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Tschoepe and HWPH: two auction houses celebrating on May 3rd A year after the market leader FHW, the 2 other major German auction houses have scheduled jubilee auctions, accidentally (or not?) on the same weekend. The Düsseldorf Auktionshaus Tschoepe celebrates its 30th year of existence on May 3rd with its traditional format of a rather small (581 lots) but interesting auction with several highlight pieces, especially in the category of autographs. With names such as Samuel Morse, Cornelius Vanderbilt (the Commodore), Thomas Edison, Meyer Guggenheim and John D Rockefeller, but also Johann Strauss and several others, the list sounds more impressive than ever. Other auction highlights are intended more for Tschoepe's German-speaking home market : an 1845 founder share from the Berlin Zoo and an 1857 Bank of Zurich to name just two. The catalogue can be found on www.tschoepe.de. Further south in Germany, in Würzburg, Bavaria, one can visit the 3-day event organized by HWPH to celebrate their 10th auction. They start on Friday May 2nd with the sale of over 1,000 non-German pieces and an evening session of 50 highlight pieces (of which 27 are German, 11 Russian and 6 US). The highest start price is €16,000 for a voucher certificate signed by Johann W von Goethe. Americans might find a 1787 handwritten share receipt for the Ohio Company rather intriguing, while Russian collectors will be seduced by a very interesting selection of railroad specimens. The auction continues on Saturday with 1,000+ German certificates. On Sunday, auctioneers Schmitt and Schiefer leave place for other dealers and collectors at what has become Germany’s largest scripophily bourse. More info on www.hwph.de
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