Heritage Auctions: The Dr. Richard Meli Collection Pulps Signature® Auction, 7444, Dallas

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Auction Report
Auction Date
December 04, 2025 - December 06, 2025
Page Size: 471 items in 19 pages
Lot Number Author Name Book Title Place Printed Year Published Estimate Actual Price
82001

Crime Busters #22 August 1939 Strasser Pedigree (Street & Smith) CGC VF 8.0 Off-white pages.

 1939 Not Available USD 9,000.00
82002

Horror Stories #33 October / November 1939 (Popular) CGC VF/NM 9.0 White pages.

 1939 Not Available USD 10,200.00
82003

Mystery Adventure Magazine #20 November 1936 (Movie Digest) CGC VF 8.0 Off-white pages.

 1936 Not Available USD 22,800.00
82004

Saucy Movie Tales #10 October 1936 (Movie Digest) CGC VF+ 8.5 White pages.

 1936 Not Available USD 15,600.00
82005

Saucy Romantic Adventures #1 May 1936 (Movie Digest, Inc.) CGC FN 6.0 Cream to off-white pages.

 1936 Not Available USD 13,200.00
82006

Secret Agent X #5 June 1934 Strasser Pedigree (Ace) CGC VF 8.0 White pages.

 1934 Not Available USD 12,000.00
82007

Snappy Adventure Stories Ashcan #1 (V1#1) July 1934 (Trojan Magazines) CGC VF+ 8.5 Off-white to white pages.

 1934 Not Available USD 26,400.00
82008

Snappy Adventure Stories Ashcan #2 (V1#2) May 1935 (Culture) CGC VF/NM 9.0 Off-white to white pages.

 1935 Not Available USD 11,400.00
82009

Snappy Mystery Stories Ashcan #1 (V1#2) May 1935 (Culture) CGC VF/NM 9.0 Off-white to white pages.

 1935 Not Available USD 66,000.00
82010

Spicy Mystery Stories #1 June 1935 (Culture) CGC NM+ 9.6 White pages.

 1935 Not Available USD 156,000.00
82011

Spicy Mystery Stories #5 October 1935 (Culture) CGC NM- 9.2 Off-white to white pages.

 1935 Not Available USD 38,400.00
82012

Spicy Mystery Stories #14 July 1936 (Culture) CGC NM- 9.2 Off-white pages.

 1936 Not Available USD 28,800.00
82013

The Spider #6 March 1934 Strasser Pedigree (Popular) CGC NM 9.4 Off-white to white pages.

 1934 Not Available USD 19,200.00
82014

Terror Tales #14 October 1935 (Popular) CGC NM- 9.2 Cream to off-white pages.

 1935 Not Available USD 16,800.00
82015

Vice Squad Detective #1 1933 (Fawcett) CGC VF- 7.5 Off-white to white pages.

 1933 Not Available USD 18,000.00
82016

Weird Tales #1 March 1923 First State (Rural) CGC FN+ 6.5 Off-white to white pages.

 1923 Not Available USD 90,000.00
82017

Weird Tales #2 April 1923 (Rural) CGC VF 8.0 White pages.

 1923 Not Available USD 66,000.00
82018

Weird Tales #114 June 1933 Frank M. Robinson Pedigree (Popular Fiction) CGC NM/MT 9.8 Off-white pages.

 1933 Not Available USD 40,800.00
82019

Weird Tales #118 October 1933 Frank M. Robinson Pedigree (Popular Fiction) CGC NM- 9.2 White pages.

 1933 Not Available USD 105,000.00
82020

Weird Tales #125 May 1934 Frank M. Robinson Pedigree (Popular Fiction) CGC NM+ 9.6 Off-white pages.

 1934 Not Available USD 33,600.00
82021

Amazing Stories Annual #1 1927 (Gernsback Publications) Condition: FN.

 1927 Not Available USD 4,560.00
82022

Black Mask #2 May 1920 (Pro-Distribution) CGC VG- 3.5 Cream to off-white pages.

 1920 Not Available USD 6,600.00
82023

Black Mask #3 June 1920 (Pro-Distribution) CGC GD/VG 3.0 Cream to off-white pages.

 1920 Not Available USD 4,560.00
82024

Black Mask #12 March 1921 (Pro-Distribution) CGC GD/VG 3.0 White pages.

 1921 Not Available USD 2,640.00
82025

Black Mask #13 April 1921 (Pro-Distribution) CGC VG- 3.5 Off-white pages.

 1921 Not Available USD 2,880.00
  • <b><center>Sotheby’s<br>Year in Review</center></b> <b>Sotheby’s Year in Review:</b> A Rare Hebrew Bible with Micrographic Masorah. Sold: 1,514,000 USD <b>Sotheby’s Year in Review:</b> "The Freedman's Primer.” Sold: 241,300 USD <b>Sotheby’s Year in Review:</b> Smith, William. "The Map that Changed the World." Sold: 139,700 USD <b>Sotheby’s Year in Review:</b> Psalter, C13th. Illuminated Psalter. Sold: 330,200 GBP <b>Sotheby’s Year in Review:</b> Lincoln, Abraham. The abolition of slavery. Sold: 13,697,500 USD <b>Sotheby’s Year in Review:</b> Vergilius. Opera, Venice, Aldo Manuzio, 1501. Sold: 1,041,400 USD
    Sotheby’s
    Year in Review
    Sotheby’s Year in Review: A Rare Hebrew Bible with Micrographic Masorah. Sold: 1,514,000 USD
    Sotheby’s Year in Review: "The Freedman's Primer.” Sold: 241,300 USD
    Sotheby’s Year in Review: Smith, William. "The Map that Changed the World." Sold: 139,700 USD
    Sotheby’s Year in Review: Psalter, C13th. Illuminated Psalter. Sold: 330,200 GBP
    Sotheby’s Year in Review: Lincoln, Abraham. The abolition of slavery. Sold: 13,697,500 USD
    Sotheby’s Year in Review: Vergilius. Opera, Venice, Aldo Manuzio, 1501. Sold: 1,041,400 USD
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    January 31 and February 1, 2026
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    Case Antiques, Jan. 31-Feb. 1: Albrecht Durer Engraving, The Peasant Couple at Market. $3,400 to $3,800.
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    January 31 and February 1, 2026
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    Case Antiques, Jan. 31-Feb. 1: Celestial Floor Globe c. 1800. $1,400 to $1,800.
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    January 31 and February 1, 2026
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