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Fonsie Mealy Auctioneers: Rare Books & Collector's Sale

Best wishes and best luck!

Best wishes and best luck!

Fonsie Mealy Auctioneers: Summer Opportunities

 

Fonsie Mealy Auctioneers, Kilkenny, Ireland is again offering an appealing sale of mid-summer opportunities.  I mention this because, by tradition, mid-summer sales have been few and far between because July-August has been long ago set aside to rest and relax.  It’s deserved.  HOWEVER, such traditions pre-date the explosion of online auctions and the collectible paper community knows the market never sleeps anymore.  BUT, if you don’t peruse the sales, the opportunities tend to quickly slip away. For reference I’ll mention that, from Sunday the 21st until the end of this month there are 73 auctions that will be closing.

 

Now getting back to Fonsie Mealy Auctioneer’s 2 day sale: July 30th and 31st.   Altogether they are offering 869 well photographed and described lots.  Whether your taste is Irish, English, continental or American, whether you are at home, at the beach or on a park bench, you are one click away to finding something to consider if you are one of the 99.99% who have a cell phone.  

 

Summertime opportunities are stacked up like cordwood. Take a deep breath!

 

Click here to browse the Mealy sale or here to wade into all the upcoming 73.

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