by Ricky Verra | Jun 3, 2026 | Articles
My first article which kicked off our COVID-lockdown era Digest emails back in April 2020 was about the Postage Stamps of Mafeking. I looked through the London Philatelist archive to find articles and letters that were being published contemporaneously back in 1900...
by Ricky Verra | May 23, 2026 | Articles
We’ve seen an increase in the trend for the unusual and realise it’s an ever important factor in people’s collecting habits. This could be for those who are looking for a more academically stimulating collecting area, or someone looking to be more...
by Ricky Verra | May 20, 2026 | Articles
It gives us great pleasure to offer the David Leathart FRPSL collection of Great Britain in our auction on 16th June 2026 (starting at 10am CET, i.e. 9am in the UK), which primarily features « SPECIMEN » overprints on the postage, telegraph and revenue issues as well...
by Ricky Verra | Mar 19, 2026 | Articles
Part 1 of the Tomasini collection of Sicily is the most important offering to come to the open market in generations, and hasn’t been seen since the 1960s. The following is an overview of the background to these iconic stamps with some highlights from the...
by Ricky Verra | Mar 17, 2026 | Articles
Part 1 of the Tomasini collection of Great Britain, coming up for auction on March 26th 2026, features some stunning Line Engraved and rare Surface Printed issues, but the section of 1847-54 Embossed issues is as equally impressive, albeit not as well loved by...
by Ricky Verra | Mar 17, 2026 | Articles
The David Feldman team are not only a group of highly knowledgeable and experienced stamp auctioneers, but passionate and dedicated collectors as well. Below we take a look at the collections of several of the David Feldman philatelists as well as highlighting their...
