by Ricky Verra | May 11, 2015 | Articles
A collection of the mid-Victorian issues of Great Britain is far more difficult to complete than one devoted to the Victorian stamps of Mauritius. Even the ‘Post Office’ Mauritius must be considered quite common when compared with some of the British...
by Estelle Leclere | May 11, 2015 | Articles
Philatelic collecting is a large spectrum. It begins with a simple accumulation (“Things I Like” or “Stamps from the Mail”), then a targeted accumulation (“World Classic Covers” or “Ships on Stamps”), progressing to a one-of-a-kind collection, then a specialised...
by Estelle Leclere | Apr 27, 2015 | Articles
The “Primitives”: Mauritius “Post Office” The “Bombay” Cover – an Aristocrat of Philately There are only six covers recorded with the first, “POST OFFICE” issue, printed one at a time from a small plate of two...
by Estelle Leclere | Apr 13, 2015 | Articles
An Overview Issued in September 1847, this issue holds the distinction of being the first government issue of any British Colony (the famous “Lady McLeod” of Trinidad, issued earlier in April 1847, was a private issue tolerated but not authorised by the...
by Estelle Leclere | Mar 10, 2015 | Latest News & Press Release
The copper printing plate for the famous 1847 “POST OFFICE” 1d and 2d stamps has been found after 80 years and will be displayed at LONDON 2015, EUROPHILEX which will be held at the Business Design Centre, London N1 from 13 – 16 May 2015. The Mauritius “POST OFFICE”...
by Ricky Verra | Mar 6, 2015 | Articles
Daniel Mirecki is one of David Feldman’s Agents in Europe who helps us source material for our auctions. However stamps aren’t his only passion; he is also an avid birdwatcher. He has now combined both of his interests by teaming up with BirdLife...
by Estelle Leclere | Mar 2, 2015 | Articles
BBC published today an interesting article on how to start a stamps collection, where to buy and what to look for. The full article is available online: http://www.bbc.com/capital/story/20150227-the-real-reason-to-collect-stamps
by Ricky Verra | Feb 24, 2015 | Latest News & Press Release
As a philatelist in one of the top auction houses in the world, I’m very pleased to say that I have already handled some spectacular world rarities in my 6 years at David Feldman. However it’s very rare that I get excited about an email asking “are...
by Ricky Verra | Feb 24, 2015 | Articles
For the first time since the record-breaking auction in June last year, the famous British Guiana 1c Magenta will be on display on behalf of the new owner for at the prestigious Monacophil 2015 in December. Below is an article about the 1c Magenta taken from the...
by Ricky Verra | Feb 16, 2015 | Latest News & Press Release
David Feldman SA will be at the 2015 Spring Stampex from February 18th to 21st at the Business Design Centre in Islington, London (pictured). Ricky Verra and Tony Banwell will be available to meet you at our regular position on stand 10. Our Head Philatelist Marcus...
by Estelle Leclere | Feb 5, 2015 | Latest News & Press Release
Linn’s website comments the results and the content of our last Autumn Auction series which has been held in Geneva in December 2014. Click here to read the full article.
by Estelle Leclere | Jan 19, 2015 | Articles
How to invest in this alternative assets if I am not a collector? CNBC gives you a few key considerations: http://www.cnbc.com/id/102306304
