International viewings

International viewings

This is a busy time for the company with five different viewing in five different towns in Europe in order to present the lots of our upcoming auction series. Vienna on November 25th Budapest on November 26th from 12pm to 6pm at Radisson Blu Béke Hotel, to view the...
Singapore 2015: Day 2 & 3

Singapore 2015: Day 2 & 3

Day 2 The day began with a mild sense of excitement. The President of Singapore was to arrive at the show to take part in the Opening Ceremony. His arrival was preceded by a troop of hand drummers in ceremonial dress before the President accompanied by his Minister,...
Singapore 2015: Day 1

Singapore 2015: Day 1

For us, the show began the day before the event. I arrived in Singapore at 6am with the Mauritius “Post Office” plate in my bag before meeting up with David at the hotel. We arrived at the exhibition centre next to the fabulous Marina Bay Sands hotel just...
Auction Viewing in London

Auction Viewing in London

On June 18th and 19th, we will be taking all the single lots and selected large lots from our British Empire auction for a special viewing in London, at Adam House, 7-10 Adam Street, The Strand. Held in the Bacchus room, we will be able to accommodate up to 10 viewers...
The “Primitives“: USA Postmaster Provisionals

The “Primitives“: USA Postmaster Provisionals

The Unique “Blue Boy” Alexandria, VA Provisional Issue Postmaster Daniel Bryan Sometime around 1846 (date of the earliest known use of the Alexandrias), postmaster Daniel Bryan (who held that office from 1821 to 1853) was responsible for a typeset issue of 5 cent...
Europhilex London 2015 Report

Europhilex London 2015 Report

Last week saw the largest stamp exhibition in the United Kingdom since 2010, and it was clear to all who attended what an unmitigated success it was. With reports that the attendance was over 15’000 people, I have an excuse for not doing my usual daily updates...