Kolbe & Fanning
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Original Alvord Sale, Priced, with Reprint Too
Chapman, S.H. THE SUPERLATIVE COLLECTION OF UNITED STATES HALF CENTS, COMPLETE IN ALL DATES AND VARIETIES OF THE LATE F.R. ALVORD, ESQ. YORK, PENNA. Philadelphia: Davis & Harvey, June 9, 1924. 8vo, original gilt-printed paper covers. 20, (2) pages; 255 lots. Hand-priced in ink. Very good. Also included is a copy of the later reprint, which includes the plates. Adams 28. A genuinely scarce unplated catalogue, rarely encountered priced. Adams A: "Arguably the best collection ever of half cents: complete original proofs." The reprint is useful for including both the plates and the prices. The original is ex Charles Davis's sale of March 22 & 26, 1997, lot 66; ex Saul Teichman Library (Karl Moulton sale of July 17, 2007); ex Cardinal Collection Library.
(Estimate: $100)
Chapman, S.H. THE SUPERLATIVE COLLECTION OF UNITED STATES HALF CENTS, COMPLETE IN ALL DATES AND VARIETIES OF THE LATE F.R. ALVORD, ESQ. YORK, PENNA. Philadelphia: Davis & Harvey, June 9, 1924. 8vo, original gilt-printed paper covers. 20, (2) pages; 255 lots. Hand-priced in ink. Very good. Also included is a copy of the later reprint, which includes the plates. Adams 28. A genuinely scarce unplated catalogue, rarely encountered priced. Adams A: "Arguably the best collection ever of half cents: complete original proofs." The reprint is useful for including both the plates and the prices. The original is ex Charles Davis's sale of March 22 & 26, 1997, lot 66; ex Saul Teichman Library (Karl Moulton sale of July 17, 2007); ex Cardinal Collection Library.
(Estimate: $100)