by Estelle Leclere | Jul 9, 2014 | Articles
By Matthew Healey, New York Correspondent Linn’s Stamp News “While Sotheby’s June 17 auction of the legendary British Guiana 1¢ Magenta for almost $9.5 million made headlines around the world, the sale 10 days later of the rest of John E. du Pont’s British...
by Estelle Leclere | Jul 8, 2014 | Articles
“An 1850-51 2c stamp from British Guiana has seen outstanding results as the remainder of John du Pont’s legendary collection crossed the block at David Feldman on June 27 in Geneva.” Read more at PaulFraser Collectibles: British Guiana 1850 2c stamp...
by Ricky Verra | Jul 7, 2014 | Latest News & Press Release
Our philatelist Ricky Verra will be at the York Racecourse Stamp and Coin Fair in the North of England on July 18th-19th at our regular position on stand 12 (see map below). For more information including directions, please see the official website. Ricky will be...
by Estelle Leclere | Jun 29, 2014 | Latest News & Press Release
BREAKING NEWS: SPECTACULAR “OFF THE CHARTS” RESULTS FOR THE DU PONT BRITISH GUIANA COLLECTION “In 40 years as auctioneer, I have never had the experience where every single lot was underbid to an astonishing multiple of the original estimate, leaving...
by Marcus Orsi | Jun 19, 2014 | Articles
A very rare 19th Century postage stamp from a former British colony in South America has sold for a record $9.5m (£5.6m) at auction in New York. Full article and video can be seen through the following link:...
by Marcus Orsi | Jun 18, 2014 | Latest News & Press Release
Well history was made last night in New York and I was blessed to be present. As I arrived a little before 18.00, there were a dozen European dealers and auctioneers arriving at the same time. We all gathered in the entrance to Sotheby’s about a hundred or so...
by Estelle Leclere | Jun 18, 2014 | Articles
The Economist explains Why rare stamps have become so valuable Jun 16th 2014 See the article here: http://www.economist.com/blogs/economist-explains/2014/06/economist-explains-9?fsrc=scn/tw/te/bl/ee/whyrarestampssovaluable#sthash.mVvbDw2x.dpuf
by Estelle Leclere | May 15, 2014 | Articles
This is the fifth extract in a series of articles about philatelic rarities taken from the Encyclopaedia of Rare and Famous Stamps, vol.2, pp.21-26, by L. N. Williams, published by David Feldman in 1992, with updates since its publication. The compilation of...
by Ricky Verra | May 15, 2014 | Latest News & Press Release
David Feldman is pleased to invite you to a special viewing on May 16 in London at Strand Stamp Fair from 9:00 to 16:00 in the Galleon Suite at the Royal National Hotel, Bedford Way, to view a selection of the lots including: Great Britain and British Empire...
by Estelle Leclere | May 8, 2014 | Latest News & Press Release
1942 Complete handwritten letter from Gandhi to Sir Francis Wylie, with printed header of Sevagram (the place of Mohandas Gandhi’s ashram), with poignant end note about the war (“if anywhere at this time life could be called pleasant”) and signed...
by Estelle Leclere | May 8, 2014 | Articles
Tasmania was the 3rd colony in Australia to have issued postage stamps, subsequent to New South Wales and Victoria. The first issues known as the “Courier” for 1d and 4d values were issued on November 1, 1853. These stamps were engraved on the copper...
by Estelle Leclere | Feb 25, 2014 | Latest News & Press Release
Geneva, February 18, 2014 The Koichi Sato Tasmania Collection to be sold by David Feldman S.A. on June 27, 2014 “I love the stamps of the British Empire, and chose to collect Tasmania because it represented for me dignity, beauty and rarity”, said Koichi Sato,...
