by Devlan Kruck | May 1, 2020 | Famous Philatelists, Weekly Digest
Here’s a confession. In putting this series of articles together, I’ve been looking forward to this one in particular. And being candid I wanted to call this ‘The Philatelic King’, but the trouble is, as you well know, there are a number of proper...
by Devlan Kruck | May 1, 2020 | Rarities, Weekly Digest
You know a cover must be special when it appears in the auction catalogue named after a legendary collector like Maurice Burrus. Our featured cover was headed up “The Burrus Cover”, on page 38 of a David Feldman auction dated June 2014. And you get an even greater...
by Ricky Verra | Apr 30, 2020 | Rarities, Weekly Digest
In the last 30 years, David Feldman has offered many important collections and rarities of Cyprus, and our June 30th-July 1st auction series will see this continue with the “Tatiana” collection of Cyprus. This section features 139 lots and is notable not...
by Ricky Verra | Apr 29, 2020 | Rarities, Weekly Digest
Despite the global restrictions we at David Feldman are continuing to receive excellent consignments for our October and December auctions, as well as being tasked with offering items for sale by private treaty. With our reputation for having sold more high-quality...
by Devlan Kruck | Apr 29, 2020 | Famous Philatelists, Weekly Digest
When you think about a ‘Judge’, it conjures up images of a lofty wigged individual, presiding over court proceedings, making weighty impartial decisions based upon the letter of the law. And Frederick Philbrick (1835 – 1910), or Judge Philbrick as...
by Devlan Kruck | Apr 29, 2020 | Rarities, Weekly Digest
We are all going to come out of this lockdown much better quiz contestants. Video calls are uniting families and friends separated by the COVID19 restrictions, and quizzes are a popular activity of an evening and over the weekends. With that in mind, here’s a quiz...