by Devlan Kruck | Apr 18, 2021 | Rarities, Weekly Digest
In the world of philosophy and indeed specifically science, they talk about ‘objective reality’. It apparently means that something is actual, or it exists independent of the mind. So in simple terms an objective reality is a universal truth that can be demonstrated...
by Devlan Kruck | Apr 15, 2021 | Famous Philatelists, Weekly Digest
It’s staggering how little has been written in philatelic terms about a man who collected stamps at the highest level and appeared upon stamps as well. King Carol II (1893 to 1953) is best remembered as the King of Romania between 1930 and 1940, who abdicated and...
by Ricky Verra | Mar 23, 2021 | Latest News & Press Release, Weekly Digest
David Feldman is delighted to offer the following British Empire proofs by Perkins Bacon for sale by Private Treaty, including Britannia proofs of different values from Barbados and Trinidad, and two proofs from the Ceylon “Pence” issue. For further...
by Devlan Kruck | Mar 22, 2021 | Latest News & Press Release, Weekly Digest
In philatelic terms you’d have to have been off the grid to miss the news that shoe designer to the stars Stuart Weitzman is selling two of the world’s most expensive stamps at auction. The famous 1856 British Guiana One-Cent Magenta, and the USA icon and unique plate...
by Devlan Kruck | Mar 18, 2021 | Rarities, Weekly Digest
In the last few weeks it seems that the news has been awash with stamp world rarities being cast into the limelight, and one in particular has caused a bit of fuss about what’s been put on the back of the thing rather than what we all tend to focus upon, the front....
by Devlan Kruck | Mar 17, 2021 | Famous Philatelists, Weekly Digest
If you cast your minds back a couple of pages you’ll recall our armour plated Alfred F. Lichtenstein, and our next legendary collector doesn’t just share his christian name with our sheild-bearer, he quite literally walked the same streets and pavements. Alfred H....
