by Devlan Kruck | Sep 21, 2020 | Rarities, Weekly Digest
The best time of year to go on a Nile trip is apparently between October and April. The well informed reckon it’s not too hot then and given that the landscape of Egypt and surrounding areas, apart from the Nile Valley, is quite arid, the climate is similar to...
by Devlan Kruck | Sep 16, 2020 | Famous Philatelists, Weekly Digest
It is difficult to locate two more contrasting figures in the world of philately than the difference between our next Legendary Collector John N. Luff (1860 to 1938) and our last Arthur Hind. Whilst they inhabited the same golden philatelic era and even walked the...
by Ricky Verra | Sep 11, 2020 | Articles
It was with sadness that we learned of the passing of Manfred Bergman in July this year, whose enthusiasm and knowledge of Olympic philately and memorabilia was a guide and support for David Feldman and the company since David first settled in Geneva in 1973. Over the...
by Devlan Kruck | Sep 4, 2020 | Rarities, Weekly Digest
The trouble with ‘perspective’ is that you tend to evaluate events, such as the 1906 Olympic Games (later uncredited by the IOC), through the eye of your own understanding. That approach, as I’ve discovered, is destined to produce false starts, sprinting in the wrong...
by Devlan Kruck | Sep 2, 2020 | Famous Philatelists, Weekly Digest
If our last legendary collector was known for his genial, likable personality, and his benevolent spirit prompted him to be affectionately known as ‘Uncle Henry’, then our next heavyweight on the philatelic stage; Arthur Hind (1856–1933), a English textile...
by Ricky Verra | Aug 27, 2020 | Auction Highlights, Weekly Digest
Our online auction of China features 198 lots, including Large Dragons, Treaty Ports, Dowager Empress issues with highlights including imperforate between varieties, Red Revenues, Gold and Silver Yuan Issues and a strong section of PRC. It starts at 10am CET on...
by Devlan Kruck | Aug 24, 2020 | Latest News & Press Release, Weekly Digest
In 1989 an English gentleman working ironically in Switzerland, almost in David Feldman’s backyard, developed the ‘World Wide Web’, and at that time there were no public users of the system we call today ‘the web’. It was a humble beginning. Just one person connecting...
by Devlan Kruck | Aug 19, 2020 | Rarities, Weekly Digest
If you’re into wrestling then here’s an ‘Inverted brainbuster’* for you. The world’s most valuable stamp is the ‘1856’ British Guiana One-Cent Magenta and, as you probably know, it was previously owed by the American philanthropist John duPont from 1980, before...
by Devlan Kruck | Aug 17, 2020 | Famous Philatelists, Weekly Digest
So we’ve just painted a picture of the King at the head of the Roll of Distinguished Philatelist, and admired the landscape in which George V inhabited, with those majestic royal blue albums he so skillfully sculpted. And the next portrait we must sketch out is a man...
by Ricky Verra | Aug 13, 2020 | Auction Highlights, Weekly Digest
On September 1st we are proud to present two online auctions, specialising in CHINA and EGYPT. Again we are offering a reduced buyer’s premium of 15% for those who pay within two weeks of the sale. Estimates range from €20 to several thousand Euros, so there is...
by Devlan Kruck | Aug 5, 2020 | Famous Philatelists, Weekly Digest
Ok, so far we’ve got eleven legendary collectors, including a duke, a lord and even a prince, most of the worlds greatest collections and huge sums of cash splashed all over the world. What’s missing? Two things. The first is the twelfth person. As you...
by Devlan Kruck | Aug 3, 2020 | Rarities, Weekly Digest
‘Provenance’ has a practical application in the world of philately. It provides a chronology of the ownership for rare and valuable items, which is a powerful tool in establishing the authenticity of material being presented for exhibition or for sale. And, there’s...
