Auction Reports

Trafford Books

Auction Info

Auction Name
Books, Autographs, Photographs, Ephemera, Postcards, Stamps and Postal History
Auction Date
01/08/2025 - 01/08/2025
Sale Number
#431
Total Lots
281
Sold Lots
189
Lots Sold
67.26%
Unsold Lots
92
Total Sales (GBP)
11,517.20
Low Estimate of Lots Sold (GBP)
9,246.00
High Estimate of Lots Sold (GBP)
13,831.00
Low Estimate of All Lots (GBP)
12,931.00
High Estimate of All Lots (GBP)
19,331.00
Total Sales as a % of High Est.
59.58%

Top twenty five by sale price

Lot Number Author Name Book Title Year Published Estimate Actual Price
210

Coin collection, mostly Commonwealth & Foreign, early to modern, one dated 1632

1632 GBP 300.00 - 400.00 GBP 828.00
120

Film and TV stars, a fine collection of autographed

GBP 300.00 - 500.00 GBP 356.50
34

Nuremberg War Trials and other European War Crimes trials

1946-49 GBP 300.00 - 400.00 GBP 322.00
206

Guildford topography & few related themes, a 1900s-1950s collection in album

1900s-1950s GBP 350.00 - 450.00 GBP 276.00
317

Falkland Islands 1933 5s King Penguin fresh mint, small hinge remains. SG 136

1933 GBP 250.00 - 300.00 GBP 253.00
31

Palestine, 1947-48, Press Agency photographs concerning Jewish terrorists and the murder of British soldiers and civilians, all with descriptive text

GBP 80.00 - 120.00 GBP 241.50
296

Great Britain pre-decimal QE2 Booklets comprising 5/- booklets for September

1955 GBP 250.00 - 300.00 GBP 201.25
196

All-period collection in albums & loose with much GB topography including many village churches and some nice RP street scenes, Edwardian actresses

GBP 80.00 - 120.00 GBP 161.00
306

Great Britain 1980 PS3 Wedgwood Booklets, a wholesale qty. of 196 booklets.

1980 GBP 150.00 - 200.00 GBP 155.25
268

Great Britain pre-stamp to 1952 covers & cards

1952 GBP 70.00 - 100.00 GBP 143.75
36

Press Agency photographs, 1947-50, mostly concerning serious crime and subsequent trials

1947-50 GBP 120.00 - 160.00 GBP 132.25
207

Guildford collection in album, largely pre-1940, with riverside views including Mill Mead, the Castle and grounds, the 1906 storm (5), village scenes

pre-1940 GBP 100.00 - 150.00 GBP 132.25
38

United Kingdom, 1946-1970 Press Agency photographs

1946-1970 GBP 100.00 - 150.00 GBP 126.50
213

All-period mix in carton including many mint GB commem sets in large s/book, used ranges in several exercise books, modern UM miniature sheets

GBP 60.00 - 80.00 GBP 120.75
9 Albert Smith

"The Natural History of 'Stuck-Up' People", "The Natural History of The Gent", and "The Natural History of the Ballet-Girl",

GBP 70.00 - 90.00 GBP 120.75
1

British Comics, 1940s/50s

1940s/50s GBP 70.00 - 100.00 GBP 120.75
83

Crime related ephemera including 19th Century public notices of a burglary at Swadlincote

1853 GBP 50.00 - 70.00 GBP 115.00
30

The manuscript notebook of Police Constable William Pearson of York

1893-1904 GBP 200.00 - 300.00 GBP 115.00
198

All-period accumulation, chiefly Edwardian to 1950s, with RPs of Film Stars (over 70) 1900s RPs of musicians & other entertainers, early comic

1950s GBP 80.00 - 120.00 GBP 108.10
280

Great Britain Military & Prisoner of War mail, mostly WWI with main interest in covers/cards from POW Camps at Sandgate, Wakefield, Stratford (London)

GBP 60.00 - 80.00 GBP 105.80

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