And then there is Berduc, surprised to see that one in an IPO.
Rob Wesel
http://www.nakhladogmeteorites.com
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----- Original Message -----
From: "Adam Hupe" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
To: "Adam" <[email protected]>
Sent: Monday, December 01, 2008 5:29 PM
Subject: [meteorite-list] Bonhams Auction Issue
Dear List Members,
I have been receiving disturbing emails and phone calls about a specimen
entered in the Bonhams' Natural History Auction. The piece in question is
lot #1124. The 90.6 gram weight of this single rock claimed to be NWA 4880
outweighs the entire Total Known Weight of NWA 4880 entered in the
Meteoritical Bulletin. I appreciate IMCA members and scientists
reporting this to me but this is not my stone and I do not want to engage
in pairing issues which are up to scientists to determine, not me.
No, I did not add more stones to the NWA 4880 designation as some are
accusing. This stone is not NWA 4880 and I did not provide it to the
seller or Bonhams. I was sold out long ago on this material and this piece
did not come from the Hupe Collection. Please direct your complaints to
Bonhams as this is not my auction. This issue is between perspective
buyers and the seller of this stone and not me so please direct your
inquiries elsewhere.
Here is a link to the auction in question:
http://www.bonhams.com/cgi-bin/public.sh/pubweb/publicSite.r?sContinent=USA&screen=lotdetailsNoFlash&iSaleItemNo=4147630&iSaleNo=16155&iSaleSectionNo=1
Here is the meteoritical bulletin entry:
http://tin.er.usgs.gov/meteor/metbull.php?code=45804
I am not trying to start something here, just making it clear that this
stone did not come from my collection and is not NWA 4880 as I handled
every genuine piece of this material as did the scientists who studied it.
Best Regards,
Adam
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