What is New

buy or bid

We are excited to inform you that Paulus Swaen and New World Cartographic have joined forces to offer our clients items in the Buy-or-Bid format with eight yearly sales. We will extend the offering of Americana, poster and ephemera sections.
All your account details as addresses, passwords, and purchases at Paulus Swaen from 2009 to date are viewable in the RarePaperSales Client Center
Paulus Swaen keeps selling maps, atlases, and prints in the online catalog.

History
In 1978, Pierre Joppen founded Paulus Swaen Old Maps and Pierre is still the company owner. The Gallery was housed until 1997 in Geldrop in the Southern part of The Netherlands. Paulus Swaen Inc has since 1996 been incorporated in Florida USA where it was the first online auction specializing in old maps.
In 2022, the Buy-or-Bid formula was introduced. In this monthly sale, you can purchase an item at the buy price at any time, and the sale has closed.
If you do not wish to pay the Buy price, you may also bid/offer lower on any item.

2024 - Paulus Swaen Buy-or-Bid becomes RarePaperSales Buy-or-Bid
In 2024, we expanded our Buy-or-Bid Sales with more collectible subjects. Therefore, we changed the site's name to Rare Paper Sales.
The Buy-or-Bid sales are now co-organized by Sammy Berk from New World Cartographic in Chicago.
Paulus Swaen keeps selling maps, atlases, prints in the online BuyNowcatalog.

New World Cartographic

Sammy Berk - is CEO & founder of New World Cartographic, specializing in antique maps and prints with a gallery space located in The Bridgeport Art Center in the Pilsen neighborhood of Chicago, Illinois.
Sammy has been dealing in historic collectibles since 2009 and has been a business owner since 2019. At one time, he organized eight antique map fairs and two rare coin shows. He also spent a few years working as an auctioneer.
New World Cartographic, 1200 W. 35th Street, Chicago, IL 60609, USA
Tel. : (312) 496 - 3622 - info@newworldcartographic.com

Pierre Joppen - is the CEO & founder of Paulus Swaen Old Maps, and since its foundation in 1978, Pierre has specialized in maps, atlases, and globes from the 16th to the 18th century. He learned early Dutch mapmakers and coloring techniques from 18th-century colorists such as Dirk Jansz. van Santen is world-renowned. Originally trained as a graphic designer, he has a keen eye for the aesthetic aspect of engraving and map-making.

Paulus Swaen Inc., - 901 North Hercules Avenue, Suite A, Clearwater, Florida 33765, USA
Tel. (727) 687 3298 - paulus@swaen.com

We sincerely hope you will like the new format. Please get in touch with us if you have questions or when you need assistance with buying or selling your maps, prints, posters and other rare paper items.

Thank you,

Sammy Berk & Pierre Joppen



Rare Paper Sales
a division of New World Cartographic
1200 W. 35th Street, #425
Chicago, IL 60609, USA
tel. : (312) 496 - 3622
email : moc.selasrepaperar@ofni

Paulus Swaen Old Maps and Prints
901 North Hercules Avenue, Suite A
Clearwater, Florida 33765, USA
tel. USA +1 727 687 3298
tel. NL +33 (0)6 27839704
email : moc.neaws@suluap