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Auction Name World Paper Money Signature Auction Total Sales (USD) 1,974,015.60
Auction Date March 27, 2025 - March 28, 2025 Low Estimate of Lots Sold (USD) 848,720.00
Sale Number #4054 High Estimate of Lots Sold (USD) 1,273,080.00
Total Lots 618
Sold Lots 609.0 Low Estimate of All Lots (USD) 862,000.00
% of Lots Sold 98.54% High Estimate of All Lots (USD) 1,293,000.00
Unsold Lots 9 Total Sales as a % of High Est. 152.67%

Top twenty-five by sale price

Lot Number Author Name Book Title Year Published Estimate Actual Price
24253

German East Africa Deutsch-Ostafrikanische Bank 500 Rupien 2.9.1912 Pick 5 PMG Choice Uncirculated 63.

1912 USD 16,000.00 - 24,000.00 USD 45,600.00
24592

Suriname Surinaamsche Bank 1000 Gulden 1.7.1865 Pick 51r Remainder PMG Choice Uncirculated 64.

1865 USD 16,000.00 - 24,000.00 USD 43,200.00
24256

Germany Imperial Bank Note 100 Billionen Mark 15.2.1924 Pick 140 PMG Extremely Fine 40.

1924 USD 4,000.00 - 6,000.00 USD 36,000.00
24509

Russia State Credit Notes 100 Rubles 1882 Pick A53 PMG Very Fine 25.

1882 USD 8,000.00 - 12,000.00 USD 36,000.00
24254

Germany Imperial Bank Note 100 Billionen Mark 26.10.1923 Pick 128 PMG Gem Uncirculated 65 EPQ.

1923 USD 2,000.00 - 3,000.00 USD 28,800.00
24593

Suriname Surinaamsche Bank 300 Gulden 1.1.1882 Pick 58r Remainder PMG Choice Uncirculated 64.

1882 USD 12,000.00 - 18,000.00 USD 28,800.00
24174

Egypt Egyptian Government 5 Piastres 22.5.1920 Pick 162As Specimen PMG About Uncirculated 55 EPQ.

1920 USD 8,000.00 - 12,000.00 USD 26,400.00
24359

Lithuania Bank of Lithuania 10 Litu 1938 Pick 28s Specimen PMG Choice Uncirculated 63.

1938 USD 5,600.00 - 8,400.00 USD 25,200.00
24169

Egypt National Bank of Egypt 5 Pounds ND (1899-1912) Pick 3cts Color Trial Specimen PMG Choice Uncirculated 64 EPQ.

ND(1899-1912) USD 8,000.00 - 12,000.00 USD 22,800.00
24536

Singapore Board of Commissioners of Currency 10,000 Dollars ND (1980) Pick 17a TAN#B-9a PMG Choice Uncirculated 63.

ND(1980) USD 9,600.00 - 14,400.00 USD 22,800.00
24591

Suriname Surinaamsche Bank 200 Gulden 1.7.1865 Pick 49r Remainder PMG Choice Uncirculated 64.

1865 USD 8,000.00 - 12,000.00 USD 22,800.00
24398

Netherlands Indies Javasche Bank 1000 Gulden 1.6.1897 Pick 60p1; 60pp1 (3); 60p2; 60pp2 (4) Front and Back Proof / Three Front and Four Back Progressive Proofs PMG Uncirculated 62 (5); Choice Uncirculated 63 (3); Choice Uncirculated 64 (1).

1897 USD 4,000.00 - 6,000.00 USD 19,200.00
24519

Russia Chaikovskii Government 500 Rubles 1919 Pick S150s Specimen PMG Choice Very Fine 35.

1919 USD 800.00 - 1,200.00 USD 19,200.00
24073

Canada Dominion of Canada $5 1.5.1912 DC-21c PMG Gem Uncirculated 66 EPQ.

1912 USD 5,600.00 - 8,400.00 USD 18,000.00
24252

German East Africa Deutsch-Ostafrikanische Bank 10 Rupien 15.6.1905 Pick 2 PMG Uncirculated 62.

1905 USD 1,600.00 - 2,400.00 USD 18,000.00
24590

Suriname Surinaamsche Bank 50 Gulden 1.7.1865 Pick 47r Remainder PMG Gem Uncirculated 66 EPQ.

1865 USD 8,000.00 - 12,000.00 USD 17,400.00
24171

Egypt National Bank of Egypt 5 Pounds ND (1924-1945) Pick 19p Printer's Design PMG About Uncirculated 50.

ND(1924-1945) USD 8,000.00 - 12,000.00 USD 16,800.00
24589

Suriname Surinaamsche Bank 25 Gulden 1.7.1865 Pick 46r Remainder PMG Gem Uncirculated 65 EPQ.

1865 USD 8,000.00 - 12,000.00 USD 16,800.00
24287

India Government of India, Bombay 1000 Rupees 12.8.1925 Pick A19Ac Jhunjhunwalla-Razack 2A.7.2D.3 PMG Very Fine 30.

1925 USD 16,000.00 - 24,000.00 USD 15,600.00
24454

Poland Bank Polski 1 Rubel 1866 Pick A50 PMG Choice Fine 15.

1866 USD 1,200.00 - 1,800.00 USD 15,600.00
24399

Netherlands Indies Javasche Bank 1000 Gulden 32.6.1968 Pick 85s2 Specimen PMG Gem Uncirculated 66 EPQ.

1968 USD 8,000.00 - 12,000.00 USD 14,400.00
24406

Serial Number 1 Nigeria Government of Nigeria 1 Shilling 1918 Pick 1 PMG Choice About Unc 58.

1918 USD 2,400.00 - 3,600.00 USD 13,200.00
24452

Poland Bank Polski 1 Rubel 1847 Pick A29 PMG Very Fine 25.

1847 USD 800.00 - 1,200.00 USD 13,200.00
24618

Zimbabwe Reserve Bank of Zimbabwe 50 Trillion Dollars 2008 Pick 90 One Brick of 1000 Examples Crisp Uncirculated.

2008 USD 3,200.00 - 4,800.00 USD 13,200.00
24077

Canada Bank of Canada $20 1935 BC-9b English Text PMG About Uncirculated 55 EPQ.

1935 USD 4,000.00 - 6,000.00 USD 12,600.00
  • <b><center>Heritage Auctions<br>Rare Books Signature Auction<br>December 15, 2025</center></b> <b>Heritage, Dec. 15:</b> John Donne. <i>Poems, By J. D. With Elegies on the Author's Death.</i> London: M[iles]. F[lesher]. for John Marriot, 1633. <b>Heritage, Dec. 15:</b> Edgar Rice Burroughs. <i>Tarzan of the Apes.</i> <b>Heritage, Dec. 15:</b> F. Scott Fitzgerald. <i>Tender is the Night. A Romance.</i> <b>Heritage, Dec. 15:</b> Bram Stoker. <i>Dracula.</i> Westminster: Archibald Constable & Co., 1897. <b>Heritage, Dec. 15:</b> Jerry Thomas. <i>How to Mix Drinks, or the Bon-Vivant's Companion, Containing Clear and Reliable Directions for Mixing All the Beverages Used in the United States…</i>
    Heritage Auctions
    Rare Books Signature Auction
    December 15, 2025
    Heritage, Dec. 15: John Donne. Poems, By J. D. With Elegies on the Author's Death. London: M[iles]. F[lesher]. for John Marriot, 1633.
    Heritage, Dec. 15: Edgar Rice Burroughs. Tarzan of the Apes.
    Heritage, Dec. 15: F. Scott Fitzgerald. Tender is the Night. A Romance.
    Heritage, Dec. 15: Bram Stoker. Dracula. Westminster: Archibald Constable & Co., 1897.
    Heritage, Dec. 15: Jerry Thomas. How to Mix Drinks, or the Bon-Vivant's Companion, Containing Clear and Reliable Directions for Mixing All the Beverages Used in the United States…
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  • <b>Bonhams, Dec. 8-18:</b> Autograph Letter Signed ("Martinus Luther") to His Friend the Theologian Gerhard Wiskamp ("Gerardo Xantho Lampadario"). $100,000 - $150,000. <b>Bonhams, Dec. 8-18:</b> An Exceptionally Fine Copy of Austenís Emma: A Novel in Three Volumes. $40,000 - $60,000. <b>Bonhams, Dec. 8-18:</b> Presentation Copy of Ernest Hemmingwayís A Farewell to Arms for Edward Titus of the Black Mankin Press. $30,000 - $50,000. <b>Bonhams, Dec. 8-18:</b> Autograph Manuscript Signed Integrally for "The Songs of Pooh," by Alan Alexander. $30,000 - $50,000. <b>Bonhams, Dec. 8-18:</b> Autograph Manuscript of "Three Fragments from Gˆtterd‰mmerung" by Richard Wagner. $30,000 - $50,000. <b>Bonhams, Dec. 8-18:</b> Original Preliminary Artwork, for the First Edition of Snow Crash. $20,000 - $30,000. <b>Bonhams, Dec. 8-18:</b> Autograph Letter Signed ("T.R. Malthus") to Economist Nassau Senior on Wealth, Labor and Adam Smith. $20,000 - $30,000. <b>Bonhams, Dec. 8-18:</b> History of the Peloponnesian War by Thucydides Finely Bound by Michael Wilcox. $20,000 - $30,000. <b>Bonhams, Dec. 8-18:</b> First Edition of Lewis and Clark: Travels to the Source of the Missouri River and Across the American Continent to the Pacific Ocean. $8,000 - $12,000. <b>Bonhams, Dec. 8-18:</b> Original Artwork for the First Edition of Neal Stephenson's Groundbreaking Novel Snow Crash. $100,000 - $150,000. <b>Bonhams, Dec. 8-18:</b> A Complete Set Signed Deluxe Editions of King's The Dark Tower Series by Stephen King. $8,000 - $12,000. <b>Bonhams, Dec. 8-18:</b> Autograph Letter Signed ("John Adams") to James Le Ray de Chaumont During the Crucial Years of the Revolutionary War. $8,000 - $12,000.
    Bonhams, Dec. 8-18: Autograph Letter Signed ("Martinus Luther") to His Friend the Theologian Gerhard Wiskamp ("Gerardo Xantho Lampadario"). $100,000 - $150,000.
    Bonhams, Dec. 8-18: An Exceptionally Fine Copy of Austenís Emma: A Novel in Three Volumes. $40,000 - $60,000.
    Bonhams, Dec. 8-18: Presentation Copy of Ernest Hemmingwayís A Farewell to Arms for Edward Titus of the Black Mankin Press. $30,000 - $50,000.
    Bonhams, Dec. 8-18: Autograph Manuscript Signed Integrally for "The Songs of Pooh," by Alan Alexander. $30,000 - $50,000.
    Bonhams, Dec. 8-18: Autograph Manuscript of "Three Fragments from Gˆtterd‰mmerung" by Richard Wagner. $30,000 - $50,000.
    Bonhams, Dec. 8-18: Original Preliminary Artwork, for the First Edition of Snow Crash. $20,000 - $30,000.
    Bonhams, Dec. 8-18: Autograph Letter Signed ("T.R. Malthus") to Economist Nassau Senior on Wealth, Labor and Adam Smith. $20,000 - $30,000.
    Bonhams, Dec. 8-18: History of the Peloponnesian War by Thucydides Finely Bound by Michael Wilcox. $20,000 - $30,000.
    Bonhams, Dec. 8-18: First Edition of Lewis and Clark: Travels to the Source of the Missouri River and Across the American Continent to the Pacific Ocean. $8,000 - $12,000.
    Bonhams, Dec. 8-18: Original Artwork for the First Edition of Neal Stephenson's Groundbreaking Novel Snow Crash. $100,000 - $150,000.
    Bonhams, Dec. 8-18: A Complete Set Signed Deluxe Editions of King's The Dark Tower Series by Stephen King. $8,000 - $12,000.
    Bonhams, Dec. 8-18: Autograph Letter Signed ("John Adams") to James Le Ray de Chaumont During the Crucial Years of the Revolutionary War. $8,000 - $12,000.
  • <center><b>Sotheby’s<br>Book Week<br>December 9-17, 2025</b></center> <b>Sotheby’s, Dec. 17:</b> Francesco Colonna. <i>Hypnerotomachie,</i> Paris, 1546, Parisian calf by Wotton Binder C for Marcus Fugger. €200,000 to €300,000. <b>Sotheby’s, Dec. 17:</b> Nausea. <i>De principiis dialectices Gorgias,</i> and other works, Venice, 1523, morocco gilt for Cardinal Campeggio. €3,000 to €4,000. <b>Sotheby’s, Dec. 17:</b> Billon. <i>Le fort inexpugnable de l'honneur,</i> Paris, 1555, Parisian calf gilt for Peter Ernst, Graf von Mansfeld. €120,000 to €180,000. <center><b>Sotheby’s<br>Book Week<br>December 9-17, 2025</b></center> <b>Sotheby’s, Dec. 16:</b> Salinger, J.D. The Graham Family archive, including autographed letters, an inscribed Catcher, a rare studio photograph of the author, and more. $120,000 to $180,000. <b>Sotheby’s, Dec. 16:</b> [Austen, Jane]. A handsome first edition of <i>Sense and Sensibility,</i> the author's first novel. $60,000 to $80,000. <b>Sotheby’s, Dec. 16:</b> Massachusetts General Court. A powerful precursor to the Declaration of Independence: "every Act of Government … without the Consent of the People, is … Tyranny." $40,000 to $60,000.
    Sotheby’s
    Book Week
    December 9-17, 2025
    Sotheby’s, Dec. 17: Francesco Colonna. Hypnerotomachie, Paris, 1546, Parisian calf by Wotton Binder C for Marcus Fugger. €200,000 to €300,000.
    Sotheby’s, Dec. 17: Nausea. De principiis dialectices Gorgias, and other works, Venice, 1523, morocco gilt for Cardinal Campeggio. €3,000 to €4,000.
    Sotheby’s, Dec. 17: Billon. Le fort inexpugnable de l'honneur, Paris, 1555, Parisian calf gilt for Peter Ernst, Graf von Mansfeld. €120,000 to €180,000.
    Sotheby’s
    Book Week
    December 9-17, 2025
    Sotheby’s, Dec. 16: Salinger, J.D. The Graham Family archive, including autographed letters, an inscribed Catcher, a rare studio photograph of the author, and more. $120,000 to $180,000.
    Sotheby’s, Dec. 16: [Austen, Jane]. A handsome first edition of Sense and Sensibility, the author's first novel. $60,000 to $80,000.
    Sotheby’s, Dec. 16: Massachusetts General Court. A powerful precursor to the Declaration of Independence: "every Act of Government … without the Consent of the People, is … Tyranny." $40,000 to $60,000.