• <b>ALDE, Dec. 3:</b LAUTRÉAMONT (COMTE DE). <i>Les Chants de Maldoror,</i> Paris, Albert Skira, 1934. €30,000 to €40,000. <b>ALDE, Dec. 3:</b PAULHAN (JEAN). <i>Braque le Patron,</i> Paris, Fernand Mourlot, 1945. €8,000 to €10,000. <b>ALDE, Dec. 3:</b CHAR (RENÉ). <i>Le Soleil des eaux,</i> Paris, Matarasso, 1949. €3,000 to €4,000.
    <b>ALDE, Dec. 3:</b BUFFON (COMTE DE). <i>Des Hirondelles et de quelques oiseaux connus, méconnus, ou inconnus décrits par le Comte de Buffon et Dado,</i> Fontfroide, 1988. €3,000 to €4,000. <b>ALDE, Dec. 3:</b MAÎTRES DE L'AFFICHE (LES). Publication mensuelle contenant la reproduction des plus belles affiches illustrées des grands artistes, français et étrangers. Paris, 1896-1899. €10,000 to €12,000. <b>ALDE, Dec. 3:</b JACOB (MAX). <i>Ne coupez pas mademoiselle ou les erreurs des P.T.T.,</i> Paris, Galerie Simon, 1921. €5,000 to €6,000.
    <b>ALDE, Dec. 3:</b RADIGUET (RAYMOND). <i>Les Pélican,</i> Paris, Galerie Simon, 1921. €4,000 to €5,000. <b>ALDE, Dec. 3:</b KUPKA (FRANTIŠEK). <i>Quatre histoires de blanc et noir,</i> Paris, s.n., 1926. €15,000 to €20,000. <b>ALDE, Dec. 3:</b BALZAC (HONORÉ DE). <i>Le Chef-d'œuvre inconnu,</i> Paris, Ambroise Vollard, 1931. €5,000 to €6,000.
    <b>ALDE, Dec. 3:</b [PICASSO (PABLO)]. <i>Hommage à Pablo Picasso,</i> Paris, s.n., 1966. €8,000 to €10,000. <b>ALDE, Dec. 3:</b PIERRE (JOSÉ). <i>Qu'est-ce que Thérèse ? C'est les maronniers en fleurs,</i> Paris, Le Soleil Noir, 1974. €5,000 to €6,000. <b>ALDE, Dec. 3:</b BALZAC (HONORÉ DE). <i>Traité des Excitants Modernes,</i> Paris, Yves Rivière, 1989. €6,000 to €8,000.
    ALDE, Dec. 3:Les Chants de Maldoror, Paris, Albert Skira, 1934. €30,000 to €40,000.
    ALDE, Dec. 3:Braque le Patron, Paris, Fernand Mourlot, 1945. €8,000 to €10,000.
    ALDE, Dec. 3:Le Soleil des eaux, Paris, Matarasso, 1949. €3,000 to €4,000.
    ALDE, Dec. 3:Des Hirondelles et de quelques oiseaux connus, méconnus, ou inconnus décrits par le Comte de Buffon et Dado, Fontfroide, 1988. €3,000 to €4,000.
    ALDE, Dec. 3:
    ALDE, Dec. 3:Ne coupez pas mademoiselle ou les erreurs des P.T.T., Paris, Galerie Simon, 1921. €5,000 to €6,000.
    ALDE, Dec. 3:Les Pélican, Paris, Galerie Simon, 1921. €4,000 to €5,000.
    ALDE, Dec. 3:Quatre histoires de blanc et noir, Paris, s.n., 1926. €15,000 to €20,000.
    ALDE, Dec. 3:Le Chef-d'œuvre inconnu, Paris, Ambroise Vollard, 1931. €5,000 to €6,000.
    ALDE, Dec. 3:Hommage à Pablo Picasso, Paris, s.n., 1966. €8,000 to €10,000.
    ALDE, Dec. 3:Qu'est-ce que Thérèse ? C'est les maronniers en fleurs, Paris, Le Soleil Noir, 1974. €5,000 to €6,000.
    ALDE, Dec. 3:Traité des Excitants Modernes, Paris, Yves Rivière, 1989. €6,000 to €8,000.
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  • <b><center>Ketterer Rare Books<br>Auction November 24th</center></b> <b>Ketterer, Nov. 24:</b> M. Waldseemüller, <i>Ptolemaeus auctus restitutus,</i> 1520. Est: € 250,000 <b>Ketterer, Nov. 24:</b> I. Newton, <i>Philosophiae naturalis principia mathematica,</i> 1687. Est: € 100,000 <b>Ketterer, Nov. 24:</b> L. Feininger, Collection of 33 comic strips, 1906-1907. Est: € 8,000 <b><center>Ketterer Rare Books<br>Auction November 24th</center></b> <b>Ketterer, Nov. 24:</b>H. Schedel, <i>Liber chronicarum,</i> 1493. Est: € 30,000 <b>Ketterer, Nov. 24:</b> K. Bodmer, Personal Sketchbook with ca. 80 pencil drawings. Est: € 25,000 <b>Ketterer, Nov. 24:</b> Collection of 18 postcards <i>“Bauhaus-Ausstellung Weimar 1923.“</i> Est: € 40,000 <b><center>Ketterer Rare Books<br>Auction November 24th</center></b> <b>Ketterer, Nov. 24:</b> Latin Book of hours on vellum, 1505. Est: € 12,000 <b>Ketterer, Nov. 24:</b> G. Shaw & F. P. Nodder, <i>Vivarium naturae,</i> 1789-1813. Est: € 10,000 <b>Ketterer, Nov. 24:</b> Antoine de Saint-Exupéry, <i>The Little Prince,</i> 1943. First American edition. Est: € 6,000 <b><center>Ketterer Rare Books<br>Auction November 24th</center></b> <b>Ketterer, Nov. 24:</b> Ibn Butlan, <i>Tacuini sanitatis,</i> 1531. Est: € 8,000 <b>Ketterer, Nov. 24:</b> Hermann Hesse, <i>Casa Camuzzi in Montagnola,</i> 1927. Est: € 12,000 <b>Ketterer, Nov. 24:</b> Pop Art portfolio <i>Reality & Paradoxes,</i> 1973. Est: € 12,000
    Ketterer Rare Books
    Auction November 24th
    Ketterer, Nov. 24: M. Waldseemüller, Ptolemaeus auctus restitutus, 1520. Est: € 250,000
    Ketterer, Nov. 24: I. Newton, Philosophiae naturalis principia mathematica, 1687. Est: € 100,000
    Ketterer, Nov. 24: L. Feininger, Collection of 33 comic strips, 1906-1907. Est: € 8,000
    Ketterer Rare Books
    Auction November 24th
    Ketterer, Nov. 24:H. Schedel, Liber chronicarum, 1493. Est: € 30,000
    Ketterer, Nov. 24: K. Bodmer, Personal Sketchbook with ca. 80 pencil drawings. Est: € 25,000
    Ketterer, Nov. 24: Collection of 18 postcards “Bauhaus-Ausstellung Weimar 1923.“ Est: € 40,000
    Ketterer Rare Books
    Auction November 24th
    Ketterer, Nov. 24: Latin Book of hours on vellum, 1505. Est: € 12,000
    Ketterer, Nov. 24: G. Shaw & F. P. Nodder, Vivarium naturae, 1789-1813. Est: € 10,000
    Ketterer, Nov. 24: Antoine de Saint-Exupéry, The Little Prince, 1943. First American edition. Est: € 6,000
    Ketterer Rare Books
    Auction November 24th
    Ketterer, Nov. 24: Ibn Butlan, Tacuini sanitatis, 1531. Est: € 8,000
    Ketterer, Nov. 24: Hermann Hesse, Casa Camuzzi in Montagnola, 1927. Est: € 12,000
    Ketterer, Nov. 24: Pop Art portfolio Reality & Paradoxes, 1973. Est: € 12,000
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Auction Info

Auction Name
Stamps and Postal History
Auction Date
10/31/2025 - 10/31/2025
Sale Number
#103125
Total Lots
98
Sold Lots
98
Lots Sold
100.00%
Unsold Lots
0
Total Sales (GBP)
18,965.00
Low Estimate of Lots Sold (GBP)
9,700.00
High Estimate of Lots Sold (GBP)
19,110.00
Low Estimate of All Lots (GBP)
9,700.00
High Estimate of All Lots (GBP)
19,110.00
Total Sales as a % of High Est.
99.24%

Top twenty five by sale price

Lot Number Author Name Book Title Year Published Estimate Actual Price
4

China Military Post Offices 1933-1942

1933-1942 GBP 100.00 - 200.00 GBP 3,148.80
12

China A 19th century scroll with traditional Mandarin text also featuring dragons

 19th GBP 100.00 - 200.00 GBP 1,705.60
5

China 1967 Mao Postcards

1967 GBP 100.00 - 200.00 GBP 1,115.20
78

India / Japanese Occupation of Andaman & Nicobar Islands

1942 GBP 100.00 - 200.00 GBP 721.60
25

Asia Mixed Lot Stamps and covers comprising China, Japan, Indo-Chine, Thailand, Republic Of Korea Military mail and more, airmails and postcards noted

1902 GBP 100.00 - 200.00 GBP 629.76
66

Germany Collection Stamps and covers housed in a small box with much WW2 material

1943 GBP 100.00 - 200.00 GBP 577.28
1

China 1916/1950 Postal History

1916/1950 GBP 100.00 - 200.00 GBP 472.32
51

Europe A collection of covers and stamps

1928 GBP 100.00 - 200.00 GBP 419.84
58

Russia Large Russia stamps and covers accumulation

1919 GBP 100.00 - 200.00 GBP 393.60
80

North Korea 1950

1950 GBP 100.00 - 200.00 GBP 393.60
73

Transnistria / Romania Occupation of Ukraine

1942-43 GBP 100.00 - 200.00 GBP 367.36
16

North Korea 1949-1951 three covers

1949-1951 GBP 100.00 - 200.00 GBP 367.36
6

China Shanghai 1930-1950

1930-1950 GBP 100.00 - 200.00 GBP 341.12
44

Macedonia WW2 German Occupation

1944 GBP 100.00 - 200.00 GBP 314.88
67

Nazi Germany Ephemera / WW2 Propaganda

GBP 100.00 - 200.00 GBP 314.88
38

French Colonies & Territories 1901-1946 Postal history selection

1901-1946 GBP 100.00 - 200.00 GBP 262.40
43

Yugoslavia Postal history selection

1940s GBP 100.00 - 200.00 GBP 262.40
70

Germany / Theresienstadt Ghetto / Concentration Camp

1943-45 GBP 100.00 - 200.00 GBP 249.28
20

Korea 1946 First issues with varieties

 1946 GBP 100.00 - 200.00 GBP 249.28
35

Iran Interesting collection of covers, mostly 1940s era with many registered and censored, a few stamps on stockcards. (30+ covers)

 1940s GBP 100.00 - 200.00 GBP 236.16
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  • <b><center>Swann<br>Rare & Important Travel Posters<br>November 25, 2025</center></b> <b>Swann, Nov. 25:</b> James Northfield. Australia / Koala. 1931. $800 to $1,200. <b>Swann, Nov. 25:</b> Mitsuharu Horiuchi. The North China Railway Co. Circa 1939. $3,000 to $4,000. <b>Swann, Nov. 25:</b> Cunard [Slavonia] / New York Mediterranean. Circa 1905. $3,000 to $4,000. <b><center>Swann<br>Rare & Important Travel Posters<br>November 25, 2025</center></b> <b>Swann, Nov. 25:</b> White Star Line / Types of World Famous Liners. Circa 1927. $2,500 to $3,500. <b>Swann, Nov. 25:</b> Visit the USSR. 1958. $1,000 to $1,500. <b>Swann, Nov. 25:</b> Stefan Norblin. Wilno. Circa 1930. $800 to $1,200. <b><center>Swann<br>Rare & Important Travel Posters<br>November 25, 2025</center></b> <b>Swann, Nov. 25:</b> Samuel Henchoz. Villars Chesières Suisse. 1948. $800 to $1,200. <b>Swann, Nov. 25:</b> Roger Broders. Marseille / Porte de l'Afrique du Nord. 1929. $5,000 to $7,500. <b>Swann, Nov. 25:</b> Arthur Vivian Farrar. Time is Money / Underground. Gouache maquette. 1930. $1,000 to $1,500. <b><center>Swann<br>Rare & Important Travel Posters<br>November 25, 2025</center></b> <b>Swann, Nov. 25:</b> Hawaii / Paradise of the Pacific. 1908. $800 to $1,200. <b>Swann, Nov. 25:</b> David Klein. New York / Fly TWA. 1956. $7,000 to $10,000. <b>Swann, Nov. 25:</b> Leslie Ragan. The New 20th Century Limited / New York Central System. 1939. $15,000 to $20,000.
    Swann
    Rare & Important Travel Posters
    November 25, 2025
    Swann, Nov. 25: James Northfield. Australia / Koala. 1931. $800 to $1,200.
    Swann, Nov. 25: Mitsuharu Horiuchi. The North China Railway Co. Circa 1939. $3,000 to $4,000.
    Swann, Nov. 25: Cunard [Slavonia] / New York Mediterranean. Circa 1905. $3,000 to $4,000.
    Swann
    Rare & Important Travel Posters
    November 25, 2025
    Swann, Nov. 25: White Star Line / Types of World Famous Liners. Circa 1927. $2,500 to $3,500.
    Swann, Nov. 25: Visit the USSR. 1958. $1,000 to $1,500.
    Swann, Nov. 25: Stefan Norblin. Wilno. Circa 1930. $800 to $1,200.
    Swann
    Rare & Important Travel Posters
    November 25, 2025
    Swann, Nov. 25: Samuel Henchoz. Villars Chesières Suisse. 1948. $800 to $1,200.
    Swann, Nov. 25: Roger Broders. Marseille / Porte de l'Afrique du Nord. 1929. $5,000 to $7,500.
    Swann, Nov. 25: Arthur Vivian Farrar. Time is Money / Underground. Gouache maquette. 1930. $1,000 to $1,500.
    Swann
    Rare & Important Travel Posters
    November 25, 2025
    Swann, Nov. 25: Hawaii / Paradise of the Pacific. 1908. $800 to $1,200.
    Swann, Nov. 25: David Klein. New York / Fly TWA. 1956. $7,000 to $10,000.
    Swann, Nov. 25: Leslie Ragan. The New 20th Century Limited / New York Central System. 1939. $15,000 to $20,000.
  • <b><center>Sotheby’s<br>A Worldwide Grand Tour:<br>The Sven A. Behrendt Collection<br>2 December 2025</center</b> <b>Sotheby’s, Dec. 2:</b> Isaac Newton. <i>The mathematical principles of natural philosophy...,</i> London, 1729, first edition in English, 2 volumes, contemporary calf. £35,000 to £40,000. <b>Sotheby’s, Dec. 2:</b> Henri Abraham Chatelain. <i>Atlas historique,</i> Amsterdam, 1719-1721, 7 volumes, contemporary calf gilt. £7,000 to £9,000. <b>Sotheby’s, Dec. 2:</b> Sir Marc Aurel Stein. <i>Serindia. Detailed Report of Explorations in Central Asia and Westernmost China,</i> Oxford, 1921, 6 volumes, original cloth. £7,000 to £10,000. <b>Sotheby’s, Dec. 2:</b> Joseph Stöcklein. <i>Allerhand...</i> Reis-Beschreibungen, 1726-55, 32 parts in 5 volumes, contemporary pigskin. £5,000 to £6,000. <b>Sotheby’s, Dec. 2:</b> Rudyard Kipling. <i>The Complete Works in Prose and Verse,</i> 1937-39, 35 volumes, publisher's tan morocco gilt, first volume signed by the author. £4,000 to £6,000.
    Sotheby’s
    A Worldwide Grand Tour:
    The Sven A. Behrendt Collection
    2 December 2025
    Sotheby’s, Dec. 2: Isaac Newton. The mathematical principles of natural philosophy..., London, 1729, first edition in English, 2 volumes, contemporary calf. £35,000 to £40,000.
    Sotheby’s, Dec. 2: Henri Abraham Chatelain. Atlas historique, Amsterdam, 1719-1721, 7 volumes, contemporary calf gilt. £7,000 to £9,000.
    Sotheby’s, Dec. 2: Sir Marc Aurel Stein. Serindia. Detailed Report of Explorations in Central Asia and Westernmost China, Oxford, 1921, 6 volumes, original cloth. £7,000 to £10,000.
    Sotheby’s, Dec. 2: Joseph Stöcklein. Allerhand... Reis-Beschreibungen, 1726-55, 32 parts in 5 volumes, contemporary pigskin. £5,000 to £6,000.
    Sotheby’s, Dec. 2: Rudyard Kipling. The Complete Works in Prose and Verse, 1937-39, 35 volumes, publisher's tan morocco gilt, first volume signed by the author. £4,000 to £6,000.