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Heritage Auctions: HKINF World Paper Money Signature Auction

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Auction Name	HKINF World Paper Money Signature Auction	Total Sales (USD)	2,233,069.20
Auction Date	June 18, 2024 - June 21, 2024	Low Estimate of Lots Sold (USD)	1,378,480.00
Sale Number	#4051	High Estimate of Lots Sold (USD)	2,067,720.00
Total Lots	774
Sold Lots	742	Low Estimate of All Lots (USD)	1,446,080.00
% of Lots Sold	95.87%	High Estimate of All Lots (USD)	2,169,120.00
Unsold Lots	32	Total Sales as a % of High Est.	102.95%

Top twenty-five by sale price

Lot Number	Book Title	Year Published	Estimate	Actual Price
24197	China Hupeh Government Mint 1 Dollar = 7 Mace 2 Candareens 1899 Pick S2135 S/M#H175-20 PMG Choice Extremely Fine 45.	1899	USD 20,000.00 - 30,000.00	USD 50,400.00
24119	China People's Bank of China 500 Yuan 1949 Pick 843a S/M#C282-55 PMG Superb Gem Unc 67 EPQ.	1949	USD 20,000.00 - 30,000.00	USD 38,400.00
24127	China People's Bank of China 1000 Yuan 1949 Pick 849a S/M#C282-60 PMG Gem Uncirculated 66 EPQ.	1949	USD 16,000.00 - 24,000.00	USD 28,800.00
24243	Hong Kong Hongkong & Shanghai Banking Corp. 10 Dollars 1.4.1893 Pick 143 KNB34a-f PMG Choice Fine 15.	1893	USD 12,000.00 - 18,000.00	USD 26,400.00
24282	India Government of India, Lahore or Calcutta 20 Rupees 30.11.1905 Pick A14d PMG Very Fine 20.	1905	USD 6,400.00 - 9,600.00	USD 26,400.00
24098	China Land Bank of China Ltd., Shanghai 1 Yuan 1.6.1931 Pick 504 S/M#C285-10 PMG Gem Uncirculated 66 EPQ.	1931	USD 8,000.00 - 12,000.00	USD 25,200.00
24199	China Pei Yang Tientsin Bank 3 Dollars ND (ca. 1910) Pick S2527 S/M#P35-11 PMG Gem Uncirculated 66 EPQ.	ND(ca.1910)	USD 6,400.00 - 9,600.00	USD 25,200.00
24333	Malaya and British Borneo Board of Commissioners of Currency 10,000 Dollars ND (1953) Pick 7cts Color Trial Specimen PMG Choice About Unc 58 EPQ.	ND(1953)	USD 12,000.00 - 18,000.00	USD 24,000.00
24226	Hong Kong Chartered Bank of India, Australia & China 5 Dollars 1.9.1923 Pick 47 KNB22 PMG Very Fine 20.	1923	USD 4,000.00 - 6,000.00	USD 21,600.00
24356	Philippines Philippine National Bank 100 Pesos 1920 Pick 50 PMG Very Fine 20.	1920	USD 5,600.00 - 8,400.00	USD 21,600.00
24372	Singapore Board of Commissioners of Currency 10,000 Dollars ND (1973) Pick 8A PMG Extremely Fine 40.	ND(1973)	USD 12,000.00 - 18,000.00	USD 21,600.00
24321	Macau Banco Nacional Ultramarino 100 Patacas ND (ca. 1906) Pick 6Acts Color Trial Specimen PMG Choice About Unc 58.	ND(ca.1906)	USD 8,000.00 - 12,000.00	USD 20,400.00
24246	Hong Kong Hongkong & Shanghai Banking Corp. 5 Dollars 1.1.1923 Pick 166 KNB54a-c PMG Choice Very Fine 35.	1923	USD 6,400.00 - 9,600.00	USD 19,200.00
24284	India Government of India, Calcutta 2 Rupees, 8 Annas ND (1917) Pick 2 Jhunjhunwalla-Razack 3.3.1A-G PMG Choice Uncirculated 64.	ND(1917)	USD 8,000.00 - 12,000.00	USD 19,200.00
24285	India Government of India, Calcutta 2 Rupees, 8 Annas ND (1917) Pick 2 Jhunjhunwalla-Razack 3.3.1A-G PMG Choice Uncirculated 64.	ND(1917)	USD 8,000.00 - 12,000.00	USD 18,001.20
24038	China Yuan Dynasty 2 Kuan 1264-1341 S/M#C167-1 PMG Fine 12 Net.		USD 16,000.00 - 24,000.00	USD 18,000.00
24051	China Board of Revenue 1 Tael 1853 (Yr.3) Pick A9a S/M#H176-1 PMG Fine 12.	1853	USD 16,000.00 - 24,000.00	USD 18,000.00
24062	China Ta Ch'ing Government Bank, Shansi 100 Taels 1910 Pick A83H S/M#T10 PMG Choice Uncirculated 64.	1910	USD 9,600.00 - 14,400.00	USD 18,000.00
24164	China Deutsch-Asiatische Bank, Peking 100 Dollars 1.7.1914 Pick S277r S/M#T101-24 Remainder PMG Choice Uncirculated 64.	1914	USD 20,000.00 - 30,000.00	USD 18,000.00
24136	China People's Bank of China 10 Yuan 1953 Pick 870 S/M#C283-14 PMG Very Fine 25.	1953	USD 9,600.00 - 14,400.00	USD 16,800.00
24283	India Government of India 1 Rupee 1917 Pick 1s Jhunjhunwalla-Razack 14.20 Specimen PMG Choice Uncirculated 64 EPQ.	1917	USD 6,400.00 - 9,600.00	USD 16,800.00
24322	Macau Banco Nacional Ultramarino 100 Patacas 22.7.1919 Pick 9 PMG Very Fine 30.	1919	USD 9,600.00 - 14,400.00	USD 16,800.00
24380	Singapore Board of Commissioners of Currency 10,000 Dollars ND (1980) Pick 17a TAN#B-9a PMG Choice About Unc 58.	ND(1980)	USD 8,000.00 - 12,000.00	USD 16,800.00
24318	Japan Bank of Japan 200 Yen ND (1945) Pick 44a Pack of 100 Notes Crisp Uncirculated.	ND(1945)	USD 16,000.00 - 24,000.00	USD 16,200.00
24248	Hong Kong Hongkong & Shanghai Banking Corp. 10 Dollars 1.1.1923 Pick 167 KNB55a-c PMG Choice Very Fine 35.	1923	USD 4,800.00 - 7,200.00	USD 15,600.00

Sotheby's
Fine Books, Manuscripts & More
Available for Immediate Purchase

Sotheby’s: Ian Fleming. Casino Royale, London, 1953. First edition, first printing. $58,610.

Sotheby’s: A.A. Milne, Ernest Howard Shepard. Winnie The Pooh, United Kingdom, 1926. First UK edition. $17,580.

Sotheby’s: Ernest Hemingway. Three Stories And Ten Poems, [Paris], (1923). First edition of Hemingway’s first published book. $75,000.

Sotheby's
Fine Books, Manuscripts & More
Available for Immediate Purchase

Sotheby’s: L. Frank Baum. The Wonderful Wizard of Oz, Chicago, 1900. First edition. $27,500.

Sotheby’s: Man Ray. Photographs By Man Ray 1920 Paris 1934, Hartford, 1934. $7,860.

Sotheby’s: Thomas Pennant. Zoologia Britannica, Augsburg, 1771. $49,125.
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