by Ricky Verra | Jun 3, 2026 | Articles
My first article which kicked off our COVID-lockdown era Digest emails back in April 2020 was about the Postage Stamps of Mafeking. I looked through the London Philatelist archive to find articles and letters that were being published contemporaneously back in 1900...
by Ricky Verra | May 23, 2026 | Articles
We’ve seen an increase in the trend for the unusual and realise it’s an ever important factor in people’s collecting habits. This could be for those who are looking for a more academically stimulating collecting area, or someone looking to be more...
by Ricky Verra | May 20, 2026 | Articles
It gives us great pleasure to offer the David Leathart FRPSL collection of Great Britain in our auction on 16th June 2026 (starting at 10am CET, i.e. 9am in the UK), which primarily features « SPECIMEN » overprints on the postage, telegraph and revenue issues as well...
by Ricky Verra | May 20, 2026 | Cartoon, Weekly Digest
These times of “lock-down” or “confinement” are for some of us an opportunity to explore new talents, and we found out that our expert Ricky Verra not only is a seasoned philatelist but also a creative illustrator. See below his series are cartoons about stamp...
by Ricky Verra | Mar 19, 2026 | Articles
Part 1 of the Tomasini collection of Sicily is the most important offering to come to the open market in generations, and hasn’t been seen since the 1960s. The following is an overview of the background to these iconic stamps with some highlights from the...
