Kolbe & Fanning
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Near Complete Set of Charles Fisher Catalogues
Fisher, Chas. H. AUCTION SALE CATALOGUES. Cleveland, 1930-1945. A nearly complete set of thirty-eight auction catalogues. Sales dates include: July 19, 1930; January 17, 1931; June 27, 1931; November 7, 1931; January 23, 1932; May 7, 1932; December 17, 1932; April 1, 1933; September 2, 1933; February 17, 1934; August 23, 1934; January 26, 1935; September 14, 1935; December 7, 1935; March 14, 1936; June 27, 1936; September 5, 1936; November 28, 1936; February 27, 1937; June 19, 1937; September 18, 1937; November 20, 1937; March 19, 1938; October 22, 1938; March 18, 1939; November 18, 1939; March 30, 1940; June 29, 1940; November 30, 1940; May 3, 1941; November 29, 1941; April 18, 1942; November 21, 1942; February 27, 1943; June 26, 1943; and September 15, 1945. All 8vo, original printed card covers. Occasional annotations; a few catalogue have the original mailing envelopes included. Generally near fine or better. A fine collection of these interesting catalogues, and among the most extensive sets we have ever offered (the John W. Adams set had 42). Fisher was a second-tier dealer and was based in Cleveland, Ohio, which was not precisely the center of the collecting universe in the 1930s and 1940s. That said, he was clearly a numismatist of some talent and offered material that may surprise readers not expecting to find much of interest. Indian Peace Medals appear to have been a recurring favorite with Fisher, and he handled some splendid examples, including an oval Washington medal in his March 1936 sale that fetched $380 according to a letter from Fisher to Moritz Wormser seen elsewhere. Four of Fisher's sales are included in the "Miscellaneous" chapter of John W. Adams's United States Numismatic Literature, Volume II, all of which are here present. Ex Cardinal Collection Library.
(Estimate: $300)
Fisher, Chas. H. AUCTION SALE CATALOGUES. Cleveland, 1930-1945. A nearly complete set of thirty-eight auction catalogues. Sales dates include: July 19, 1930; January 17, 1931; June 27, 1931; November 7, 1931; January 23, 1932; May 7, 1932; December 17, 1932; April 1, 1933; September 2, 1933; February 17, 1934; August 23, 1934; January 26, 1935; September 14, 1935; December 7, 1935; March 14, 1936; June 27, 1936; September 5, 1936; November 28, 1936; February 27, 1937; June 19, 1937; September 18, 1937; November 20, 1937; March 19, 1938; October 22, 1938; March 18, 1939; November 18, 1939; March 30, 1940; June 29, 1940; November 30, 1940; May 3, 1941; November 29, 1941; April 18, 1942; November 21, 1942; February 27, 1943; June 26, 1943; and September 15, 1945. All 8vo, original printed card covers. Occasional annotations; a few catalogue have the original mailing envelopes included. Generally near fine or better. A fine collection of these interesting catalogues, and among the most extensive sets we have ever offered (the John W. Adams set had 42). Fisher was a second-tier dealer and was based in Cleveland, Ohio, which was not precisely the center of the collecting universe in the 1930s and 1940s. That said, he was clearly a numismatist of some talent and offered material that may surprise readers not expecting to find much of interest. Indian Peace Medals appear to have been a recurring favorite with Fisher, and he handled some splendid examples, including an oval Washington medal in his March 1936 sale that fetched $380 according to a letter from Fisher to Moritz Wormser seen elsewhere. Four of Fisher's sales are included in the "Miscellaneous" chapter of John W. Adams's United States Numismatic Literature, Volume II, all of which are here present. Ex Cardinal Collection Library.
(Estimate: $300)