First Copeland Collection Pedigree Emerges from the Hobby Shadows

[clamendo]

Ah. One of my friends made a good point. In coin collecting it’s a real big deal. That hobby is a lot more mature than cards. They really like knowing the provenance and what famous collection it came from.


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[steve B]

Originally Posted by clamendo

Ah. One of my friends made a good point. In coin collecting it’s a real big deal. That hobby is a lot more mature than cards. They really like knowing the provenance and what famous collection it came from.


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It's pretty much the same for stamps, although it depends on the collection. FDR was a big collector, but had mostly cheap stuff. His collection was auctioned off almost as souvenirs. I have a couple Christmas seals he had that were just randomly in a collection I bought.
For expensive stuff that provenance is often a plus.

[tobychin]

Carl, I want to thank you for your post. I think I bought a set from the Copeland collection. In July of 1991 I bought an R312 set from Bill Hughes for $3,300. He told me the set had been sold in the Sothebys auction, but I did not know anything about the Copeland collection until reading your post. The cards are in sheets with black backing and are made in W Germany. Thanks again for your information about this collection.