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The E-Sylum: Volume 4, Number 45, November 4, 2001, Article 6 MASON'S PHOTOGRAPHIC GALLERY Bill Malkmus writes: "I ran across a one-page thing in an old (August 1967, p. 630) World Coins magazine (now defunct) headed "Early US Collectors Photograph." It's about a large photo, titled "Mason's Photographic Gallery of the Coin Collectors of the United States No. 1" with some 48 oval cameo portraits numbered and identified below. The caption reads: "A rare early photograph showing 48 of the U. S.' leading early numismatists, probably produced by Philadelphia coin dealer E. B. Mason Jr. (frame 44) in 1867-1869 was recently uncovered by New York City professional numismatist Aaron Feldman. Such notables are shown as Joseph J. Mickley (frame 1) of Philadelphia, America's first known coin collector; Matthew W. Dickeson, Philadelphia (frame 2); William J. Jenks, Philadelphia (frame 7); Captain John W. Haseltine, Philadelphia (frame 20); James A. Bolen, Springfield, Mass. (frame 23), and others. The photo (possibly unique) was stolen in 1859 and remained unknown until 1967." Idle questions which come to mind are: Have any reprints been made of this photo that anyone knows about? and was there ever any follow-up with a "No. 2," etc.?" [This photo has been written up before, but I'll let one of our E-Sylum readers bring us up to date. -Editor]

Wayne Homren, Editor

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