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Robert Siegel Galleries: The John H. Barwis Collection of Victoria Postal History

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Auction Name	The John H. Barwis Collection of Victoria Postal History	Total Sales (USD)	393,471.00
Auction Date	February 28, 2025 - February 28, 2025	Low Estimate of Lots Sold (USD)	172,150.00
Sale Number	#1344	High Estimate of Lots Sold (USD)	238,100.00
Total Lots	241
Sold Lots	214	Low Estimate of All Lots (USD)	184,700.00
% of Lots Sold	88.80%	High Estimate of All Lots (USD)	255,800.00
Unsold Lots	27	Total Sales as a % of High Est.	153.82%

Top twenty-five by sale price

Lot Number	Book Title	Year Published	Estimate	Actual Price
2098	1850, 1p Orange Brown, Original State, First Printing, Ham (SG 1a).	1850	USD 3,000.00 - 4,000.00	USD 41,300.00
2208	1852, 3p Blue, Third State, Fourth Printing, Ham (SG 11). Horizontal block of eight with right sheet margin,	1852	USD 7,500.00 - 10,000.00	USD 29,500.00
2100	1852, 3p Pale Greenish Blue, Third State, Fourth Printing, Ham (SG 11b).	1852	USD 2,000.00 - 3,000.00	USD 16,520.00
2060	1855, 3p Blue, Ninth Printing, Campbell & Fergusson (SG 31b).	1855	USD 5,000.00 - 7,500.00	USD 14,160.00
2219	1853, 3p Deep Blue, White Veils, Fifth Printing, Ham (SG 14a).	1853	USD 3,000.00 - 4,000.00	USD 12,980.00
2144	Tasmania, 1860, 6p Gray (SG 45).	1860	USD 500.00 - 750.00	USD 7,965.00
2215	1853, 3p Deep Blue, White Veils, Fifth Printing, Ham (SG 14a).	1853	USD 5,000.00 - 7,500.00	USD 7,670.00
2166	1857, 3p Bright Blue, Seventh Printing, Campbell & Fergusson (SG 29).	1857	USD 1,500.00 - 2,000.00	USD 7,080.00
2082	1856, 3p Prussian Blue, Eighth Printing, Campbell & Fergusson (SG 30).	1856	USD 1,500.00 - 2,000.00	USD 6,785.00
2108	1854, 1p Dull Red, Seventh Printing, Campbell & Fergusson (SG 26b).	1854	USD 4,000.00 - 5,000.00	USD 6,785.00
2018	1850, 3p Bright Blue, Original State, First Printing, Ham (SG 4).	1850	USD 2,000.00 - 3,000.00	USD 6,195.00
2164	1854, 3p Blue, Sixth Printing, Campbell (SG 24).	1854	USD 3,000.00 - 4,000.00	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
2052	1855, 3p Deep Blue, Ninth Printing, Campbell & Fergusson (SG 31c).	1855	USD 1,000.00 - 1,500.00	USD 5,310.00
2167	1857, 3p Bright Blue, Seventh Printing, Campbell & Fergusson (SG 29).	1857	USD 2,000.00 - 3,000.00	USD 5,310.00
2053	1855, 1p Dull Red, Eighth Printing, Campbell & Fergusson (SG 27).	1855	USD 1,000.00 - 1,500.00	USD 5,015.00
2061	1855, 1p Lilac Rose, Ninth Printing, Campbell & Fergusson (SG 28a).	1855	USD 750.00 - 1,000.00	USD 4,720.00
2042	Tasmania, 1854, 4p Orange, Plate I, Second State (SG 7).	1854	USD 400.00 - 500.00	USD 4,720.00
2192	1866, 10p Dull Purple on Pink (SG 123).	1866	USD 2,000.00 - 3,000.00	USD 4,720.00
2165	New South Wales, 1855, 1sh Pale Red (SG 100).	1855	USD 3,000.00 - 4,000.00	USD 4,720.00
2026	1851, 2p Pale Dull Brown, Altered Veils, Eighth Printing, Ham (SG 17b).	1851	USD 400.00 - 500.00	USD 4,425.00
2193	1866, 10p Dull Purple on Pink (SG 123).	1866	USD 1,500.00 - 2,000.00	USD 4,130.00
2123	1854, 3p Blue, Sixth Printing, Campbell (SG 24).	1854	USD 1,000.00 - 1,500.00	USD 4,130.00
2212	1857, 3p Bright Blue, Seventh Printing, Campbell & Fergusson (SG 29).	1857	USD 1,000.00 - 1,500.00	USD 4,130.00
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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Sotheby’s: The Shem Tov Bible, 1312 | A Masterpiece from the Golden Age of Spain. Sold: 6,960,000 USD

Sotheby’s: Ten Commandments Tablet, 300-800 CE | One of humanity's earliest and most enduring moral codes. Sold: 5,040,000 USD

Sotheby’s: William Blake | Songs of Innocence and of Experience. Sold: 4,320,000 USD

Sotheby’s: The Declaration of Independence | The Holt printing, the only copy in private hands. Sold: 3,360,000 USD

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Sotheby’s: Thomas Taylor | The original cover art for Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone. Sold: 1,920,000 USD

Sotheby’s: Machiavelli | Il Principe, a previously unrecorded copy of the book where modern political thought began. Sold: 576,000 GBP

Sotheby’s: Leonardo da Vinci | Trattato della pittura, ca. 1639, a very fine pre-publication manuscript. Sold: 381,000 GBP

Sotheby’s: Henri Matisse | Jazz, Paris 1947, the complete portfolio. Sold: 312,000 EUR

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