[meteorite-list] Fw: Merry Christmas ! Harvey Nininger Signed book ending today! AD

From: John higgins <geohiggins_at_meteoritecentral.com>
Date: Thu, 24 Dec 2009 15:45:11 -0800 (PST)
Message-ID: <235877.81843.qm_at_web63207.mail.re1.yahoo.com>

Hi Mike and Martin,
Wow that's some story, this book has some history now, maybe it's even worth more with the original signature and the speculation of the enhanced signature overwritten in black, you know what they say there's no such thing as bad publicity but maybe that's just wishful thinking since its now a suspected forgery.?Thank you for?preventing any tarnish to my?reputation. Either way If I found?that there was any speculation after the book was sold, I ?would have given a full refund to the winner.?And to that note,?Im sorry?this book is no longer for sale.?Before I thought it was an unusually signed Nininger?book, but now?the plot thickens.?Mike do you remenber who you sold it to??Did you sell?the book?to?someone in Germany, where i purchased the book from Hiele Arendt?who resided in?Leipzig. And I wonder how much he bought the book for.... But so far this book has been in the Palmer collection, the Jensen collection, and the Higgins
collection, I wonder how many colletions this book has passed through. As far as im concerned, this is the most exciting book I ever owned! Thanks for the?information!?
Warmest Wishes,
And Merry Christmas to you all
John Higgins IMCA 9822





----- Original Message ----
From: Mike Jensen <meteoriteplaya at gmail.com>
To: Dark Matter <freequarks at gmail.com>
Cc: John higgins <geohiggins at yahoo.com>; meteorite-list at meteoritecentral.com
Sent: Thu, December 24, 2009 11:58:37 AM
Subject: Re: [meteorite-list] Merry Christmas ! Harvey Nininger Signed book ending today! AD

Hi John and Martin
I remember both of those books rather well since I sold both of them a
few years ago. They came out of a collection of books from Tom Palmer
a well known mineral dealer from El Paso Texas;
http://www.minrec.org/labels.asp?colid=808
That is what the TP stands for in the upper right corner of Martin's image.

He had the largest collection of signed Nininger books I have ever
seen. He also had what I would call a complete set of signed books.
Here is the set of his books;
http://jensenmeteorites.com/BookNiningerSet.htm
I sold it as well to a fellow list member.

I remember the signed book that John had as it had Nininger's original
signature traced over.? I believe this tracing was done much later and
not by Nininger as I found a paper in with Palmer's stuff that used
the same color ink pen. The paper was covered with several obviously
forged Nininger signatures. I did disclose my suspicions of the
tracing to the person I sold the book to. It obviously it was not
John.
Tom also had another inscribed book but it did not have Nininger's
signature. I guessed Nininger was in the process of signing the book
but then got to talking about meteorites and just forgot to finish it.
Unfortunately the book had an obviously forged signature in the same
color ink and style as the Palmer paper but not the same color ink as
the inscribed portion. I'm not saying that Tom Palmer forged the
signature just that the practice signatures paper in his estate seemed
to match the signature in the book. I sold the book as an unsigned
copy with a forged signature.

Mike



Mike Jensen Meteorites
16730 E Ada PL
Aurora, CO 80017-3137
USA
720-949-6220
IMCA 4264
website: www.jensenmeteorites.com




On Wed, Dec 23, 2009 at 8:31 AM, Dark Matter <freequarks at gmail.com> wrote:
> Hi John,
>
> Interesting autograph. I have not seen a double signed Nininger like
> that before.
>
> However, I have seen, and in fact, own one myself, a double signed
> Nininger book with two distinct signatures. Here's a pic:
>
> http://www.meteorite-times.com/Back_Links/2003/October/nininger.jpg
>
> Also, since you have an interest in Nininger signings, here's an
> inscription he wrote to Chuck Lewis that shows some of the wonderful
> personality of H.H. himself. It's in one of my copies of Find a
> Falling Star.
>
> http://www.meteorite-times.com/Back_Links/2003/December/ning_fafs_insc_best.jpg
>
> To "some of the thrills..."
>
> -Martin
>
>
>
> On Wed, Dec 23, 2009 at 8:01 AM, John higgins <geohiggins at yahoo.com> wrote:
>> Merry Christmas all my meteorite friends! Harvey Nininger Signed book ending today! AD
>>
>> Hello, first of all i would like to wish you all a very warm, Happy?Merry Christmas, lets make it a great one this year!
>>
>> I have some auctions ending today and tomorrow on E-bay
>>
>> First on the Agenda is Harvey Nininger Autographed book, it's an original from 1952 that I purchased from the owner in Leipzig, Germany. Book is in great shape, just little wear and tear on the top and bottom of jacket.
>> There is a reserve, but to be honest, I think it's super?low considering it took me my whole life to find this one, and it's the only one I was ever able to acquire. Not only did he sign, but he even dated this book! making it incredibly rare, and who else in the world can say they own a original?book signed by the greatest meteorite researcher in history, and he signed it twice! First in blue ink, then went over it again in black ink?to make sure it would?stand the test of time, and?on the specific date?May 21, 1952. Simply one of a kind.
>> Also express shipping is?free of course!
>> Just a little side note of events that happened on this day in history:
>> Famous people born on May 21st
>> 427 BC?Plato (philosopher)
>> 1427 Albrecht Durer?(painter, engraver, mathematician)
>> 1688 Alexander Pope (poet)
>> 1844 Henri Rosseau (artist)
>> 1917 Raymond Burr (actor)
>> 1921 Andre Sakharov (physicist, human rights activist)
>> 1951 Al Franken (comedian)
>> 1952 Mr T. (actor)
>> 1956 Judge Reinhold (actor)
>> 1972 Notorious BIG (rapper)
>> Another thing:
>> 1881 American Red Cross established.
>> 1927 Charles Lindbergh completes the first solo flight across the Atlantic
>>
>>
>> If you are interested you can find the auction here:
>>
>> http://cgi.ebay.com/Harvey-Nininger-autographed-book-Out-of-the-sky-1952_W0QQitemZ380190630961QQcmdZViewItemQQptZLH_DefaultDomain_0?hash=item588520a431
>>
>>
>> And I also?have Unclassified NWA meteorites ending tomorrow, all with free shipping, currently all under cost!
>> You can find them?in my e-bay?store Outer Space Rocks
>>
>> http://stores.ebay.com/Outer-Space-Rocks
>>
>> Thanks for looking!
>> And Have a Great Day!
>> John Higgins IMCA#9822
>>
>>
>>
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