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Tooveys: Cigarette and Trade Cards, Postcards, Photographs, Autographs and Ephemera

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Auction Name	Cigarette and Trade Cards, Postcards, Photographs, Autographs and Ephemera	Total Sales (GBP)	133,322.07
Auction Date	November 13, 2024 - November 13, 2024	Low Estimate of Lots Sold (GBP)	51,350.00
Sale Number	#111324	High Estimate of Lots Sold (GBP)	76,770.00
Total Lots	341
Sold Lots	293	Low Estimate of All Lots (GBP)	60,250.00
% of Lots Sold	85.92%	High Estimate of All Lots (GBP)	90,750.00
Unsold Lots	48	Total Sales as a % of High Est.	146.91%

Top twenty-five by sale price

Lot Number	Book Title	Estimate	Actual Price
3400	AUTOGRAPHS. A collection of 16 signed photographs relating to Superman	GBP 1,800.00 - 2,400.00	GBP 3,237.00
3189	PHOTOGRAPHS. Six leather-bound albums containing approximately 90 mounted photographs,	GBP 60.00 - 100.00	GBP 2,988.00
3403	AUTOGRAPHS. A collection of approximately 54 signed photographs relating to Star Wars, the majority	GBP 500.00 - 800.00	GBP 2,739.00
3316	AUTOGRAPH, HOUDINI. A photographic postcard titled Harry Handcuff Houdini signed in ink by the escapologist,	GBP 600.00 - 1,000.00	GBP 2,116.50
3099	DEPTFORD. An album containing approximately 94 postcards of Deptford, London	GBP 200.00 - 300.00	GBP 1,992.00
3244	A collection of approximately 430 postcards of Brighton and its East Sussex environs	GBP 300.00 - 500.00	GBP 1,992.00
3072	A collection of cigarette cards in 34 albums, other albums and loose	GBP 200.00 - 400.00	GBP 1,743.00
3107	GREENWICH. An album containing approximately 170 postcards of Greenwich and its London environs	GBP 400.00 - 600.00	GBP 1,743.00
3174	WESTMINSTER. An album containing approximately 170 postcards of Victoria and Pimlico, London	GBP 300.00 - 400.00	GBP 1,743.00
3404	AUTOGRAPHS. A collection of 14 signed photographs relating to the Wizard of Oz,	GBP 1,200.00 - 1,800.00	GBP 1,743.00
3406	AUTOGRAPHS. A collection of approximately 400 signed postcards and postcard-size photographs	GBP 400.00 - 600.00	GBP 1,743.00
3408	AUTOGRAPHS. A collection of approximately 400 signed postcards and postcard-size photographs	GBP 400.00 - 600.00	GBP 1,743.00
3412	AUTOGRAPHS. A collection of approximately 200 signed photographs, most 25cm x 20.5cm	GBP 400.00 - 600.00	GBP 1,743.00
3126	LONDON. An album containing approximately 125 postcards of London, the majority of social history interest	GBP 100.00 - 150.00	GBP 1,494.00
3146	SOUTH LONDON. An album containing approximately 155 postcards of between the commons of Wandsworth and Clapham	GBP 600.00 - 800.00	GBP 1,494.00
3153	SOUTHFIELDS. Three albums containing approximately 300 postcards of Southfields, London	GBP 800.00 - 1,200.00	GBP 1,494.00
3405	AUTOGRAPHS. A collection of approximately 400 signed postcards and postcard-size photographs	GBP 400.00 - 600.00	GBP 1,494.00
3407	AUTOGRAPHS. A collection of approximately 400 signed postcards and postcard-size photographs	GBP 400.00 - 600.00	GBP 1,494.00
3106	FULHAM. Two albums containing approximately 200 postcards of Fulham, London	GBP 450.00 - 550.00	GBP 1,369.50
3145	SOUTH EAST LONDON. An album containing approximately 209 postcards of South East London	GBP 500.00 - 700.00	GBP 1,369.50
3398	AUTOGRAPHS. A collection of 24 signed photographs relating to My Fair Lady	GBP 1,200.00 - 1,800.00	GBP 1,369.50
3284	A collection of approximately 180 postcard of British topography	GBP 250.00 - 350.00	GBP 1,245.00
3410	AUTOGRAPHS. A collection of approximately 200 signed photographs, most 25cm x 20.5cm	GBP 400.00 - 600.00	GBP 1,245.00
3411	AUTOGRAPHS. A collection of approximately 200 signed photographs, most 25cm x 20.5cm	GBP 400.00 - 600.00	GBP 1,245.00
3413	AUTOGRAPHS. A collection of approximately 200 signed photographs, most 25cm x 20.5cm	GBP 400.00 - 600.00	GBP 1,245.00

High Bids Win
Rare Books, Catalogs, Magazines
and Machine Manuals
December 24 to January 9

High Bids Win, Dec. 24 – Jan. 9: Ellis Smith Prints unsigned. 20” by 16”.

High Bids Win, Dec. 24 – Jan. 9: United typothetae of America presidents. Pictures of 37 UTA presidents 46th annual convention United typothetae of America Cincinnati 1932.

High Bids Win, Dec. 24 – Jan. 9: Henri de Toulouse-Lautrec signed Paper Impressionism Art Prints. MayMilton 9 1/2” by 13” Reine de Joie 9 1/2” by 13”.

High Bids Win
Rare Books, Catalogs, Magazines
and Machine Manuals
December 24 to January 9

High Bids Win, Dec. 24 – Jan. 9: Aberle’ Ballet editions. 108th triumph, American season spring and summer 1944.

High Bids Win, Dec. 24 – Jan. 9: Puss ‘n Boots. 1994 Charles Perrult All four are signed by Andreas Deja

High Bids Win, Dec. 24 – Jan. 9: Specimen book of type faces. Job composition department, Philadelphia gazette publishing company .

High Bids Win
Rare Books, Catalogs, Magazines
and Machine Manuals
December 24 to January 9

High Bids Win, Dec. 24 – Jan. 9: An exhibit of printed books, Bridwell library.

High Bids Win, Dec. 24 – Jan. 9: A Connecticut Yankee in King Arthur Court By Mark Twain 1889.

High Bids Win, Dec. 24 – Jan. 9: 1963 Philadelphia Eagles official program.

High Bids Win
Rare Books, Catalogs, Magazines
and Machine Manuals
December 24 to January 9

High Bids Win, Dec. 24 – Jan. 9: 8 - Esquire the magazine for men 1954.

High Bids Win, Dec. 24 – Jan. 9: The American printer, July 1910.

High Bids Win, Dec. 24 – Jan. 9: Leaves of grass 1855 by Walt Whitman.
Sotheby's
Fine Books, Manuscripts & More
Available for Immediate Purchase

Sotheby’s: William Shakespeare.
The Poems and Sonnets of William Shakespeare, 1960. 7,210 USD

Sotheby’s: Charles Dickens.
A Christmas Carol, First Edition, 1843. 17,500 USD

Sotheby’s: William Golding.
Lord of the Flies, First Edition, 1954. 5,400 USD

Sotheby's
Fine Books, Manuscripts & More
Available for Immediate Purchase

Sotheby’s: Lewis Carroll.
Through the Looking Glass and What Alice Found There, Inscribed First Edition, 1872. 25,000 USD

Sotheby’s: J.R.R. Tolkien.
The Hobbit, First Edition, 1937. 12,000 USD

Sotheby’s: John Milton.
Paradise Lost, 1759. 5,400 USD