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Auction Name Cigarette and Trade Cards, Postcards, Photographs, Autographs and Ephemera Total Sales (GBP) 94,863.75
Auction Date November 12, 2025 - November 12, 2025 Low Estimate of Lots Sold (GBP) 25,175.00
Sale Number #111225 High Estimate of Lots Sold (GBP) 40,005.00
Total Lots 308
Sold Lots 270.0 Low Estimate of All Lots (GBP) 28,000.00
% of Lots Sold 87.66% High Estimate of All Lots (GBP) 44,590.00
Unsold Lots 38 Total Sales as a % of High Est. 212.75%

Top twenty-five by sale price

Lot Number Author Name Book Title Year Published Estimate Actual Price
3333

AUTOGRAPHS. A collection of approximately 200 signed photographs

 GBP 500.00 - 800.00 GBP 4,500.00
3337

AUTOGRAPHS. A collection of approximately 200 signed photographs

 GBP 500.00 - 800.00 GBP 4,500.00
3332

AUTOGRAPHS. A collection of approximately 200 signed photographs

 GBP 500.00 - 800.00 GBP 4,000.00
3335

AUTOGRAPHS. A collection of approximately 200 signed photographs

 GBP 600.00 - 1,000.00 GBP 4,000.00
3336

AUTOGRAPHS. A collection of approximately 200 signed photographs

 GBP 500.00 - 800.00 GBP 4,000.00
3330

AUTOGRAPHS. A collection of approximately 200 signed photographs

 GBP 500.00 - 800.00 GBP 3,750.00
3334

AUTOGRAPHS. A collection of approximately 200 signed photographs

 GBP 500.00 - 800.00 GBP 3,750.00
3328

AUTOGRAPHS. A collection of approximately 200 signed photographs

 GBP 500.00 - 800.00 GBP 3,500.00
3329

AUTOGRAPHS. A collection of approximately 200 signed photographs

 GBP 500.00 - 800.00 GBP 3,500.00
3079

A group of 14 type cigarette cards relating to cricket

 GBP 400.00 - 600.00 GBP 3,250.00
3080

A group of 20 type cigarette cards relating to sport

 GBP 200.00 - 400.00 GBP 3,000.00
3139

A collection of 44 photographic postcards of transport interest

 GBP 200.00 - 400.00 GBP 2,875.00
3331

AUTOGRAPHS. A collection of approximately 200 signed photographs

 GBP 500.00 - 800.00 GBP 2,750.00
3166

A collection of approximately 81 postcards of Shoreham-by-Sea

 GBP 100.00 - 150.00 GBP 937.50
3268

A collection of approximately 620 postcards in nine albums

 GBP 100.00 - 200.00 GBP 812.50
3321

FOOTBALL PROGRAMMES. A collection of approximately 97 football programmes circa 1962-1990

 circa 1962-1990 GBP 50.00 - 80.00 GBP 812.50
3081

A collection of 30 type cigarette cards relating to the military

 GBP 300.00 - 500.00 GBP 687.50
3249

An extensive collection of approximately 1300 postcards of Lincoln collected by publisher

 GBP 100.00 - 200.00 GBP 687.50
3067

A Hook of Holland 'Footballers' cigarette card circa 1898 titled 'J. Sowerby' of Hull F.C. Note: this card was not listed in The Cartographic Society of Great Britain's journal's list issue 371 May/June 2025

 circa 1898 GBP 80.00 - 120.00 GBP 600.00
3253

A collection of approximately 200 postcards of southern Scotland

 GBP 100.00 - 150.00 GBP 575.00
3208

A collection of approximately 137 postcards of canals

 GBP 80.00 - 120.00 GBP 550.00
3127

An album containing 26 Donald McGill postcards and proofs

 1933 GBP 80.00 - 120.00 GBP 500.00
3222

A collection of approximately 430 foreign postcards

 GBP 150.00 - 250.00 GBP 500.00
3244

An album containing approximately 252 postcards of seaside towns

 GBP 180.00 - 240.00 GBP 500.00
3072

A type collection of 8 'Star Girls' cigarette cards circa 1900

 circa 1900 GBP 100.00 - 150.00 GBP 475.00
  • <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
  • <b><center>Case Antiques<br>2026 Winter Fine Art & Antiques<br>January 31 and February 1, 2026</center><b> <b>Case Antiques, Jan. 31-Feb. 1:</b> 1775 Map of Virginia, Fry and Jefferson, ex-John Tyler. $6,000 to $8,000. <b>Case Antiques, Jan. 31-Feb. 1:</b> Albrecht Durer Engraving, The Peasant Couple at Market. $3,400 to $3,800. <b>Case Antiques, Jan. 31-Feb. 1:</b> 1777 Map: Wm. Faden, British Colonies in N. America, ex. John Tyler. $2,000 to $2,400. <b><center>Case Antiques<br>2026 Winter Fine Art & Antiques<br>January 31 and February 1, 2026</center><b> <b>Case Antiques, Jan. 31-Feb. 1:</b> 30 Vols. George Eliot 1st Editions; Mill on the Floss, Silas Marner, Deronda, etc. $1,400 to $1,800. <b>Case Antiques, Jan. 31-Feb. 1:</b> Celestial Floor Globe c. 1800. $1,400 to $1,800. <b>Case Antiques, Jan. 31-Feb. 1:</b> Lewis Carroll: Alice's Adventures in Wonderland, 1866 London MacMillan. $900 to $1,200. <b><center>Case Antiques<br>2026 Winter Fine Art & Antiques<br>January 31 and February 1, 2026</center><b> <b>Case Antiques, Jan. 31-Feb. 1:</b> President Andrew Jackson Signed Patent, 1831. $1,000 to $1,200. <b>Case Antiques, Jan. 31-Feb. 1:</b> Civil War Tintype of Calvin “Old Ballie” Walker, CSA 3rd TN Infantry, KIA, plus 3 Union Images. $800 to $1,000. <b>Case Antiques, Jan. 31-Feb. 1:</b> 1855 Georgia Pocket Map, W. G. Bonner. $800 to $1,000. <b><center>Case Antiques<br>2026 Winter Fine Art & Antiques<br>January 31 and February 1, 2026</center><b> <b>Case Antiques, Jan. 31-Feb. 1:</b> Audubon c. 1835 Birds of America Common Cormorant, Havell Edition. $800 to $900. <b>Case Antiques, Jan. 31-Feb. 1:</b> George Eliot, Middlemarch, 1st Edition in 8 Volumes. $600 to $800. <b>Case Antiques, Jan. 31-Feb. 1:</b> Four NASA Moon Survey Photos; 144M, 148M, 149M, 149H1. $400 to $600.
    Case Antiques
    2026 Winter Fine Art & Antiques
    January 31 and February 1, 2026
    Case Antiques, Jan. 31-Feb. 1: 1775 Map of Virginia, Fry and Jefferson, ex-John Tyler. $6,000 to $8,000.
    Case Antiques, Jan. 31-Feb. 1: Albrecht Durer Engraving, The Peasant Couple at Market. $3,400 to $3,800.
    Case Antiques, Jan. 31-Feb. 1: 1777 Map: Wm. Faden, British Colonies in N. America, ex. John Tyler. $2,000 to $2,400.
    Case Antiques
    2026 Winter Fine Art & Antiques
    January 31 and February 1, 2026
    Case Antiques, Jan. 31-Feb. 1: 30 Vols. George Eliot 1st Editions; Mill on the Floss, Silas Marner, Deronda, etc. $1,400 to $1,800.
    Case Antiques, Jan. 31-Feb. 1: Celestial Floor Globe c. 1800. $1,400 to $1,800.
    Case Antiques, Jan. 31-Feb. 1: Lewis Carroll: Alice's Adventures in Wonderland, 1866 London MacMillan. $900 to $1,200.
    Case Antiques
    2026 Winter Fine Art & Antiques
    January 31 and February 1, 2026
    Case Antiques, Jan. 31-Feb. 1: President Andrew Jackson Signed Patent, 1831. $1,000 to $1,200.
    Case Antiques, Jan. 31-Feb. 1: Civil War Tintype of Calvin “Old Ballie” Walker, CSA 3rd TN Infantry, KIA, plus 3 Union Images. $800 to $1,000.
    Case Antiques, Jan. 31-Feb. 1: 1855 Georgia Pocket Map, W. G. Bonner. $800 to $1,000.
    Case Antiques
    2026 Winter Fine Art & Antiques
    January 31 and February 1, 2026
    Case Antiques, Jan. 31-Feb. 1: Audubon c. 1835 Birds of America Common Cormorant, Havell Edition. $800 to $900.
    Case Antiques, Jan. 31-Feb. 1: George Eliot, Middlemarch, 1st Edition in 8 Volumes. $600 to $800.
    Case Antiques, Jan. 31-Feb. 1: Four NASA Moon Survey Photos; 144M, 148M, 149M, 149H1. $400 to $600.