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Chiswick Auctions: Stamps and Postal History

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Auction Name	Stamps and Postal History	Total Sales (GBP)	35,213.00
Auction Date	August 06, 2025 - August 06, 2025	Low Estimate of Lots Sold (GBP)	9,450.00
Sale Number	#80625	High Estimate of Lots Sold (GBP)	17,630.00
Total Lots	201
Sold Lots	183	Low Estimate of All Lots (GBP)	10,160.00
% of Lots Sold	91.04%	High Estimate of All Lots (GBP)	19,060.00
Unsold Lots	18	Total Sales as a % of High Est.	184.75%

Top twenty-five by sale price

Lot Number	Book Title	Year Published	Estimate	Actual Price
42	China PRC 1st anniversary of PRC		GBP 40.00 - 80.00	GBP 3,276.00
34	China 1950-56 covers	1950-56	GBP 40.00 - 80.00	GBP 1,890.00
35	China 1909-44 covers	1909-44	GBP 80.00 - 150.00	GBP 1,008.00
70	Poland Postal history collection mostly WW2 era		GBP 100.00 - 200.00	GBP 1,008.00
31	North Korea 1904-1987 postal history selection	1904-1987	GBP 120.00 - 180.00	GBP 882.00
20	India / Japanese Occupation of Andaman & Nicobar Islands		GBP 100.00 - 200.00	GBP 693.00
41	China Incoming Mail / WW2 1928-1949 group of covers from various countries	1928-1949	GBP 60.00 - 80.00	GBP 693.00
105	Kurdistan Two 1923 local post 8a. used stamps	1923	GBP 100.00 - 200.00	GBP 693.00
40	Manchukuo / China / Local Overprints 1933-49 selection of covers comprising various Manchukuo issues	1933-49	GBP 80.00 - 150.00	GBP 630.00
25	Korea / Korean War 1950s forces mail from various countries	1950s	GBP 40.00 - 60.00	GBP 605.00
59	Latvia 1911-52 diverse collection of covers and stamps	1911-52	GBP 60.00 - 100.00	GBP 529.00
72	Russia Pre WW2 1903-1936 selection of covers	1903-1936	GBP 80.00 - 150.00	GBP 479.00
119	North Korea Miscellany Stamps and covers		GBP 80.00 - 150.00	GBP 454.00
19	India Azad Hind Free India Propaganda 1943 stamps	1943	GBP 80.00 - 150.00	GBP 428.00
129	Thai Occupation of Malaya Stamps		GBP 50.00 - 100.00	GBP 428.00
9	Manchukuo 1932-1944 postal history group	1932-1944	GBP 100.00 - 200.00	GBP 403.00
26	China / Korea 1953/54 six covers from the same correspondence sent to Poland from Peking or Panmunjom	1953/54	GBP 80.00 - 150.00	GBP 403.00
44	Manchukuo / China / Local Overprints 1945-50ca mint and used stamps selection	1945-50ca	GBP 70.00 - 120.00	GBP 403.00
46	Russia China PO's / China / Harbin 1910-1921 Five covers	1910-1921	GBP 80.00 - 120.00	GBP 403.00
179	Russia 1903-41 stamps and covers	1903-41	GBP 40.00 - 80.00	GBP 378.00
29	Japan 1912-62 postal history selection	1912-62	GBP 80.00 - 150.00	GBP 353.00
174	Russia / Soviet Union WW2 military postcards and stationery		GBP 30.00 - 60.00	GBP 353.00
58	Lithuania 1918-1992 interesting postal history group	1918-1992	GBP 60.00 - 100.00	GBP 340.00
36	China Junk Issues 1915-30 covers and postcards	1915-30	GBP 50.00 - 100.00	GBP 328.00
73	Russia 1938-62 postal history selection mostly WW2 period	1938-62	GBP 30.00 - 60.00	GBP 328.00

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Il Ponte, Sep. 30-Oct. 1: BOETTI, Alighiero - Classifying the thousand longest rivers in the world. Ascoli Piceno: 1977. € 15.000 - 18.000

Il Ponte, Sep. 30-Oct. 1: GOYA Y LUCIENTES, Francisco José - Los desastres de la guerra. Madrid: 1863. € 12.000 - 18.000

Il Ponte, Sep. 30-Oct. 1: HEVELIUS, Johannes - Selenographia sive lunae descriptio. Danzica: 1647. € 10.000 - 15.000

Il Ponte, Sep. 30-Oct. 1: REDOUTÉ, Pierre-Joseph - Douze Bouquets. Parigi e New York: [s.d., ma ca. 1835]. € 15.000 - 25.000
Koller, Sep. 17: NEWTON, ISAAC. Philosophiae naturalis principia mathematica. London, Joseph Streater, "Prostat apud plures Bibliopolas", 1687. CHF 250,000 to 300,000.

Koller, Sep. 17: ORTELIUS, ABRAHAM. Theatrum orbis terrarum. 3 parts in 1 volume. Antwerpen, Plantin, 1612. CHF 120,000 to 160,000.

Koller, Sep. 17: BECKMANN, MAX. Apokalypse. Frankfurt a. M., Privatdruck der Bauerschen Giesserei, 1943. CHF 40,000 to 60,000.

Koller, Sep. 17: BOISSERÉE, SULPIZ. Ansichten, Risse und einzelne Theile des Doms von Köln. AND: Ders. Geschichte und Beschreibung des Doms zu Köln… CHF 30,000 to 50,000.

Koller, Sep. 17: SCHEDEL, HARTMANN. Buch der Chroniken und Geschichten. Nürnberg, Anton Koberger, 23. Dez. 1493. CHF 25,000 to 40,000.
Sotheby's
Fine Books, Manuscripts & More
Available for Immediate Purchase

Sotheby’s: Ian Fleming. Casino Royale, London, 1953. First edition, first printing. $58,610.

Sotheby’s: A.A. Milne, Ernest Howard Shepard. Winnie The Pooh, United Kingdom, 1926. First UK edition. $17,580.

Sotheby’s: Ernest Hemingway. Three Stories And Ten Poems, [Paris], (1923). First edition of Hemingway’s first published book. $75,000.

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

Sotheby’s: L. Frank Baum. The Wonderful Wizard of Oz, Chicago, 1900. First edition. $27,500.

Sotheby’s: Man Ray. Photographs By Man Ray 1920 Paris 1934, Hartford, 1934. $7,860.

Sotheby’s: Thomas Pennant. Zoologia Britannica, Augsburg, 1771. $49,125.