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V25 2022 INDEX E-SYLUM ARCHIVE THE FIRST BOWERS AND RUDDY PUBLIC AUCTIONA Stack's Bowers article discusses the first Bowers and Ruddy public auction, which took place fifty years ago this past May. -Editor 
In 1972, our predecessor firm Bowers and Ruddy presented their first public auction, which featured The Armand Champa Collection and other important properties. The catalog bore the company name as American Auction Association. This name would also be used on the next four auction catalogs produced by Dave Bowers and Jim Ruddy before they began to use This first sale was held at the Holiday Inn in Hollywood California where the firm was located and contained over 1,200 lots. Mr. Champa would return to Dave Bowers more than two decades later to auction his incredible numismatic library in a series of four sales offered by Bowers and Merena Galleries in 1994 and 1995.
To view The Armand Champa Collection and other catalogs by Bowers and Ruddy Galleries, click here:
I never had the opportunity to meet Jim Ruddy, but I've been happy to know and spend time with both Dave Bowers and Armand Champa over the years. Both were avid bibliophiles and supporters of NBS. -Editor
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