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Special 1939 Consignment Alfred Lamb’s Special Reserve Rum

£380

latest hammer price

Hardly ever seen· 1 lots a year

Auction lots

1

Houses

1

Last sold

43 days ago

Special 1939 Consignment Alfred Lamb’s Special Reserve Rum is a collectable Scotch whisky from Special. Based on 1 recorded auction lots across 1 month of trading data, the current median hammer price is £380, with the most recent sale at £380. Over the trading window, prices have ranged from £380 (low) to £380 (high). Accounting for lot-to-lot variation, a realistic valuation range for Special 1939 Consignment Alfred Lamb’s Special Reserve Rum is £323–£437 15% around the latest sale).

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About Special

Special is a whisky distillery. Special 1939 Consignment Alfred Lamb’s Special Reserve Rum is a no-age-statement bottling, distilled in 1939.

What drives this bottle's value

  • Single vintage

    Distilled in a single year (1939), so the available batch is inherently finite.

  • Named / limited release

    Released as Special 1939 Consignment Alfred Lamb’s Special Reserve Rum 75cl, a named edition rather than part of the standard core range.

These are scarcity and demand signals drawn from the bottle's own attributes — they describe the bottle, not a prediction of future price. Not investment advice.

Release & bottling facts

Distillery
Special
Expression
1939 Consignment Alfred Lamb’s Special Reserve Rum
Vintage
1939
Edition
Special 1939 Consignment Alfred Lamb’s Special Reserve Rum 75cl
Bottle size
700ml

Latest sale

£380

24-month median

£380

24-month high

£380

24-month low

£380

Estimated value · likely range

£323–£437 ±15%

Auction hammers swing lot to lot with condition, fill level and timing. Treat this band — not a single figure — as the bottle's value.

Market presence

last 12 months

Hardly ever seenalmost never comes to market

Seen at auction

1 lot

Houses

1

Activity rank

top 97% of tracked bottles

Last seen

43 days ago

Across the auction houses wsky1 tracks.

Price history (monthly median)

Only one auction sale on record so far — £380 in July 2026. We need at least two monthly data points to chart a trend, so check back after more sales.

Recent auction results

MonthMedianLots
July 2026£3801

Frequently asked questions

How rare is Special 1939 Consignment Alfred Lamb’s Special Reserve Rum at auction?

Special 1939 Consignment Alfred Lamb’s Special Reserve Rum appeared in 1 auction lot over the last 12 months across the auction houses wsky1 tracks — hardly ever seen (almost never comes to market). That puts it in the top 97% by auction activity among the 30,758 bottles wsky1 tracks — most collectable bottles hammer only a handful of times a year.

What is the current auction price of Special 1939 Consignment Alfred Lamb’s Special Reserve Rum?

The latest hammer price for Special 1939 Consignment Alfred Lamb’s Special Reserve Rum at auction is £380. Across the most recent 24 months of auction data, the median hammer price is £380, with a high of £380 and a low of £380. All prices are in GBP and exclude buyer's premium. Data is aggregated from major auction houses including Scotch Whisky Auctions, Whisky Auctioneer, and Bonhams.

How much has Special 1939 Consignment Alfred Lamb’s Special Reserve Rum changed in value over the past year?

wsky1 currently has fewer than 12 months of auction data for Special 1939 Consignment Alfred Lamb’s Special Reserve Rum, so a year-on-year trend is not yet computed. Recent hammer prices range from £380 to £380 (median £380).

Where can I sell Special 1939 Consignment Alfred Lamb’s Special Reserve Rum?

Special 1939 Consignment Alfred Lamb’s Special Reserve Rum regularly appears at major Scotch whisky auction houses including Scotch Whisky Auctions (Scotland), Whisky Auctioneer (Scotland), Just Whisky, Whisky Hammer, and Bonhams. The current median hammer price is £380 (excluding buyer's premium). At most major houses, buyer's premium adds 24–28% on top of hammer for the buyer; sellers typically receive the hammer price minus a sales commission of 5–15%.

Is Special 1939 Consignment Alfred Lamb’s Special Reserve Rum a good investment?

Special 1939 Consignment Alfred Lamb’s Special Reserve Rum has appeared in 1 recorded auction lots in our database, with a current median hammer price of £380. wsky1 provides hammer-price data for informational purposes only — not investment advice.

How does wsky1 calculate the price of Special 1939 Consignment Alfred Lamb’s Special Reserve Rum?

wsky1 ingests public auction results from major auction houses (via direct scraping of Scotch Whisky Auctions, Whisky Auctioneer, Bonhams, and Whisky Hammer, plus aggregated data from WhiskyHunter). For each bottle, we group hammer prices by year-month and compute the median price per month. The figures shown — latest £380, 24-month median £380 — are derived from this monthly-median methodology. All prices are hammer prices in GBP, excluding buyer's premium.

Does the price include buyer's premium?

No. All prices on wsky1 are hammer prices only. Buyer's premium at major Scotch whisky auction houses currently runs at 24–28% on top of the hammer price. A bottle of Special 1939 Consignment Alfred Lamb’s Special Reserve Rum that hammers at £380 would cost the buyer approximately £479 all-in including buyer's premium.

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