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Auction Name Stamps, Postcards and Postal History Total Sales (GBP) 21,816.00
Auction Date October 30, 2024 - October 30, 2024 Low Estimate of Lots Sold (GBP) 5,880.00
Sale Number #103024 High Estimate of Lots Sold (GBP) 9,090.00
Total Lots 35
Sold Lots 33 Low Estimate of All Lots (GBP) 5,980.00
% of Lots Sold 94.29% High Estimate of All Lots (GBP) 9,230.00
Unsold Lots 2 Total Sales as a % of High Est. 236.36%

Top twenty-five by sale price

Lot Number Author Name Book Title Year Published Estimate Actual Price
170

East Yorkshire Topographical Postcards.

 GBP 600.00 - 1,000.00 GBP 4,200.00
168

West Yorkshire Topographical Postcards.

 GBP 300.00 - 500.00 GBP 1,680.00
171

Hull Postcards.

 GBP 600.00 - 1,000.00 GBP 1,680.00
144

A highly unusual holding in 11 albums in a carton, part-collection part-vintage dealer's stock from the days before stockpages

 GBP 500.00 - 750.00 GBP 1,440.00
149

A full container of old stockbooks and album pages from a family, with early 20th century 'new issues'

 GBP 500.00 - 750.00 GBP 1,440.00
169

North Yorkshire Topographical Postcards.

 GBP 500.00 - 700.00 GBP 1,440.00
167

UK Topographical Postcards.

 GBP 200.00 - 400.00 GBP 1,080.00
166

Topographical Postcards.

 GBP 200.00 - 400.00 GBP 1,020.00
165

Mixed Postcards.

 GBP 150.00 - 250.00 GBP 780.00
146

Interesting box of several vintage volumes from a family, with 1910 edition Ideal album, presentation album of India 1940s

 GBP 150.00 - 200.00 GBP 720.00
137

Interesting grocer's box with assortment put aside over the generations, including a 19th century horizontal format Lincoln album with 100s of early issues incl. 1894 Benin set used

 GBP 150.00 - 200.00 GBP 660.00
164

Yorkshire Coast Topographical Postcards.

 GBP 100.00 - 150.00 GBP 660.00
145

Accumulation in four cartons/containers, many 1000s of 19th-21st century issues in 66 volumes (mostly stockbooks) and loose by country in envelopes

 GBP 150.00 - 200.00 GBP 504.00
148

Thousands of 19th and early 20th century stamps in several old albums, chiefly a fat Triumph album specially bound with extra blank pages

 GBP 200.00 - 300.00 GBP 504.00
147

Two cartons of albums and stockbooks including France mint collection in a hingeless album highly complete from 1944-1970s incl. 1947 500fr gull over Paris

 GBP 200.00 - 250.00 GBP 456.00
163

Singapore and Malaya Postcards.

 GBP 100.00 - 200.00 GBP 456.00
161

Silk Postcards.

 GBP 80.00 - 120.00 GBP 336.00
157

Mixed Postcards.

 GBP 70.00 - 100.00 GBP 300.00
143

Accumulation mainly of Great Britain, Scandinavia, Germany, USA and India in three large suitcases and a container.

 GBP 150.00 - 200.00 GBP 264.00
140

Vintage accumulation in old glassines, cigar boxes, postal history, etc, with further material that originated in an old Ideal album (Lot 125)

 GBP 100.00 - 150.00 GBP 216.00
154

Advertising Postcards.

 GBP 40.00 - 60.00 GBP 204.00
158

UK Topographical Postcards.

 GBP 70.00 - 100.00 GBP 204.00
141

Varied accumulation filling a clear container, with a satchel crammed with album pages, stockcards, covers, etc

 GBP 70.00 - 100.00 GBP 180.00
159

Yorkshire Topographical Postcards.

 GBP 70.00 - 100.00 GBP 180.00
162

Mixed Postcards.

 GBP 80.00 - 120.00 GBP 180.00
  • <center><b>Freeman’s | Hindman<br>Fine Printed Books and Manuscripts, Including Americana<br>November 14</b></center> <b>Freeman’s | Hindman, Nov. 14:</b> LEROUX, Gaston. <i>The Phantom of the Opera.</i> FIRST AM. ED, FIRST ISSUE IN THE VERY RARE DUST JACKET. 1911. $6,000 – 8,000. <b>Freeman’s | Hindman, Nov. 14:</b> GOULD, John. <i>A Monograph of the Trochilidae...Humming-Birds.</i> L., [1849-] 1861. $60,000 – 80,000. <b>Freeman’s | Hindman, Nov. 14:</b> A COMPLETE RUN of Limited Editions Club publications, v.p. [mostly New York], 1929-2010. $50,000 – 60,000. <b>Freeman’s | Hindman, Nov. 14:</b> ORWELL, George. <i>Nineteen Eighty-Four.</i> Lon., 1949. FIRST EDITION IN A VERY FINE DUST JACKET. $6,000 – 8,000. <b>Freeman’s | Hindman, Nov. 14:</b> GOULD. <i>A Monograph of the Ramphastidae...Toucans.</i> L., [1852-] 54. SECOND ED. $35,000 – 45,000. <b>Freeman’s | Hindman, Nov. 14:</b> <i>The Federalist.</i> NY, 1788. FIRST EDITION, THICK PAPER COPY. $60,000 – 80,000. <b>Freeman’s | Hindman, Nov. 14:</b> SELBY. <i>Plates to Selby’s Illustrations of British Ornithology.</i> Edin., [1833-] 34. $20,000 – 30,000.
    Freeman’s | Hindman
    Fine Printed Books and Manuscripts, Including Americana
    November 14
    Freeman’s | Hindman, Nov. 14: LEROUX, Gaston. The Phantom of the Opera. FIRST AM. ED, FIRST ISSUE IN THE VERY RARE DUST JACKET. 1911. $6,000 – 8,000.
    Freeman’s | Hindman, Nov. 14: GOULD, John. A Monograph of the Trochilidae...Humming-Birds. L., [1849-] 1861. $60,000 – 80,000.
    Freeman’s | Hindman, Nov. 14: A COMPLETE RUN of Limited Editions Club publications, v.p. [mostly New York], 1929-2010. $50,000 – 60,000.
    Freeman’s | Hindman, Nov. 14: ORWELL, George. Nineteen Eighty-Four. Lon., 1949. FIRST EDITION IN A VERY FINE DUST JACKET. $6,000 – 8,000.
    Freeman’s | Hindman, Nov. 14: GOULD. A Monograph of the Ramphastidae...Toucans. L., [1852-] 54. SECOND ED. $35,000 – 45,000.
    Freeman’s | Hindman, Nov. 14: The Federalist. NY, 1788. FIRST EDITION, THICK PAPER COPY. $60,000 – 80,000.
    Freeman’s | Hindman, Nov. 14: SELBY. Plates to Selby’s Illustrations of British Ornithology. Edin., [1833-] 34. $20,000 – 30,000.
  • <b>Gros & Delettrez, 7 November:</b><br>APRES DE MANNEVILLETTE<br>Le Neptune Oriental <b>Gros & Delettrez, 7 November:</b><br> CASSAS<br>Eaux fortes de la Sicile et quelques vues d’Espagne <b>Gros & Delettrez, 7 November:</b><br>CASSINI DE THURY<br>Carte générale et particulière de la France. <b>Gros & Delettrez, 7 November:</b><br>JOUY; GARNERAY<br>Vues des côtes de France dans l'Océan et dans la Méditerranée <b>Gros & Delettrez, 7 November:</b><br>LA PÉROUSE<br>Voyage autour du monde <b>Gros & Delettrez, 7 November:</b><br>LE GENTIL DE LA GALAISIERE<br>Voyage dans les Mers de l’Inde <b>Gros & Delettrez, 7 November:</b><br>LICENT<br>Hoang Ho, Pai Ho, Loan Ho, Leao Ho. Itinéraires suivis dans le bassin du golfe du Pei Tcheuly <b>Gros & Delettrez, 7 November:</b><br>FRENCH SCHOOL FROM THE 19th CENTURY<br>Panorama d’Athènes <b>Gros & Delettrez, 7 November:</b><br>PEETERS<br>Description des principales villes, havres et isles du golfe de Venise <b>Gros & Delettrez, 7 November:</b><br>PÉRON; FREYCINET<br>Voyage de découverte aux terres australes <b>Gros & Delettrez, 7 November:</b><br>STACKELBERG<br>La Grèce : vues pittoresques et topographiques. <b>Gros & Delettrez, 7 November:</b><br>VALENTINER<br>Atlas des Sonnensystems.
    Gros & Delettrez, 7 November:
    APRES DE MANNEVILLETTE
    Le Neptune Oriental
    Gros & Delettrez, 7 November:
    CASSAS
    Eaux fortes de la Sicile et quelques vues d’Espagne
    Gros & Delettrez, 7 November:
    CASSINI DE THURY
    Carte générale et particulière de la France.
    Gros & Delettrez, 7 November:
    JOUY; GARNERAY
    Vues des côtes de France dans l'Océan et dans la Méditerranée
    Gros & Delettrez, 7 November:
    LA PÉROUSE
    Voyage autour du monde
    Gros & Delettrez, 7 November:
    LE GENTIL DE LA GALAISIERE
    Voyage dans les Mers de l’Inde
    Gros & Delettrez, 7 November:
    LICENT
    Hoang Ho, Pai Ho, Loan Ho, Leao Ho. Itinéraires suivis dans le bassin du golfe du Pei Tcheuly
    Gros & Delettrez, 7 November:
    FRENCH SCHOOL FROM THE 19th CENTURY
    Panorama d’Athènes
    Gros & Delettrez, 7 November:
    PEETERS
    Description des principales villes, havres et isles du golfe de Venise
    Gros & Delettrez, 7 November:
    PÉRON; FREYCINET
    Voyage de découverte aux terres australes
    Gros & Delettrez, 7 November:
    STACKELBERG
    La Grèce : vues pittoresques et topographiques.
    Gros & Delettrez, 7 November:
    VALENTINER
    Atlas des Sonnensystems.
  • <b><center>Forum Auctions<br>Online Sale:<br>The Detective Fiction Collection of John Cooper<br>Ending 7th November, 2024</center></b> <b>Forum, Nov. 7:</b> Christie (Agatha). <i>The Thirteen Problems,</i> first edition, The Crime Club, 1932. £15,000 to £20,000. <b>Forum, Nov. 7:</b> Christie (Agatha). <i>Dumb Witness,</i> first edition, 1937. £3,000 to £4,000. <b>Forum, Nov. 7:</b> Christie (Agatha). <i>Cards on the Table,</i> first edition, The Crime Club, 1936. £2,000 to £3,000. <b>Forum, Nov. 7:</b> [Carr (John Dickson)], "Carter Dickson" and John Rhode. <i>Drop to his Death,</i> first edition, Heinemann, [1939]. £600 to £800. <b>Forum, Nov. 7:</b> Berkeley (Anthony). <i>Jumping Jenny,</i> first edition, Hodder and Stoughton, 1933. £800 to £1,200. <b><center>Forum Auctions<br>Online Sale:<br>The Detective Fiction Collection of John Cooper<br>Ending 7th November, 2024</center></b> <b>Forum, Nov. 7:</b> Marsh (Ngaio). <i>Overture to Death,</i> first edition, The Crime Club, 1939. £600 to £800. <b>Forum, Nov. 7:</b> [Day-Lewis (Cecil)] "Nicholas Blake". <i>The Beast Must Die,</i> first edition, 1938. £750 to £1,000. <b>Forum, Nov. 7:</b> Brand (Christianna). <i>Green for Danger,</i> first edition, signed presentation inscription from the author, John Lane the Bodley Head, 1945. £600 to £800. <b>Forum, Nov. 7:</b> Christie (Agatha). <i>Murder is Easy,</i> first edition, signed by the author, 1939. £3,000 to £4,000. <b>Forum, Nov. 7:</b> Sayers (Dorothy L.) <i>Lord Peter Views the Body,</i> first edition, Gollancz, 1928. £6,000 to £8,000.
    Forum Auctions
    Online Sale:
    The Detective Fiction Collection of John Cooper
    Ending 7th November, 2024
    Forum, Nov. 7: Christie (Agatha). The Thirteen Problems, first edition, The Crime Club, 1932. £15,000 to £20,000.
    Forum, Nov. 7: Christie (Agatha). Dumb Witness, first edition, 1937. £3,000 to £4,000.
    Forum, Nov. 7: Christie (Agatha). Cards on the Table, first edition, The Crime Club, 1936. £2,000 to £3,000.
    Forum, Nov. 7: [Carr (John Dickson)], "Carter Dickson" and John Rhode. Drop to his Death, first edition, Heinemann, [1939]. £600 to £800.
    Forum, Nov. 7: Berkeley (Anthony). Jumping Jenny, first edition, Hodder and Stoughton, 1933. £800 to £1,200.
    Forum Auctions
    Online Sale:
    The Detective Fiction Collection of John Cooper
    Ending 7th November, 2024
    Forum, Nov. 7: Marsh (Ngaio). Overture to Death, first edition, The Crime Club, 1939. £600 to £800.
    Forum, Nov. 7: [Day-Lewis (Cecil)] "Nicholas Blake". The Beast Must Die, first edition, 1938. £750 to £1,000.
    Forum, Nov. 7: Brand (Christianna). Green for Danger, first edition, signed presentation inscription from the author, John Lane the Bodley Head, 1945. £600 to £800.
    Forum, Nov. 7: Christie (Agatha). Murder is Easy, first edition, signed by the author, 1939. £3,000 to £4,000.
    Forum, Nov. 7: Sayers (Dorothy L.) Lord Peter Views the Body, first edition, Gollancz, 1928. £6,000 to £8,000.
  • <b><center>Doyle<br>Stage & Screen<br>November 14 & 15</center></b> <b>Doyle, Nov. 14-15:</b> A studio-sanctioned Darth Vader Touring Costume from The Empire Strikes Back. $50,000 to $100,000. <b>Doyle, Nov. 14-15:</b> An original Al Hirschfeld's illustration of the cast of On Golden Pond. $4,000 to $6,000. <b>Doyle, Nov. 14-15:</b> The largest trove of personal Grace Kelly letters to come to market. $60,000 to $80,000. <b>Doyle, Nov. 14-15:</b> An Important Archive of Musical Manuscripts of Truman Capote and Harold Arlen's House of Flowers. $40,000 to $60,000. <b>Doyle, Nov. 14-15:</b> The archive of an original Merrily We Roll Along Broadway cast member. $5,000 to $10,000. <b>Doyle, Nov. 14-15:</b> Jerry Herman's Yamaha Model C7 Ebonized Grand Piano. $6,000 to $9,000. <b>Doyle, Nov. 14-15:</b> A large group of Jerry Herman musical posters. $300 to $500. <b>Doyle, Nov. 14-15:</b> Group of awards presented to Jerry Herman. $300 to $400. <b>Doyle, Nov. 14-15:</b> Six pages of original art for "The MAD Game of Basebrawl," a complete story published in MAD #167, pages 31-36, June 1974. $3,000 to $4,000. <b>Doyle, Nov. 14-15:</b> A MAD book made for Al Jaffee, containing original art and writings from many MAD contributors. 2011. $1,200 to $1,800. <b>Doyle, Nov. 14-15:</b> A Jaffee-themed MAD Fold-In - "What honor should the creator of the MAD Fold-Ins be given?" $800 to $1,200. <b>Doyle, Nov. 14-15:</b> MAD Fold-In - "What developing news story has many Americans totally transfixed?" $800 to $1,200.
    Doyle
    Stage & Screen
    November 14 & 15
    Doyle, Nov. 14-15: A studio-sanctioned Darth Vader Touring Costume from The Empire Strikes Back. $50,000 to $100,000.
    Doyle, Nov. 14-15: An original Al Hirschfeld's illustration of the cast of On Golden Pond. $4,000 to $6,000.
    Doyle, Nov. 14-15: The largest trove of personal Grace Kelly letters to come to market. $60,000 to $80,000.
    Doyle, Nov. 14-15: An Important Archive of Musical Manuscripts of Truman Capote and Harold Arlen's House of Flowers. $40,000 to $60,000.
    Doyle, Nov. 14-15: The archive of an original Merrily We Roll Along Broadway cast member. $5,000 to $10,000.
    Doyle, Nov. 14-15: Jerry Herman's Yamaha Model C7 Ebonized Grand Piano. $6,000 to $9,000.
    Doyle, Nov. 14-15: A large group of Jerry Herman musical posters. $300 to $500.
    Doyle, Nov. 14-15: Group of awards presented to Jerry Herman. $300 to $400.
    Doyle, Nov. 14-15: Six pages of original art for "The MAD Game of Basebrawl," a complete story published in MAD #167, pages 31-36, June 1974. $3,000 to $4,000.
    Doyle, Nov. 14-15: A MAD book made for Al Jaffee, containing original art and writings from many MAD contributors. 2011. $1,200 to $1,800.
    Doyle, Nov. 14-15: A Jaffee-themed MAD Fold-In - "What honor should the creator of the MAD Fold-Ins be given?" $800 to $1,200.
    Doyle, Nov. 14-15: MAD Fold-In - "What developing news story has many Americans totally transfixed?" $800 to $1,200.
  • <b><center>Sotheby's<br>Fine Books, Manuscripts & More<br>Available for Immediate Purchase</center></b> <b>Sotheby’s:</b> J.R.R. Tolkien. <i>The Lord of the Rings</i> Trilogy. 11,135 USD <b>Sotheby’s:</b> Edgar Allan Poe. <i>The Raven and Other Poems,</i> 1845. 33,000 USD <b>Sotheby’s:</b> Leo Tolstoy, Clara Bow. <i>War and Peace,</i> 1886. 22,500 USD <b>Sotheby’s:</b> Sir Arthur Conan Doyle. <i>Adventures of Sherlock Holmes,</i> 1902. 7,500 USD <b>Sotheby’s:</b> F. Scott Fitzgerald. <i>This Side of Paradise, The Great Gatsby,</i> and Others, 1920-1941. 24,180 USD
    Sotheby's
    Fine Books, Manuscripts & More
    Available for Immediate Purchase
    Sotheby’s: J.R.R. Tolkien. The Lord of the Rings Trilogy. 11,135 USD
    Sotheby’s: Edgar Allan Poe. The Raven and Other Poems, 1845. 33,000 USD
    Sotheby’s: Leo Tolstoy, Clara Bow. War and Peace, 1886. 22,500 USD
    Sotheby’s: Sir Arthur Conan Doyle. Adventures of Sherlock Holmes, 1902. 7,500 USD
    Sotheby’s: F. Scott Fitzgerald. This Side of Paradise, The Great Gatsby, and Others, 1920-1941. 24,180 USD