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Auction Name
Stamps, Postcards and Postal History
Auction Date
10/30/2024 - 10/30/2024
Sale Number
#103024
Total Lots
35
Sold Lots
33
Lots Sold
94.29%
Unsold Lots
2
Total Sales (GBP)
21,816.00
Low Estimate of Lots Sold (GBP)
5,880.00
High Estimate of Lots Sold (GBP)
9,090.00
Low Estimate of All Lots (GBP)
5,980.00
High Estimate of All Lots (GBP)
9,230.00
Total Sales as a % of High Est.
236.36%

Top twenty five by sale price

Lot Number Author Name Book Title Year Published Estimate Actual Price
170

East Yorkshire Topographical Postcards.

 GBP 600.00 - 1,000.00 GBP 4,200.00
171

Hull Postcards.

 GBP 600.00 - 1,000.00 GBP 1,680.00
168

West Yorkshire Topographical Postcards.

 GBP 300.00 - 500.00 GBP 1,680.00
169

North Yorkshire Topographical Postcards.

 GBP 500.00 - 700.00 GBP 1,440.00
144

A highly unusual holding in 11 albums in a carton, part-collection part-vintage dealer's stock from the days before stockpages

 GBP 500.00 - 750.00 GBP 1,440.00
149

A full container of old stockbooks and album pages from a family, with early 20th century 'new issues'

 GBP 500.00 - 750.00 GBP 1,440.00
167

UK Topographical Postcards.

 GBP 200.00 - 400.00 GBP 1,080.00
166

Topographical Postcards.

 GBP 200.00 - 400.00 GBP 1,020.00
165

Mixed Postcards.

 GBP 150.00 - 250.00 GBP 780.00
146

Interesting box of several vintage volumes from a family, with 1910 edition Ideal album, presentation album of India 1940s

 GBP 150.00 - 200.00 GBP 720.00
137

Interesting grocer's box with assortment put aside over the generations, including a 19th century horizontal format Lincoln album with 100s of early issues incl. 1894 Benin set used

 GBP 150.00 - 200.00 GBP 660.00
164

Yorkshire Coast Topographical Postcards.

 GBP 100.00 - 150.00 GBP 660.00
145

Accumulation in four cartons/containers, many 1000s of 19th-21st century issues in 66 volumes (mostly stockbooks) and loose by country in envelopes

 GBP 150.00 - 200.00 GBP 504.00
148

Thousands of 19th and early 20th century stamps in several old albums, chiefly a fat Triumph album specially bound with extra blank pages

 GBP 200.00 - 300.00 GBP 504.00
147

Two cartons of albums and stockbooks including France mint collection in a hingeless album highly complete from 1944-1970s incl. 1947 500fr gull over Paris

 GBP 200.00 - 250.00 GBP 456.00
163

Singapore and Malaya Postcards.

 GBP 100.00 - 200.00 GBP 456.00
161

Silk Postcards.

 GBP 80.00 - 120.00 GBP 336.00
157

Mixed Postcards.

 GBP 70.00 - 100.00 GBP 300.00
143

Accumulation mainly of Great Britain, Scandinavia, Germany, USA and India in three large suitcases and a container.

 GBP 150.00 - 200.00 GBP 264.00
140

Vintage accumulation in old glassines, cigar boxes, postal history, etc, with further material that originated in an old Ideal album (Lot 125)

 GBP 100.00 - 150.00 GBP 216.00
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  • <b><center>Forum Auctions<br>Online Sale:<br>The Detective Fiction Collection of John Cooper<br>Ending 7th November, 2024</center></b> <b>Forum, Nov. 7:</b> Christie (Agatha). <i>The Thirteen Problems,</i> first edition, The Crime Club, 1932. £15,000 to £20,000. <b>Forum, Nov. 7:</b> Christie (Agatha). <i>Dumb Witness,</i> first edition, 1937. £3,000 to £4,000. <b>Forum, Nov. 7:</b> Christie (Agatha). <i>Cards on the Table,</i> first edition, The Crime Club, 1936. £2,000 to £3,000. <b>Forum, Nov. 7:</b> [Carr (John Dickson)], "Carter Dickson" and John Rhode. <i>Drop to his Death,</i> first edition, Heinemann, [1939]. £600 to £800. <b>Forum, Nov. 7:</b> Berkeley (Anthony). <i>Jumping Jenny,</i> first edition, Hodder and Stoughton, 1933. £800 to £1,200. <b><center>Forum Auctions<br>Online Sale:<br>The Detective Fiction Collection of John Cooper<br>Ending 7th November, 2024</center></b> <b>Forum, Nov. 7:</b> Marsh (Ngaio). <i>Overture to Death,</i> first edition, The Crime Club, 1939. £600 to £800. <b>Forum, Nov. 7:</b> [Day-Lewis (Cecil)] "Nicholas Blake". <i>The Beast Must Die,</i> first edition, 1938. £750 to £1,000. <b>Forum, Nov. 7:</b> Brand (Christianna). <i>Green for Danger,</i> first edition, signed presentation inscription from the author, John Lane the Bodley Head, 1945. £600 to £800. <b>Forum, Nov. 7:</b> Christie (Agatha). <i>Murder is Easy,</i> first edition, signed by the author, 1939. £3,000 to £4,000. <b>Forum, Nov. 7:</b> Sayers (Dorothy L.) <i>Lord Peter Views the Body,</i> first edition, Gollancz, 1928. £6,000 to £8,000.
    Forum Auctions
    Online Sale:
    The Detective Fiction Collection of John Cooper
    Ending 7th November, 2024
    Forum, Nov. 7: Christie (Agatha). The Thirteen Problems, first edition, The Crime Club, 1932. £15,000 to £20,000.
    Forum, Nov. 7: Christie (Agatha). Dumb Witness, first edition, 1937. £3,000 to £4,000.
    Forum, Nov. 7: Christie (Agatha). Cards on the Table, first edition, The Crime Club, 1936. £2,000 to £3,000.
    Forum, Nov. 7: [Carr (John Dickson)], "Carter Dickson" and John Rhode. Drop to his Death, first edition, Heinemann, [1939]. £600 to £800.
    Forum, Nov. 7: Berkeley (Anthony). Jumping Jenny, first edition, Hodder and Stoughton, 1933. £800 to £1,200.
    Forum Auctions
    Online Sale:
    The Detective Fiction Collection of John Cooper
    Ending 7th November, 2024
    Forum, Nov. 7: Marsh (Ngaio). Overture to Death, first edition, The Crime Club, 1939. £600 to £800.
    Forum, Nov. 7: [Day-Lewis (Cecil)] "Nicholas Blake". The Beast Must Die, first edition, 1938. £750 to £1,000.
    Forum, Nov. 7: Brand (Christianna). Green for Danger, first edition, signed presentation inscription from the author, John Lane the Bodley Head, 1945. £600 to £800.
    Forum, Nov. 7: Christie (Agatha). Murder is Easy, first edition, signed by the author, 1939. £3,000 to £4,000.
    Forum, Nov. 7: Sayers (Dorothy L.) Lord Peter Views the Body, first edition, Gollancz, 1928. £6,000 to £8,000.
  • <b><center>Doyle<br>Stage & Screen<br>November 14 & 15</center></b> <b>Doyle, Nov. 14-15:</b> A studio-sanctioned Darth Vader Touring Costume from The Empire Strikes Back. $50,000 to $100,000. <b>Doyle, Nov. 14-15:</b> An original Al Hirschfeld's illustration of the cast of On Golden Pond. $4,000 to $6,000. <b>Doyle, Nov. 14-15:</b> The largest trove of personal Grace Kelly letters to come to market. $60,000 to $80,000. <b>Doyle, Nov. 14-15:</b> An Important Archive of Musical Manuscripts of Truman Capote and Harold Arlen's House of Flowers. $40,000 to $60,000. <b>Doyle, Nov. 14-15:</b> The archive of an original Merrily We Roll Along Broadway cast member. $5,000 to $10,000. <b>Doyle, Nov. 14-15:</b> Jerry Herman's Yamaha Model C7 Ebonized Grand Piano. $6,000 to $9,000. <b>Doyle, Nov. 14-15:</b> A large group of Jerry Herman musical posters. $300 to $500. <b>Doyle, Nov. 14-15:</b> Group of awards presented to Jerry Herman. $300 to $400. <b>Doyle, Nov. 14-15:</b> Six pages of original art for "The MAD Game of Basebrawl," a complete story published in MAD #167, pages 31-36, June 1974. $3,000 to $4,000. <b>Doyle, Nov. 14-15:</b> A MAD book made for Al Jaffee, containing original art and writings from many MAD contributors. 2011. $1,200 to $1,800. <b>Doyle, Nov. 14-15:</b> A Jaffee-themed MAD Fold-In - "What honor should the creator of the MAD Fold-Ins be given?" $800 to $1,200. <b>Doyle, Nov. 14-15:</b> MAD Fold-In - "What developing news story has many Americans totally transfixed?" $800 to $1,200.
    Doyle
    Stage & Screen
    November 14 & 15
    Doyle, Nov. 14-15: A studio-sanctioned Darth Vader Touring Costume from The Empire Strikes Back. $50,000 to $100,000.
    Doyle, Nov. 14-15: An original Al Hirschfeld's illustration of the cast of On Golden Pond. $4,000 to $6,000.
    Doyle, Nov. 14-15: The largest trove of personal Grace Kelly letters to come to market. $60,000 to $80,000.
    Doyle, Nov. 14-15: An Important Archive of Musical Manuscripts of Truman Capote and Harold Arlen's House of Flowers. $40,000 to $60,000.
    Doyle, Nov. 14-15: The archive of an original Merrily We Roll Along Broadway cast member. $5,000 to $10,000.
    Doyle, Nov. 14-15: Jerry Herman's Yamaha Model C7 Ebonized Grand Piano. $6,000 to $9,000.
    Doyle, Nov. 14-15: A large group of Jerry Herman musical posters. $300 to $500.
    Doyle, Nov. 14-15: Group of awards presented to Jerry Herman. $300 to $400.
    Doyle, Nov. 14-15: Six pages of original art for "The MAD Game of Basebrawl," a complete story published in MAD #167, pages 31-36, June 1974. $3,000 to $4,000.
    Doyle, Nov. 14-15: A MAD book made for Al Jaffee, containing original art and writings from many MAD contributors. 2011. $1,200 to $1,800.
    Doyle, Nov. 14-15: A Jaffee-themed MAD Fold-In - "What honor should the creator of the MAD Fold-Ins be given?" $800 to $1,200.
    Doyle, Nov. 14-15: MAD Fold-In - "What developing news story has many Americans totally transfixed?" $800 to $1,200.
  • <b><center>Sotheby's<br>Fine Books, Manuscripts & More<br>Available for Immediate Purchase</center></b> <b>Sotheby’s:</b> J.R.R. Tolkien. <i>The Lord of the Rings</i> Trilogy. 11,135 USD <b>Sotheby’s:</b> Edgar Allan Poe. <i>The Raven and Other Poems,</i> 1845. 33,000 USD <b>Sotheby’s:</b> Leo Tolstoy, Clara Bow. <i>War and Peace,</i> 1886. 22,500 USD <b>Sotheby’s:</b> Sir Arthur Conan Doyle. <i>Adventures of Sherlock Holmes,</i> 1902. 7,500 USD <b>Sotheby’s:</b> F. Scott Fitzgerald. <i>This Side of Paradise, The Great Gatsby,</i> and Others, 1920-1941. 24,180 USD
    Sotheby's
    Fine Books, Manuscripts & More
    Available for Immediate Purchase
    Sotheby’s: J.R.R. Tolkien. The Lord of the Rings Trilogy. 11,135 USD
    Sotheby’s: Edgar Allan Poe. The Raven and Other Poems, 1845. 33,000 USD
    Sotheby’s: Leo Tolstoy, Clara Bow. War and Peace, 1886. 22,500 USD
    Sotheby’s: Sir Arthur Conan Doyle. Adventures of Sherlock Holmes, 1902. 7,500 USD
    Sotheby’s: F. Scott Fitzgerald. This Side of Paradise, The Great Gatsby, and Others, 1920-1941. 24,180 USD
  • <center><b>Freeman’s | Hindman<br>Fine Printed Books and Manuscripts, Including Americana<br>November 14</b></center> <b>Freeman’s | Hindman, Nov. 14:</b> LEROUX, Gaston. <i>The Phantom of the Opera.</i> FIRST AM. ED, FIRST ISSUE IN THE VERY RARE DUST JACKET. 1911. $6,000 – 8,000. <b>Freeman’s | Hindman, Nov. 14:</b> GOULD, John. <i>A Monograph of the Trochilidae...Humming-Birds.</i> L., [1849-] 1861. $60,000 – 80,000. <b>Freeman’s | Hindman, Nov. 14:</b> A COMPLETE RUN of Limited Editions Club publications, v.p. [mostly New York], 1929-2010. $50,000 – 60,000. <b>Freeman’s | Hindman, Nov. 14:</b> ORWELL, George. <i>Nineteen Eighty-Four.</i> Lon., 1949. FIRST EDITION IN A VERY FINE DUST JACKET. $6,000 – 8,000. <b>Freeman’s | Hindman, Nov. 14:</b> GOULD. <i>A Monograph of the Ramphastidae...Toucans.</i> L., [1852-] 54. SECOND ED. $35,000 – 45,000. <b>Freeman’s | Hindman, Nov. 14:</b> <i>The Federalist.</i> NY, 1788. FIRST EDITION, THICK PAPER COPY. $60,000 – 80,000. <b>Freeman’s | Hindman, Nov. 14:</b> SELBY. <i>Plates to Selby’s Illustrations of British Ornithology.</i> Edin., [1833-] 34. $20,000 – 30,000.
    Freeman’s | Hindman
    Fine Printed Books and Manuscripts, Including Americana
    November 14
    Freeman’s | Hindman, Nov. 14: LEROUX, Gaston. The Phantom of the Opera. FIRST AM. ED, FIRST ISSUE IN THE VERY RARE DUST JACKET. 1911. $6,000 – 8,000.
    Freeman’s | Hindman, Nov. 14: GOULD, John. A Monograph of the Trochilidae...Humming-Birds. L., [1849-] 1861. $60,000 – 80,000.
    Freeman’s | Hindman, Nov. 14: A COMPLETE RUN of Limited Editions Club publications, v.p. [mostly New York], 1929-2010. $50,000 – 60,000.
    Freeman’s | Hindman, Nov. 14: ORWELL, George. Nineteen Eighty-Four. Lon., 1949. FIRST EDITION IN A VERY FINE DUST JACKET. $6,000 – 8,000.
    Freeman’s | Hindman, Nov. 14: GOULD. A Monograph of the Ramphastidae...Toucans. L., [1852-] 54. SECOND ED. $35,000 – 45,000.
    Freeman’s | Hindman, Nov. 14: The Federalist. NY, 1788. FIRST EDITION, THICK PAPER COPY. $60,000 – 80,000.
    Freeman’s | Hindman, Nov. 14: SELBY. Plates to Selby’s Illustrations of British Ornithology. Edin., [1833-] 34. $20,000 – 30,000.
  • <b>Gros & Delettrez, 7 November:</b><br>APRES DE MANNEVILLETTE<br>Le Neptune Oriental <b>Gros & Delettrez, 7 November:</b><br> CASSAS<br>Eaux fortes de la Sicile et quelques vues d’Espagne <b>Gros & Delettrez, 7 November:</b><br>CASSINI DE THURY<br>Carte générale et particulière de la France. <b>Gros & Delettrez, 7 November:</b><br>JOUY; GARNERAY<br>Vues des côtes de France dans l'Océan et dans la Méditerranée <b>Gros & Delettrez, 7 November:</b><br>LA PÉROUSE<br>Voyage autour du monde <b>Gros & Delettrez, 7 November:</b><br>LE GENTIL DE LA GALAISIERE<br>Voyage dans les Mers de l’Inde <b>Gros & Delettrez, 7 November:</b><br>LICENT<br>Hoang Ho, Pai Ho, Loan Ho, Leao Ho. Itinéraires suivis dans le bassin du golfe du Pei Tcheuly <b>Gros & Delettrez, 7 November:</b><br>FRENCH SCHOOL FROM THE 19th CENTURY<br>Panorama d’Athènes <b>Gros & Delettrez, 7 November:</b><br>PEETERS<br>Description des principales villes, havres et isles du golfe de Venise <b>Gros & Delettrez, 7 November:</b><br>PÉRON; FREYCINET<br>Voyage de découverte aux terres australes <b>Gros & Delettrez, 7 November:</b><br>STACKELBERG<br>La Grèce : vues pittoresques et topographiques. <b>Gros & Delettrez, 7 November:</b><br>VALENTINER<br>Atlas des Sonnensystems.
    Gros & Delettrez, 7 November:
    APRES DE MANNEVILLETTE
    Le Neptune Oriental
    Gros & Delettrez, 7 November:
    CASSAS
    Eaux fortes de la Sicile et quelques vues d’Espagne
    Gros & Delettrez, 7 November:
    CASSINI DE THURY
    Carte générale et particulière de la France.
    Gros & Delettrez, 7 November:
    JOUY; GARNERAY
    Vues des côtes de France dans l'Océan et dans la Méditerranée
    Gros & Delettrez, 7 November:
    LA PÉROUSE
    Voyage autour du monde
    Gros & Delettrez, 7 November:
    LE GENTIL DE LA GALAISIERE
    Voyage dans les Mers de l’Inde
    Gros & Delettrez, 7 November:
    LICENT
    Hoang Ho, Pai Ho, Loan Ho, Leao Ho. Itinéraires suivis dans le bassin du golfe du Pei Tcheuly
    Gros & Delettrez, 7 November:
    FRENCH SCHOOL FROM THE 19th CENTURY
    Panorama d’Athènes
    Gros & Delettrez, 7 November:
    PEETERS
    Description des principales villes, havres et isles du golfe de Venise
    Gros & Delettrez, 7 November:
    PÉRON; FREYCINET
    Voyage de découverte aux terres australes
    Gros & Delettrez, 7 November:
    STACKELBERG
    La Grèce : vues pittoresques et topographiques.
    Gros & Delettrez, 7 November:
    VALENTINER
    Atlas des Sonnensystems.