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Robert Siegel Galleries: Worldwide Stamps and Postal History

Auction Reports


Auction Name	Worldwide Stamps and Postal History	Total Sales (USD)	330,818.90
Auction Date	December 19, 2024 - December 19, 2024	Low Estimate of Lots Sold (USD)	195,550.00
Sale Number	#1341	High Estimate of Lots Sold (USD)	272,900.00
Total Lots	270
Sold Lots	245	Low Estimate of All Lots (USD)	220,700.00
% of Lots Sold	90.74%	High Estimate of All Lots (USD)	310,000.00
Unsold Lots	25	Total Sales as a % of High Est.	106.72%

Top twenty-five by sale price

Lot Number	Book Title	Year Published	Estimate	Actual Price
4006	Great Britain, 1848, 10p Red Brown (6; SG 57ii).	1848	USD 7,500.00 - 10,000.00	USD 106,200.00
4515	France, 1868, 80c Rose on Pinkish (36; Yvert 32).	1868	USD 15,000.00 - 20,000.00	USD 20,650.00
4506	France, 1849, 25c Blue on Bluish, Tete-Beche Pair (6c; Yvert 4c).	1849	USD 10,000.00 - 15,000.00	USD 15,930.00
4516	France, 1870, 20c Blue (57; Yvert 37).	1870	USD 7,500.00 - 10,000.00	USD 9,440.00
4002	Great Britain, Used in France, 1841, 1p Red Brown (3; SG 8).	1841	USD 10,000.00 - 15,000.00	USD 8,260.00
4003	Great Britain, 1841, 1p Red Brown (3; SG 8).	1841	USD 7,500.00 - 10,000.00	USD 6,490.00
4133	Newfoundland, 1927, 60c Black, De Pinedo Air Post (C4; SG 163).	1927	USD 5,000.00 - 7,500.00	USD 6,490.00
4514	France, 1867, 20c Blue on Bluish, Ty. II (33; Yvert 29B).	1867	USD 7,500.00 - 10,000.00	USD 4,425.00
4011	Great Britain, 1857, 1p Rose Red (20; SG 40).	1857	USD 300.00 - 400.00	USD 3,835.00
4214	Ceylon, 1866, 10p Orange Red (56a; SG 58b).	1866	USD 2,000.00 - 3,000.00	USD 3,835.00
4332	Transvaal, 1878, 1p Red on Orange (72; SG 117).	1878	USD 3,000.00 - 4,000.00	USD 3,835.00
4229	FIJI, 1870, 3p Black, 6p Black on Pink Quadrille Paper (2, 3; SG 2, 3).	1870	USD 3,000.00 - 4,000.00	USD 3,540.00
4057	Australia, 1920 Ross-Smith First Aerial Post.	1920	USD 2,000.00 - 3,000.00	USD 3,422.00
4481	China, Taiwan Cover Group.	1950-52	USD 1,000.00 - 1,500.00	USD 3,186.00
4023	Australian States, Tasmania, 1853, 1p Blue, Fine Impression on Soft Paper (1; SG 1).	1853	USD 3,000.00 - 4,000.00	USD 2,950.00
4417	Indo-China, 1863 "ETABLISSts FRANCAISE DE LA COCHINCHINE, SAIGON".	1863	USD 1,500.00 - 2,000.00	USD 2,950.00
4607	Ceylon, 1934 First South America Flight (Sieger 247).	1934	USD 1,500.00 - 2,000.00	USD 2,714.00
4399	French Colonies, Used in Cochinchina, Sadec, 1865, 20c Blue on Bluish (4; Yvert 4).	1865	USD 2,000.00 - 3,000.00	USD 2,478.00
4486	China, People's Republic, 1963, 4f-10f Cuban Revolution (655-660; Yang C319-C324).	1963	USD 500.00 - 750.00	USD 2,242.00
4575	Japan, 1900s Stationery Entires from the Madagascar Postal Archives.	1900s	USD 1,500.00 - 2,000.00	USD 2,242.00
4267	India, Feudatory States, Dungarpur, 1945, 1a3p Bright Mauve, Perf 10 (26; SG 12a).	1945	USD 750.00 - 1,000.00	USD 2,124.00
4374	France, 1853, 40c Orange on Yellowish (18; Yvert 16).	1853	USD 2,000.00 - 3,000.00	USD 2,006.00
4405	French Colonies, Used in Cochinchina, Vinh Long, 1865, 20c Blue on Bluish (4; Yvert 4).	1865	USD 3,000.00 - 4,000.00	USD 2,006.00
4419	French Colonies, Used in Cochinchina, Saigon, 1859, 40c Orange on Yellowish (5; Yvert 5).	1859	USD 1,000.00 - 1,500.00	USD 1,888.00
4372	France, 1854, 20c Blue on Bluish (15; Yvert 14A).	1854	USD 1,000.00 - 1,500.00	USD 1,770.00

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