KOLBE & FANNING'S 124TH MAIL-BID SALE CLOSES FEBRUARY 23, 2012

Kolbe & Fanning Numismatic Booksellers are pleased to announce their upcoming 124th mail-bid, telephone and email sale, closing on February 23, 2012. Due to a printer's overrun we are pleased to offer copies of the catalogue, while supplies last, at only $5.00 per copy, which scarcely begins to cover the costs of printing and postage.

The 8.5 by 11 inch catalogue comprises 104 pages, in which 1225 lots of rare and desirable numismatic publications are described in depth, generally accompanied by interesting and informative footnotes. Order a copy of the catalogue today by sending $5.00 to KOLBE & FANNING NUMISMATIC BOOKSELLERS LLC, 141 W JOHNSTOWN ROAD, GAHANNA OH 43230-2700. Money back if you are not satisfied. The catalogue is also accessible free of charge on the Kolbe & Fanning website at www.numislit.com.

The sale features a wide-ranging selection of interesting and elusive works on ancient, medieval and modern numismatics, as well as a goodly number of classic works on American numismatic topics.

The sale starts off with selections from the library of Dr. Russell Hibbs, which covers the numismatic spectrum. It is followed by over two dozen additional interesting consignments.

Sale highlights include:

- A complete set of American Numismatic Society Museum Notes
- The only auction sale catalogue issued by Virgil Brand's Chicago Coin Co., dated April 29, 1910, considered by Q. David Bowers to be "one of the scarcest pieces of numismatic ephemera from the era"
- A complete set of Yeoman's Guide Book of United States Coin, popularly known as The Red Book
- Books and elusive periodicals on Australian numismatics
- A 1929-1950 edition of Browning's Early Quarter Dollars with photographic plates
- Extremely rare illustrated publications by Charles Clay on Isle of Man coinage
- The first 50 volumes of the Colonial Newsletter
- A fine set of The Asylum
- Pridmore's rare 1974 work on the coins and paper money of Cyprus
- An original 1883 Newlin on half dimes, with photographic plates
- A complete set of The Numismatic and Philatelic Journal of Japan
- The Ray Byrne photographic archives, comprising thousands of prints on Latin American and West Indies coins and tokens
- An interesting selection of United States newspapers with numismatic content, dating from 1792 to 1892
- An extensive run of Stack's Fixed Price Lists, dating from 1939 to 1997
- A reprint set of Babelon's Traité des Monnaies Grecques et Romaines.

Consignments are currently being accepted for Kolbe & Fanning's June 7th and October 4th, 2012 sales and it is not too soon to consider consigning outstanding works to the January 2013 New York Book Sale, the firm's annual marquee public auction held at the Waldorf Astoria Hotel in conjunction with the New York International Numismatic Convention. Contact details are provided at www.numislit.com or interested parties may call (614) 414-0855.

Wayne Homren, Editor

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