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Heritage Auctions: World Paper Money Signature Auction

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Auction Name	World Paper Money Signature Auction	Total Sales (USD)	1,975,746.00
Auction Date	March 07, 2024 - March 08, 2024	Low Estimate of Lots Sold (USD)	1,043,480.00
Sale Number	#4049	High Estimate of Lots Sold (USD)	1,565,220.00
Total Lots	569
Sold Lots	567	Low Estimate of All Lots (USD)	1,044,680.00
% of Lots Sold	99.65%	High Estimate of All Lots (USD)	1,567,020.00
Unsold Lots	2	Total Sales as a % of High Est.	126.08%

Top twenty-five by sale price

Lot Number	Book Title	Year Published	Estimate	Actual Price
24057	Canada Bank of Canada $500 1935 BC-17 English Text PCGS Banknote About UNC 53 PPQ.	1935	USD 200,000.00 - 300,000.00	USD 228,000.00
24441	Palestine Palestine Currency Board 10 Pounds 7.9.1939 Pick 9c PMG About Uncirculated 55 EPQ.	1939	USD 8,000.00 - 12,000.00	USD 45,600.00
24341	Jamaica Treasury 10 Shillings 1918 Pick 30 PMG Choice Very Fine 35 EPQ.	1918	USD 6,400.00 - 9,600.00	USD 33,600.00
24564	Turks & Caicos Islands Government of the Turks and Caicos Islands 1 Pound 12.11.1918 Pick 3b PMG Very Fine 20.	1918	USD 16,000.00 - 24,000.00	USD 28,800.00
24468	Russia Russian-American Company 10 Kopeks ND (1820s-60s) Pick Unlisted PMG Extremely Fine 40.	ND(1820s-60s)	USD 12,000.00 - 18,000.00	USD 25,200.00
24476	Saudi Arabia Saudi Arabian Monetary Agency 50 Riyals 1961 / AH1379 Pick 9a PMG Choice Uncirculated 64 EPQ.	1961	USD 4,000.00 - 6,000.00	USD 19,800.00
24133	China Russo-Chinese Bank, Tientsin 1 Tael 1907 Pick S549a S/M#O5-30 PMG Very Fine 25.	1907	USD 4,800.00 - 7,200.00	USD 16,800.00
24367	Kiau Chau Deutsch-Asiatiche Bank 1 Dollar 1.3.1907 Pick 1a PMG Fine 12.	1907	USD 6,400.00 - 9,600.00	USD 15,600.00
24270	Iraq Government of Iraq 1/4 Dinar 1.7.1931 Pick 1a PMG Choice Very Fine 35.	1931	USD 8,000.00 - 12,000.00	USD 14,400.00
24227	French Indochina Banque de l'Indo-Chine 20 Piastres 16.3.1907 Pick 36 PMG Choice About Unc 58.	1907	USD 3,200.00 - 4,800.00	USD 13,800.00
24169	Colombia Caja de Propietarios 50 Centavos 1880s Pick S881 Remainder PCGS Very Choice New 64PPQ.	1880s	USD 960.00 - 1,440.00	USD 12,000.00
24167	Colombia Banco Republicano 10 Pesos ND (1899) Pick S813s Specimen PMG Choice Uncirculated 64.	ND(1899)	USD 3,200.00 - 4,800.00	USD 11,400.00
24132	China Russo-Chinese Bank, Shanghai 1 Mexican Dollar (1901-02) Pick S536a S/M#O5-1 PMG Very Fine 25.	1901-02	USD 5,600.00 - 8,400.00	USD 10,800.00
24165	Colombia Banco de Medellin 100 Pesos 18xx Pick S597 Specimen PMG Choice Uncirculated 64 EPQ.	18xx	USD 3,200.00 - 4,800.00	USD 10,800.00
24252	India Government of India, Bombay 100 Rupees ND (1917-30) Pick 10d Jhunjhunwalla-Razack 3.10.2A-B PMG About Uncirculated 55.	ND(1917-30)	USD 8,000.00 - 12,000.00	USD 10,800.00
24536	Syria Banque de Syrie et du Liban 100 Livres 1.8.1942 Pick 48 PMG Very Fine 20.	1942	USD 6,400.00 - 9,600.00	USD 10,800.00
24254	India Government of India, Bombay 1000 Rupees 9.9.1927 Pick A19Ac Jhunjhunwalla-Razack 2A.7.2D.3 PMG Very Fine 20.	1927	USD 8,000.00 - 12,000.00	USD 10,200.00
24280	Iraq National Bank of Iraq 1/2 Dinar 1947 Pick 28 PMG Choice Uncirculated 63.	1947	USD 3,200.00 - 4,800.00	USD 10,200.00
24337	Italian Somaliland Cassa Per La Circolazione Monetaria Della Somalia 100 Somali 1950 Pick 15a PCGS Gem New 65PPQ.	1950	USD 8,000.00 - 12,000.00	USD 10,200.00
24201	El Salvador Deuda Publica del Salvador 500 Pesos 1888 Pick 37s Specimen PMG Choice Uncirculated 64.	1888	USD 1,600.00 - 2,400.00	USD 9,600.00
24342	Jamaica Government of Jamaica 5 Shillings 1918 Pick 32a PMG About Uncirculated 55 EPQ.	1918	USD 10,000.00 - 15,000.00	USD 9,600.00
24321	Israel Bank Leumi Le-Israel B.M. 1 Pound ND (1952) Pick 20cts Color Trial Specimen PMG About Uncirculated 55.	ND(1952)	USD 4,400.00 - 6,600.00	USD 9,300.00
24322	Israel Bank Leumi Le-Israel B.M. 1 Pound ND (1952) Pick 20cts Color Trial Specimen PMG About Uncirculated 55.	ND(1952)	USD 4,400.00 - 6,600.00	USD 9,300.00
24324	Israel Bank Leumi Le-Israel B.M. 1 Pound ND (1952) Pick 20cts Color Trial Specimen PMG Choice About Unc 58.	ND(1952)	USD 4,400.00 - 6,600.00	USD 9,300.00
24033	Brunei Negara Brunei Darussalam 10,000 Ringgit 1989 Pick 20a PMG Choice Uncirculated 64.	1989	USD 7,200.00 - 10,800.00	USD 9,000.00

Sotheby’s
Modern First Editions
Available for Immediate Purchase

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
Ketterer Rare Books
Auction May 27th

Ketterer Rare Books, May 27:
K. Marx, Das Kapital,1867. Dedication copy. Est: € 120,000

Ketterer Rare Books, May 27:
Latin and French Book of Hours, around 1380. Est: € 25,000

Ketterer Rare Books, May 27:
Theodor de Bry, Indiae Orientalis, 1598-1625. Est: € 80,000

Ketterer Rare Books
Auction May 27th

Ketterer Rare Books, May 27:
Breviary, Latin manuscript, around 1450-75. Est: € 10,000

Ketterer Rare Books, May 27:
G. B. Piranesi, Vedute di Roma, 1748-69. Est: € 60,000

Ketterer Rare Books, May 27:
K. Schmidt-Rottluff, Arbeiter, 1921. Orig. watercolour on postcard. Est: € 18,000

Ketterer Rare Books
Auction May 27th

Ketterer Rare Books, May 27:
Breviarium Romanum, Latin manuscript, 1474. Est: € 20,000

Ketterer Rare Books, May 27:
C. J. Trew, Plantae selectae, 1750-73. Est: € 28,000

Ketterer Rare Books, May 27:
M. Beckmann, Apokalypse, 1943. Est: € 50,000

Ketterer Rare Books
Auction May 27th

Ketterer Rare Books, May 27:
Ulrich von Richenthal, Das Concilium, 1536. Est: € 9,000

Ketterer Rare Books, May 27:
I. Kant, Critik der reinen Vernunft, 1781. Est: €12,000

Ketterer Rare Books, May 27:
Arbeiter-Illustrierte Zeitung (AIZ) / Die Volks-Illustrierte (VI), 1932-38. Est: €8,000

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