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Re: **AD** King Sale this Saturday Oct. 2
Come on Mikey, you would never had paid for the collection anyway.;) Oh yeah,
the Portales is sold, so sorry;(
Mike F.
Michael Casper wrote:
> YUC.
>
> Casper Meteorites, Inc.
> P. O. Drawer J
> Ithaca, New York 14851
> USA
> 607-257-5349 (phone)
> 607-266-7904 (fax)
> email: casper@meteorites.com
> <http://www.meteorites.com>
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: <MeteorHntr@aol.com>
> To: <meteorite-list@meteoritecentral.com>
> Sent: Thursday, September 30, 1999 2:07 PM
> Subject: **AD** King Sale this Saturday Oct. 2
>
> > Hello List,
> >
> > When I was first contacted by Mrs. King about selling her late husband's
> > meteorite collection, she told me that she hoped the specimens in his
> > collection would go to people and institutions that really cared about
> > them. During the past few months, as we have traded and sold most of Dr.
> > King's magnificent collection, I have come to believe that we have done
> > well in carrying our Mrs. King's wish. We have placed several of Dr.
> King's
> > meteorites with major museum collections, and many within respected
> private
> > collections.
> >
> > Now, as we near the end of the King Collection sales, I would like to once
> > again extend my thanks to everyone who has helped to make the sale so
> > successful, either as a bidder, or just by visitng our web site to look at
> > photographs of the collection.
> >
> > We have saved a few very interesting pieces for the end, and have also
> > acquired a few new specimens, some as a result of a King Collection/T.C.U.
> > trade. So, I'm pleased to announce that the King Collection Sale #12
> (which
> > will likely be our next to last offering) will take place this coming
> > Saturday October 2, at 12 Noon, EDT.
> >
> > Among the items to be presented are: Tishomingo (IRANOM); Udei Station (IA
> > with silicate inclusions); Sahara 85001 (an early Sahara find, and a
> > mesosiderite); a small piece of the Estherville mesosiderite (I had five
> > large slices, all of which were sold at the Denver show); an excellent
> > Kapoeta fragment and thin section; a thin section of the very rare
> Bholghatti
> > AHOW; a fragment of the Montferre, France specimen,and a small fragment of
> > the historic 1807 Weston, Connecticut witnessed fall. This is one of the
> most
> > famous falls in
> > meteorite history. It is generally regarded as the first scientifically
> > recorded fall in America, and the one about which Thomas Jefferson is
> > reported to have made his infamous statement: "I would more easily believe
> > that two Yankee professors would lie than that stones would fall from
> > heaven."
> >
> > We expect to have photographs of these offerings available within the next
> > day or two. There will be several specimens offered so please visit my web
> > site for more information about the items in this King sale:
> >
> > http://www.meteoritebroker.com
> >
> > For those who have already participated in the sale, and wish to view the
> > status of the Sale Page (photos are not available yet), you can go
> directly
> > to:
> >
> > http://www.meteoritebroker.com/salepage1.htm
> >
> > We will also be placing a number of affordable specimens from the King
> > Collection on Ebay in the near future, and I will post to the List again
> at
> > that time. Please contact me via email if you require additional
> > information.
> >
> > Sincerely,
> >
> > Steve Arnold
> > MeteorHntr@aol.com
> > www.meteoritebroker.com
> >
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