by Estelle Leclere | Aug 19, 2014 | Articles
There are many airmail issues that have been offered or sold as “rare.” Examples include the 1925 25c on 10c “Black Honduras” (only 2 reported, one last sold at auction in 1994 for £104,500); the USA 24c “Inverted Jenny” (though...
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 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 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...
