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<p>[QUOTE="BRandM, post: 1852179, member: 22729"]Dave Bowers was one of the early cataloguers of counterstamps and over the years amassed a huge collection of them Owle. When Greg Brunk decided to write a book in the early 1980s he spent a week or so with Bowers in New Hampshire picking his brain as well as studying and recording his collection. Dr. Brunk also had a substantial collection which he auctioned off through Rich Hartzog a number of years ago. Dave is now in the process of selling at least some of his collection. I'm privileged to have a number of his counterstamps as well as Greg Brunk's in my collection.</p><p><br /></p><p>The "L" and "E" counterstamped coins are a mystery for sure and probably because of that reason are fairly valuable. Normally, such pieces would not command high prices but because of the speculation of people such as Dave Bowers and Greg Brunk their popularity increases. They're not common but one appears on eBay or another auction periodically.</p><p><br /></p><p>Bruce[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>
[QUOTE="BRandM, post: 1852179, member: 22729"]Dave Bowers was one of the early cataloguers of counterstamps and over the years amassed a huge collection of them Owle. When Greg Brunk decided to write a book in the early 1980s he spent a week or so with Bowers in New Hampshire picking his brain as well as studying and recording his collection. Dr. Brunk also had a substantial collection which he auctioned off through Rich Hartzog a number of years ago. Dave is now in the process of selling at least some of his collection. I'm privileged to have a number of his counterstamps as well as Greg Brunk's in my collection. The "L" and "E" counterstamped coins are a mystery for sure and probably because of that reason are fairly valuable. Normally, such pieces would not command high prices but because of the speculation of people such as Dave Bowers and Greg Brunk their popularity increases. They're not common but one appears on eBay or another auction periodically. Bruce[/QUOTE]
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