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Auction Name
The Magnolia Collection: Stamps and Postal History of Independent Mongolia
Auction Date
12/19/2025 - 12/19/2025
Sale Number
#1370
Total Lots
123
Sold Lots
91.0
Lots Sold
73.98%
Unsold Lots
32
Total Sales (USD)
97,190.70
Low Estimate of Lots Sold (USD)
84,500.00
High Estimate of Lots Sold (USD)
115,600.00
Low Estimate of All Lots (USD)
126,800.00
High Estimate of All Lots (USD)
175,850.00
Total Sales as a % of High Est.
55.27%

Top twenty five by sale price

Lot Number Author Name Book Title Year Published Estimate Actual Price
4151

Mongolia -- Ulan Bator, The Spectacular Postal History Collection Balance of the Magnolia Collection.

USD 7,500.00 - 10,000.00 USD 21,830.00
4080

Mongolia -- Ulan Bator, 1924, 20c Scepter of Indra, Perf 10 (5).

1924 USD 7,500.00 - 10,000.00 USD 10,030.00
4184

Mongolia -- Khatkhyl, 1926, 2c Orange, Revenue Used as Postage.

1926 USD 4,000.00 - 5,000.00 USD 2,714.00
4182

Mongolia -- Khankentei Ula, 1926, 25m Yellow Green & Black (39).

1926 USD 3,000.00 - 4,000.00 USD 2,596.00
4183

Mongolia -- Khankentei Ula, 1926, 25m Yellow Green & Black (39).

1926 USD 3,000.00 - 4,000.00 USD 2,124.00
4152

Mongolia, Post World War 2 Postal History Group.

USD 750.00 - 1,000.00 USD 1,888.00
4193

Mongolia -- Tariatu, 1924, 5c Scepter of Indra, Perf 111/2 x 131/2 (3 var).

1924 USD 3,000.00 - 4,000.00 USD 1,888.00
4157

Mongolia -- Altan Bulak, 1924, $1.00 Scepter of Indra, Perf 10 (7b).

1924 USD 3,000.00 - 4,000.00 USD 1,888.00
4091

Mongolia -- Ulan Bator, 1926, 50c Brown & Olive Green, Violet Overprint (21).

1926 USD 1,500.00 - 2,000.00 USD 1,770.00
4143

Mongolia -- Ulan Bator, 1931, 20c Bister Brown (52).

1931 USD 1,500.00 - 2,000.00 USD 1,652.00
4002

Mongolia, 1923 Interim Period Stampless Cover.

1923 USD 2,000.00 - 3,000.00 USD 1,534.00
4147

Mongolia -- Ulan Bator, 1932, 20m Studying Latin (67).

1932 USD 1,500.00 - 2,000.00 USD 1,534.00
4081

Mongolia -- Ulan Bator, 1924, 20c Scepter of Indra, Perf 10 (5).

1924 USD 2,000.00 - 3,000.00 USD 1,298.00
4004

Mongolia, 1923 Interim Period Stampless Cover.

1923 USD 2,000.00 - 3,000.00 USD 1,298.00
4187

Mongolia -- Kobdo, 1926, 2m Brown Orange & Black (35).

1926 USD 400.00 - 500.00 USD 1,180.00
4148

Mongolia, 1940 Top Secret Cover and Letter to Khorloogiin Choibalsan.

1940 USD 500.00 - 750.00 USD 1,180.00
4083

Mongolia -- Ulan Bator, 1924, 20c Scepter of Indra, Perf 10 (5).

1924 USD 1,000.00 - 1,500.00 USD 1,180.00
4086

Mongolia -- Ulan Bator, 1924, 50c Scepter of Indra, Perf 131/2 (6).

1924 USD 1,000.00 - 1,500.00 USD 1,003.00
4001

Mongolia, 1923 Interim Period Stampless Cover.

1923 USD 1,500.00 - 2,000.00 USD 944.00
4096

Mongolia -- Ulan Bator, 1926, 50c Brown & Olive Green, Violet Overprint (21).

1926 USD 1,000.00 - 1,500.00 USD 944.00

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  • Il Ponte, Feb. 25-26: HAMILTON, Sir William (1730-1803) - Campi Phlegraei. Napoli: [Pietro Fabris], 1776, 1779. € 30.000 - 50.000
    Il Ponte, Feb. 25-26: [MORTIER] - BLAEU, Joannes (1596-1673) - Het Nieuw Stede Boek van Italie. Amsterdam: Pieter Mortier, 1704-1705. € 15.000 - 25.000
    Il Ponte, Feb. 25-26: TULLIO D'ALBISOLA (1899-1971) - Bruno MUNARI (1907-1998) - L'Anguria lirica (lungo poema passionale). Roma e Savona: Edizioni Futuriste di Poesia, senza data [ma 1933?]. € 20.000 - 30.000
    Il Ponte, Feb. 25-26: IL MANOSCRITTO RITROVATO DI IPPOLITA MARIA SFORZA. TITO LIVIO - Ab Urbe Condita. Prima Decade. Manoscritto miniato su pergamena, metà XV secolo. € 280.000 - 350.000
  • Sotheby's Fine Books & Manuscripts
    Available for Immediate Purchase
    Sotheby’s: Balthus, Emily Brontë. Wuthering Heights, New York: The Limited Editions Club, 1993. 6,600 USD.
    Sotheby’s: Charles Dickens. Complete Works, Philadelphia & London: J.B. Lippincott Company & Chapman & Hall, LD, 1850. Limited Edition set of 30 volumes. 7,500 USD.
    Sotheby’s: John Lennon, Yoko Ono. Handwritten Letter from John Lennon and Yoko Ono to their Chauffer. 1971. 32,500 USD.
    Sotheby’s: Winston Churchill. First edition of War Speeches, Cassell and Company, Ltd., 1941. Set of 7 volumes. 5,500 USD.
    Sotheby’s: Andy Warhol, Julia Warhola. Holy Cats First Edition, Signed by Andy Warhol. 1954. 30,000 USD.
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    Lot 11. Blaeu's Superb World Map on a Polar Projection (1695) Est. $5,500 - $7,000
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    Old World Auctions (Feb 11):
    Lot 49. One of the First Lunar Globes to Show the Far Side of the Moon (1963) Est. $1,000 - $1,300
    Old World Auctions (Feb 11):
    Lot 5. The First World Map with Lavish Allegorical Vignettes of the Continents (1594) Est. $15,000 - $17,000
    Old World Auctions (Feb 11):
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    Old World Auctions (Feb 11):
    Lot 197. One of the Most Influential Maps of Westward Expansion (1846) Est. $9,500 - $12,000
    Old World Auctions (Feb 11):
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    Old World Auctions (Feb 11):
    Lot 725. Homann's Atlas Featuring 26 Folio-Sized Maps in Original Color (1715) Est. $4,500 - $5,500
    Old World Auctions (Feb 11):
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    Gros & Delettrez, Feb. 11: POSTEL, Guillaume. De la République des Turc
    Gros & Delettrez, Feb. 11: PREZIOSI, Amadeo. Stamboul. Souvenir d’Orient.
    Gros & Delettrez, Feb. 11: COSTUMES. EMPIRE OTTOMAN.
    Gros & Delettrez, Feb. 11: PRISSE D'AVENNES, Achille Constant T. Emile. L'Art Arabe
    Gros & Delettrez, Feb. 11: PRISSE D'AVENNES. Histoire de l'art Egyptie
    Gros & Delettrez, Feb. 11: BESANCENOT, Jean. Costumes et types du Maroc.
    Gros & Delettrez, Feb. 11: COSTUMES OTTOMANS. Suite de figures ottomanes à l’aquarelle
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