[meteorite-list] RE : Stolen Canyon Diablo Ring to be returned!

From: ensoramanda at ntlworld.com <ensoramanda_at_meteoritecentral.com>
Date: Wed, 11 Mar 2009 19:10:42 +0000
Message-ID: <20090311191042.BLH00.42142.root_at_web08-winn.ispmail.private.ntl.com>

Yes...if anyone deservse a freebee meteorite as a reward then he does!
 
---- Michael Gilmer <michael_w_gilmer at yahoo.com> wrote:
>
> Hi List!
>
> What an awesome story that restores a little of my faith in humanity. :)
>
> We should all get together and send Mr. Lynch a Thank-You Card,
> a bottle of Maker's Mark, and a Cohiba Robusto.
>
> I am curious as all heck about the journey this meteorite took
> after it was stolen. Who was the attorney who claimed to
> represent the "owners" some time back? How did they get it?
> Did they get spooked and dump it off at a Goodwill donation box?
> And how lucky do you have to be, to find a one-of-a-kind museum
> meteorite for $10 next to a bunch of cheap knick knacks in a
> thrift store? Wow. It sounds like an Encyclopedia Brown mystery!
>
> Best regards,
>
> MikeG
>
>
>
> .........................................................
> Michael Gilmer (Louisiana, USA)
> Member of the Meteoritical Society.
> Member of the Bayou Region Stargazers Network.
> Websites - http://www.galactic-stone.com and http://www.glassthrower.com
> ..........................................................
>
>
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: "Mike Jensen" <meteoriteplaya at gmail.com>
> To: "Frank Cressy" <fcressy at prodigy.net>
> Cc: <meteorite-list at meteoritecentral.com>
> Sent: Wednesday, March 11, 2009 4:26 PM
> Subject: Re: [meteorite-list] Stolen Canyon Diablo Meteorite To Be Returned
>
>
> Hi Frank & list
> I just put up a page that shows all of the postcards (4) I have of the
> "Basket" and once referred to as the "Ring" meteorite. Some of the
> postcards mention a weight of 49 pounds and even have the weight
> written on the iron in white (paint?). I wonder if that is still on
> it?
> http://jensenmeteorites.com/Postcards/CanyonDiablo.htm
>
> Mike
>
>
> Mike Jensen Meteorites
> 16730 E Ada PL
> Aurora, CO 80017-3137
> USA
> 720-949-6220
> IMCA 4264
> website: www.jensenmeteorites.com
>
>
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