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Heritage Auctions: Spring Hong Kong World Paper Money Showcase Auction

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Auction Name Spring Hong Kong World Paper Money Showcase Auction Total Sales (USD) 180,202.00
Auction Date April 05, 2026 - April 05, 2026 Low Estimate of Lots Sold (USD) 0.00
Sale Number #64193 High Estimate of Lots Sold (USD) 0.00
Total Lots 348
Sold Lots 348.0 Low Estimate of All Lots (USD) 0.00
% of Lots Sold 100.00% High Estimate of All Lots (USD) 0.00
Unsold Lots 0 Total Sales as a % of High Est. Inf%

Top twenty-five by sale price

Top Sale Price Lots
Lot Number Author Name Book Title Year Published Estimate Actual Price
96051

China Central Bank of China 5,000,000 Yuan 1949 Pick 427 S/M#C302-77 Extremely Fine-About Uncirculated.

1949 Not Available USD 4,148.00
96312

Morocco Banque du Maroc 100 Dirhams 1970 / AH1390 Pick 59as Specimen PMG Superb Gem Unc 67 EPQ.

1970 / AH1390 Not Available USD 2,684.00
96039

China Central Bank of China 100 Dollars 1926 Pick 184Bs Specimen PMG Choice Uncirculated 64.

1926 Not Available USD 1,891.00
96002

Australia South Australian Banking Company 500 Pounds ND (1847-67) Pick UNL PCGS Banknote Uncirculated 62 Details.

ND (1847-67) Not Available USD 1,647.00
96195

Hong Kong Chartered Bank 500 Dollars 1.1.1982 Pick 80b KNB55 PCGS Banknote Superb Gem Unc 67 PPQ.

1982 Not Available USD 1,586.00
96344

Straits Settlements Government of the Straits Settlements 1 Dollar 1.1.1935 Pick 16b KNB20e PMG Choice About Unc 58.

1935 Not Available USD 1,586.00
96109

China Federal Reserve Bank of China 10 Yuan 1938 Pick J63a S/M#C286-16 PMG Choice Uncirculated 64.

1938 Not Available USD 1,464.00
96287

Japan Bank of Japan 5 Yen ND (1888) Pick 27s Specimen PMG Choice Fine 15.

ND (1888) Not Available USD 1,464.00
96162

French Indochina Banque de l'Indo-Chine 1 Dollar = 1 Piastre 3.8.1891 Pick 27 PMG Very Fine 25.

1891 Not Available USD 1,342.00
96306

Malaya Board of Commissioners of Currency 10 Dollars 1.7.1941 Pick 13 KNB13a PCGS Banknote Choice Unc 64 PPQ.

1941 Not Available USD 1,342.00
96173

Hong Kong Chtd. Bank of India, Australia & China 100 Dollars 1.9.1954 Pick 57c KNB39 PMG Choice Fine 15.

1954 Not Available USD 1,281.00
96311

Morocco Banque du Maroc 50 Dirhams 1970 / AH1390 Pick 58s Specimen PMG Superb Gem Unc 67 EPQ.

1970 / AH1390 Not Available USD 1,281.00
96017

Error Example Canada Bank of Canada $1 1954 Pick 74a PCGS Banknote Grading Gem UNC 66 OPQ.

1954 Not Available USD 1,250.50
96066

China People's Bank of China 20 Yuan 1949 Pick 821a S/M#C282 PMG Choice Uncirculated 64 EPQ.

1949 Not Available USD 1,222.44
96103

China Central Reserve Bank of China 1000 Yuan 1944 (ND 1945) Pick J34a S/M#C297-75 PMG Choice Uncirculated 64 EPQ.

1944 (ND 1945) Not Available USD 1,220.00
96276

Indonesia Bank Indonesia 1000 Rupiah 1960 (ND 1964) Pick 88b PMG Gem Uncirculated 66 EPQ.

1960 (ND 1964) Not Available USD 1,220.00
96335

Scotland Commercial Bank of Scotland Ltd. 100 Pounds 2.1.1947 Pick S335s Specimen PMG Choice About Unc 58.

1947 Not Available USD 1,220.00
96024

China Bank of China 5 Yuan 1918 Pick 52ks S/M#C294-101k Specimen PMG Superb Gem Unc 67 EPQ.

1918 Not Available USD 1,159.00
96110

China Central Reserve Bank of China 100,000 Yuan 1945 Pick J43s S/M#C297-95 Specimen PMG Choice Uncirculated 63.

1945 Not Available USD 1,159.00
96186

Hong Kong Chartered Bank 500 Dollars ND (1975) Pick 72c KNB43d PMG Choice About Unc 58.

ND (1975) Not Available USD 1,128.50
96006

Bermuda Bermuda Government 5 Pounds 1.5.1957 Pick 21b PMG About Uncirculated 55 EPQ.

1957 Not Available USD 1,098.00
96036

China Bank of Communications 5 Yuan 1.11.1927 Pick 146Ds S/M#C126-214 Specimen PMG Gem Uncirculated 66 EPQ.

1927 Not Available USD 1,098.00
96124

China Yokohama Specie Bank Limited, Hankow 10 Dollars 1.10.1917 Pick S664 S/M#H31-127b PMG Very Fine 20.

1917 Not Available USD 1,098.00
96137

China New Fu-Tien Bank 50 Dollars 1929 Pick S2999s S/M#Y67-4 Specimen PMG Gem Uncirculated 66 EPQ.

1929 Not Available USD 1,098.00
96143

China Central Bank of China 250,000 C.G.U. 1948 Pick UNL Front and Back Specimen PMG Superb Gem Unc 67 EPQ; Gem Uncirculated 65 EPQ.

1948 Not Available USD 1,098.00
  • Sotheby's Book Week
    2 June - 9 July
    Sotheby’s, June 25: Smith, Adam. The Wealth of Nations, on its 250th anniversary. $180,000 to $250,000.
    Sotheby’s, June 17: Fontana, Lucio. Concetto Spaziale. 1967. Leporello en papier doré. Bel exemplaire signé. €4,000 to $€,000.
    Sotheby’s, June 25: Fitzgerald, F. Scott. "So we beat on, boats against the current, borne back ceaselessly into the past”. $150,000 to $200,000.
    Sotheby’s, June 25: Washington, George (as First President). Washington decries “an ostentatious imitation, or mimickry of Royalty” in his Presidency. $250,000 to $500,000.
    Sotheby’s, June 17: Lope de Vega. Rare manuscrit autographe signé de la préface dédicatoire de "El Cardenal de Belen" (le cardinal de Bethléem), pièce composée en 1610. €40,000 to €60,000.
  • Leland Little, June 12: The First Illustrated Edition of Mary Shelley's Frankenstein.
    Leland Little, June 12: John Morton, Signer of the Declaration of Independence, Signed Pennsylvania Land Survey.
    Leland Little, June 12: The Scarce Jansson Edition of a Remarkable Early View of London.
    Leland Little, June 12: Signed Limited Edition of The Works of Sir Arthur Conan Doyle.
    Leland Little, June 12: Faden’s Important and Scarce Map of the Southern Campaign of the American Revolution.
    Leland Little, June 12: William J. Tate (NC, 1869-1953), Archive of the "Original host to the Wright brothers at Kitty Hawk.”
  • Aste Bolaffi, June 17-18: Galileo Galilei. Dialogo sopra i due massimi sistemi del mondo tolemaico, e copernicano. Firenze, 1632
    Aste Bolaffi, June 17-18: Saverio Manetti. Storia naturale degli uccelli. Firenze, 1771-76
    Aste Bolaffi, June 17-18: Fortunato Depero. Depero futurista. Rovereto, 1927
    Aste Bolaffi, June 17-18: Nicolas Visscher. Atlas minor sive totius orbis terrarum contracta delineat ex conatibus. Amsterdam, circa 1649-95
    Aste Bolaffi, June 17-18: Andreas Vesalius. Anatomia. Addita nunc. Antiquorum Anatome. Venezia, 1604
    Aste Bolaffi, June 17-18: Tristan Tzara and Salvador Dalì. Grains et Issues. Parigi, 1935
  • June 25, 2026
    Doyle, June 25: Houdini's biography, boldly signed. $3,000 to $5,000.
    Doyle, June 25: A volume from Abraham Lincoln's library, signed just before heading to Washington for his inauguration. $20,000 to $30,000.
    Doyle, June 25: A very early Confederate recruiting manual belonging to the chief commissary in Lee's Army. $600 to $800.
    Doyle, June 25: Rare hand-colored lithographs of the life of Napoleon. $20,000 to $30,000.
    Doyle, June 25: The "Holster Atlas" of the American Revolution. $5,000 to $8,000.
    Doyle, June 25: Jewish ceremonies in fine hand-colored engravings. $7,000 to $10,000.
    Doyle, June 25: A very rare work on Turkish military costume. $1,000 to $1,500.
    June 25, 2026
    Doyle, June 25: The most important illustrated work on the Mexican-American War. $10,000 to $15,000.
    Doyle, June 25: The finest illustrated book on Afghanistan. $10,000 to $15,000.
    Doyle, June 25: Henry Justice Ford St. George rescues the Princess from the horrible Dragon. $2,000 to $3,000.
    Doyle, June 25: A rare work of Prussian Army uniforms under Frederick William II, with exquisite hand-colored engravings. $800 to $1,200.
    Doyle, June 25: Lenny Bruce typed letter signed to a Village bohemian during his obscenity trials, with a manuscript note and drawing. $300 to $500.
    Doyle, June 25: Schiff's scarce Shanghai Sketchbook. $300 to $500.
    Doyle, June 25: The first accurate published representation of the American flag. $2,000 to $4,000.
  • Old World Auctions (June 17): Lot 123. Celebrate 250 Years of Independence with Original Stars and Stripes (1790) Est. $1,400 - $1,700
    Old World Auctions (June 17): Lot 20. Keulen's Spectacular Chart of the World Featuring California as an Island (1728) Est. $12,000 - $15,000
    Old World Auctions (June 17): Lot 42. Schedel's Ancient World Map with Fantastic Humanoid Creatures (1493) Est. $14,000 - $17,000
    Old World Auctions (June 17): Lot 591. Matching Set of 3 Stunning Globe Gores of Eastern Asia from Coronelli's 3.5 Foot Globe (1688) Est. $5,500 - $7,000
    Old World Auctions (June 17): Lot 9. Speed's Popular World Map with Allegorical Representations of the Elements (1651) Est. $14,000 - $17,000
    Old World Auctions (June 17): Lot 168. First Separate Map of Kansas & Nebraska Territories (1854) Est. $5,500 - $7,000
    Old World Auctions (June 17): Lot 43. Only Macrobius Map with Britain Attached to Europe (1515) Est. $800 - $950
    Old World Auctions (June 17): Lot 250. Rare Map of Boston and One of the Earliest Maps of the Revolutionary War (1775) Est. $2,000 - $2,300
    Old World Auctions (June 17): Lot 79. Schenk's Uncommon Map Featuring Two Figurative Title Cartouches (1696) Est. $1,200 - $1,500
    Old World Auctions (June 17): Lot 681. Hand-Colored Image of the Annunciation to the Shepherds (1502) Est. $800 - $950