Spink Books has delivered!
BillDugan1959
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Spink Books delivered at noon today, just six or seven days after my order from their annual or semi-annual book sale.
The package was knocked about pretty good, but the contents were seemingly unaffected.
May possibly up date with more later...
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I didn’t know about the sale. When does it occur?
Would love to see what you got.
Here is what I got - all were discounted, but the two volume English Civil Wars book set was in the remainder table kind of category - like 75% off.
I am guessing that if I give the English Civil War book the proper attention, I will probably know more about the war and its participants than what Cromwell or Charles knew!
I don't know about the timing of Spink Book offerings and sales, I just seem to be on their e-mail list.
I have been in their shop (a short walking distance from the British Museum) and saw some nice displays of Civil War Medals and Civil War objects. This was ten years ago.
Sweet. I bought the red Uniform Coinage of India a few years back and really like it. I’d love to get the blue East India Compay book as well. Let me know what you think of it.
Spink had their book about the Royal Collection at the NYINC show. I forgot to swing back and purchase a copy.
I recieved the Jeremy Cheek/Spink book about ten days ago. I obtained mine through the Token Publishing website, I think I got a slight discount.
This book is interesting as far as it goes, and the items highlighted are interesting, but when George IV gave his father's library to the Nation (effectively, to the British Museum) about 1821, he also sent along his father's (George III) extensive collection of coins and medals. No sovereign since that time has been a high caliber numismatist, and the Royal Collection might not have all the numismatic treasures that one might hope for.
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Still an interesting book, sparse on coins, but it has bills and medals that may be of interest to some.
About 15 years ago, I attended an exhibit at the National Postal Museum (part of the Smithsonian in DC) named something like “The Queen’s Own.” It was the Royal Philatelic Collection (or a portion of it).
I’ve forgotten the details, but somehow, I think it was similar to you describe about the numismatic collection. I can’t see the current monarch having time for philately.
In fact, I found the link.
https://postalmuseum.si.edu/queen's/
Well, it was the Queen's Grandfather, George V (died 1936) who was the person who was super-interested in stamps.
Always odd to hear George V referred to as 'The Duke of York", although that was his title for a long time!
Great selection of books!