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Six Chapman Sales, 1894-1897
Chapman, S.H. & H. CATALOGUE OF THE COLLECTION OF GOLD, SILVER AND COPPER COINS OF THE UNITED STATES OF MR. W.H. SPEDDING, OF ST. LOUIS. Philadelphia, December 3-4, 1894. (2), 65, (1) pages; 1340 lots. [with] Chapman, S.H. & H. CATALOGUE OF THE COLLECTIONS OF UNITED STATES COINS FORMED BY H.S. FLETCHER, M. STEFFAN, AND JIRAH KINNEY. Philadelphia, July 12, 1895. (4), 28 pages; 630 lots. [with] Chapman, S.H. & H. CATALOGUE OF THE COLLECTION OF ANCIENT, FOREIGN AND UNITED STATES COINS AND MEDALS OF F. MERRITT ALDEN, ESQ., SPRINGFIELD, MASS. Philadelphia, April 20-21, 1896. (2), 51, (1) pages; 1123 lots. Hand-priced in ink. [with] Chapman, S.H. & H. CATALOGUE OF THE SPLENDID COLLECTION OF UNITED STATES COINS OF M.A. BROWN, ESQ., EAST NORTHFIELD, MASS. Philadelphia, April 16-17, 1897. 56 pages; 1261 lots; printed prices realized list bound in at end. [with] Chapman, S.H. & H. COLLECTIONS OF UNITED STATES COINS OF P.S. BONNEY, ESQ. AND THE LATE CHARLES GILPIN, ESQ. Philadelphia, July 9, 1897. (4), 33, (1) pages; 725 lots. [with] Chapman, S.H. & H. COLLECTIONS OF UNITED STATES COINS OF MESSRS. BOURQUIN, JOHNSTON AND ELWELL. Philadelphia, December 13, 1897. (2), 37, (1) pages; 750 lots. Six catalogues. 8vo, original gilt-printed paper covers. Generally very good or better. Adams 44, 46 and 50-53. Sale 46 is scarce, and Sales 50 and 52 are very scarce. Adams 51 is the M.A. Brown sale, which was to be the first Chapman catalogue issued with actual photographic prints as plates (all of the earlier Chapman sale plates had been produced by various photographic printing processes). John J. Ford, Jr., in the August, 1950 issue of The Numismatist, provides background: "Shortly before the turn of the century, the Chapmans ran into some trouble with the Federal Government concerning the extremely high quality of their photographic plates. After quite a little political intervention, Henry Chapman became the father of legislation permitting authorized dealers to fully illustrate their wares. S.H. Chapman had a great interest in photography and personally composed and photographed the plates for many of the large sale catalogs." In the interim, however, government regulations restricting the visual reproduction of coins prevailed and the controversy unfortunately, resulted in the firm issuing no illustrated catalogues for nearly a decade until the 1904 Mills sale. Ex Cardinal Collection Library.
(Estimate: $250)
Chapman, S.H. & H. CATALOGUE OF THE COLLECTION OF GOLD, SILVER AND COPPER COINS OF THE UNITED STATES OF MR. W.H. SPEDDING, OF ST. LOUIS. Philadelphia, December 3-4, 1894. (2), 65, (1) pages; 1340 lots. [with] Chapman, S.H. & H. CATALOGUE OF THE COLLECTIONS OF UNITED STATES COINS FORMED BY H.S. FLETCHER, M. STEFFAN, AND JIRAH KINNEY. Philadelphia, July 12, 1895. (4), 28 pages; 630 lots. [with] Chapman, S.H. & H. CATALOGUE OF THE COLLECTION OF ANCIENT, FOREIGN AND UNITED STATES COINS AND MEDALS OF F. MERRITT ALDEN, ESQ., SPRINGFIELD, MASS. Philadelphia, April 20-21, 1896. (2), 51, (1) pages; 1123 lots. Hand-priced in ink. [with] Chapman, S.H. & H. CATALOGUE OF THE SPLENDID COLLECTION OF UNITED STATES COINS OF M.A. BROWN, ESQ., EAST NORTHFIELD, MASS. Philadelphia, April 16-17, 1897. 56 pages; 1261 lots; printed prices realized list bound in at end. [with] Chapman, S.H. & H. COLLECTIONS OF UNITED STATES COINS OF P.S. BONNEY, ESQ. AND THE LATE CHARLES GILPIN, ESQ. Philadelphia, July 9, 1897. (4), 33, (1) pages; 725 lots. [with] Chapman, S.H. & H. COLLECTIONS OF UNITED STATES COINS OF MESSRS. BOURQUIN, JOHNSTON AND ELWELL. Philadelphia, December 13, 1897. (2), 37, (1) pages; 750 lots. Six catalogues. 8vo, original gilt-printed paper covers. Generally very good or better. Adams 44, 46 and 50-53. Sale 46 is scarce, and Sales 50 and 52 are very scarce. Adams 51 is the M.A. Brown sale, which was to be the first Chapman catalogue issued with actual photographic prints as plates (all of the earlier Chapman sale plates had been produced by various photographic printing processes). John J. Ford, Jr., in the August, 1950 issue of The Numismatist, provides background: "Shortly before the turn of the century, the Chapmans ran into some trouble with the Federal Government concerning the extremely high quality of their photographic plates. After quite a little political intervention, Henry Chapman became the father of legislation permitting authorized dealers to fully illustrate their wares. S.H. Chapman had a great interest in photography and personally composed and photographed the plates for many of the large sale catalogs." In the interim, however, government regulations restricting the visual reproduction of coins prevailed and the controversy unfortunately, resulted in the firm issuing no illustrated catalogues for nearly a decade until the 1904 Mills sale. Ex Cardinal Collection Library.
(Estimate: $250)