Paul Calle - A Group Of 7 Project Mercury Postal Covers With Original Sketches, Signed 

Paul Calle

A Group Of 7 Project Mercury Postal Covers With Original Sketches, Signed 

Found at Sothebys, New York
Space Exploration, Lot 88
29. Nov - 29. Nov 2018
Estimate: 2.500 - 3.500 USD
Price realised: 3.250 USD
Description
Calle, Paul
A GROUP OF 7 PROJECT MERCURY POSTAL COVERS WITH ORIGINAL SKETCHES, SIGNED 
7 sketches, pencil on paper envelopes, 6 ½ by 3 ¾ inches, each signed "Paul Calle" in pencil, each with "Project Mercury" stamps, and "First Day of Issue February 20 1962" Cape Canaveral, Florida postmarks.
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Auction result well in line with expectations

The work A Group Of 7 Project Mercury Postal Covers With Original Sketches, Signed  by Paul Calle was sold in the Space Exploration auction at Sothebys in New York in November 2018. It changed hands for a price of USD 3,250.00 (€ 2,870.26) achieving a result in the upper range of the estimate price range of USD 2,500.00 – 3,500.00. Admittedly, works by Paul Calle have also been auctioned for a multiple of this price - according to our records, the highest result so far was achieved by the work Carrying Place in November 2018 with an auction result of USD 16,250.00 (€ 14,351.32).

Auktionsergebnis im Rahmen der Erwartungen

Die Arbeit A Group Of 7 Project Mercury Postal Covers With Original Sketches, Signed  von Paul Calle wurde im November 2018 in der Auktion Space Exploration bei Sothebys in New York versteigert. Dabei wechselte sie für einen Preis von USD 3.250,00 (€ 2.870,26) den Besitzer und erzielte damit ein Ergebnis im oberen Bereich der Schätzpreisspanne von USD 2.500,00 – 3.500,00. Freilich wurden Arbeiten von Paul Calle auch schon für ein Vielfaches dieses Preises versteigert – das bisher höchste Ergebnis erzielte nach unseren Aufzeichnungen die Arbeit Carrying Place im November 2018 mit einem Auktionsergebnis von USD 16.250,00 (€ 14.351,32).

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