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Auction Reports
| Auction Name | Balloons and Stamps | Total Sales (EUR) | 5,587.00 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Auction Date | May 13, 2026 - May 13, 2026 | Low Estimate of Lots Sold (EUR) | 1,730.00 |
| Sale Number | #179239 | High Estimate of Lots Sold (EUR) | 3,300.00 |
| Total Lots | 15 | ||
| Sold Lots | 9.0 | Low Estimate of All Lots (EUR) | 1,730.00 |
| % of Lots Sold | 60.00% | High Estimate of All Lots (EUR) | 3,300.00 |
| Unsold Lots | 6 | Total Sales as a % of High Est. | 169.30% |
Top twenty-five by sale price
| Lot Number | Author Name | Book Title | Year Published | Estimate | Actual Price |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 7 | 13 Classic Letters including No. 6 1F Carmin Ceres |
N/A | EUR 250.00 - 500.00 | EUR 1,648.00 | |
| 5 | Antique Letters including Ballon Monte for Italy |
1870; 1871 | EUR 200.00 - 300.00 | EUR 923.00 | |
| 2 | Kirchner | Postcards of Brittany; Selected Postcards including Illustrators |
N/A | EUR 200.00 - 400.00 | EUR 857.00 |
| 8 | Le Nom denomme n°1; La Ville d'Orleans; Le General Renault |
N/A | EUR 200.00 - 400.00 | EUR 487.00 | |
| 6 | Correspondence of a French Sailor (1860-1870) |
1860-1870 | EUR 300.00 - 600.00 | EUR 461.00 | |
| 9 | 5 Items, including: Ballon Monte Gazette des absents n°9 |
1926-1941; 1969; 1941-1987; 1960-1985 | EUR 100.00 - 300.00 | EUR 422.00 | |
| 11 | Semi-modern Letters including Pneumatic Letter from Algiers |
N/A | EUR 300.00 - 500.00 | EUR 329.00 | |
| 4 | Collection of 400 Letters (20th Century) |
1929 | EUR 100.00 - 150.00 | EUR 263.00 | |
| 1 | Postcards of Normandy; Album of Maps of Former Colonies |
1922 | EUR 80.00 - 150.00 | EUR 197.00 |
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Freeman’s
How History Unfolds on Paper: Important Americana from the Eric C. Caren Collection, Part X
June 30Freeman’s, June 30: [Queen Anne's War] Extraordinarily Large Manuscript Petition Signed by a Who's Who of Colonial New York Accomplished to Queen Anne. $8,000/12,000Freeman’s, June 30: [Mormonism] A Unique Manuscript Account of Joseph Smith's Final Words Offered to His Congregation, the Day Before his Violent Death, 1844. $8,000/12,000Freeman’s, June 30: [Baseball] [Mantle, Mickey] Mickey Mantle's First Cover: The Earliest Front-Page Newspaper Image of Mickey Mantle, "Something Good from Joplin". $8,000/12,000Freeman’s, June 30: [Baseball] A Striking Type 1 Press Photograph of Lou Gehrig's Hands. $8,000/12,000Freeman’s, June 30: [Declaration of Independence] One of the First Printed Announcements of American Independence, Subscriber Ebenezer Hazard's Copy, in the Exceedingly Rare Original Wrappers, 1776. $10,000/15,000Freeman’s
How History Unfolds on Paper: Important Americana from the Eric C. Caren Collection, Part X
June 30Freeman’s, June 30: [American Revolution] Born in the USA: First Day of Printing in the United States, July 4, 1776! $15,000/25,000Freeman’s, June 30: [War of 1812] "We Have Met the Enemy and They are Ours": The Critical Promotion of a Naval Hero, Oliver Hazard Perry is Appointed Master Commandant in the United States Navy, 1812. $40,000/60,000Freeman’s, June 30: [Star-Spangled Banner] Eyewitness Account of the Shelling of Fort McHenry in the War of 1812, in a Manuscript Logbook from the HMS Trave, Present at the Battles of Baltimore and New Orleans, 1814-16. $60,000/80,000Freeman’s, June 30: [American Revolution] Thomas Jefferson at the Birth of a New Nation: An Important Letter Carried by a Jewish Patriot Communicating the Definitive Treaty of Paris, January 16, 1784. $100,000/200,000Freeman’s, June 30: [Colonial America] [Plymouth Colony] Plymouth Colony Seeks a Royal Charter: A Rare and Important Plymouth Colony Document, 1690/91. $6,000/9,000 -
Sotheby’s
Selections from The Jay T. Snider Collection of Benjamin Franklin
Live Sale 24 JuneSotheby’s, June 24: (Benjamin Franklin). The founding—and funding—of the Pennsylvania Hospital. $150,000 to $200,000.Sotheby’s, June 24: Benjamin Franklin, "the Day of the Declaration of Independence is everywhere annually celebrated”. $80,000 to $120,000.Sotheby’s, June 24: Benjamin Franklin, “probably the most fundamental thing ever done in the field of electricity”. $75,000 to $125,000.Sotheby’s, June 24: Benjamin Franklin. One of Franklin's very earliest surviving letters. $40,000 to $60,000.Sotheby’s, June 24: Roger More and Benjamin Franklin. The only complete copy known of Poor Roger. $25,000 to $35,000.Sotheby’s, June 24: John Jerman. The American Almanack ... for 1731 — the only known copy in private hands. $25,000 to $35,000.