by Ricky Verra | Sep 19, 2023 | Articles, Auction Highlights
This article pertains to the “Arden” collection of King Edward VII, scheduled to go up for auction in Geneva on October 4th. You can now find the lots available for online bidding at this link. When Queen Victoria died on January 22nd 1901, discussions on...
by Ricky Verra | Jan 31, 2023 | Latest News & Press Release
The GB Overprint Society will be will be belatedly celebrating their 50th Anniversary with a display at the Royal Philatelic Society on Thursday 2nd February. 37 members of the society will be displaying 1-frame exhibits from 1pm this Thursday, covering a variety of...
by Ricky Verra | Apr 26, 2022 | Rarities
Western European nations began trading with Siam as early as 1511 with the arrival of the Portuguese, before the Dutch and British in 1608 and the French in 1662. It was not until 18th April 1855 that more formal trading agreements were established when Great Britain...
by Ricky Verra | Apr 20, 2022 | Articles, Auction Highlights
Below is an extract from the “Encyclopaedia of Rare and Famous Stamps” by L. N. Williams, vol.1, p.289-291, about the Uganda Missionary stamps produced by Reverend Millar on his typewriter. The examples illustrated below will feature in our upcoming June 13th-17th...
by Ricky Verra | Mar 23, 2022 | Articles, Auction Highlights
Below is part 1 of our collectors’ guide to the stamps of the 1924 Paris Olympics, which features items from our previous and more importantly our upcoming auction series on June 13th-17th 2022. At the 1921 IOC Session in Lausanne, the French Olympic Committee ...
