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Collection from first issue (1888?) to ~2000
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I have inherited my father’s collection of National Geographic magazines. I believe that the first issue was 1888. Most are originals, but some of the very old issues are reprints (red cover?).  This…Continue

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Richard Kennedy replied to Kathy Seymer's discussion Collection from first issue (1888?) to ~2000
"Thank you for the photographs. If the following issue is complete with no missing pages or cut pages, I would like to buy: Volume IV (4) pp. 85-100 dated March 18, 1892. Please contact me at natgeo@whovian.name with particulars. Thanks."
Aug 28
Kathy Seymer replied to Kathy Seymer's discussion Collection from first issue (1888?) to ~2000
"This is what I have from Vol. IV. PXL_20250828_192040755.jpg.   PXL_20250828_192046861.jpg PXL_20250828_192036274.jpg"
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Richard Kennedy replied to Kathy Seymer's discussion Collection from first issue (1888?) to ~2000
"Please email me photos of any issues from Volume Four (4). Thank you. natgeo@whovian.name"
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Collection from first issue (1888?) to ~2000

I have inherited my father’s collection of National Geographic magazines. I believe that the first issue was 1888. Most are originals, but some of the very old issues are reprints (red cover?).  This collection should go somewhere—schools, nursing homes, a private collector—so they are not lost forever. I am looking for some direction or advice on how this might be accomplished.  I live in Florida and have 40+ book boxes of these magazines.  I have attached a few pictures to give a sense of the…See More
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I have my 102 y.o. father's NG collection. He has every issue (originals back to 1888 and some reprints) to 2000. I am interested in either selling the entire collection as a whole or issues separately. But, I need to figure out how to determine which is best. I cannot keep the collection, so I want to know that I have done the "right thing" with what I have.

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