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Robert Siegel Galleries: United States and Civil War Postal History

Auction Reports

Auction Name United States and Civil War Postal History Total Sales (USD) 1,168,453.70
Auction Date December 10, 2024 - December 11, 2024 Low Estimate of Lots Sold (USD) 538,075.00
Sale Number #1338 High Estimate of Lots Sold (USD) 748,550.00
Total Lots 901
Sold Lots 885 Low Estimate of All Lots (USD) 542,725.00
% of Lots Sold 98.22% High Estimate of All Lots (USD) 755,100.00
Unsold Lots 16 Total Sales as a % of High Est. 154.74%

Top twenty-five by sale price

Lot Number Author Name Book Title Year Published Estimate Actual Price
341

LEONA - TEXAS - MAR 9.

USD 7,500.00 - 10,000.00 USD 41,300.00
280

Western Mails and Wells Fargo & Co. Group.

USD 5,000.00 - 7,500.00 USD 24,780.00
254

Crawford's Middle Fork Express Paid.

USD 4,000.00 - 5,000.00 USD 21,830.00
546

5c Red Brown (12).

USD 5,000.00 - 7,500.00 USD 20,060.00
465

5c Red Brown (1).

USD 10,000.00 - 15,000.00 USD 17,700.00
288

GREENWOOD. D.T./JULY. 2. 1'60.

USD 5,000.00 - 7,500.00 USD 16,520.00
390

3c Orange Brown, Ty. II (10A).

USD 1,000.00 - 1,500.00 USD 12,980.00
78

Opelousas La. Nov. 19.

USD 1,500.00 - 2,000.00 USD 12,390.00
139

(E. S. Zevely) "Pleasant Grove Md., Alleg'y Co., Sep. 27, Free, Post Office Stamps Made Here".

USD 2,000.00 - 3,000.00 USD 12,390.00
520

10c Black, Vertical Half Used as 5c (2b).

USD 10,000.00 - 15,000.00 USD 12,390.00
569

10c Green, Ty. IV (34).

USD 4,000.00 - 5,000.00 USD 12,390.00
640

Massive Accumulation.

USD 2,000.00 - 3,000.00 USD 12,390.00
382

U.S. EXPRESS/BUFFALO/AUG 8.

USD 4,000.00 - 5,000.00 USD 11,800.00
761

Express Companies Accumulation.

USD 4,000.00 - 5,000.00 USD 11,800.00
768

3c Dull Red, Ty. III (26).

USD 500.00 - 750.00 USD 11,210.00
291

BEXAR. (later San Antonio Tex.).

USD 2,000.00 - 3,000.00 USD 10,620.00
633

1861-68 Issue Covers.

USD 4,000.00 - 5,000.00 USD 10,620.00
775

3c Rose (65).

USD 1,500.00 - 2,000.00 USD 10,030.00
292

FRANCA/EN BEXAR. (later San Antonio Tex.).

USD 2,000.00 - 3,000.00 USD 9,440.00
90

ST. CHARLES/MO.

USD 1,500.00 - 2,000.00 USD 8,260.00
527

3c Orange Brown, Ty. II (10A),

USD 7,500.00 - 10,000.00 USD 7,965.00
630

Hawaii, 1875, 12c Black (36).

USD 3,000.00 - 4,000.00 USD 7,375.00
898

10c Carmine (5a).

USD 3,000.00 - 4,000.00 USD 7,080.00
37

Huntsville Al. Oct. 19 (1845).

USD 2,000.00 - 3,000.00 USD 6,785.00
631

1851-57 Issue Cover Balance.

USD 3,000.00 - 4,000.00 USD 6,785.00
  • 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