by Devlan Kruck | Jun 3, 2020 | Famous Philatelists, Weekly Digest
The French ‘Vieille Garde’, which is “Old Guard”, were the elite veteran element of Napoleon’s Imperial Guard. The Emperor handpicked these soldiers personally based on their physical attributes and the experience and success of their...
by Devlan Kruck | May 25, 2020 | Famous Philatelists, Weekly Digest
The purists among us, may wonder why we have waited until now to tend to The Grand Seigneur of Philately, especially if said purists prefer history dished up in strict chronological portions, or indeed if they expect this philatelic feast to be served in order of...
by Devlan Kruck | May 14, 2020 | Famous Philatelists, Weekly Digest
So we’ve established that our Duke owed much of his success to our trailblazing Prince. And if Ferrary is forever entwined with Tapling, then Tapling will forever be indebted to our next Philatelic Legend, William E. Image (1807 – 1903). The first thing you...
by Devlan Kruck | May 8, 2020 | Famous Philatelists, Weekly Digest
Having just marvelled at Ferrary, you might be thinking ‘where can we go now’? Surely it is all downhill from here on in? And that is a reasonable assumption. Particularly in light of the way the last page ended, with the scattering of the world’s...
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 | 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...
