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this is one of those deals were you have to check the watermark if you want to know but it wont be rare either way.
I can't speak for Robert, but I suspect that it doesn't matter that it isn't rare. For the dyed-in-the-wool collector, rarity is not the driver as much as knowing what the thing is.
Classification!
Attribution!
Taxonomy above economy!
I think most real collectors can identify with the plight of the Renaissance humanist, Erasmus, who once gibed: When I get a little extra money I buy books, and if there is anything left I buy food and clothing.
Posted 10/28/2015 09:13 am
