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Purcell Auctioneers: Specialist Sale of Postage Stamps (Ireland, France, Monaco etc.), Irish Postal History, Irish and World Postcards, First Day Covers and also Coins and Tokens

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Auction Name	Specialist Sale of Postage Stamps (Ireland, France, Monaco etc.), Irish Postal History, Irish and World Postcards, First Day Covers and also Coins and Tokens	Total Sales (EUR)	7,176.25
Auction Date	May 01, 2024 - May 01, 2024	Low Estimate of Lots Sold (EUR)	5,760.00
Sale Number	#50124	High Estimate of Lots Sold (EUR)	10,700.00
Total Lots	187
Sold Lots	131	Low Estimate of All Lots (EUR)	8,340.00
% of Lots Sold	70.05%	High Estimate of All Lots (EUR)	15,220.00
Unsold Lots	56	Total Sales as a % of High Est.	47.15%

Top twenty-five by sale price

Lot Number	Book Title	Year Published	Estimate	Actual Price
217	A collection of 63 Postal Free Fronts (original letter fronts) mainly from the 1830s	1830s	EUR 250.00 - 350.00	EUR 250.00
226	Cavan Postal History - 1842 EL to James McFadden Esq, 17 Stephens Green, Dublin from William Worthy, Lisnanagowan, Co Cavan,	1842	EUR 100.00 - 200.00	EUR 175.00
9	Irish Rebellion, 1916. Picture Postcard - The O'Rahilly. One of the Leaders, who was Shot in Action, G.P.O. Area.	1916	EUR 80.00 - 120.00	EUR 150.00
240	A postal wrapper, London, May 14th 1836, with wax seal, addressed to Joseph D. Mullen Esq.,	1836	EUR 80.00 - 120.00	EUR 150.00
108	Clare Interest. Handwritten note, 'Newhall, Ennis, the residence in 1914 of William McDonnell Esq. Bought Nov. 1914'. Black and white.	1914	EUR 30.00 - 60.00	EUR 137.50
221	Very Early County Clare Postcard. Dublin merchant Coster, Johnston, Ormond Quay to William Harding, merchant Clarecastle, Co. Clare. December 1884.	1884	EUR 40.00 - 80.00	EUR 112.50
13	Postcards - County Tipperary, a collection of Postcards which includes Main Street, Templemore		EUR 40.00 - 80.00	EUR 106.25
14	Postcards - County Tipperary, a collection of Postcards which includes Main Street, Tipperary		EUR 40.00 - 80.00	EUR 106.25
15	Postcards - County Tipperary, a collection of Postcards which includes The Palace, Cashel		EUR 40.00 - 80.00	EUR 106.25
16	Postcards - County Tipperary, a collection of Postcards which includes The Abbey Roscrea		EUR 40.00 - 80.00	EUR 106.25
17	Postcards - County Tipperary, a collection of Postcards which includes St. Michael's Road, Tipperary		EUR 40.00 - 80.00	EUR 106.25
18	Postcards - County Tipperary, a collection of Postcards which includes Ormonde Castle, Carrick-On-Suir		EUR 40.00 - 80.00	EUR 106.25
19	Postcards - County Tipperary, a collection of Postcards which includes St. Michael's Road and R.C. Church, TipperaryChrist The King, Glen of Aherlow		EUR 40.00 - 80.00	EUR 106.25
109	Clare Interest. Handwritten note, 'Stamer Park, Ennis. Received 29-7-1913'. Black and white	1913	EUR 30.00 - 60.00	EUR 106.25
6	Postcards - Robert Graham Glendenning, d.1928, Liberal MP for North Antrim	1910	EUR 30.00 - 50.00	EUR 100.00
12	Postcards - County Tipperary, a collection of Postcards which includes Assumption Park, Tipperary		EUR 40.00 - 80.00	EUR 100.00
70	Irish Rebellion, May 1916 - Joseph Plunkett (son of Count Plunkett), Commandant-General Irish Republican Army.	1916	EUR 80.00 - 120.00	EUR 100.00
11	Postcards - County Tipperary, a collection of Postcards which includes River Suir & Quays, Clonmel		EUR 40.00 - 80.00	EUR 93.75
20	Tipperary Interest. New Tipperary. [The historic Land league village] Valentine's Series. 1917. Colour	1917	EUR 40.00 - 80.00	EUR 93.75
5	Postcards - County Kilkenny, a collection of Postcards which includes Kilkenny Castle Court Yard		EUR 40.00 - 80.00	EUR 87.50
10	Postcards - County Tipperary, a collection of Postcards which includes The Holy Island, Roscrea		EUR 40.00 - 80.00	EUR 87.50
96	Irish Rebellion, 1916. Picture Postcard - Sinn Fein Rebel Leaders Under Arrest "Major" McBride (central figure nearest camera) being marched off under escort.	1916	EUR 80.00 - 120.00	EUR 87.50
128	Daniel O'Connell and Biddy Moriarty Card, by E Fitzpatrick ARHA, with description and dialogue verso, c.10cm x 6.5cm		EUR 30.00 - 50.00	EUR 87.50
241	1845 Envelope to "The Right Honorable, The Earl Of Dunraven, Adare Manor, Adare, probably posted at Limerick with MERRION ROW, One Penny Red.	1845	EUR 30.00 - 50.00	EUR 87.50
3	Postcards - County Kilkenny, a collection of Postcards which includes Entrance to Kilkenny Castle		EUR 40.00 - 80.00	EUR 81.25

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Sotheby’s, Available Now: Winston Churchill. The Second World War. Set of First-Edition Volumes. 6,000 USD

Sotheby’s, Available Now: A.A. Milne, Ernest H. Shepard. A Collection of The Pooh Books. Set of First-Editions. 18,600 USD

Sotheby’s, Available Now: Salvador Dalí, Lewis Carroll. Alice's Adventures in Wonderland. Finely Bound and Signed Limited Edition. 15,000 USD

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Sotheby’s, Available Now: Ian Fleming. Live and Let Die. First Edition. 9,500 USD

Sotheby’s, Available Now: J.K. Rowling. Harry Potter Series. Finely Bound First Printing Set of Complete Series. 5,650 USD

Sotheby’s, Available Now: Ernest Hemingway. A Farewell to Arms. First Edition, First Printing. 4,200 USD
Bid on iGavelAuctions.com: Heller, Joseph, Closing Time, Advance Readers Copy of Uncorrected Proof with a letter from Heller on his personal stationary

Bid on iGavelAuctions.com: Gates, Bill, How to Avoid a Climate Disaster, N Y: Knopf, 2021; first edition, with a handwritten note from Bill Gates

Bid on iGavelAuctions.com: Heller, Joseph, Catch-22, New York: Simon & Schuster, 1961, first edition, first printing, first issue dust jacket, inscribed on the front end paper by Heller

Bid on iGavelAuctions.com: Heller, Joseph, Something Happened, New York: Alfred A. Knopf, 1974, first edition, inscribed on the front end paper by Heller

Bid on iGavelAuctions.com: Austen, Jane, Northanger Abbey and Persuasion, London: John Murray, 1818, in four volumes
Manuscript Masterpieces from the Schøyen Collection
London auction, 11 June
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Christie’s, Explore now: The Holkham Hebrew Bible. In Hebrew, decorated manuscript on vellum [Toledo, 2nd quarter 13th century]. £1,500,000–3,000,000

Christie’s, Explore now: The Crosby-Schøyen Codex. In Coptic, manuscript on papyrus [Upper Egypt, middle 3rd century / 4th century]. £2,000,000–3,000,000

Christie’s, Explore now: The Geraardsbergen Bible. In Latin, illuminated manuscript on vellum [Southern Netherlands, late 12th century]. £700,000–1,000,000

Christie’s, Explore now : Jean de Courcy (fl. 1420). The Chronique de la Bouquechardiere. In French, illuminated manuscript on vellum [Paris, c.1480]. £200,000–300,000

Christie’s, Explore now: The ‘Catherine de Medici’ Hours. In Latin and French, illuminated manuscript on vellum [Paris, c.1485]. £120,000–180,000
Freeman’s | Hindman, June 6: MELVILLE, Herman (1819-1891). Moby-Dick; or, The Whale. FIRST AMERICAN EDITION, IN THE BAL FIRST BINDING. $12,000 - $18,000.

Freeman’s | Hindman, June 6: PUZO, Mario (1920-1999). The Godfather. FIRST EDITION, PROOF COPY in wrappers. SIGNED BY PUZO. $3,000 - $5,000.

Freeman’s | Hindman, June 7: HUGHES, Langston. Scottsboro Limited. 1932. FIRST EDITION, LIMITED ISSUE. INSCRIBED BY HUGHES TO NOEL SULLIVAN. $6,000 - $8,000.

Freeman’s | Hindman, June 7: HOMANN, Johann Baptist, HOMANN HEIRS, and Georg Matthäus SEUTTER. [Composite Atlas]. [maps dated between 1728-1765]. $30,000 - $40,000.

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