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Auction Name	World Paper Money Fair Signature Auction	Total Sales (USD)	1,949,776.80
Auction Date	April 30, 2021 - April 30, 2021	Low Estimate of Lots Sold (USD)	1,115,160.00
Sale Number	#4029	High Estimate of Lots Sold (USD)	1,672,740.00
Total Lots	687
Sold Lots	670	Low Estimate of All Lots (USD)	1,177,480.00
% of Lots Sold	97.53%	High Estimate of All Lots (USD)	1,766,220.00
Unsold Lots	17	Total Sales as a % of High Est.	110.39%

Top twenty-five by sale price

Lot Number	Book Title	Year Published	Estimate	Actual Price
28231	East Africa East African Currency Board 500 Florins = 50 Pounds 1.5.1920 Pick 12Bs Specimen PMG About Uncirculated 55.	1920	USD 24,000.00 - 36,000.00	USD 78,000.00
28230	East Africa East African Currency Board 100 Florins = 10 Pounds 1.5.1920 Pick 12As Specimen PMG Choice About Unc 58 EPQ.	1920	USD 16,000.00 - 24,000.00	USD 45,600.00
28543	Spain Banco de Espana 100 Pesetas 1.1.1875 Pick 8s Specimen PMG Choice Uncirculated 64.	1875	USD 16,000.00 - 24,000.00	USD 28,800.00
28542	Spain Banco de Espana 50 Pesetas 1.1.1875 Pick 7sp Specimen Proof PMG Choice Uncirculated 64.	1875	USD 16,000.00 - 24,000.00	USD 26,400.00
28006	Australia Commonwealth of Australia 50 Pounds ND (1918) Pick 8d R67c PMG Very Fine 30.	ND(1918)	USD 8,000.00 - 12,000.00	USD 20,400.00
28292	European Union Central Bank, Germany 50 Euro 2002 Pick 4xs Specimen PMG Choice Uncirculated 63.	2002	USD 1,600.00 - 2,400.00	USD 19,800.00
28241	East Africa East African Currency Board 10,000 Shillings = 500 Pounds 15.12.1921 Pick 19s Specimen PMG Choice Uncirculated 63.	1921	USD 9,600.00 - 14,400.00	USD 19,200.00
28391	Malaya and British Borneo Board of Commissioners of Currency 50 Dollars 1953 Pick 4cts B104 KNB4 Color Trial Specimen PMG Choice Uncirculated 63.	1953	USD 4,000.00 - 6,000.00	USD 19,200.00
28177	Canada Bank of Canada $1000 BC-19 PMG Choice Uncirculated 64.		USD 12,000.00 - 18,000.00	USD 16,800.00
28229	East Africa East African Currency Board 20 Florins = 2 Pounds 1.5.1920 Pick 11s Specimen PMG Choice Very Fine 35.	20	USD 5,600.00 - 8,400.00	USD 16,800.00
28291	European Union Central Bank, Belgium 20 Euro 2002 Pick 3zs Specimen PMG Choice Uncirculated 63.	2002	USD 1,200.00 - 1,800.00	USD 16,800.00
28269	East Africa East African Currency Board 10,000 Shillings = 500 Pounds 2.1.1939 Pick 32s Specimen PMG Choice Uncirculated 63.	1939	USD 9,600.00 - 14,400.00	USD 16,200.00
28373	Japan Bank of Japan 200 Yen ND (1927) Pick 37Bs Specimen PMG About Uncirculated 55.	ND(1927)	USD 12,000.00 - 18,000.00	USD 16,200.00
28219	Dominican Republic Province of Santo Domingo 25 Pesos Fuertes 1.5.1864 Pick UNL Printer Essay Specimen PMG Choice Uncirculated 64 Net.	1864	USD 4,000.00 - 6,000.00	USD 15,600.00
28169	Canada Dominion of Canada $1000 2.1.1901 DC-33P Front and Back Proofs PMG Choice Uncirculated 63 EPQ; Choice About Unc 58.	1901	USD 14,400.00 - 21,600.00	USD 14,400.00
28293	European Union Central Bank, Italy 100 Euro 2002 Pick 5ss Specimen PMG Choice Uncirculated 63.	2002	USD 2,000.00 - 3,000.00	USD 14,400.00
28295	European Union Central Bank, Italy 500 Euro 2002 Pick 7ss Specimen PMG Choice Uncirculated 63.	2002	USD 3,200.00 - 4,800.00	USD 14,400.00
28418	Palestine Palestine Currency Board 1 Pound 20.4.1939 Pick 7c PCGS Gem New 66PPQ.	1939	USD 7,200.00 - 10,800.00	USD 14,400.00
28265	East Africa East African Currency Board 1000 Shillings = 50 Pounds 1939 Pick 31B Specimen PMG Choice About Unc 58 EPQ.	1939	USD 8,000.00 - 12,000.00	USD 13,800.00
28374	Japan Bank of Japan 200 Yen ND (1927) Pick 37Bs Specimen PMG Very Fine 30.	ND(1927)	USD 8,000.00 - 12,000.00	USD 13,800.00
28491	Portugal Banco de Portugal 5000 Escudos 1942 Pick 157s Specimen PMG About Uncirculated 53.	1942	USD 2,400.00 - 3,600.00	USD 13,800.00
28237	East Africa East African Currency Board 200 Shillings = 10 Pounds 15.12.1921 Pick 17s Specimen PMG Choice Uncirculated 64.	200	USD 6,400.00 - 9,600.00	USD 12,000.00
28327	Great Britain Bank of England Treasury Bill 10 Million Pounds 8.9.2003 Pick Unlisted PMG Choice Uncirculated 64.	2003	USD 6,000.00 - 9,000.00	USD 12,000.00
28422	Philippines Republica Filipina 5 Pesos (1898-98) Pick A27a PCGS New 61.	(1898-98)	USD 16,000.00 - 24,000.00	USD 12,000.00
28156	Brunei Negara Brunei Darussalam 10,000 Ringgit 2006 Pick 33a KNB33a PMG Choice Uncirculated 64 EPQ.	2006	USD 8,000.00 - 12,000.00	USD 11,100.00

Sotheby’s
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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
Potter & Potter Auctions
How History Unfolds on Paper:
Choice Selections from the Eric C. Caren Collection
Part IX
Starting 10AM CST
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
How History Unfolds on Paper:
Choice Selections from the Eric C. Caren Collection
Part IX
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:
Choice Selections from the Eric C. Caren Collection
Part IX
Starting 10AM CST
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
How History Unfolds on Paper:
Choice Selections from the Eric C. Caren Collection
Part IX
Starting 10AM CST
April 18, 2024

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.

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