Three choice lots from upcoming Heritage auctions
World Paper Money
High-denomination banknotes from Southeast Asia’s colonial era are notoriously rare in almost all instances. For example, the higher denominations from the Philippines, Straits Settlements and Hong Kong are extremely desirable and seldom seen today. The same is true for the Netherlands Indies. This 500 Gulden is a rarity of the highest degree. A mere 6,000 notes were printed bearing this date, and perhaps no issued examples exist to be collected today. This handsome protype is perhaps a Proof, or perhaps a remainder, as deemed by PMG.
Netherlands Indies Javasche Bank 500 Gulden 1.6.1864 Pick 50r Remainder PMG Gem Uncirculated 65 EPQ
Auction: October 17
Animation Art
Charlie Brown digs a nickel out of his pocket for a little helpful advice from amateur psychiatrist Lucy in this classic scene from A Charlie Brown Christmas, the first TV special starring characters from Charles Schulz’s much-loved comic strip Peanuts. In the beginning of the special, Charlie Brown is having trouble understanding why he feels depressed at Christmastime; surprisingly, Lucy understands and makes him director of the group’s Christmas play to get him more involved with the holiday season.
Peanuts A Charlie Brown Christmas Charlie Brown and Lucy Production Cel with Psychiatric Help Booth Key Master Background (Bill Melendez, 1965)
Auction: October 18-22
Nature & Science
The famous copper fans of the Michigan Mining Districts are a distinctive product of the region and period. When dignitaries or important clients came to visit the mines, miners would carve copper fans as souvenirs for their visitors, fashioned out of large copper chunks that were chiseled into thin blades, all attached together at the bottom. The chiseling motion would splay out the spokes, and the more spokes the fan had, the more valuable it would be. At a considerable nine spokes, this example is one of the larger ones.
Copper Fan (Historic Specimen), Lake Superior, North America
Auction: October 30