Lennon and Yoko Ono to their Chauffer. 1971. 32,500 USD.
    Sotheby’s: Winston Churchill. First edition of War Speeches, Cassell and Company, Ltd., 1941. Set of 7 volumes. 5,500 USD.
    Sotheby’s: Andy Warhol, Julia Warhola. Holy Cats First Edition, Signed by Andy Warhol. 1954. 30,000 USD.
  • Forum Auctions
    Online: India
    Ends 19th February 2026
    Forum, Feb. 19: Lot 40
    Ramasvami (Kavali Venkata). A Digest of the Different Castes of India, 83 charming hand-coloured lithographed plates, Madras, 1837. £5,000-7,000
    Forum, Feb. 19: Lot 50
    Watson (John Forbes) & John William Kaye. The People of India: A Series of Photographic Illustrations...of the Races and Tribes of Hindustan, 8 vol., 480 mounted albumen prints, 1868-75. £4,000-6,000
    Forum, Feb. 19: Lot 53
    Afghanistan.- Elphinstone (Hon. Mountstuart). An Account of the Kingdom of Caubul, first edition, hand-coloured aquatint plates, a fine copy, 1815. £2,000-3,000
    Forum, Feb. 19: Lot 57
    [Album and Treatise on Hinduism], manuscript treatise on Hinduism in French, 31 watercolours of Hindu deities, Pondicherry, 1865. £3,000-4,000
    Forum, Feb. 19: Lot 62 Allan (Capt. Alexander). Views in the Mysore Country, [1794]. £2,000-3,000
    Forum Auctions
    Online: India
    Ends 19th February 2026
    Forum, Feb. 19: Lot 76
    Bird (James). Historical Researches on the Origin and Principles of the Bauddha and Jaina Religions..., first edition, lithographed plates, Bombay, American Mission Press, 1847. £3,000-4,000
    Forum, Feb. 19: Lot 100
    Ceylon.- Daniell (Samuel). A Picturesque Illustration of the scenery, animals, and native inhabitants, of the Island of Ceylon: in twelve plates, 1808. £5,000-7,000
    Forum, Feb. 19: Lot 123
    D'Oyly (Charles). Behar Amateur Lithographic Scrap Book, lithographed throughout with title and 55 plates mounted on 43 paper leaves, [Patna], [1828]. £3,000-5,000
    Forum, Feb. 19: Lot 139
    Gandhi (known as Mahatma Gandhi,) Fine Autograph Letter signed to Jawaharlal Nehru, Sevagram, Wardha, 1942, emphasising the importance of education in rural communities. £10,000-15,000
    Forum Auctions
    Online: India
    Ends 19th February 2026
    Forum, Feb. 19: Lot 140
    Gantz (John). Indian Microcosm, first edition, Madras, John Gantz & Son, 1827. £10,000-15,000
    Forum, Feb. 19: Lot 146
    Grierson (Sir George Abraham). Linguistic Survey of India, 11 vol. in 20, folding maps, original cloth, Calcutta, Superintendent Government Printing, 1903-28. £2,000-3,000
    Forum, Feb. 19: Lot 195
    Madras.- Fort St. George Gazette (The), No.276-331, pp.493-936 and Index to all of 1834 at end, modern half calf, Madras, 2nd July - 31st December 1834. £2,000-3,000
    Forum, Feb. 19: Lot 205
    Marshall (Sir John) and Alfred Foucher. The Monuments of Sanchi, 3 vol., first edition, 141 plates, most photogravure, [Calcutta], [1940]. £3,000-4,000
  • Il Ponte, Feb. 25-26: HAMILTON, Sir William (1730-1803) - Campi Phlegraei. Napoli: [Pietro Fabris], 1776, 1779. € 30.000 - 50.000
    Il Ponte, Feb. 25-26: [MORTIER] - BLAEU, Joannes (1596-1673) - Het Nieuw Stede Boek van Italie. Amsterdam: Pieter Mortier, 1704-1705. € 15.000 - 25.000
    Il Ponte, Feb. 25-26: TULLIO D'ALBISOLA (1899-1971) - Bruno MUNARI (1907-1998) - L'Anguria lirica (lungo poema passionale). Roma e Savona: Edizioni Futuriste di Poesia, senza data [ma 1933?]. € 20.000 - 30.000
    Il Ponte, Feb. 25-26: IL MANOSCRITTO RITROVATO DI IPPOLITA MARIA SFORZA. TITO LIVIO - Ab Urbe Condita. Prima Decade. Manoscritto miniato su pergamena, metà XV secolo. € 280.000 - 350.000