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phillips natural history auction & free catalogue info


Greetings:

The next "Phillips Natural History Sale" will take place at 1:00 P.M. on
Sunday, May 17th.  Attendance is not necessary to participate. You may
register an absentee bid, or participate in the bidding while on the phone
with Phillips' personnel.

THE AUCTION

This is the seventh such auction at Phillips and it would seem that this is
the finest sale ever assembled. There are two hundred and forty lots
covering the spectrum of natural history in this offering including: the
largest complete animal (an anolis lizard) in amber; the largest and most
complete cycad specimen (with its main root and two broken branches); the
largest complete slice of petrified wood from Arizona; a giant complete
slice of the Esquel pallasite that was the adjoining slice to the specimen
analyzed by a team of UCLA researchers (see the March, 1998, Meteoritics
and Planetary Science); a 200+ pound Sikhote-Alin individual; a host of
wondrous fossils; exceptional minerals & fluorescent minerals; cut stones;
stone age tools; and dozens of other curiosities.


EXHIBITION

Viewings take place at Phillips / 406 East 79th Street / NYC
Phillips is just East of First Avenue.

Thursday, May 14th     9:30 a.m. -- 7:00 p.m.
Friday, May 15th       9:30 a.m. -- 7:00 p.m.
Saturday, May 16th     9:30 a.m. -- 6:00 p.m.
Sunday, May 17th       9:30 a.m. --12:00 NOON

The auction commences one hour after the final viewing (1:00 P.M.)


METEORITES

I hope that you will be especially pleased with the array of meteorites
assembled for both the beginning and sophisticated collector.  Many
outstanding meteorites will be auctioned without reserves, which is to say
that regardless of where the bidding stops, the specimen will be sold to
the highest bidder.  Meteorites without reserves include: Novo Urei,
Winona, Claxton, Pasamonte, Tucson, Kenna, Steinbach, Marjalahti, select
Gibeons, and a small piece of Governador Valadares. Other notable
meteorites include a beautiful partial slice of Tambo Quemado, a 21 kg
endpiece of Laguna Manantiales, A near-complete slice of Naiman--and so
much more.
  
A description of all the lots can be found by selecting the "Phillips
Auction" link at www.theskyisfalling.com  


LIMITED NUMBER OF FREE CATALOGUES

If you intend to participate in the auction and desire a catalogue,
and you're among the first 50 individuals to reply to this email with your
name and address, you will receive a catalogue free of charge. But please
only take advantage of this offer after having reviewed the offerings @
www.theskyisfalling.com 

If you do not intend to participate in the auction, please refrain
from participating in this free offering. We ask that you do this in
fairness to those who wish to take part--and in fairness to Phillips and
myself. 

You may participate in the auction without a catalogue merely by submitting
a bid on the items desired.  Just call Phillips toll free at (800) 825-2781
and provide the attendant with the lot number of the item(s) and the
amount(s) you wish to bid or fax an "Absentee Bid Form" which appears with
the descriptions at the Sky Is Falling web site.


When providing an absentee bid, Phillips will act as your
representative and secure the item for you at the lowest possible price up
to the amount of your bid.  For example, if you bid $450 on an item where
the last bid recorded was $350, you would not pay $450, but the next
bidding interval after $350--which is $375. For those of you who are
interested in the catalogue primarily as an archival reference, they can be
purchased for $25 prior to the sale and $10 following the sale.  Again,
each lot is fully described by selecting the Phillips' link at
www.theskyisfalling.com.
Finally, please don't hesitate to get in touch should you have any
questions or comments.

Sincerely,

Darryl Pitt