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Collector's Marketplace >> Heritage Auctions - four original Tolkien letters

By Trotter
Shirrif (Moderator)

Shirrif (Moderator)

Heritage Auctions - four original Tolkien letters

5 Mar, 2025 (edited)
2025-3-5 8:07:45 AM UTC

Heritage Auctions have four Tolkien Letters for sale on March 28 2025.

Letter from J.R.R. Tolkien to Pamela Chandler • 2 August 1961 (#694)
https://historical.ha.com/itm/autograp ... w-ShortDescription-071515

Carpenter #203: Letter from J.R.R. Tolkien to Herbert Schiro • 17 November 1957 (#327)
https://historical.ha.com/itm/autograp ... w-ShortDescription-071515

Carpenter #154: Letter from J.R.R. Tolkien to Naomi Mitchison • 25 September 1954 (#402)
https://historical.ha.com/itm/autograp ... w-ShortDescription-071515

Letter from J.R.R. Tolkien to Doris Elizabeth Sykes • ?Early July 1956 (#237)
https://historical.ha.com/itm/autograp ... w-ShortDescription-071515

Shirrif (Moderator)

29 Mar, 2025
2025-3-29 5:56:24 AM UTC

Trotter wrote:
Heritage Auctions have four Tolkien Letters for sale on March 28 2025.

Letter from J.R.R. Tolkien to Pamela Chandler • 2 August 1961 (#694)
https://historical.ha.com/itm/autograp ... w-ShortDescription-071515

Letter from J.R.R. Tolkien to Doris Elizabeth Sykes • ?Early July 1956 (#237)
https://historical.ha.com/itm/autograp ... w-ShortDescription-071515

Only two were sold

Letter from J.R.R. Tolkien to Pamela Chandler • 2 August 1961 (#694)
Sold for USD 8,437.50 includes Buyer's Premium (BP)

Letter from J.R.R. Tolkien to Doris Elizabeth Sykes • ?Early July 1956 (#237)
Sold for USD 18,750.00 includes Buyer's Premium (BP)

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Carpenter #137d: Letter from J.R.R. Tolkien to P.H. Newby • 22 June 1953 (#1426)

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