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Lot Number	Book Title	Year Published	Estimate	Actual Price
168	Worldwide and US Postal History Extensive Postage Due Cover Collection	early to mid-20th Century	Not Available	USD 227.70
139	Paraguay Stamps & Postal History Collection		Not Available	USD 151.80
102	Canada Tobacco Stamp Used with 1873 manuscript cancel	1873	Not Available	USD 129.95
53	Great Britain Stamps Postal Stationery Entires Collection		Not Available	USD 125.35
169	US, Italy & France Stamps tied on 1924 Cover	1924	Not Available	USD 105.80
2	Great Britain Stamps Air Mail to Asia 1947-1967 study on pages with identifications and information	1947-1967	Not Available	USD 98.90
130	US Stamp #65 with Green Middletown CDS cancel		Not Available	USD 93.15
157	US Postage Dues Cover collection 1890s-1950s	1890s-1950s	Not Available	USD 89.70
155	US Postal History 19th Century Collection in binder		Not Available	USD 80.50
105	US Stamps 1850s-1860s Covers 30+ mostly with 3 cent Washington issues (10+ Imperfs) in mixed conditions	1850s-1860s	Not Available	USD 79.35
9	Argentina Stamps and Postal History in binder		Not Available	USD 77.05
13	Paraguay Stamps and Postal History in binder	20th century	Not Available	USD 77.05
145	South and Central America Postal History Collection mostly early 20th century including air mail covers	early 20th century	Not Available	USD 77.05
118	US Navy Ships Postcard collection		Not Available	USD 75.90
10	Bolivia Stamps & Covers Collection in binders		Not Available	USD 64.40
159	Herbert Hoover Jr Autograph in Hoover-related collection of mostly First Day Covers		Not Available	USD 64.40
137	US Stock Certificates & Bonds		Not Available	USD 64.40
4	Colombia/Panama Stamps in COPAPHIL (Colombia/Panama Philatelic Study Group) album		Not Available	USD 64.40
135	US Covers 1850s-1860s	1850s-1860s	Not Available	USD 60.95
109	US Stampless Covers and Folded Letters with variety of cancels and usages	1840s	Not Available	USD 58.65

<b>Il Ponte, Feb. 25-26:</b> HAMILTON, Sir William (1730-1803) - Campi Phlegraei. Napoli: [Pietro Fabris], 1776, 1779. € 30.000 - 50.000

<b>Il Ponte, Feb. 25-26:</b> [MORTIER] - BLAEU, Joannes (1596-1673) - Het Nieuw Stede Boek van Italie. Amsterdam: Pieter Mortier, 1704-1705. € 15.000 - 25.000

<b>Il Ponte, Feb. 25-26:</b> 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

<b>Il Ponte, Feb. 25-26:</b> 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

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

<b><center>Sotheby's Fine Books & Manuscripts<br>Available for Immediate Purchase</center></b>

<b>Sotheby’s:</b> Balthus, Emily Brontë. <i>Wuthering Heights,</i> New York: The Limited Editions Club, 1993. 6,600 USD.

<b>Sotheby’s:</b> Charles Dickens. <i>Complete Works,</i> Philadelphia & London: J.B. Lippincott Company & Chapman & Hall, LD, 1850. Limited Edition set of 30 volumes. 7,500 USD.

<b>Sotheby’s:</b> John Lennon, Yoko Ono. Handwritten Letter from John Lennon and Yoko Ono to their Chauffer. 1971. 32,500 USD.

<b>Sotheby’s:</b> Winston Churchill. First edition of <i>War Speeches,</i> Cassell and Company, Ltd., 1941. Set of 7 volumes. 5,500 USD.

<b>Sotheby’s:</b> Andy Warhol, Julia Warhola. <i>Holy Cats</i> First Edition, Signed by Andy Warhol. 1954. 30,000 USD.

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.

<b><center>Forum Auctions<br>Online: India<br>Ends 19th February 2026</center></b>

<b>Forum, Feb. 19:</b> Lot 40<br>Ramasvami (Kavali Venkata). <i>A Digest of the Different Castes of India,</i> 83 charming hand-coloured lithographed plates, Madras, 1837. £5,000-7,000

<b>Forum, Feb. 19:</b> Lot 50<br>Watson (John Forbes) & John William Kaye. <i>The People of India: A Series of Photographic Illustrations...of the Races and Tribes of Hindustan,</i> 8 vol., 480 mounted albumen prints, 1868-75. £4,000-6,000

<b>Forum, Feb. 19:</b> Lot 53<br>Afghanistan.- Elphinstone (Hon. Mountstuart). <i>An Account of the Kingdom of Caubul,</i> first edition, hand-coloured aquatint plates, a fine copy, 1815. £2,000-3,000

<b>Forum, Feb. 19:</b> Lot 57<br>[Album and Treatise on Hinduism], manuscript treatise on Hinduism in French, 31 watercolours of Hindu deities, Pondicherry, 1865. £3,000-4,000

<b>Forum, Feb. 19:</b> Lot 62 Allan (Capt. Alexander). <i>Views in the Mysore Country,</i>
[1794]. £2,000-3,000

<b>Forum, Feb. 19:</b> Lot 76<br>Bird (James). <i>Historical Researches on the Origin and Principles of the Bauddha and Jaina Religions...,</i> first edition, lithographed plates, Bombay, American Mission Press, 1847. £3,000-4,000

<b>Forum, Feb. 19:</b> Lot 100<br>Ceylon.- Daniell (Samuel). <i>A Picturesque Illustration of the scenery, animals, and native inhabitants, of the Island of Ceylon: in twelve plates, 1808. £5,000-7,000

<b>Forum, Feb. 19:</b> Lot 123<br>D'Oyly (Charles). <i>Behar Amateur Lithographic Scrap Book,</i> lithographed throughout with title and 55 plates mounted on 43 paper leaves, [Patna], [1828]. £3,000-5,000

<b>Forum, Feb. 19:</b> Lot 139<br>Gandhi (known as Mahatma Gandhi,) Fine Autograph Letter signed to Jawaharlal Nehru, Sevagram, Wardha, 1942, emphasising the importance of education in rural communities. £10,000-15,000

<b>Forum, Feb. 19:</b> Lot 140<br>Gantz (John). <i>Indian Microcosm,</i> first edition, Madras, John Gantz & Son, 1827. £10,000-15,000

<b>Forum, Feb. 19:</b> Lot 146<br>Grierson (Sir George Abraham). <i>Linguistic Survey of India,</i> 11 vol. in 20, folding maps, original cloth, Calcutta, Superintendent Government Printing, 1903-28. £2,000-3,000

<b>Forum, Feb. 19:</b> Lot 195<br>Madras.- Fort St. George Gazette (The), No.276-331, pp.493-936 and Index to all of 1834 at end, modern half calf, Madras, 2nd July - 31st December 1834. £2,000-3,000

<b>Forum, Feb. 19:</b> Lot 205<br>Marshall (Sir John) and Alfred Foucher. <i>The Monuments of Sanchi,</i> 3 vol., first edition, 141 plates, most photogravure, [Calcutta], [1940]. £3,000-4,000

Forum Auctions
Online: India
Ends 19th February 2026

Forum, Feb. 19: Lot 40
Ramasvami (Kavali Venkata). A Digest of the Different Castes of India, 83 charming hand-coloured lithographed plates, Madras, 1837. £5,000-7,000

Forum, Feb. 19: Lot 50
Watson (John Forbes) & John William Kaye. The People of India: A Series of Photographic Illustrations...of the Races and Tribes of Hindustan, 8 vol., 480 mounted albumen prints, 1868-75. £4,000-6,000

Forum, Feb. 19: Lot 53
Afghanistan.- Elphinstone (Hon. Mountstuart). An Account of the Kingdom of Caubul, first edition, hand-coloured aquatint plates, a fine copy, 1815. £2,000-3,000

Forum, Feb. 19: Lot 57
[Album and Treatise on Hinduism], manuscript treatise on Hinduism in French, 31 watercolours of Hindu deities, Pondicherry, 1865. £3,000-4,000

Forum, Feb. 19: Lot 62 Allan (Capt. Alexander). Views in the Mysore Country, [1794]. £2,000-3,000

Forum Auctions
Online: India
Ends 19th February 2026

Forum, Feb. 19: Lot 76
Bird (James). Historical Researches on the Origin and Principles of the Bauddha and Jaina Religions..., first edition, lithographed plates, Bombay, American Mission Press, 1847. £3,000-4,000

Forum, Feb. 19: Lot 100
Ceylon.- Daniell (Samuel). A Picturesque Illustration of the scenery, animals, and native inhabitants, of the Island of Ceylon: in twelve plates, 1808. £5,000-7,000

Forum, Feb. 19: Lot 123
D'Oyly (Charles). Behar Amateur Lithographic Scrap Book, lithographed throughout with title and 55 plates mounted on 43 paper leaves, [Patna], [1828]. £3,000-5,000

Forum, Feb. 19: Lot 139
Gandhi (known as Mahatma Gandhi,) Fine Autograph Letter signed to Jawaharlal Nehru, Sevagram, Wardha, 1942, emphasising the importance of education in rural communities. £10,000-15,000

Forum Auctions
Online: India
Ends 19th February 2026

Forum, Feb. 19: Lot 140
Gantz (John). Indian Microcosm, first edition, Madras, John Gantz & Son, 1827. £10,000-15,000

Forum, Feb. 19: Lot 146
Grierson (Sir George Abraham). Linguistic Survey of India, 11 vol. in 20, folding maps, original cloth, Calcutta, Superintendent Government Printing, 1903-28. £2,000-3,000

Forum, Feb. 19: Lot 195
Madras.- Fort St. George Gazette (The), No.276-331, pp.493-936 and Index to all of 1834 at end, modern half calf, Madras, 2nd July - 31st December 1834. £2,000-3,000

Forum, Feb. 19: Lot 205
Marshall (Sir John) and Alfred Foucher. The Monuments of Sanchi, 3 vol., first edition, 141 plates, most photogravure, [Calcutta], [1940]. £3,000-4,000

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