by Ricky Verra | May 13, 2018 | Articles
Our June 11th-15th 2018 auction series will feature a section of Olympic memorabilia and stamps. One of the highlights of this section already consigned to us is a group of very rare 1936 Berlin Official Badges, including the extremely rare “Dr. Diem”...
by Estelle Leclere | Dec 8, 2017 | Articles
Following David Feldman’s astounding auction and private treaty sales of the famous “Post Office” Issue in 2016, the Mauritius Auction results again confirmed the company’s reputation as the leading auction house for this beautiful island’s rare and prized stamps,...
by Estelle Leclere | Dec 7, 2017 | Articles
Our Jubilee Auction Series continued on Wednesday 6th December with the French Levant Collection of David Franco, the traditional France & Colonies auction, and the first part of the auction of European stamps, covers and collections. More than 1,000 lots were...
by Estelle Leclere | Jun 11, 2015 | Articles
The Unique “Blue Boy” Alexandria, VA Provisional Issue Postmaster Daniel Bryan Sometime around 1846 (date of the earliest known use of the Alexandrias), postmaster Daniel Bryan (who held that office from 1821 to 1853) was responsible for a typeset issue of 5 cent...
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...
