Post by jhyatt on Feb 2, 2019 22:49:26 GMT
Ah, I see - I hadn't noticed the nature of the current pin! I agree it's unlikely that someone would replace the old pin in an old specimen with a "new" old pin. I have in fact seen some very soft, bent old pins in specimens... especially brass ones. I have a Meek specimen with a modern pin in it, but the cut-off bit of an old pin can still be seen in the thorax beside the new pin. Someone must have thought the original was a problem, but couldn't remove it completely...
If I have an old specimen with a brittle, darkened old label, I add a new label on acid-free paper, but always keep the old one too. But I would never spend a lot of dough on a historic specimen withot
having some sort of provenance evidence. I never buy at auction - always in person or though a seller I know personally.
jh
If I have an old specimen with a brittle, darkened old label, I add a new label on acid-free paper, but always keep the old one too. But I would never spend a lot of dough on a historic specimen withot
having some sort of provenance evidence. I never buy at auction - always in person or though a seller I know personally.
jh
