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Auction Name U.S. & Worldwide Scripophily, Banknotes & Security Printing Ephemera Total Sales (USD) 123,276.00
Auction Date October 25, 2016 - October 25, 2016 Low Estimate of Lots Sold (USD) 109,115.00
Sale Number #36b High Estimate of Lots Sold (USD) 176,684.00
Total Lots 1013
Sold Lots 522 Low Estimate of All Lots (USD) 279,665.00
% of Lots Sold 51.53% High Estimate of All Lots (USD) 437,858.00
Unsold Lots 491 Total Sales as a % of High Est. 28.15%

Top twenty-five by sale price

Lot Number Author Name Book Title Year Published Estimate Actual Price
487

Shanghai Fire and Marine Insurance, ca.1900-1920 Certificate.

 ca.1900-1920 USD 200.00 - 400.00 USD 6,000.00
866

Yonkers National Bank, Yonkers, NY, $10 1902 DB, Ch# E 9825 Serial # 1A Banknote.

 1902 USD 5,000.00 - 7,000.00 USD 6,000.00
862

Martha's Vineyard National Bank of Tisbury, $5, 1902 Plain Back, Ch#1274, Fr#599, Issued Banknote.

 1902 USD 3,800.00 - 4,500.00 USD 4,200.00
747

Bank of Germantown of the City of Philadelphia, 1862 Issued Obsolete Banknote.

 1862 USD 4,000.00 - 6,000.00 USD 3,480.00
474

Wan I Chuan Bank, ND (1905-1908 "Coin" Issue Private Banknote.

 1905-1908 USD 1,600.00 - 2,000.00 USD 2,400.00
850

U.S. Legal Tender, 1880, $10, Fr#113 Issued Banknote.

 1880 USD 2,000.00 - 2,500.00 USD 2,400.00
860

Live Stock National Bank of Sioux City, $10, Ch#5022, Type 2 Uncut Sheet of 6 notes.

 USD 2,500.00 - 4,000.00 USD 1,800.00
484

Chinese Government Famine Relief Loan, 1920 Issued Bond.

 1920 USD 120.00 - 240.00 USD 1,680.00
490

American-Chinese Co., 1910 Issued Stock Certificate Signed by Solomon Guggenheim.

 1910 USD 350.00 - 700.00 USD 1,500.00
432

Bank of Communications, 1915 Specimen Banknote.

 1915 USD 1,250.00 - 2,000.00 USD 1,200.00
849

U.S. Legal Tender, 1875, $1, Fr#20 Issued Banknote.

 1875 USD 900.00 - 1,250.00 USD 1,080.00
858

Whittier National Bank, $20, 1902 Plain Back, Ch#7999 P, Fr#651, Issued Banknote.

 1902 USD 1,000.00 - 1,500.00 USD 1,050.00
881

BEP Premium Federal Reserve $50 Set Fr. 2128-A-L $50 2004 Federal Reserve Notes.

 2004 USD 900.00 - 1,500.00 USD 1,050.00
577

Caisse Centrale de la France d'Outre-Mer. 1961 Provisional Issue.

 1961 USD 700.00 - 1,000.00 USD 960.00
1031

Centerville, Moravia and Albia Railroad Co., 1880 Specimen Bond Rarity, Unique in Archives.

 1880 USD 600.00 - 900.00 USD 960.00
564

Bank of Rhodesia and Nyasaland, 1961 Specimen banknote.

 1961 USD 800.00 - 1,200.00 USD 930.00
692

Bank of New York, 1860 Proof Obsolete Banknote.

 1860 USD 1,250.00 - 1,500.00 USD 900.00
865

National Park Bank, 1902 Date Back CH# 891, National Currency.

 1902 USD 1,250.00 - 1,750.00 USD 900.00
1045

Texas and Pacific Railway Co., 1888 Specimen Bond.

 1888 USD 900.00 - 1,500.00 USD 840.00
421

Banco De La Serena ca. 1890's Specimen Banknote

 1890's USD 800.00 - 1,250.00 USD 810.00
489

Shew Kae Association., ca.1920-40s Stock Certificate Pair.

 ca.1920-40s USD 140.00 - 250.00 USD 780.00
758

Corn Exchange Bank of Philadelphia, 1862 Obsolete Banknote.

 1862 USD 750.00 - 1,250.00 USD 750.00
523

Republique D'Haiti, Bon Du Tresor, L'Arrete Du 22 Janvier 1915 Issue Banknote.

 1915 USD 700.00 - 1,200.00 USD 720.00
793

Union Bank of Tennessee Uncut Sheet of 4 Black & White Proprietary Proofs.

 USD 900.00 - 1,600.00 USD 720.00
539

Keeling Cocos Islands, 1902 Issue.

 1902 USD 300.00 - 500.00 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
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    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
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    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.
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    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.
  • Potter & Potter Auctions
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    April 18, 2024
    Potter & Potter, Apr. 18: [RUTH, George Herman “Babe” (1895-1948)]. Signed photograph. Circa 1930s. 191 x 248 mm. $1,500 to $2,500.
    Potter & Potter, Apr. 18: HARRISON, Benjamin. Document signed (“Benj Harrison”) as governor of Virginia, certifying the service of Daniel Cumbo, a Black Revolutionary soldier. $6,000 to $9,000.
    Potter & Potter, Apr. 18: ONE OF THE FIRST PRINTED ANNOUNCEMENTS OF THE DECLARATION OF INDEPENDENCE. $4,000 to $6,000.
    Potter & Potter Auctions
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    Starting 10AM CST
    April 18, 2024
    Potter & Potter, Apr. 18: FIRST PRINTING OF LINCOLN’S IMMORTAL GETTYSBURG ADDRESS. $4,000 to $6,000.
    Potter & Potter, Apr. 18: HIGHLY IMPORTANT MORMON ARCHIVE. ALLEY, George. Archive of 23 Autograph Letters Signed by Mormon Convert George Alley to His Brother Joseph Alley. $10,000 to $20,000.
    Potter & Potter, Apr. 18: [AVIATION]. [ARMSTRONG, Neil A.] Aviation Hall of Fame Gold Medal MS64 NGC, Awarded to Neil Armstrong in 1979. $2,000 to $3,000.
    Potter & Potter Auctions
    How History Unfolds on Paper:
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    April 18, 2024
    Potter & Potter, Apr. 18: NEWLY DISCOVERED FIRST PRINTING OF "WITH MALICE TOWARDS NONE... " FROM THE ONLY NEWSPAPER ACTUALLY ALLOWED TO PARTICIPATE IN LINCOLN’S SECOND INAUGURAL PROCESSION. $4,000 to $8,000.
    Potter & Potter, Apr. 18: THE MOST IMPORTANT GEORGE WASHINGTON DOCUMENT IN PRIVATE HANDS; GEORGE WASHINGTON’S COMMISSION AS COMMANDER IN CHIEF, 1775, ONE OF ONLY TWO ORIGINALS. $150,000 to $250,000.
    Potter & Potter, Apr. 18: A VERY RARE ACCOUNT OF BLACKBEARD’S DEATH AND ONE OF THE MOST IMPORTANT PIRATE ITEMS EXTANT. $3,000 to $5,000.
    Potter & Potter Auctions
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    Potter & Potter, Apr. 18: EDISON, Thomas. Patent for Edison’s Improvements on the Electric-Light, No. 219,628. [Washington, D.C.: U.S. Patent Office], 16 September 1879. $2,000 to $3,000.
    Potter & Potter, Apr. 18: [VIETNAM WAR]. The original pen used by Secretary of State William P. Rogers to sign the Vietnam Peace Agreement, Paris, 27 January 1973. $10,000 to $15,000.
    Potter & Potter, Apr. 18: SONS OF LIBERTY FOUNDER COLONEL BARRÉ ANNOTATED TITLE-PAGE, “WHICH OUGHT TO ROUSE UP BRITISH ATTENTION”. $4,000 to $6,000.
  • Sotheby’s
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