Robert Siegel Galleries: The Magnolia Collection: India Stampless Postal History, 9020, New York

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Auction Report
Auction Date
March 13, 2025 - March 13, 2025
Page Size: 153 items in 7 pages

Lot Number Author Name Book Title Place Printed Year Published Estimate Actual Price
10001

India, 1691 Folded Letter from Porca to Fort Cochin.

1691 USD 750.00 - 1,000.00 USD 6,195.00
10002

India, 1692 Folded Letter from Coolenoeky to Fort Cochin.

1692 USD 750.00 - 1,000.00 USD 6,490.00
10003

Egypt, 1836, "CARE OF MR. WAGHORN/ALEXANDRIA." (Sidebottom 4b; Smith 4b).

1836 USD 1,500.00 - 2,000.00 USD 2,360.00
10004

Egypt, 1838, "Care of Mr. Waghorn, Suez" (Sidebottom 3; Smith 3).

1838 USD 1,500.00 - 2,000.00 USD 2,124.00
10005

India, Agra, 1825, "AGRA/POST PAID" Double-Lined Handstamp (Giles 1).

1825 USD 300.00 - 400.00 USD 767.00
10006

India, Allahabad, 1839, "ALLAHABAD/1839 July 2/Paid" Framed Datestamp (Giles 4).

1839 USD 200.00 - 300.00 USD 129.80
10007

India, Allyghur, 1830, "ALLYGHUR, POST PAID/18__" Double-Oval Handstamp (Giles 2).

1830 USD 300.00 - 400.00 USD 1,003.00
10008

India, Bangalore, 1815, "Post Paid/Bangalore" Oval Handstamp (Giles 2).

1815 USD 300.00 - 400.00 USD 590.00
10009

India, Barrackpore, 1832, "BARRACKPORE/POST/OFFICE" Negative Intaglio Handstamp (Giles 3).

1832 USD 1,500.00 - 2,000.00 USD 7,080.00
10010

India, Bauleah, 1825, "BAULEAH/P.t P.d" Framed Handstamp (Giles 1).

1825 USD 750.00 - 1,000.00 USD 1,888.00
10011

India, Berhampore, 1794, "BERHAMPORE/POST PAID" Two-Line Handstamp (Giles 1a, 2000 Supplement).

1794 USD 300.00 - 400.00 USD 1,416.00
10012

India, Bombay, 1818, "B. BAY/P. PAID" Oval Handstamp (Giles 2).

1818 USD 100.00 - 150.00 USD 590.00
10013

India, Bombay, 1820, "Bombay/POST NOT PAID/18 JY 18/1821" Oval Datestamp (Giles 8).

1820 USD 200.00 - 300.00 USD 944.00
10014

India, Bombay, 1829, "BOMBAY POST NOT PAID/GPO" Double-Circle Handstamp (Giles 12).

1829 USD 150.00 - 200.00 USD 472.00
10015

India, Bombay, 1809, "B BAY SHIPPge NOT PAID" Oval Handstamp (Giles SD1).

1809 USD 300.00 - 400.00 USD 1,062.00
10016

India, Bombay, 1831, "SHIP POSTAGE PAID/B.G.P.O." Double-Oval Handstamp (Giles SD4).

1831 USD 400.00 - 500.00 USD 649.00
10017

India, Calcutta, 1795/1814, "G.P.O./(Month)/PtPd" Oval Handstamps (Giles 10-10a).

1795/1814 USD 300.00 - 400.00 USD 1,888.00
10018

India, Calcutta, 1794, "G.P.O./FEBY/ PtPd" Oval Handstamp (Giles 10).

1794 USD 200.00 - 300.00 USD 590.00
10019

India, Calcutta, 1818, "POST FREE" Oval Handstamp (Giles 12).

1818 USD 200.00 - 300.00 USD 1,003.00
10020

India, Calcutta, 1853, "CALCUTTA/1853 JUL 6/WEIGHT TOLA/FREE" Oval Datestamp (Giles 29).

1853 USD 750.00 - 1,000.00 USD 708.00
10021

India, Calcutta, 1794, "No./Weight oz. D/B.P. Sa. Rs." Oval Handstamp (Giles SD1).

1794 USD 750.00 - 1,000.00 USD 3,540.00
10022

India, Calcutta, 1808, "Bengal/G.PO./AUG/Post Paid" Oval Handstamp (Giles SD2).

1808 USD 200.00 - 300.00 USD 354.00
10023

India, Calcutta, 1808, "Bengal/G.PO./MARCH/Post Paid" Oval Handstamp (Giles SD2).

1808 USD 200.00 - 300.00 USD 383.50
10024

India, Calcutta, 1802, "Bengal/G.PO./AUG/Post Paid" Oval Handstamp (Giles SD2).

1802 USD 200.00 - 300.00 USD 354.00
10025

India, Calcutta, 1817, "KING'S SEA/POSTE. PAID/CALCUTTA" Handstamp in Red (Giles SD5).

1817 USD 750.00 - 1,000.00 USD 3,835.00
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    Dominic Winter, Apr. 9: Smith (Lucy). Biographical Sketches of Joseph Smith the Prophet, 1st edition, 1853. £1,000-1,500
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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 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.
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