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Burdette G. Johnson Financial and Probate RecordsBox of various personal records of Burdette G. Johnson and of his estate, including but not limited to records of numismatic interest. Lot includes the following: original invitation from Thomas L. Elder to Johnson for a dinner at the 1908 ANA convention; cash register tapes for 1938-1944 and 1946; tax returns for 1938-1944 and 1946; Johnson's 1946-1948 cash book, listing daily transactions; checks written by Johnson to Eric P. Newman for the period 1941-1946, representing proceeds from the sale of coins from the "Col." E.H.R. Green collection; business records and correspondence related to the partnership between Burdette G. Johnson and Leonard Forrer, beginning in 1945 and continuing with Johnson's estate through 1953; St. Louis Stamp & Coin Co. correspondence for 1947; a group of postcards addressed to Johnson in St. Louis; correspondence from David Sutherland, a cousin of Johnson's, related to the purchase of St. Louis Coin & Stamp Company (this file also includes the check from Johnson to Sutherland finalizing the transaction); various St. Louis Stamp & Coin publications, including Special Bargain Lists and Premium Lists of Valuable Coins, as well as the George C. Rice auction catalogue and various fixed price lists of Leonard Forrer; correspondence from Del Bland regarding large cents consigned by Armin Brand to B.G. Johnson; records relating to the death of Johnson including an obituary in the St. Louis Globe-Democrat, a telegram to coin dealers announcing his sudden death; tax returns and daily cash books from the Johnson Estate, covering the period through 1956; loose cash register tapes, apparently representing the estate appraisal of the Johnson inventory following his death (the handwriting is Newman's); probate papers and settlement records related to the Johnson Estate; correspondence between Eric P. Newman and Mary Sheffield and Mary Cruzan related to the settlement of the Johnson Estate; records related to the sale of Johnson's personal property; inventory of coins passed from the Johnson Estate to Mary Hedgecock Sheffield in 1948; Johnson Estate banking and tax records, 1947-1956; and a Parke-Bernet auction sale catalogue of November 1952 including material from the Johnson Estate. Materials generally well-preserved. Estimate $2,000. Ex: Eric P. Newman Numismatic Education Society.
Heritage Auctions 11/2018 (Newman XI), lot15109 (realized $1320).
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