For anyone with LOTS of spare cash, take note of this.� I'm attaching the image showing lot 33 SHOREBIRDS, since that has been the subject of my recent posts.� Sadly, these will be priced out of the range of almost all of us poor birders, but maybe not all so it seems worth posting.� There are 11 pages in the on-line catalogue incl (it seems) 154 original artworks, photos by RTP, and even RTP's personal BINS...!!!� Sadly, too it seems that the RTP Institute of Natural History in Jamestown, NY will receive no benefit from this sale.� The institute houses RTP's "body of work" and is hoping that potential buyers may at some point donate some items from this sale to them.� The institute�might be worth a trip if you happen to be in the area.� Jamestown was RTP's place of birth.� The Post ran a story on this sale in the Sunday paper, section E, page 5, "Bidding for biddies [sic]: Artwork by Roger Tory Peterson to be auctioned."� Curiously, as if
substituting "biddies" for "birdies" in the title wasn't bad enough, the author alternates the spelling of RTP's last name as either Peterson or Paterson - where are the editors...!!!
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Auction listing:
http://www.liveauctioneers.com/catalog/31203_the-roger-tory-peterson-auction/page1
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Jim (Michael) Speicher
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