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The Philatelic and Numismatic Sherlock Holmes by Benton Woods

Posted on September 5, 2016 by Greg D. Ruby • 1 Comment

“… such a dear, kind old clergyman.” – A Scandal in Bohemia (SCAN) In the November 1989 edition of Scuttlebutt from the Spermaceti Press, Peter E. Blau published this nugget: Jan. 6 (appropriately) will be the publication date of Ben Wood’s new THE PHILATELIC & NUMISMATIC HOLMES (40 pp., $5.00 postpaid pre-publication and $6.00 afterward). The following month, Blau would… Continue Reading

TFG Issues Souvenir Card at 2016 ANA World’s Fair of Money Dinner

Posted on August 16, 2016 by Greg D. Ruby • 0 Comments

“Surely you will stay and have some dinner?” – The Hound of the Baskervilles (HOUN) The Numismatic Friends of Sherlock Holmes Dinner in Anaheim, CA – August 11, 2016 ~ Left to Right: (Standing) Bill Fritsch, Bob Fritsch; Darren Burgess, Larry Gaye, Suzanne Gaye, Greg Ruby, Sean M. Wright, BSI, DeForeest Wright Eight Sherlockians and numismatists… Continue Reading

Garridebs In The News – July 2016

Posted on July 5, 2016 by Greg D. Ruby • 0 Comments

“Under a series of flaming headlines …” – The Adventure of the Retired Colourman (RETI) It’s been four months since our last Garrideb in the News feature and we have a lot of items to report! On June 17-19, 2016, The Norwegian Explorers of Minnesota and the Friends of the Sherlock Holmes Collections at the… Continue Reading

Norman M. Davis – Sherlockian and Numismatist

Posted on April 3, 2016 by Greg D. Ruby • 0 Comments

“The writer of this note …” – The Adventure of Wisteria Lodge (WIST) We recently reprinted Norman M. Davis’s article, Here Are Your Wages, from the June 1971 issue of The Baker Street Journal. In addition to his investiture in the BSI, Davis was a member of the Sherlock Holmes Society of London, the Red Circle of… Continue Reading

Heritage Auctions’ October 8, 2014 Auction Lot Descriptions of Two Irregular Plates

Posted on March 19, 2016 by Greg D. Ruby • 1 Comment

“Well, really, this is a very pretty little mystery!” – The Sign of The Four (SIGN) LOT 45316 – Original Brass Plate Mounted to a Dinner Tray Celebrating Sherlock Holmes and the … – Heritage Auctions October 8, 2014 Rare Book Sale, Beverly Hills We recently reprinted Jon Lellenberg’s 2014 article on The Mystery of The… Continue Reading

Heritage Auctions’ May 2, 2014 Auction Lot Description of the Toronto Irregular Plate

Posted on March 19, 2016 by Greg D. Ruby • 1 Comment

“There is a mystery about this which stimulates the imagination.” – A Study In Scarlet (STUD) LOT #36265 – Original Brass Plate Celebrating Sherlock Holmes and the Publication of Vincent St… – Heritage Auctions April 2, 2014 Rare Book Sale, New York We recently reprinted Jon Lellenberg’s 2014 article on The Mystery of The Three Irregular… Continue Reading

Mullock’s Auctions May 21, 2013 Lot Descriptions of Two Irregular Plates

Posted on March 19, 2016 by Greg D. Ruby • 2 Comments

“I’ll have the plate moved over to the bank this evening.” – The Adventure of The Missing Three-Quarter (MISS) LOT 221B – Sherlock Holmes The Original Macmillan Company Brass Plate – Mullock’s Auctions, May 21, 2013 We recently reprinted Jon Lellenberg’s 2014 article on The Mystery of The Three Irregular Plates. To accompany his article, we… Continue Reading

More Commentary Regarding Those Three Irregular Plates

Posted on March 19, 2016 by Greg D. Ruby • 1 Comment

“It immensely adds to the zest of an investigation …” – The Valley of Fear (VALL) During the December holiday season, I reached out to Jon Lellenberg regarding his article in the January 18, 2014 of the Saturday Review of Literature that we have just reprinted here on our site as The Mystery of the Three Irregular Plates. Mr.… Continue Reading

The Mystery of the Three Irregular Plates (2014)

Posted on March 19, 2016 by Jon Lellenberg • 7 Comments

“… it is a mystery to me …” – The Adventure of The Norwood Builder (NORW) For the connoisseur of BSI History, of chief interest by far during the BSI weekend in New York this January 2013 were the two brass plates displayed at Saturday morning’s hucksters room by Madrid antiques dealer Javier Doria. Something like… Continue Reading

The Writer, the Check and the Men’s Magazine

Posted on February 23, 2016 by Ray Betzner • 0 Comments

“… we must look upon you as a man of letters …” – The Adventure of Wisteria Lodge (WIST) Check Photos by Dr. George A. Vanderburgh As the old radio show used to say, “I love a mystery.” And it would appear that we have a mystery here. Let’s call it, “The Adventure of the Writer,… Continue Reading