by Devlan Kruck | Oct 5, 2021 | Auction Highlights, Weekly Digest
The importance of the British Guiana “Cotton Reels” to the philately of the British Empire, and indeed to the world of rarities, can not be overestimated. These Primitive stamps were produced in four values – 2c, 4c, 8c and 12c – during 1850 to 1851 and...
by admin | Oct 2, 2021 | Articles
The good news this month is Autumn Stampex in London went ahead as planned last week, and just to qualify it was a ‘physical’ show and not a ‘virtual’ incarnation. The reason for defining is because the last two scheduled shows were cancelled due to the pandemic and...
by Devlan Kruck | Oct 1, 2021 | Rarities, Weekly Digest
The British Guiana Cotton Reels are among the World’s rarest stamps and these Primitives are scarcely, if ever, described as ‘attractive’ but we take a closer look at one example which most definitely can be called a ‘beauty’. There was once a notable 17th century...
by Devlan Kruck | Sep 30, 2021 | Famous Philatelists, Weekly Digest
There are no shortage of intriguing stories surrounding the colourful life of John E. du Pont (1938 to 2010). An American, heir to the famous Dupont family fortune, he was a multimillionaire philanthropist, who set up an Olympic wrestling training facility at his...
by admin | Sep 23, 2021 | Latest News & Press Release
It will be good to see you again! Our entire team of specialists are super excited to meet you next week at Stampex face to face after an absence of over 18 months. This will be a fully interactive physical show, and not the virtual equivalent we have enjoyed in the...
by Ricky Verra | Aug 24, 2021 | Articles, Rarities
The Spanish-American War took place between April 21st and August 13th, 1898. The main issue was Cuban independence where revolts had been occurring for some years against the Spanish colonial rule. By the late 1890s, American public opinion swayed in support of the...
by Devlan Kruck | Aug 23, 2021 | Auction Highlights, Latest News & Press Release
If you’ve tuned into the world news this month you’ll have noticed that the Caribbean and the Asia-Pacific have featured a fair amount of weather related topics – notwithstanding the obvious smattering of pandemic and Covid soundbites. But if hurricanes,...
by Devlan Kruck | Aug 23, 2021 | Auction Highlights
Crossing the Atlantic has been a fascination for many centuries. Industry and communications have relied upon an ability to navigate the challenges that lay between Europe and America and the America’s and the rest of the world. Technological advancements have from...
by Devlan Kruck | Aug 23, 2021 | Famous Philatelists
Isn’t it funny how certain facts about a legendary collector get caught in your mind, even when they appear superfluous to the philatelic tale? And Ernest R. Ackerman (1863 to 1931), a New York born, American Philatelist, and US Congressman, has plenty of relevant...
by Devlan Kruck | Jul 26, 2021 | Auction Highlights, Weekly Digest
There are a set of Primitive British Guiana stamps that don’t get the attention, or level of limelight these days, that their famous predecessors receive, despite them being rare and having a fascinating history. They also offer a treasure trove of varieties and...
by Devlan Kruck | Jul 26, 2021 | Famous Philatelists, Weekly Digest
Last month we had a little interlude from our usual legendary collector series and although we said we’d return henceforth and unveil the intrepid J Harvey Pirie in this episode, we are in fact taking a small detour to introduce you to a great philatelic star from the...
by Devlan Kruck | Jul 23, 2021 | Rarities, Weekly Digest
If there was such a phrase as a ‘philatelist’s philatelist’ then you’d expect the qualities the said stamp person would possess would be those that made them revered by other philatelists rather than with coin collectors. And throughout philatelic history there have...
