KOLBE & FANNING SALE 177 ANNOUNCED

 

Kolbe & Fanning Numismatic Booksellers are pleased to announce that we will be holding our 177th auction sale on Saturday, June 13, 2026. The sale features a variety of rare and out-of-print works on ancient, world and U.S. numismatics, accompanied by the extraordinary library on orders and decorations formed by James C. Risk.

Some highlights of the sale include:

   

 
Lots 52 and 61

Lot 52: a bound volume of eleven 1852–1875 Sotheby sales of ancient and British coins, seven of which have the buyers' names recorded

Lot 61: a complete set of the extraordinary folio edition of Visconti & Mongez's incomparable Greek & Roman iconography, with a vast array of exquisite engravings of ancient coins

 
Lots 84 and 113

Lot 84: a complete set of Davenport on world talers, crowns, and dollar-size coins, the still-indispensable standard references to these fascinating series

Lot 113: the rare original edition of Adolph Hess's canceled 1939 sale of selections of the Georgii Mikhailovich collection, of great importance and utility for establishing provenance

 
Lots 196 and 221

Lot 196: King George II's presentation copy of Justus Christoph Dithmar's 1729 folio on the Order of the Bath, Commentatio de Honoratissimo Ordine Militari de Balneo

Lot 221: a beautifully illustrated 1760 manuscript volume, magnificently bound, prepared for Charles Wentworth, Marquess of Rockingham, on his investiture to the Order of the Garter

 
Lots 256 and 277

Lot 256: an extraordinary folio volume on the Order of St. Stephen of Hungary, bound in high relief in red full morocco with a full-size facsimile of the star of the Order's Grand Cross

Lot 277: Admiral the Marquess of Milford Haven's classic 1919 work on British Naval medals, very scarce and most important, handsomely printed in folio format

 
Lots 340 and 387

Lot 340: a well-preserved copy of Henry Chapman's 1909 sale of the Andrew Zabriskie collection, illustrated with 13 fine photographic plates, from the John Ford Library

Lot 387: early American coin dealer John K. Curtis's copy of John Hickcox's foundational 1858 study, An Historical Account of American Coinage, in a period binding.

Register early to bid online Bids may be placed via post, email, phone, as well as online. Kolbe & Fanning use Auction Mobility as our third-party online bidding platform. Auction Mobility is an app-based platform allowing users the ability to participate in the sale through phones, tablets and computers. To register for the sale, bidders must go to bid.numislit.com and sign up. Once you have set up an account, you may browse lots, place advance bids, or participate in the live sale online. Those wishing to participate on their devices can download the Kolbe & Fanning app through the Apple or Google Play Store. The sale will also be listed on Biddr and NumisBids.

The printed catalogue is being mailed to all active customers on our mailing list. As international mail speeds have been inconsistent, we encourage our foreign clients to consult the electronic catalogue in case their printed catalogue does not arrive promptly. A PDF of the printed catalogue has been posted to our main website at numislit.com for those who prefer that format. Bids placed via post, email, or phone must be received by June 12, the day before the sale, in order for them to be processed. Advance absentee bids may also be placed at any time online at bid.numislit.com. Internet bidding will be available during the sale itself through the same platform.

To bid in the sale, see:
https://bid.numislit.com/

 

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