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Some of the facts have been stipulated and are so found.
The stipulation of facts and attached exhibits are incorporated
herein by this reference. At the time of filing their petition,
petitioner and Catherine Leibowitz were married and resided in
Fresh Meadows, New York. Petitioner has a Ph.D. in clinical
psychology from the University of Rochester. In 1985, he
maintained a private practice and served as chief psychologist at
a handicapped children's residential center.
Petitioner's interest in movie memorabilia began in
childhood, stimulated in part by his father's employment on the
business side of the movie industry. Over the years, petitioner
had collected a large number of 8- by 10-inch black and white
still photographs. In the 1970's, petitioner began collecting
print blocks, which are the metal plates used to print newspaper
advertisements. At some time in the early 1980's, petitioner
acquired the bulk of the collection, including all the posters,
from a family friend, Robert Schwartz, who had worked for United
Artists. Schwartz had assisted petitioner in collecting the
print blocks. At no time in 1985 or in prior years was
petitioner a dealer in movie memorabilia. Prior to donating the
collection to AMMI, petitioner had never sold or otherwise
disposed of any part of the collection or other movie
memorabilia.
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