Kolbe & Fanning
Auction 160 22 May 2021
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Priced Catalogue of the Bespalof Russian Coins
Kende Galleries. BESPALOF COLLECTION OF RUSSIAN COINS. THE MOST IMPORTANT RUSSIAN COLLECTION EVER OFFERED IN AMERICA CONSISTING OF RARE GOLD, SILVER AND COPPER COINS. PART 1: COINS FROM 1462–1801. New York: Gimbel Brothers, March 18, 1944. 8vo, original printed card covers. 17 pages; 225 lots; 5 plates of coins. Hand-priced in pencil, with some coded annotations. Very good. An important sale of Russian coins that is usually encountered in poor condition when a copy can be found at all. Apparently a sales room copy, featuring bids entered in code as well as the prices realized. A similar copy sold in our sale of the Quentin Archer Library for $750 plus the premium. Very scarce, especially priced.
Kende Galleries. BESPALOF COLLECTION OF RUSSIAN COINS. THE MOST IMPORTANT RUSSIAN COLLECTION EVER OFFERED IN AMERICA CONSISTING OF RARE GOLD, SILVER AND COPPER COINS. PART 1: COINS FROM 1462–1801. New York: Gimbel Brothers, March 18, 1944. 8vo, original printed card covers. 17 pages; 225 lots; 5 plates of coins. Hand-priced in pencil, with some coded annotations. Very good. An important sale of Russian coins that is usually encountered in poor condition when a copy can be found at all. Apparently a sales room copy, featuring bids entered in code as well as the prices realized. A similar copy sold in our sale of the Quentin Archer Library for $750 plus the premium. Very scarce, especially priced.