The Floyd E. Risvold Collection - American Expansion & The Journey West
First Session – Wednesday, January 27, 2010 at 10:00 a.m. (lots 1 – 197)
Second Session – Wednesday, January 27, 2010 at 2:00 p.m. (lots 198 – 446)
Third Session – Thursday, January 28, 2010 at 10:00 a.m. (lots 447 – 585)
Fourth Session – Thursday, January 28, 2010 at 2:00 p.m. (lots 586 – 897)
Fifth Session – Friday, January 29, 2010 at 10:00 a.m. (lots 898 – 1062)
Sixth Session – Friday, January 29, 2010 at 2:00 p.m. (lots 1063 – 1298)
Noted historian, author and collector, Floyd E. Risvold had a true passion for history, and sought out fascinating artifacts and elusive items that brought to life the story of America’s journey West - “into the wild frontier.”
Over fifty years in the making, his collection boasts a fantastic array of historical postal envelopes (a large number include original contents), autographs, manuscripts, rare photos and books – many of which have not been on the market in decades.
The only collection of its kind, the Risvold sale – to be offered at unreserved public auction by Spink Shreves Galleries on January 27-29, 2010, in our New York gallery overlooking
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Central Park – will appeal to anyone interested in holding a piece of remarkable American history in their hands, as the diversity, rarity and historic value of the material is simply amazing. Just a few of the areas covered in the collection include:
• Early Indian Wars • Fur Trade Companies • The Civil War
• Mormon History • Railroads • Pony Express Letters
• Military Forts and much more
There is no doubt the Risvold Collection Sale will take its place among the most important postal history auctions in more than a generation.
The entire sale, complete with detailed descriptions and high-resolution color images, have now been posted to our website.
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Both sales, complete with detailed descriptions and high-resolution color images, have now been posted to our website.
To appropriately honor and preserve The Risvold Collection and its lasting legacy, a stunning set of three hardbound all-color catalogs housed in a luxurious slipcase has been produced. To order your own set ($125 postage paid for U.S. addresses; $150 for foreign addresses), simply contact Spink Shreves Galleries via telephone (800-556-7826 or 972-788-2100), email (shreves@spink.com) or by filling out an order form found on our “Auction Catalog” page and then clicking on the Order Current Catalog button.
As with all Spink Shreves auctions, bidders at home or their office can join the auctions live on the Internet. Please visit our website (www.SpinkShreves.com) for more information about this exciting bidding option.
To learn more about the extraordinary Risvold collection we invite you to click on the link below for a short informative video
Special Viewings of the Risvold Collection
In addition to our pre-sale viewing at our New York City auction galleries (January 23-26, 2010), we are pleased to offer our friends and clients two additional special viewings of the extraordinary Risvold Collection – in San Francisco and London. For more detailed information
click on this link.
**** Spink Shreves Galleries is pleased to announce that we accept credit cards as payment (VISA, MasterCard and Discover) for purchases up to $20,000.00
with no administrative fees, provided payment is made within 7 days of the auction. For assistance with this type of payment, please contact our Dallas office (800-556-7826 or 972-788-2100).
