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Tooveys: Cigarette and Trade Cards, Postcards, Photographs, Autographs and Ephemera

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Auction Name	Cigarette and Trade Cards, Postcards, Photographs, Autographs and Ephemera	Total Sales (GBP)	165,398.25
Auction Date	May 21, 2025 - May 21, 2025	Low Estimate of Lots Sold (GBP)	30,810.00
Sale Number	#52125	High Estimate of Lots Sold (GBP)	48,000.00
Total Lots	264
Sold Lots	235.0	Low Estimate of All Lots (GBP)	36,250.00
% of Lots Sold	89.02%	High Estimate of All Lots (GBP)	56,150.00
Unsold Lots	29	Total Sales as a % of High Est.	294.57%

Top twenty-five by sale price

Lot Number	Book Title	Year Published	Estimate	Actual Price
3109	An album of cigarette card odds		GBP 300.00 - 500.00	GBP 26,145.00
3100	An album of cigarette card odds		GBP 800.00 - 1,200.00	GBP 9,213.00
3108	An album of trade card odds		GBP 400.00 - 600.00	GBP 8,092.50
3118	Eight albums of cigarette cards		GBP 150.00 - 250.00	GBP 5,727.00
3352	AUTOGRAPHS. A collection of approximately 200 signed photographs		GBP 400.00 - 600.00	GBP 5,229.00
3347	AUTOGRAPHS. A collection of approximately 200 signed photographs		GBP 400.00 - 600.00	GBP 3,984.00
3351	AUTOGRAPHS. A collection of approximately 200 signed photographs		GBP 400.00 - 600.00	GBP 3,984.00
3356	AUTOGRAPHS. A collection of approximately 200 signed photographs		GBP 400.00 - 600.00	GBP 3,984.00
3353	AUTOGRAPHS. A collection of approximately 200 signed photographs		GBP 400.00 - 600.00	GBP 3,735.00
3357	AUTOGRAPHS. A collection of approximately 200 signed photographs		GBP 400.00 - 600.00	GBP 3,735.00
3350	AUTOGRAPHS. A collection of approximately 200 signed photographs		GBP 400.00 - 600.00	GBP 3,486.00
3348	AUTOGRAPHS. A collection of approximately 200 signed photographs		GBP 400.00 - 600.00	GBP 3,237.00
3349	AUTOGRAPHS. A collection of approximately 200 signed photographs		GBP 400.00 - 600.00	GBP 3,237.00
3355	AUTOGRAPHS. A collection of approximately 200 signed photographs		GBP 400.00 - 600.00	GBP 3,237.00
3346	AUTOGRAPHS. A collection of approximately 200 signed photographs		GBP 400.00 - 600.00	GBP 2,739.00
3354	AUTOGRAPHS. A collection of approximately 200 signed photographs		GBP 400.00 - 600.00	GBP 2,739.00
3110	An album of trade cards		GBP 200.00 - 400.00	GBP 2,365.50
3117	A collection of cigarette cards including a set of 52 Wills 'Double-meaning (PC Inset)'	1938	GBP 60.00 - 100.00	GBP 2,241.00
3335	AUTOGRAPHS. A collection of approximately 84 autographs of motor racing interest		GBP 400.00 - 600.00	GBP 2,241.00
3107	Two albums of cigarette cards including 16 Jones Bros		GBP 150.00 - 250.00	GBP 2,116.50
3274	A large collection of approximately 1000 postcards in 21 albums all of waterways		GBP 400.00 - 600.00	GBP 1,992.00
3334	AUTOGRAPHS. A collection of approximately 18 autographs of motor racing interest		GBP 200.00 - 400.00	GBP 1,867.50
3333	AUTOGRAPHS. A collection of approximately 79 commemorative albums		GBP 300.00 - 500.00	GBP 1,743.00
3111	An album of cigarette card odds		GBP 120.00 - 180.00	GBP 1,494.00
3120	A collection of cigarette and trade cards in seven albums and loose		GBP 50.00 - 80.00	GBP 1,494.00

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.
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