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Auction Name U.S. & Worldwide Scripophily, Banknotes & Security Printing Ephemera Total Sales (USD) 69,954.00
Auction Date October 22, 2016 - October 22, 2016 Low Estimate of Lots Sold (USD) 59,830.00
Sale Number #36a High Estimate of Lots Sold (USD) 103,120.00
Total Lots 372
Sold Lots 208 Low Estimate of All Lots (USD) 114,605.00
% of Lots Sold 55.91% High Estimate of All Lots (USD) 195,655.00
Unsold Lots 164 Total Sales as a % of High Est. 35.75%

Top twenty-five by sale price

Lot Number Author Name Book Title Year Published Estimate Actual Price
261

Irish Republic 1866, $100 Issued Bond Rarity.

 1866 USD 1,000.00 - 1,800.00 USD 3,000.00
166

Second Liberty Loan Converted 4.25 % Gold Bond of 1927-1942 Issue May 9, 1918.

 1927-1942 USD 3,000.00 - 5,000.00 USD 2,640.00
36

Aaron Burr Autographed and Fee Franked Letter dated March 19, 1804.

 1804 USD 1,800.00 - 2,500.00 USD 1,920.00
289

Real Compania de Seguros Cerrestres Maritimos, 1789 Extremely Early Sugar Company Share Certificate.

 1789 USD 600.00 - 1,000.00 USD 1,920.00
260

Irish Republic 1866, $50 Issued Bond Rarity.

 1866 USD 900.00 - 1,500.00 USD 1,620.00
92

Treasury of the Confederate States, 1864 Issued Warrant.

 1864 USD 2,000.00 - 4,000.00 USD 1,440.00
162

Fourth Liberty Loan 4.25 % Gold Bond of 1933-1938 Issue October 24, 1918.

 1933-1938 USD 1,500.00 - 2,000.00 USD 1,440.00
290

Real Compania Guipuzcoana De Caracas - 1729 "Accion De La Compania".

 1729 USD 1,800.00 - 3,500.00 USD 1,440.00
259

Irish Republic 1866, $20 Issued Bond Rarity.

 1866 USD 800.00 - 1,200.00 USD 1,260.00
244

Government of Canada, 1883 Proof Bond.

 1883 USD 1,250.00 - 2,500.00 USD 1,200.00
168

Third Liberty 4.25 % Gold Bond of 1928 Issue May 9, 1918.

 1928 USD 1,500.00 - 2,500.00 USD 1,140.00
184

Newfoundland, 1888, $2 Gold, NGC AU 58.

 1888 USD 550.00 - 800.00 USD 1,140.00
5

Sculpture: ñCharging Bullî by Arturo DiModica.

 USD 1,200.00 - 2,000.00 USD 1,080.00
258

Irish Republic 1866, $10 Issued Bond.

 1866 USD 500.00 - 800.00 USD 1,080.00
183

Newfoundland, 1870, $2 Gold, NGC AU 53.

 1870 USD 500.00 - 700.00 USD 1,050.00
104

Bradbury Wilkinson & Co., ca. 1870's French Language Advertising Note.

 ca.1870's USD 400.00 - 800.00 USD 1,020.00
148

Harrison & Sons Limited, Sample Book, ca.1989 With Banknotes, Stamps, Checks and Fiscal Documents.

 ca.1989 USD 800.00 - 1,500.00 USD 960.00
257

Republic of Ireland, National Bond, 186x, $50 Specimen Bond Rarity.

 186x USD 600.00 - 1,000.00 USD 960.00
287

Tesorera Nacional De Puerto Rico, 1813 Issued Bond.

 1813 USD 450.00 - 800.00 USD 960.00
147

Harrison & Sons Limited, Sample Book, ca.1980-89 With Stocks, Bonds, Notes and Fiscal Documents.

 ca.1980-89 USD 750.00 - 1,200.00 USD 900.00
299

Texas and German Emigration Company, 1854 Issued Stock Certificate.

 1854 USD 300.00 - 500.00 USD 720.00
326

Hudsons Bay Co., 1821 Issued Circulating Bill of Exchange.

 1821 USD 900.00 - 1,500.00 USD 720.00
98

Reed and Stiles & Co., Banknotes and Engraving, ca.1820 Uncut Pair of Advertising Banknotes.

 ca.1820 USD 400.00 - 800.00 USD 690.00
102

Bradbury Wilkinson & Co., ca. 1870 Advertising Note.

 ca.1870 USD 350.00 - 700.00 USD 690.00
286

People of Puerto Rico, 1935 $1000 Issued Bond.

 1935 USD 350.00 - 700.00 USD 660.00
  • Jeschke Jadi
    Auction 151
    Saturday, April 27, 2024
    Jeschke Jádi, Apr. 27: Lot 546. Christoph Jacob Trew. Plantae selectae, 1750-1773.
    Jeschke Jádi, Apr. 27: Lot 70. Thomas Murner. Die Narren beschwerung. 1558.
    Jeschke Jádi, Apr. 27: Lot 621. Michael Bernhard Valentini. Museum Museorum, 1714.
    Jeschke Jadi
    Auction 151
    Saturday, April 27, 2024
    Jeschke Jádi, Apr. 27: Lot 545. Sander Reichenbachia. Orchids illustrated and described, 1888-1894.
    Jeschke Jádi, Apr. 27: Lot 1018. Marinetti, Boccioni, Pratella Futurism - Comprehensive collection of 35 Futurist manifestos, some of them exceptionally rare. 1909-1933.
    Jeschke Jádi, Apr. 27: Lot 634. August Johann Rösel von Rosenhof. 3 Original Drawings, around 1740.
    Jeschke Jadi
    Auction 151
    Saturday, April 27, 2024
    Jeschke Jádi, Apr. 27: Lot 671. Jacob / Picasso. Chronique des Temps, 1956.
    Jeschke Jádi, Apr. 27: Lot 1260. Mary Webb. Sarn. 1948. Lucie Weill Art Deco Binding.
    Jeschke Jádi, Apr. 27: Lot 508. Felix Bonfils. 108 large-format photographs of Syria and Palestine.
    Jeschke Jadi
    Auction 151
    Saturday, April 27, 2024
    Jeschke Jádi, Apr. 27: Lot 967. Dante Aligheri and Salvador Dali. Divina Commedia, 1963.
    Jeschke Jádi, Apr. 27: Lot 1316. Tolouse-Lautrec. Dessinateur. Duhayon binding, 1948.
    Jeschke Jádi, Apr. 27: Lot 1303. Regards sur Paris. Braque, Picasso, Masson, 1962.
  • Fonsie Mealy’s
    Rare Book & Collectors Sale
    24th April 2024
    Fonsie Mealy, Apr. 24: McCarthy (Cormac). Cities of the Plain, N.Y., 1998, First Edn., signed on hf. title; together with Uncorrected Proof and Uncorrected Advance Reading Copies, both signed by the Author. €800 to €1,000.
    Fonsie Mealy, Apr. 24: Stanihurst (Richard). De Rebus in Hibernia Gestis, Libri Quattuor, sm. 4to Antwerp (Christi. Plantium) 1584. First Edn. €525 to €750.
    Fonsie Mealy, Apr. 24: Fleischer (Nat.) Jack Dempsey The Idol of Fistiana, An Intimate Narrative, N.Y., 1929, First Edn. Signed on f.e.p. by Rocky Marciano. €400 to €600.
    Fonsie Mealy’s
    Rare Book & Collectors Sale
    24th April 2024
    Fonsie Mealy, Apr. 24: Smith - Classical Atlas, Lond., 1820. Bound with, Smiths New General Atlas .. Principal Empires, Kingdoms, & States throughout the World, Lond. 1822. €350 to €500.
    Fonsie Mealy, Apr. 24: Rare Auction Catalogues – 1856: Bindon Blood, of Ennis, Co. Clare: Sotheby & Wilkinson. €320 to €450.
    Fonsie Mealy, Apr. 24: [Mavor (Wm.)] A General Collection of Voyages and Travels from the Discovery of America to the Commencement of the Nineteenth Century, 28 vols. (complete) Lond., 1810. €300 to €400.
    Fonsie Mealy’s
    Rare Book & Collectors Sale
    24th April 2024
    Fonsie Mealy, Apr. 24: Mc Carthy (Cormac). Outer Dark, N.Y. (Random House)1968, Signed by Mc Carthy. €250 to €300.
    Fonsie Mealy, Apr. 24: Three signed works by Ted Huges - Wodwo, 1967; Crow from the Life and Songs of the Crow, 1970; and Tales from Ovid, 1997. €200 to €300.
    Fonsie Mealy, Apr. 24: The Garden. An Illustrated Weekly Journal of Horticulture in all its Branches, 7 vols. lg. 4to Lond. 1877-1880. With 127 colored plates. €200 to €300.
    Fonsie Mealy’s
    Rare Book & Collectors Sale
    24th April 2024
    Fonsie Mealy, Apr. 24: Procter (Richard A.) Saturn and its System: Containing Discussions of The Motion (Real and Apparent)…, Lond. 1865. First Edn. €160 to €220.
    Fonsie Mealy, Apr. 24: [Ashe] St. George, Lord Bishop of Clogher, A Sermon Preached to the Protestants of Ireland, now in London,... Oct. 23, 1712, London 1712. Second Edn. €130 to €180.
  • Sotheby’s
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    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
    Sotheby’s
    Modern First Editions
    Available for Immediate Purchase
    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
  • Doyle, May 1: Thomas Jefferson expresses fears of "a war of extermination" in Saint-Dominigue. $40,000 to $60,000.
    Doyle, May 1: An exceptional presentation copy of Fitzgerald's last book, in the first issue dust jacket. $25,000 to $35,000.
    Doyle, May 1: The rare first signed edition of Dorian Gray. $15,000 to $25,000.
    Doyle, May 1: The Prayer Book of Jehan Bernachier. $10,000 to $15,000.
    Doyle, May 1: Van Dyck's Icones Principum Virorum Doctorum. $10,000 to $15,000.
    Doyle, May 1: The magnificent Cranach Hamlet in the deluxe binding by Dõrfner. $7,000 to $10,000.
    Doyle, May 1: A remarkable unpublished manuscript of a voyage to South America in 1759-1764. $3,000 to $5,000.
    Doyle, May 1: Bouchette's monumental and rare wall map of Lower Canada. $12,000 to $18,000.
    Doyle, May 1: An rare original 1837 abolitionist woodblock. $8,000 to $12,000.
    Doyle, May 1: An important manuscript breviary in Middle Dutch. $15,000 to $25,000.
    Doyle, May 1: An extraordinary Old Testament manuscript, circa 1250. $20,000 to $30,000.
  • Leland Little, Apr. 26: First Edition of Piccolomini's De La Sfera del Mondo (The Sphere of the World), 1540.
    Leland Little, Apr. 26: First Edition of Vellutello's Commentary on Petrarch, With Map, 1525.
    Leland Little, Apr. 26: Finely Bound Definitive, Illustrated Edition of I Promessi Sposi, 1840.
    Leland Little, Apr. 26: Rare First Edition of John Milton's Latin Correspondence, 1674.
    Leland Little, Apr. 26: Giolito's Edition of Boccaccio's The Decamerone, with Bedford Binding, 1542.
    Leland Little, Apr. 26: First Edition of the First Biography of Marie of the Incarnation, with Rare Portrait, 1677.
    Leland Little, Apr. 26: First Aldine Edition of Volume One of Cicero's Orationes, 1540.
    Leland Little, Apr. 26: First Edition of Bonanni's Illustrated Costume Catalogue, with Complete Plates, 1711.
    Leland Little, Apr. 26: An Important Incunable, the First Italian Edition of Josephus's De Bello Judaico, 1480.
    Leland Little, Apr. 26: First Edition of Jacques Philippe d'Orville's Illustrated Book of the Ruins of Sicily, 1764.
    Leland Little, Apr. 26: An Incunable from 1487, The Contemplative Life, with Early Manuscript.
    Leland Little, Apr. 26: Ignatius of Loyola's Exercitia Spiritualia, 1563.
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