Robert Siegel Galleries: Worldwide Stamps and Postal History, 1365, New York

Auction Details

Auction Report
Auction Date
November 11, 2025 - November 14, 2025
Page Size: 586 items in 24 pages
Lot Number Author Name Book Title Place Printed Year Published Estimate Actual Price
2020

Great Britain, 1840, 1p Black (1; SG 2).

1840 USD 750.00 - 1,000.00 USD 767.00
2021

Great Britain, 1840, 1p Black (1; SG 2).

1840 USD 300.00 - 400.00 USD 265.50
2027

Great Britain, 1841, 1p Red Brown (3; SG 8).

1841 USD 1,500.00 - 2,000.00 USD 2,360.00
2033

Great Britain, 1841, 2p Blue (4; SG 14).

1841 USD 200.00 - 300.00 USD 200.60
2034

Great Britain, 1841, 2p Blue, Small Trial Proof, Watermark Inverted (4d Proof; SG 14Wi Proof; SG Specialised DP43wi).

1841 USD 750.00 - 1,000.00 USD 590.00
2035

Great Britain, 1871, 11/2p Ormond Hill Die Proof (31P; SG 51P; SG Specialised DP56b).

1871 USD 2,000.00 - 3,000.00 USD 2,360.00
2036

Great Britain, ca. 1870, 4p Die Proof Without Corner Letters (43 Proof; SG 94 Proof).

1870 USD 750.00 - 1,000.00 USD 1,180.00
2037

Great Britain, ca. 1870, 3p Die Proof Without Corner Letters (49 Proof; SG 102 Proof).

1870 USD 750.00 - 1,000.00 USD 1,652.00
2039

Great Britain, ca. 1870, 1sh Die Proof Without Corner Letters (54 Proof; SG 117 Proof).

1870 USD 1,500.00 - 2,000.00 USD 2,006.00
2041

Great Britain, 1878, PS1 Die Proof Without Corner Letters (75 Proof; SG 129 Proof).

1878 USD 750.00 - 1,000.00 USD 1,003.00
2042

Great Britain, 1883, 2sh6p Die Proof Without Corner Letters (96 Proof; SG 175 Proof).

1883 USD 400.00 - 500.00 USD 767.00
2043

Great Britain, 1883, 21/2p Die Proof Without Corner Letters (101 Proof; SG 190 Proof).

1883 USD 300.00 - 400.00 USD 826.00
2044

Great Britain, 1883, PS1 Die Proof Without Corner Letters (110 Proof; SG 185 Proof).

1883 USD 1,000.00 - 1,500.00 USD 1,121.00
2045

Great Britain, 1906, 1/2p Die Proof (127 Proof; SG 215 Proof).

1906 USD 500.00 - 750.00 USD 295.00
2046

Great Britain, 1901, 5p Die Proof Without Value (134 Proof; SG 242 Proof).

1901 USD 500.00 - 750.00 USD 442.50
2047

Great Britain, 1902, 10sh Master Die Proof (141 Proof; SG 265 Proof).

1902 USD 1,000.00 - 1,500.00 USD 767.00
2048

Great Britain, 1903, 1p "Canada Head" Essay.

1903 USD 500.00 - 750.00 USD 472.00
2049

Great Britain, 1910, 3p Purple on Yellow, Hentschel Color Trial Essay.

1910 USD 300.00 - 400.00 USD 177.00
2050

Great Britain, 1910, 6p Green, Hentschel Color Trial Essay.

1910 USD 200.00 - 300.00 USD 118.00
2051

Great Britain, 1910, 7p & 1sh Mauve, Hentschel Color Trial Essay.

1910 USD 300.00 - 400.00 USD 265.50
2052

Great Britain, 1910, 1sh Hentschel Color Trial Essay Group.

1910 USD 750.00 - 1,000.00 USD 590.00
2053

Great Britain, 1911 Downey Head Die Proof.

1911 USD 400.00 - 500.00 USD 354.00
2054

Great Britain, 1912 Profile Metal Head Die Proof.

1912 USD 750.00 - 1,000.00 USD 531.00
2055

Great Britain, 1912 Master Die Proof of Profile Head Issue.

1912 USD 1,500.00 - 2,000.00 USD 944.00
2056

Great Britain, 1912 Master Die Proof of Profile Head Issue.

1912 USD 750.00 - 1,000.00 USD 442.50
  • Bonhams, Dec. 8-18: Autograph Letter Signed ("Martinus Luther") to His Friend the Theologian Gerhard Wiskamp ("Gerardo Xantho Lampadario"). $100,000 - $150,000.
    Bonhams, Dec. 8-18: An Exceptionally Fine Copy of Austenís Emma: A Novel in Three Volumes. $40,000 - $60,000.
    Bonhams, Dec. 8-18: Presentation Copy of Ernest Hemmingwayís A Farewell to Arms for Edward Titus of the Black Mankin Press. $30,000 - $50,000.
    Bonhams, Dec. 8-18: Autograph Manuscript Signed Integrally for "The Songs of Pooh," by Alan Alexander. $30,000 - $50,000.
    Bonhams, Dec. 8-18: Autograph Manuscript of "Three Fragments from Gˆtterd‰mmerung" by Richard Wagner. $30,000 - $50,000.
    Bonhams, Dec. 8-18: Original Preliminary Artwork, for the First Edition of Snow Crash. $20,000 - $30,000.
    Bonhams, Dec. 8-18: Autograph Letter Signed ("T.R. Malthus") to Economist Nassau Senior on Wealth, Labor and Adam Smith. $20,000 - $30,000.
    Bonhams, Dec. 8-18: History of the Peloponnesian War by Thucydides Finely Bound by Michael Wilcox. $20,000 - $30,000.
    Bonhams, Dec. 8-18: First Edition of Lewis and Clark: Travels to the Source of the Missouri River and Across the American Continent to the Pacific Ocean. $8,000 - $12,000.
    Bonhams, Dec. 8-18: Original Artwork for the First Edition of Neal Stephenson's Groundbreaking Novel Snow Crash. $100,000 - $150,000.
    Bonhams, Dec. 8-18: A Complete Set Signed Deluxe Editions of King's The Dark Tower Series by Stephen King. $8,000 - $12,000.
    Bonhams, Dec. 8-18: Autograph Letter Signed ("John Adams") to James Le Ray de Chaumont During the Crucial Years of the Revolutionary War. $8,000 - $12,000.
  • Sotheby’s
    Book Week
    December 9-17, 2025
    Sotheby’s, Dec. 17: Francesco Colonna. Hypnerotomachie, Paris, 1546, Parisian calf by Wotton Binder C for Marcus Fugger. €200,000 to €300,000.
    Sotheby’s, Dec. 17: Nausea. De principiis dialectices Gorgias, and other works, Venice, 1523, morocco gilt for Cardinal Campeggio. €3,000 to €4,000.
    Sotheby’s, Dec. 17: Billon. Le fort inexpugnable de l'honneur, Paris, 1555, Parisian calf gilt for Peter Ernst, Graf von Mansfeld. €120,000 to €180,000.
    Sotheby’s
    Book Week
    December 9-17, 2025
    Sotheby’s, Dec. 16: Salinger, J.D. The Graham Family archive, including autographed letters, an inscribed Catcher, a rare studio photograph of the author, and more. $120,000 to $180,000.
    Sotheby’s, Dec. 16: [Austen, Jane]. A handsome first edition of Sense and Sensibility, the author's first novel. $60,000 to $80,000.
    Sotheby’s, Dec. 16: Massachusetts General Court. A powerful precursor to the Declaration of Independence: "every Act of Government … without the Consent of the People, is … Tyranny." $40,000 to $60,000.
  • Heritage Auctions
    Rare Books Signature Auction
    December 15, 2025
    Heritage, Dec. 15: John Donne. Poems, By J. D. With Elegies on the Author's Death. London: M[iles]. F[lesher]. for John Marriot, 1633.
    Heritage, Dec. 15: Edgar Rice Burroughs. Tarzan of the Apes.
    Heritage, Dec. 15: F. Scott Fitzgerald. Tender is the Night. A Romance.
    Heritage, Dec. 15: Bram Stoker. Dracula. Westminster: Archibald Constable & Co., 1897.
    Heritage, Dec. 15: Jerry Thomas. How to Mix Drinks, or the Bon-Vivant's Companion, Containing Clear and Reliable Directions for Mixing All the Beverages Used in the United States…
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