KOLBE & FANNING SALE 172 HIGHLIGHTS

On Saturday, January 25, 2025, Kolbe & Fanning Numismatic Booksellers will be holding our next auction, featuring rare and out-of-print works on ancient, world and U.S. numismatics. The sale includes material from several consignments, most notably the L.D. & I.P. Library (with exceptional offerings of auction catalogues on ancient and world coins) and the Barry Tayman Library (most significant for U.S. and Canadian material). With over 500 lots, there is something for everybody.

Some highlights of this first sale include:

   

 
Lots 8 and 59

Lot 8: the complete text and plates for Northern Greece of the landmark Traité des monnaies grecques et romaines, handsomely bound with a matching plate portfolio

Lot 59: Giovanni Dattari's 1901 Monete imperiali greche, the classic study of the coins of Roman Alexandria, still widely consulted today

 
Lot 227

Lot 227: the complete series of Santamaria catalogues of the Alessandro Magnaguti collection, with the ancient sales being Leonard Forrer's priced and named copies

 
Lots 160 and 268

Lot 160: Rollin & Feuardent's 1887 catalogue of the collection of Roman and Byzantine gold coins formed by the Vicomte de Ponton d'Amécourt

Lot 268: Gianfrancesco Galeani Napione's rare and most attractively illustrated 1828 folio on the medals of the House of Savoy, with 27 superbly engraved plates

 
Lots 292 and 399

Lot 292: a complete set of Admiral the Marquess of Milford Haven's magnificent three-volume folio Medallic History of Navies, the premier work on naval medals

Lot 399: Eric P. Newman's copy of Henry Chapman's 1912 catalogue of the George H. Earle, Jr. collection, with 39 exceptional photographic plates

 
Lots 422 and 487

Lot 422: Thomas Elder's highly important 1920 catalogue of the Henry C. Miller collection, with 28 plates depicting his ancient, English and colonial coins

Lot 487: a very rare set of four original photographs depicting W.W.C. Wilson's collection of bouquet sous, one of only a few sets produced for Wayte Raymond

 
Lot 512

Lot 512: a complete set of all 38 volumes of the original 1832–1861 printings of the American State Papers, including primary source material on numismatics.

Register early to bid online
Bids may be placed via post, email, phone, as well as online. Kolbe & Fanning use Auction Mobility as our third-party online bidding platform. Auction Mobility is an app-based platform allowing users the ability to participate in the sale through phones, tablets and computers. To register for the sale, bidders must go to bid.numislit.com and sign up. Once you have set up an account, you may browse lots, place advance bids, or participate in the live sale online. Those wishing to participate on their devices can download the Kolbe & Fanning app through the Apple or Google Play Store. The sale will also be listed on Biddr and NumisBids in the near future.

The printed catalogue has been mailed to all active customers on our mailing list. As international mail speeds have been inconsistent, we encourage our foreign clients to consult the electronic catalogue in case their printed catalogue does not arrive promptly. A PDF of the printed catalogue has been posted to our main website at numislit.com for those who prefer that format. Bids placed via post, email, or phone must be received by January 24 the day before the sale, in order for them to be processed. Advance absentee bids may also be placed at any time online at bid.numislit.com. Internet bidding will be available during the sale itself through the same platform.

Maria Beth Fanning, doing business as Kolbe & Fanning, is licensed by the State of Ohio Department of Agriculture (license 2024000216) as an auctioneer, and is bonded as required by law in favor of the State of Ohio. For more information, please see the Kolbe & Fanning website at numislit.com or email David Fanning at df@numislit.com. To register for the sale, go to bid.numislit.com. We look forward to your participation.

To read the Catalogue PDF, see:
https://numislit.cdn.bibliopolis.com/images/upload/kolbefanningsale172.pdf

To read the earlier E-Sylum article, see:
KOLBE & FANNING JANUARY 2025 SALE ANNOUNCED (https://www.coinbooks.org/v28/esylum_v28n01a03.html)

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