by Devlan Kruck | Apr 20, 2021 | Articles, Latest News & Press Release
Unlike the world news we in the philatelic realm can swerve the international cyberattack squabble and get our faces into something far more tangible regarding Russia this month and that’s the news we have The “Nikolai” Collection of Romanov Essays and Proofs to...
by Devlan Kruck | Apr 19, 2021 | Auction Highlights, Weekly Digest
There are many fascinating aspects regarding the Russian Zemstvo stamps. The first and defining one is that they take their name from the Russian institution of local government which went into effect during 1864 and effectively means they were a stamp used for local...
by Devlan Kruck | Apr 18, 2021 | Rarities, Weekly Digest
In the world of philosophy and indeed specifically science, they talk about ‘objective reality’. It apparently means that something is actual, or it exists independent of the mind. So in simple terms an objective reality is a universal truth that can be demonstrated...
by Devlan Kruck | Apr 16, 2021 | Latest News & Press Release, Weekly Digest
Click here to view the entire collection Let’s be candid, King Edward VII (1841 to 1910) devoured the pleasures of life in quantities that even back then were considered detrimental to your health. Nowadays, if you consumed such vices, and we’re not just talking about...
by Devlan Kruck | Apr 15, 2021 | Famous Philatelists, Weekly Digest
It’s staggering how little has been written in philatelic terms about a man who collected stamps at the highest level and appeared upon stamps as well. King Carol II (1893 to 1953) is best remembered as the King of Romania between 1930 and 1940, who abdicated and...
by Ricky Verra | Mar 23, 2021 | Latest News & Press Release, Weekly Digest
David Feldman is delighted to offer the following British Empire proofs by Perkins Bacon for sale by Private Treaty, including a master die proof for the very popular Britannia stamp, which was used by Mauritius, Barbados and Trinidad. Also on offer are several...
by Devlan Kruck | Mar 22, 2021 | Latest News & Press Release, Weekly Digest
In philatelic terms you’d have to have been off the grid to miss the news that shoe designer to the stars Stuart Weitzman is selling two of the world’s most expensive stamps at auction. The famous 1856 British Guiana One-Cent Magenta, and the USA icon and unique plate...
by Devlan Kruck | Mar 18, 2021 | Rarities, Weekly Digest
In the last few weeks it seems that the news has been awash with stamp world rarities being cast into the limelight, and one in particular has caused a bit of fuss about what’s been put on the back of the thing rather than what we all tend to focus upon, the front....
by Devlan Kruck | Mar 17, 2021 | Famous Philatelists, Weekly Digest
If you cast your minds back a couple of pages you’ll recall our armour plated Alfred F. Lichtenstein, and our next legendary collector doesn’t just share his christian name with our sheild-bearer, he quite literally walked the same streets and pavements. Alfred H....
by Devlan Kruck | Feb 23, 2021 | Latest News & Press Release, Weekly Digest
Following the exciting update in last month’s Digest regarding the arrival of an additional member of the Museum of Philately team Isobel Klempka, who has joined Marcus Orsi and Devlan Kruck bringing additional impetus to this wonderful project, we have more exciting...
by Devlan Kruck | Feb 22, 2021 | Auction Highlights, Weekly Digest
The world of postal history tends to reflect the world at large. If a particular country has a less than exciting heritage it tends to have very little that catches the eye of the collector for very long. However, if a country has a rich tapestry of history then you...
by Devlan Kruck | Feb 19, 2021 | Famous Philatelists, Weekly Digest
There is a strong argument for us to have slotted Charles Nissen (1880 to 1944), a British philatelist, author and stamp dealer, into these proceedings after Edward Denny Bacon (#17) and before Charles Lathrop Pack (#18), because Nissen won the Crawford Medal in 1922...
