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Lay's Auctioneers: The Timed Specialist Stamp Sale, Ottoman Empire, Levant, Arabia and Beyond
Auction Reports
| Auction Name | The Timed Specialist Stamp Sale, Ottoman Empire, Levant, Arabia and Beyond | Total Sales (GBP) | 6,760.80 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Auction Date | June 07, 2026 - June 07, 2026 | Low Estimate of Lots Sold (GBP) | 7,240.00 |
| Sale Number | #60726 | High Estimate of Lots Sold (GBP) | 12,290.00 |
| Total Lots | 155 | ||
| Sold Lots | 113.0 | Low Estimate of All Lots (GBP) | 10,650.00 |
| % of Lots Sold | 72.90% | High Estimate of All Lots (GBP) | 18,290.00 |
| Unsold Lots | 42 | Total Sales as a % of High Est. | 36.96% |
Top twenty-five by sale price
| Lot Number | Author Name | Book Title | Year Published | Estimate | Actual Price |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 75 | Ottoman Iraq Cover |
circa 1884-1890 | GBP 100.00 - 150.00 | GBP 888.92 | |
| 91 | Hejaz Cover |
N/A | GBP 30.00 - 50.00 | GBP 450.72 | |
| 66 | 10 Books, including: Iraq British Occupation Postal Stationery |
1918-1921 | GBP 80.00 - 120.00 | GBP 413.16 | |
| 99 | Saudi Arabia Fee Paid Handstamp Envelope |
N/A | GBP 50.00 - 100.00 | GBP 287.96 | |
| 143 | Confederate States Covers |
N/A | GBP 50.00 - 100.00 | GBP 175.28 | |
| 81 | 5 Books, including: 1860/70s Ottoman Covers |
1860s-1870s | GBP 80.00 - 120.00 | GBP 162.76 | |
| 97 | Saudi Arabia Nejd Cover |
N/A | GBP 150.00 - 200.00 | GBP 162.76 | |
| 144 | USA Cover |
1862 | GBP 30.00 - 50.00 | GBP 162.76 | |
| 183 | Coles J.H.; Walker H.E. | Postal Cancellations of The Ottoman Empire Catalogue |
N/A | GBP 50.00 - 80.00 | GBP 162.76 |
| 76 | Saudi Arabia Nejdi Sultinate Cover |
1926 | GBP 400.00 - 600.00 | GBP 150.24 | |
| 90 | Hejaz and Nejd Covers |
1926-1927 | GBP 100.00 - 200.00 | GBP 150.24 | |
| 72 | 13 Books, including: Iraq British Occupation Covers |
1918-1921 | GBP 80.00 - 120.00 | GBP 137.72 | |
| 67 | 7 Books, including: Iraq British Occupation Covers |
1920 | GBP 80.00 - 120.00 | GBP 118.94 | |
| 89 | French Military Occupation Covers |
1921 | GBP 100.00 - 150.00 | GBP 112.68 | |
| 69 | 11 Books, including: Iraq British Occupation Registered Covers |
1918-1921 | GBP 100.00 - 150.00 | GBP 106.42 | |
| 85 | 9 Books, including: Persia Iran Ottoman Empire Covers |
1870-1916 | GBP 80.00 - 120.00 | GBP 106.42 | |
| 82 | 4 Books, including: 1860/70s Ottoman Covers |
1860s-1870s | GBP 60.00 - 90.00 | GBP 93.90 | |
| 179 | European 19th and 20th century covers |
1849; 1929; 1853; 1850 | GBP 50.00 - 80.00 | GBP 93.90 | |
| 73 | 6 Books, including: Baghdad Area Covers |
20th century | GBP 50.00 - 80.00 | GBP 81.38 | |
| 70 | 7 Books, including: Iraq British Occupation Covers |
1918-1921 | GBP 50.00 - 80.00 | GBP 75.12 | |
| 77 | 1875 Ottoman Turkey Cover |
1875 | GBP 300.00 - 500.00 | GBP 75.12 | |
| 87 | 5 Books, including: Palestine British Occupation Covers |
1921-1946 | GBP 50.00 - 80.00 | GBP 75.12 | |
| 135 | Confederate States Cover |
1860s | GBP 30.00 - 50.00 | GBP 75.12 | |
| 2 | Baptist Ministry Convention Cover |
1903 | GBP 200.00 - 400.00 | GBP 62.60 | |
| 68 | 5 Books, including: Iraq British Occupation Covers |
1920 | GBP 40.00 - 60.00 | GBP 62.60 |
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Sotheby’s Geek Week
14-15 JulySotheby’s, July 14: Henry De La Beche. "Awful Changes," 1830. $6,000 to $9,000.Sotheby’s, July 15: [Apollo 11]. Flight Plan, Complete Original Printing Signed by Buzz Aldrin. $5,000 to $8,000.Sotheby’s, July 15: Thomas Alva Edison. Documents Establishing and Ending the Edison Electric Railway Company. $20,000 to $30,000.Sotheby’s, July 15: Richard P. Feynman. Feynman's Lectures on Gravitation 1-16, Including the Original Transcriptions of Lectures 12-16 by Morinigo and Wagner, With Richard Feynman's Manuscript Notations, 1971. $12,000 to $18,000.Sotheby’s, July 15: [Apollo 9]. A Group of Manuals and Mission Documents used by Stuart Roosa as a member of the Astronaut Support Crew. $5,000 to $8,000.Sotheby’s, July 15: [BYTE: The Small Systems Journal]. A collection of early foundational issues of Byte: The Small Systems Journal, with rare hardcover editions. $5,000 to $8,000. -
Forum Auctions
The 10th Anniversary Sale
Fine Books, Manuscripts and Works on Paper
July 16, 2026Forum, July 16: Inundation papyrus. P.Michael 4, the ‘Inundation papyrus’, a geographical account of the Nile near Canopus, in Greek, remains of two columns from a manuscript scroll on papyrus, Egypt, second century CE. £12,000-18,000Forum, July 16: Book of Hours, use of Sarum, manuscript on vellum, 6 full-page miniatures, with famous Middle English inscriptions, Southern Netherlands for the English market, [c.1430]. £30,000-50,000Forum, July 16: Qu'ran, Arabic manuscript on burnished, stencilled, and gold-flecked paper, 447ff., Sultanate Gujarat, Ahmadabad, [after 1411 but no later than 1442]. £15,000-20,000Forum Auctions
The 10th Anniversary Sale
Fine Books, Manuscripts and Works on Paper
July 16, 2026Forum, July 16: Turner (William). A New boke of the natures and properties of all wines that are commonly vsed here in England, rare first edition of the first English book on wine, By William Seres, 1568. £20,000-£30,000Forum, July 16: Spenser (Edmund). The Faerie Queene. first edition, Printed [by John Wolfe] for William Ponsonbie, 1590. £30,000-40,000Forum, July 16: Shakespeare (William). The Comedie of Errors, extracted from the first folio, Isaac Jaggard and Edward Blount, 1623. £15,000-20,000Forum Auctions
The 10th Anniversary Sale
Fine Books, Manuscripts and Works on Paper
July 16, 2026Forum, July 16: Fleming (Ian). Casino Royale, first edition, signed presentation inscription from the author, 1953. £40,000-60,000Forum, July 16: d'Agoty (Jacques-Fabien Gautier). Anatomie de la Tête, first edition, Paris, chez le Sieur Gautier, 1748. £10,000-15,000Forum, July 16: Martial Arts.- Lee (Bruce). 'Praying Mantis style' Kung Fu book, containing numerous annotations, diagrams and graphs in Bruce Lee's hand, c. 1960. £50,000-70,000Forum Auctions
The 10th Anniversary Sale
Fine Books, Manuscripts and Works on Paper
July 16, 2026Forum, July 16: Warre (Capt. Henry James). Sketches in North America and the Oregon Territory, first edition, rare hand-coloured issue, 1848. £30,000-40,000Forum, July 16: Norie (John William). The Marine Atlas, or Seaman's Complete Pilot for all the principal places in the known world..., 1826. £30,000-50,000Forum, July 16: Mao Tse-tung.- Kim Il-sung.-[Note book for visitors from China to Korea], signed by Mao and Kim, [Beijing, 1954]. £10,000-15,000