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Digest – August 2020
Manuscript Digest – August 2020 – This complimentary e-digest, launched in 2012, covers significant acquisitions and sales, manuscripts lost and found, rare books and ephemera, document conservation, and more. […]
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Dealing With Dealers: How to Buy and Sell Autographs
By Edward Bomsey. I have been a collector of autographs for over 40 years and a dealer for perhaps 30 years. As a beginning collector, I learned more about collecting and shaping my collection (US Presidents and Chief Justices of the United States and Associate Justices of the Supreme Court) [...]
Selling (Consigning) a Collection through an Auction House
By Beverly Hill. There are any number of reasons you might consider selling an autograph and/or manuscript collection. Perhaps you have inherited a collection of letters and documents. You have no interest in keeping the collection and want to sell it for as much money as possible. Perhaps you decide [...]
Welcome To Our New Website!
We are very pleased to present a new, easy to use and easy to update website dedicated to The Manuscript Society. As you click through the site you will find pages dedicated to our ongoing projects: Scholarship, Replevin, Hall of Distinction and of course our Annual Meeting. The Collectors Corner [...]
2016 Annual Meeting Wrap Up!
The Manuscript Society 2016 Annual Meeting in Charleston, South Carolina was an extraordinary edition of an event that has now been held for over 60 years. We were based at the Francis Marion Hotel in Charleston, with a post meeting day spent touring Magnolia and Middleton Plantations. To set [...]
Space Still Available For 2016 Spain Trip!
While date to register for the trip to Spain has passed we still have a couple of spaces open. So, if you are interested, please contact Shirley Sands at executivedirector@manuscript.org and register for an extraordinary experience in Spain this October! You can still join in on the fun and explore [...]
Introduction to Appraisals
by Kevin Segall, ISA Appraisals are done for many reasons including determining values for insurance, donations, and estate taxes. Helpful questions to ask a potential appraiser: What is your education, professional designation(s) and how did you qualify for that designation? Do you have a CV (curriculum vitae) or résumé that [...]
Dateline…Charleston, South Carolina
2016's Annual Meeting is coming up so we thought we'd share some history about Charleston, South Carolina! Think you know your history….how about history originating from 1670? Charleston, South Carolina’s origins began that year and have been multi-layered ever since. From being the leading city in the south during colonial [...]
