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I traded shells with Javo and Richard Kurz. I have never bought a shell....also
did a lot of trading with Frank Lyman "The Sunshine man"!
"Paul R. Monfils" wrote:
> My very first mail order shell purchases were from an outfit called Javo
> Distributing Company, somewhere in Florida. Does anyone else remember it?
> Next I ordered from Mrs. Lorna Melvin, right in my home state at the time,
> Massachusetts. I bought my first Cypraea teulerei from her for a mere $75.00
> (grimace) - well, it was still RARE then!! Then I got into ordering from a
> west coast outfit called Seashell Treasures, run by Arthur and Emma West.
> Then Richard Kurz and Kirk Anders. Boy, talk about bringing back memories! I
> bet some of you other vintage collectors recognize some of these names.
> Paul M.
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Jim and Bobbi Cordy
of Merritt Island, Florida.
Specializing in Self-Collected
Caribbean & Florida Shells
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