Our specialised auction dedicated to Switzerland, which took place in Geneva on March 22, has been a real success. We auctioned our traditional offer of Swiss stamps including the “Girardet Collection” with several Rayons, Standing Helvetia and Sitting Helvetia. The collections were once again the delight of the dealers and collectors who had taken the time to look […]
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Results of the French Specialised Catalogue
Our recent sale, held on Wednesday 21st March, was dedicated to France and Colonies. We had the pleasure to offer more than 500 lots including stamps, covers and collections. Once again the results show the appetite of the collectors for the French Classic Philately and specialised collections such as Paris Siege. Here are the highlights […]
Meet us at Stampex in London, February 14th to 17th 2018
Our philatelists will be at the 2018 Spring Stampex from February 14th to 17th at the Business Design Centre in Islington, London. Ricky Verra and Tony Banwell will be available to meet you at our regular position on stand 10. We are also available to respond to any queries you may have about our upcoming sales, the consignment […]
New book available : Egypt Volume II – Foreign Post Offices
We are proud to announce the publication of the second volume of the Great Philatelic Collections books dedicated to the Egypt stamps collection formed by Joseph H. Chalhoub. This volume of 290 pages is presenting the Foreign Post Offices. Six countries opened offices abroad in Egypt, some as early as the 1830s, to facilitate international mails before […]
Jubilee Year Results
Our Jubilee year was an exciting one on many fronts. The year produced an amazing run of auctions, including the first ever six-figure result for an internet-only philatelic auction: The “Alexander” collection of Egypt. Among many successes, one of the most popular has been the return of the small specialised catalogues, which dominated our year […]
Meet us at the York Stamp & Coin Fair this Friday & Saturday
Ricky Verra will be at the Stamp & Coin Fair in York this Friday and Saturday (January 19th & 20th), which takes place in the Grandstand at the York Racecourse. For more information including directions, please see the official website. In 2018, new exciting sales are already planned for the end of March and middle […]
Jubilee Auction Results – Finland & Tibet Sales
Our Jubilee Auction Series started on Tuesday 5th December with two specialised sales. More than 80% of 245 lots of the Erkki Toivakka Grand Prix Collection of Finland have been sold with some achieving more than 10 times their estimates. In the Afternoon, we auctioned The Olsson and Larsson Collections of Tibet, one of the most extensive […]
Special Viewing in London
November 22 & 23, 2017 Our Jubilee auction will be held in the first week of December and we will offer an extensive range of lots from the British Empire and Great Britain. In order to promote the auction to the British market, we will bring for a special viewing on November 22 & 23 […]
New Great Philatelic Collections: EGPYT
We are proud to introduce our new volume of Great Philatelic Collections dedicated to a fantastic stamp collection of Egypt formed by Joseph H. Chalhoub. We have just published the first volume presenting the Commemoratives and the Monarchy Period. The First Issue (1895) & The Monarchy Period (1926-1952) This series of books, along with the […]
Spectacular Results from the Egypt Online Auction
The Egypt specialised sale, held online last Friday, exceeded our expectations to achieve EUR 375’000, with 85% of the lots sold. The hammer prices average of the 151 lots sold had successfully reached 280% of the estimates. This exciting auction of Egypt presented 180 lots showing much of the very popular issues from the Royal period […]
The Alexander Collection of Egyptian Imperforates
Marcus Orsi, our Chief Philatelist is now working on the Egyptian specialised online auction which will be held on June 9th. This auction will feature the Alexander Collection of Imperforates. Here is a selection of images of the 150 lots, which will be available by mid-May on our website. If you want more information please feel free to […]
New Great Philatelic Collections : FINLAND
We are proud to introduce our new volume of Great Philatelic Collections dedicated to a stamp collection of Finland: FINLAND: The Classic Stamps 1856-1875, formed by Erkki Toivakka This series of books, along with the David Feldman’s Museum of Philately, is intended to preserve “the best of the best” of today’s collections for prosperity, as […]