Auction Reports
Robert Siegel Galleries
Auction Info
- Auction Name
- The Robert G. Metcalf Collection of United States and Civil War Postal History
- Auction Date
- 06/16/2026 - 06/16/2026
- Sale Number
- #1383
- Total Lots
- 241
- Sold Lots
- 241.0
- Lots Sold
- 100.00%
- Unsold Lots
- 0
- Total Sales (USD)
- 582,837.00
- Low Estimate of Lots Sold (USD)
- 330,500.00
- High Estimate of Lots Sold (USD)
- 462,900.00
- Low Estimate of All Lots (USD)
- 330,500.00
- High Estimate of All Lots (USD)
- 462,900.00
- Total Sales as a % of High Est.
- 125.91%
Top twenty five by sale price
| Lot Number | Author Name | Book Title | Year Published | Estimate | Actual Price |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3055 | St. Louis, Missouri, 20c Black on Gray Lilac |
1846 | USD 50,000.00 - 75,000.00 | USD 94,400.00 | |
| 3079 | U.S. Penny Post, St. Louis Mo., 2c Blue |
N/A | USD 30,000.00 - 40,000.00 | USD 67,850.00 | |
| 3057 | St. Louis, Missouri, 10c Black on Bluish Pelure |
1847 | USD 15,000.00 - 20,000.00 | USD 24,780.00 | |
| 3199 | Lee Robert E. | Robert E. Lee Field Cover and Letter |
1864 | USD 20,000.00 - 30,000.00 | USD 24,780.00 |
| 3056 | St. Louis, Missouri, 5c Black on Bluish Pelure |
1847 | USD 15,000.00 - 20,000.00 | USD 23,600.00 | |
| 3052 | St. Louis, Missouri, 5c Black on Greenish |
1846 | USD 10,000.00 - 15,000.00 | USD 20,060.00 | |
| 3053 | Wimer John M. | St. Louis, Missouri, 10c Black on Greenish |
1845-1847 | USD 10,000.00 - 15,000.00 | USD 17,700.00 |
| 3054 | Wimer John M. | St. Louis, Missouri, 10c Black on Gray Lilac |
1845-1847 | USD 7,500.00 - 10,000.00 | USD 17,700.00 |
| 3001 | Washington George | George Washington Free Frank |
1780 | USD 7,500.00 - 10,000.00 | USD 14,750.00 |
| 3051 | Kershaw J. M. | St. Louis, Missouri, 5c Black on Greenish |
1846 | USD 7,500.00 - 10,000.00 | USD 12,980.00 |
| 3175 | The Robert G. Metcalf Collection of Coal Covers |
N/A | USD 7,500.00 - 10,000.00 | USD 9,440.00 | |
| 3143 | 3c Ultramarine Cover |
N/A | USD 150.00 - 200.00 | USD 7,375.00 | |
| 3018 | Illinois Cover Collection |
N/A | USD 1,500.00 - 2,000.00 | USD 5,900.00 | |
| 3213 | Captured Union Patriotic Cover |
N/A | USD 4,000.00 - 5,000.00 | USD 5,900.00 | |
| 3116 | Cover Accumulation |
20th Century | USD 4,000.00 - 5,000.00 | USD 5,310.00 | |
| 3004 | Hay John | Caho:May, 19 1804 Folded Letter |
1804 | USD 2,000.00 - 3,000.00 | USD 5,310.00 |
| 3217 | Corner Card Cover |
1863 | USD 3,000.00 - 4,000.00 | USD 5,310.00 | |
| 3098 | Metcalf Exhibit of St. Louis Mo. |
1818-1875 | USD 5,000.00 - 7,500.00 | USD 5,015.00 | |
| 3074 | 12c Black |
1860 | USD 4,000.00 - 5,000.00 | USD 5,015.00 | |
| 3201 | 3c Dull Red, Ty. III on Confederate Flag Patriotic Cover |
1861 | USD 2,000.00 - 3,000.00 | USD 5,015.00 |
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Sotheby’s
Shelf Life: Books, Manuscripts and Works on Paper from the Library of Stanley J. Seeger and Christopher Cone
25 June – July 7Sotheby’s, July 7: Ludwig van Beethoven. Autograph sketches for the overture "Die Weihe des Hauses", op.124, [1822], UNPUBLISHED. £150,000 to £200,000.Sotheby’s, July 7: Jane Austen. Pride and Prejudice, 1813, first edition, 3 volumes, contemporary half calf. £50,000 to £70,000.Sotheby’s, July 7: Walt Whitman. Leaves of Grass, Brooklyn, 1855, first edition, first issue, original green cloth, the Doheny copy. £50,000 to £70,000.Sotheby’s, July 7: Binding—Sangorski & Sutcliffe—Omar Khayyam. Rubaiyat, London, 1872, third edition, in a magnificent jewelled Peacock binding. £15,000 to £20,000.Sotheby’s, July 7: George Eliot. Middlemarch, Edinburgh and London, 1871, first edition in the original parts. £20,000 to £30,000. -
Forum Auctions
The Private Library:
Fine Printing & Private Press books, the collection of the late David Chambers
July 9, 2026Forum, July 9: Hassall (Joan) A large collection of over 300 original woodblocks of engravings for various books, v.d., with Hassall's engraver's glass water-globe (Qty) - Est. £10,000-15,000Forum, July 9: Eragny Press.- [Bradley (Katherine Harris) & Edith Emma Cooper], "Michael Field." Whym Chow, Flame of Love, one of only 27 copies, inscribed by Bradley, the rarest book from the press, 1914. - Est. £3,000-4,000Forum, July 9: [Moore (Thomas Sturge)] [Wood Engravings], 71 wood-engravings printed by David Chambers from the original blocks, the only set on Japanese Hosho paper, from an edition of 5 sets, [1970]. - Est. £3,000-4,000Forum Auctions
The Private Library:
Fine Printing & Private Press books, the collection of the late David Chambers
July 9, 2026Forum, July 9: La Fontaine (Jean de) Contes et Nouvelles en vers, 2 vol., engraved plates after Eisen, fine early 19th century blue morocco, gilt, by Bradel l'ainé, Amsterdam [Paris], 1762. - Est. £2,000-3,000Forum, July 9: Erotica.- Prostitution.- Pretty Women of Paris (The); Their Names and Addresses, Qualities and Faults..., [Paris], privately printed at the Press of the Prefecture de Police, 1883. - Est. £3,000-4,000Forum, July 9: Vale Press.- Ricketts (Charles) & Lucien Pissarro. De la Typographie et de l'Harmonie de la Page Imprimée…, [one of 216 copies], bound in dark blue morocco tooled in gilt, by Sarah T.Prideaux, 1898. - Est. £1,000-1,500Forum Auctions
The Private Library:
Fine Printing & Private Press books, the collection of the late David Chambers
July 9, 2026Forum, July 9: Martin (John) Illustrations of the Bible, complete set of 20 mezzotints, good impressions, rarely found in early states, [c.1831-1835]. - Est. £1,000-1,500Forum, July 9: Golden Cockerel Press.- Four Gospels of the Lord Jesus Christ (The), one of 500 copies, Mary Gill's copy, Waltham St. Lawrence, 1931 with a signed proof of engraving on japon numbered 10/10 (2) - Est. £5,000-7,000Forum, July 9: Boccaccio (Giovanni) The Decameron, 3 vol., vol.1 extra-illustrated by John Buckland Wright with c.150 erotic original drawings in pen & ink and pencil, 1886 [extra-illustrated c.1940]. - Est. £10,000-15,000Forum Auctions
The Private Library:
Fine Printing & Private Press books, the collection of the late David Chambers
July 9, 2026Forum, July 9: Cox (Morris) Collection of Gogmagog Press Books, 35 vol., rare complete collection of printed books issued by the press, limited editions, most signed by Cox, 1957-83. - Est. £10,000-15,000Forum, July 9: Wynkyn de Worde.- [Terentius Afer (Publius)] [Comedie...], [Paris, Josse Badius: sold in London by Wynkyn de Worde, & others], [15 July 1504]. - Est. £4,000-6,000Forum, July 9: Mosley (James) Ornamented Types. Twenty-Three Alphabets from the Foundry of Louis John Pouchée, 2 vol., one of 10 copies for presentation, from an edition of 210, 1992-93. - Est. £1,000-2,000 -
Freeman’s, June 30. Thomas Jefferson’s “Birth of the New Nation” letter, carried to Paris with the Treaty of Peace, by a Jewish patriot. $100,000-200,000.Freeman’s, June 30. “The rockets’ red glare.” A British midshipman’s log recording the bombardment of Fort McHenry. $60,000-80,000.Freeman’s, June 30. The Critical Promotion of a Naval Hero, Oliver Hazard Perry Commission signed by James Madison, 1812. $40,000-60,000.Freeman’s, June 30. Born in the USA: First Day of Printing in the United States, July 4, 1776. $15,000-25,000.Freeman’s, June 30. One of the Earliest Printed Announcements of American Independence, in the Exceedingly Rare Original Wrappers, 1776. $10,000-15,000.Freeman’s, June 30. "The Two Big Guns of the N.Y. Yanks": A Striking Type 1 Press Photograph of Lou Gehrig's Hands. $8,000-12,000.Freeman’s, June 30. A Unique Contemporary Manuscript Account of Joseph Smith's Final Words to His Followers, the Day Before his Violent Death. $8,000-12,000.Freeman’s, June 30. The State of Minnesota Officially Certifies the Fourteenth Amendment to the Constitution Of the United States. $8,000-12,000.Freeman’s, June 30. Extraordinarily Large Manuscript Petition Signed by a Who's Who of Colonial New York to Queen Anne from the Colony of New York. $8,000-12,000.Freeman’s, June 30. Mickey Mantle's First Cover: The Earliest Front-Page Newspaper Image of Mickey Mantle, "Something Good from Joplin". $8,000-12,000.Freeman’s, June 30. A Call to Arms in the Months Following the Declaration of Independence: An Early Continental Army Recruitment Poster. $6,000-9,000.Freeman’s, June 30. Samuel Jones, the Statesman Behind the Newly Discovered "Jones Declaration": His Annotated Set Used in His Working Law Library. $6,000-9,000.