Ahoy !
The purpose of my inquiry is to compile a definitive "best of all possible worlds" list of items should be in a bicycles provenance.
I honestly don't know - I can speculate, of course; but, I don't know what serious collectors consider an ideal provenance.
Make, model, builder, materials, angles, year, re-sprays, owners, etc ? I truly don't know.
As long as some previous owners and builders are still among the quick, I may as well going about things in the proper manner.
Thank you.
Regards,
Richard Cielec
Chicago, Illinois; U.S.A.