A rummage in the loft with the wife

[jelida]

Finally persuaded to help the wife tidy up the extensive loft this evening, covered the landing with stuff for tip or charity; but one particularly heavy box turned out to be 1960's Seaby bulletins and a couple of dozen 1980's Spink auction catalogues, given to me by Dad during my collecting lapse in the 90's and naughties. What did I pull out first but the four Norweb sale catalogues. And what ecstacy for a penny collector! All those proofs, heavy flans, patterns, great rarities! Where did they go? Did they disperse widely, or end up in the vaults of a small clique of super-wealthy collectors? Or do they continue to surface sporadically? These sales were thirty years ago now.

These volumes are a super reference, and will find a home on the shelves.

Jerry

[Rob]

Accumulator has some, I have some (but not pennies), Vicky has some, so do a few others. The collection is widely dispersed.

[PWA 1967]

Good find Jerry and yes a good reference.

[Peter]

Pete

Get in the mix as you tan in Spain.

[Nordle11]

It might be sunny here, but it's still bloody freezing outside

[PWA 1967]

Better than being in Manchester though Matt

[VickySilver]

Nice job on the Norweb cats. These, if in good condition certainly have good value in themselves & helped if perhaps you have the prices realised. In some series of later milled, she (Ms. Norweb) had apparently the only known specimens of particular dates and types so is the "go to" source. As we've been taught in American detective shows, I'll take the Fifth [amendment] in not being able to divulge specific whereabouts although I quite agree with Rob that these were widely dispersed. Her original collection envelopes nearly always have the iconic spiderweb with included "N" stamped on the backside. There are some other Spink cats that are quite worthwhile in there possibly as well, so nice haul there.

[jelida]

Thanks all,

they are in excellent condition, however there is no price realised list for parts 2 and 3 (cat no's 48 and 56), if anyone could do me a scan....?

I have a few of the envelopes ,these came with some Monmouthshire C17 tokens that I bought when her collection was auctioned some years ago, they will remain (I hope) with the tokens in perpetuity, though the latter currently reside in a coin cabinet.

Jerry