Melbourne 2013 – Day 1

Melbourne 2013 – Day 1

The first day of Melbourne 2013 took place on a sunny day in the beautiful Royal Exhibition Hall. Over 90 dealers, auction houses and philatelic bodies took to their stands to welcome the crowds to the first of three FIP (Fédération internationale de Philatélie)...

Brazil’s Bull’s Eyes by L. N. Williams

This is the third extract in a series of articles about philatelic rarities taken from the Encyclopaedia of Rare and Famous Stamps, vol.1, pp.11-12, by L. N. Williams, published by David Feldman in 1992, with updates since its publication. The first issue of Brazil...

Uruguay’s Montevideo Suns by L. N. Williams

This is the second extract in a series of articles about philatelic rarities taken from the Encyclopaedia of Rare and Famous Stamps, vol.1, pp.331-334, by L. N. Williams, published by David Feldman in 1992, with updates since its publication. When Mme Borchard swapped...