Robert Siegel Galleries: The John H. Barwis Collection of Victoria Postal History, 1344, New York

Auction Details

Auction Report
Auction Date
February 28, 2025 - February 28, 2025
Page Size: 241 items in 10 pages

Lot Number Author Name Book Title Place Printed Year Published Estimate Actual Price
2001

Weribee (Port Phillip District NSW), May 8, 1838.

1838 USD 1,000.00 - 1,500.00 USD 2,360.00
2002

Falmouth, England, to Melbourne (Port Phillip District NSW), Nov. 1, 1839.

1839 USD 300.00 - 400.00 USD 708.00
2003

Geelong (Port Phillip District NSW) Jan. 14, 1840.

1840 USD 750.00 - 1,000.00 USD 3,835.00
2004

Bombay, India, to Melbourne (Port Phillip District NSW), Jan. 16, 1841.

1841 USD 750.00 - 1,000.00 USD 1,416.00
2005

Melbourne (Port Phillip District NSW), May 17, 1841.

1841 USD 400.00 - 500.00 USD 265.50
2006

Melbourne (Port Phillip District NSW), Mar. 26, 1842.

1842 USD 300.00 - 400.00 USD 177.00
2007

Melbourne (Port Phillip District NSW), Apr. 22, 1842.

1842 USD 200.00 - 300.00 USD 265.50
2008

Melbourne (Port Phillip District NSW), Nov. 30, 1844.

1844 USD 300.00 - 400.00 USD 501.50
2009

Geelong (Port Phillip District NSW), Feb. 8, 1845.

1845 USD 200.00 - 300.00 USD 265.50
2010

Melbourne (Port Phillip District NSW), Dec. 11, 1846.

1846 USD 200.00 - 300.00 Not Sold
2011

Salvaged from the Barque Achilles---Melbourne (Port Phillip District NSW), Mar. 15, 1847.

1847 USD 1,000.00 - 1,500.00 USD 2,006.00
2012

Melbourne (Port Phillip District NSW), Jul. 12, 1847.

1847 USD 100.00 - 150.00 Not Sold
2013

Melbourne (Port Phillip District NSW), Mar. 20, 1847.

1847 USD 300.00 - 400.00 USD 472.00
2014

Melbourne (Port Phillip District NSW), Nov. 14, 1848.

1848 USD 300.00 - 400.00 USD 472.00
2015

Victoria First Issue "Delivery Window" Slips.

USD 500.00 - 750.00 USD 1,652.00
2016

Melbourne Postal Markings.

USD 300.00 - 400.00 USD 1,298.00
2017

Thomas Ham, Melbourne Engraver and Printer of Victoria's First Postage Stamps.

USD 300.00 - 400.00 USD 531.00
2018

1850, 3p Bright Blue, Original State, First Printing, Ham (SG 4).

1850 USD 2,000.00 - 3,000.00 USD 6,195.00
2019

1850, 1p Red Brown, Second State, Second Printing, Ham (SG 5).

1850 USD 4,000.00 - 5,000.00 USD 5,900.00
2020

1850, 3p Blue, Original State, Second Printing, Ham (SG 4a).

1850 USD 2,000.00 - 3,000.00 USD 2,478.00
2021

1850, 1p Dull Red, Third State, Third Printing, Ham (SG 8a).

1850 USD 1,500.00 - 2,000.00 USD 3,422.00
2022

1850, 3p Blue, Original State, Second Printing, Ham (SG 4a).

1850 USD 400.00 - 500.00 USD 560.50
2023

1851, 3p Blue, Second State, Third Printing, Ham (SG 7).

1851 USD 200.00 - 300.00 USD 442.50
2024

Great Britain, 1847, 1sh Pale Green, Embossed (SG 54).

1847 USD 400.00 - 500.00 USD 413.00
2025

1851, 1p Bright Pinky Red, White Veils, Fifth Printing, Ham (SG 12a).

1851 USD 1,000.00 - 1,500.00 USD 3,835.00
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    Dominic Winter, Apr. 9: Ellison (Ralph). Invisible Man, 1st edition, New York: Random House, 1952. £200-300
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    Swann, Apr. 10: Lot 1: Bob Dylan, his high school classmate's yearbook with his senior portrait, signed and inscribed to her, 1959. $10,000 to $20,000.
    Swann, Apr. 10: Lot 1: Bob Dylan, his high school classmate's yearbook with his senior portrait, signed and inscribed to her, 1959. $10,000 to $20,000.
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    Swann, Apr. 10: Lot 27: John Adams, Autograph Letter Signed to Benjamin Rush introducing Archibald Redford, Paris, 1783. $35,000 to $50,000.
    Swann, Apr. 10: Lot 36: Robert Gould Shaw, Autograph Letter Signed to his father from Camp Andrew, Boston, 1861. $10,000 to $15,000.
    Swann, Apr. 10: Lot 53: Martin Luther King Jr., Time magazine cover, signed and inscribed "Best Wishes," 1957. $5,000 to $7,500.
    Swann, Apr. 10: Lot 127: Paul Gauguin, Autograph Letter regarding payment for paintings, with woodcut letterhead, 1900. $6,000 to $9,000.
    Swann, Apr. 10: Lot 169: Suck: First European Sex Paper, complete group of eight issues, 1969-1974. $800 to $1,200.
    Swann, Apr. 10: Lot 173: Black Panthers, The Racist Dog Policemen Must Withdraw Immediately From Our Communities, poster, 1969. $2,000 to $3,000.
    Swann, Apr. 10: Lot 187: Marc Attali & Jacques Delfau, Les Erotiques du Regard, first edition, Paris, 1968. $300 to $500.
    Swann, Apr. 10: Lot 213: Andy Warhol, Warhol's Index Book, first printing, New York, 1967. $800 to $1,200.
    Swann, Apr. 10: Lot 215: Cookie Mueller, Archive of 17 items, including 4 items inscribed and signed. $3,000 to $4,000.
    Swann, Apr. 10: Lot 249: Jamie Reid, The Ten Lessons / The Great Rock 'n' Roll Swindle; Sex Pistols, chromogenic print with collage, signed, circa 1980. $20,000 to $30,000.
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