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![<b>Dominic Winter, Oct. 2:</b> Potter (Beatrix, illustrator). <i>A Happy Pair,</i> 1st [and only] edition, 1890. £5,000-£8,000.](https://ae-files.s3.amazonaws.com/AdvertisementPhotos/a7419d4f-f0bd-48bd-a771-60a5a7085dba.jpg "<b>Dominic Winter, Oct. 2:</b> Potter (Beatrix, illustrator). <i>A Happy Pair,</i> 1st [and only] edition, 1890. £5,000-£8,000.")
Dominic Winter Auctioneers
2 October
Beatrix Potter:
The Private Collection of Thomas & Greta SchusterDominic Winter, Oct. 2: Potter (Beatrix). The Tale of Peter Rabbit, 1st privately printed edition, 1901. £40,000-£60,000.Dominic Winter, Oct. 2: Potter (Beatrix Helen, 1866-1943). Squintina Tabby, Licensed dealer in Tea. £7,000-£10,000.Dominic Winter, Oct. 2: Potter (Beatrix Helen, 1866-1943). A pair of original illustrations from The Tale of Benjamin Bunny. £8,000-£12,000.Dominic Winter Auctioneers
2 October
Beatrix Potter:
The Private Collection of Thomas & Greta SchusterDominic Winter, Oct. 2: Potter (Beatrix, illustrator). A Happy Pair, 1st [and only] edition, 1890. £5,000-£8,000.Dominic Winter, Oct. 2: Potter (Beatrix). Autograph Illustrated Letter, c. 1920. £3,000-£5,000.Dominic Winter, Oct. 2: Potter (Beatrix). The Fairy Caravan, 1st (autographed limited) edition, 1929. £2,000-£3,000.Dominic Winter Auctioneers
2 October
Beatrix Potter:
The Private Collection of Thomas & Greta SchusterDominic Winter, Oct. 2: Potter (Beatrix). The Tale of Squirrel Nutkin, 1st edition, 1903, inscribed by Beatrix Potter. £1,500-£2,000.Dominic Winter, Oct. 2: Potter (Beatrix). The Tale of Mr. Jeremy Fisher, 1st deluxe edition, inscribed by Beatrix Potter. £3,000-£5,000.Dominic Winter, Oct. 2: Potter (Beatrix). The Tale of Squirrel Nutkin, 1st deluxe edition, 1903, rare trial binding. £2,000-£3,000.Dominic Winter Auctioneers
2 October
Beatrix Potter:
The Private Collection of Thomas & Greta SchusterDominic Winter, Oct. 2: Potter (Beatrix). The Tailor of Gloucester, 1st privately printed edition, December 1902. £2,000-£3,000.Dominic Winter, Oct. 2: Potter (Beatrix). Autograph Illustrated Letter Signed, 26 October 1936. £2,000-£3,000.Dominic Winter, Oct. 2: Potter (Beatrix). Signed and Inscribed ICAA Christmas Card, 1938. £1,500-£2,000. -
Gonnelli:
Auction 63
Books, Autographs & Manuscripts
October 7th-9th 2025Gonnelli: The Arabian Nights - Alf Laylah wa-Laylah. 1862. Starting price € 25.000Gonnelli: Depero futurista. 1927. Starting price € 9.000Gonnelli: Dalì, Alchimia dei Filosofi. 1976. Starting price € 3.800Gonnelli:
Auction 63
Books, Autographs & Manuscripts
October 7th-9th 2025Gonnelli: Cicero, Tusculanae disputationes. 1480. Starting price € 4.800Gonnelli: Cassini, De cometa. 1653. Starting price € 10.000Gonnelli: Cataldi, Trattato della quadratura del cerchio etc. 1612. Starting price € 8.000Gonnelli:
Auction 63
Books, Autographs & Manuscripts
October 7th-9th 2025Gonnelli: Cavalieri, Geometria indivisibilibus. 1635. Starting price € 15.000Gonnelli: Diophantus, Arithmeticorum libri sex. 1670. Starting price € 15.000Gonnelli: Fontana, Novae coelestium observationes. 1646. Starting price € 10.000Gonnelli:
Auction 63
Books, Autographs & Manuscripts
October 7th-9th 2025Gonnelli: Galileo, Sidereus nuncius. 1610. Starting price € 100.000Gonnelli: Pico della Mirandola, Conclusiones nonagentae. 1532. Starting price € 7.000Gonnelli: Jansson's Waterworld. 1657. Starting price € 20.000 -
![<b>Fonsie Mealy’s, Oct. 1-2:</b> Important 18th Century Gaelic Scribal Manuscript. Ceating (Dochtuir) [Keating, Dr. Geoffrey]. <i>Forus Feasa ar Éirinn.</i> €15,000 to €20,000.](https://ae-files.s3.amazonaws.com/AdvertisementPhotos/c6be72f5-d9e0-45ec-9a8d-b6df7ba62e31.jpg "<b>Fonsie Mealy’s, Oct. 1-2:</b> Important 18th Century Gaelic Scribal Manuscript. Ceating (Dochtuir) [Keating, Dr. Geoffrey]. <i>Forus Feasa ar Éirinn.</i> €15,000 to €20,000.")
![<b>Fonsie Mealy’s, Oct. 1-2:</b> [Natural History] Donovan (Edward). <i>The Natural History of British Birds; or a Selection of the Most Rare, Beautiful and Interesting Birds which Inhabit this Country.</i> €3,000 to €4,000.](https://ae-files.s3.amazonaws.com/AdvertisementPhotos/a0c801e1-3019-451a-add6-0251a91f714b.jpg "<b>Fonsie Mealy’s, Oct. 1-2:</b> [Natural History] Donovan (Edward). <i>The Natural History of British Birds; or a Selection of the Most Rare, Beautiful and Interesting Birds which Inhabit this Country.</i> €3,000 to €4,000.")
Fonsie Mealy’s, Oct. 1-2: The Corner-stone Document of Irish Freedom: 1916 PROCLAMATION OF THE IRISH REPUBLIC. €100,000 to €150,000.Fonsie Mealy’s, Oct. 1-2: Important 18th Century Gaelic Scribal Manuscript. Ceating (Dochtuir) [Keating, Dr. Geoffrey]. Forus Feasa ar Éirinn. €15,000 to €20,000.Fonsie Mealy’s, Oct. 1-2: Rare Irish Provincial Printed 18th Century Herbal. K'eogh (John). Botanalogia Universalis Hibernica, or, A General Irish Herbal, Calculated for this Kingdom… €1,500 to €2,000.Fonsie Mealy’s, Oct. 1-2: Somerville (E.OE.) The Discontented Little Elephant. Inscribed presentation copy. €700 to €1,000.Fonsie Mealy’s, Oct. 1-2: Broadside: “Great News from Dublin, Giving a True Account of the Seizing of a Ship coming from Ireland, with Fifty Commissions from the late King James…” €800 to €1,000.Fonsie Mealy’s, Oct. 1-2: Welch (Rbt.) Photographer: Six photographic prints of the Titanic. €800 to €1,200.Fonsie Mealy’s, Oct. 1-2: Rare Modern Irish Masterpiece. O’Brien (Flann). At Swim-Two-Birds. €3,000 to €4,000.Fonsie Mealy’s, Oct. 1-2: Newton (Sir Isaac). Opticks : or, A Treatise of the Reflections, Refractions, Inflections and Colours of Light. €3,000 to €4,000.Fonsie Mealy’s, Oct. 1-2: [Natural History] Donovan (Edward). The Natural History of British Birds; or a Selection of the Most Rare, Beautiful and Interesting Birds which Inhabit this Country. €3,000 to €4,000.Fonsie Mealy’s, Oct. 1-2: The Authors First Publication. Heaney (Seamus). Eleven Poems. €1,000 to €1,500.Fonsie Mealy’s, Oct. 1-2: Heaney (Seamus). Remembering Malibu. €3,500 to €5,000. -
![<b>Sotheby’s, Oct. 1-15:</b> [Austen, Jane]. Emma, the extraordinary Edgeworth-Butler copy. $250,000 to $350,000.](https://ae-files.s3.amazonaws.com/AdvertisementPhotos/079d8567-8397-4add-975e-22b6520389b4.png "<b>Sotheby’s, Oct. 1-15:</b> [Austen, Jane]. Emma, the extraordinary Edgeworth-Butler copy. $250,000 to $350,000.")
Sotheby’s
By a Lady
1-15 October 2025Sotheby’s, Oct. 1-15: Austen, Jane. A long and intimate autograph letter signed ("JA"), to Cassandra Austen. $300,000 to $400,000.Sotheby’s, Oct. 1-15: Austen, Jane. “Lines on Maria Beckford,” autograph manuscript signed ("Jane Austen"). $100,000 to $150,000.Sotheby’s, Oct. 1-15: [Austen, Jane]. Emma, the extraordinary Edgeworth-Butler copy. $250,000 to $350,000.
Auction Reports
Robert Siegel Galleries
Auction Info
- Auction Name
- U.S. and Civil War Postal History
- Auction Date
- 09/06/2025 - 09/06/2025
- Sale Number
- #9037
- Total Lots
- 202
- Sold Lots
- 176
- Lots Sold
- 87.13%
- Unsold Lots
- 26
- Total Sales (USD)
- 52,380.20
- Low Estimate of Lots Sold (USD)
- 38,900.00
- High Estimate of Lots Sold (USD)
- 54,500.00
- Low Estimate of All Lots (USD)
- 44,900.00
- High Estimate of All Lots (USD)
- 62,850.00
- Total Sales as a % of High Est.
- 83.34%
Top twenty five by sale price
| Lot Number | Author Name | Book Title | Year Published | Estimate | Actual Price |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 10184 | 10c Blue, Die B (12). |
USD 400.00 - 500.00 | USD 2,714.00 | ||
| 10133 | Amelia Earhart. |
USD 500.00 - 750.00 | USD 1,416.00 | ||
| 10127 | Classic Cover Balance, 1847-68. |
USD 1,000.00 - 1,500.00 | USD 1,121.00 | ||
| 10150 | Mobile Ala., 5c Blue (58X2). |
USD 500.00 - 750.00 | USD 1,121.00 | ||
| 10112 | 1c Blue, Ty. IIIa/IIIa/Ia (22/22/19). |
USD 500.00 - 750.00 | USD 1,121.00 | ||
| 10024 | Langton's Pioneer Express. |
USD 200.00 - 300.00 | USD 1,003.00 | ||
| 10052 | Southern Express Company. |
USD 300.00 - 400.00 | USD 1,003.00 | ||
| 10113 | 1c Blue, Ty. Ic (19b). |
USD 500.00 - 750.00 | USD 1,003.00 | ||
| 10144 | Griffin Ga. Aug. 8. |
USD 400.00 - 500.00 | USD 885.00 | ||
| 10022 | Langton's Pioneer Express. |
USD 300.00 - 400.00 | USD 885.00 | ||
| 10141 | Unused Union Patriotic Designs. |
USD 500.00 - 750.00 | USD 885.00 | ||
| 10021 | Freeman & Co. |
USD 200.00 - 300.00 | USD 826.00 | ||
| 10018 | 3c Dull Red, Ty. III (26). |
USD 400.00 - 500.00 | USD 767.00 | ||
| 10132 | Charles A. Lindbergh. |
USD 400.00 - 500.00 | USD 708.00 | ||
| 10038 | 10c Green, Ty. III (15). |
USD 300.00 - 400.00 | USD 708.00 | ||
| 10023 | Langton's Pioneer Express. |
USD 200.00 - 300.00 | USD 708.00 | ||
| 10130 | Orville Wright. |
USD 200.00 - 300.00 | USD 649.00 | ||
| 10135 | Amelia Earhart. |
USD 400.00 - 500.00 | USD 649.00 | ||
| 10181 | 10c Blue, Die A (11). |
USD 100.00 - 150.00 | USD 590.00 | ||
| 10085 | Glen Haven Daily Mail, Glen Haven N.Y., 1c Black on Green Glazed (71L3). |
USD 300.00 - 400.00 | USD 590.00 |
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![<b>Il Ponte, Sep. 30-Oct. 1:</b> REDOUTÉ, Pierre-Joseph - Douze Bouquets. Parigi e New York: [s.d., ma ca. 1835]. € 15.000 - 25.000](https://ae-files.s3.amazonaws.com/AdvertisementPhotos/52dd1cf6-f094-4432-955c-f3b20077eb95.jpg "<b>Il Ponte, Sep. 30-Oct. 1:</b> REDOUTÉ, Pierre-Joseph - Douze Bouquets. Parigi e New York: [s.d., ma ca. 1835]. € 15.000 - 25.000")
