par Ricky Verra | Juin 3, 2026 | Articles
My first article which kicked off our COVID-lockdown era Digest emails back in April 2020 was about the Postage Stamps of Mafeking. I looked through the London Philatelist archive to find articles and letters that were being published contemporaneously back in 1900...
par Ricky Verra | Mai 23, 2026 | Articles
We’ve seen an increase in the trend for the unusual and realise it’s an ever important factor in people’s collecting habits. This could be for those who are looking for a more academically stimulating collecting area, or someone looking to be more...
par Ricky Verra | Mai 20, 2026 | Articles
It gives us great pleasure to offer the David Leathart FRPSL collection of Great Britain in our auction on 16th June 2026, which primarily features “SPECIMEN” overprints on the postage and telegraph issues as well as the postal stationery. Unquestionably...
par Ricky Verra | Mai 20, 2026 | Cartoon, Weekly Digest
These times of “lock-down” or “confinement” are for some of us an opportunity to explore new talents, and we found out that our expert Ricky Verra not only is a seasoned philatelist but also a creative illustrator. See below his series are cartoons about stamp...
par Ricky Verra | Mar 19, 2026 | Articles
Part 1 of the Tomasini collection of Sicily is the most important offering to come to the open market in generations, and hasn’t been seen since the 1960s. The following is an overview of the background to these iconic stamps with some highlights from the...
par Ricky Verra | Mar 17, 2026 | Articles
Part 1 of the Tomasini collection of Great Britain, coming up for auction on March 26th 2026, features some stunning Line Engraved and rare Surface Printed issues, but the section of 1847-54 Embossed issues is as equally impressive, albeit not as well loved by...
par Ricky Verra | Mar 17, 2026 | Articles
The David Feldman team are not only a group of highly knowledgeable and experienced stamp auctioneers, but passionate and dedicated collectors as well. Below we take a look at the collections of several of the David Feldman philatelists as well as highlighting their...
par Ricky Verra | Jan 27, 2026 | Articles
Notre série de ventes aux enchères d’automne 2025 comprend un catalogue spécialisé de l’Irlande qui présente la collection « Bokhara » de l’histoire postale irlandaise (partie II) et la collection Madigan de surimpressions irlandaises...
par Ricky Verra | Déc 2, 2025 | Articles
Our Autumn 2025 auction series features 200 lots of airmail stamps, covers and collections throughout all our catalogues. The article below gives a brief overview of early airmails whilst highlighting our various specialised catalogues and the important and unusual...
par Ricky Verra | Mai 2, 2025 | Articles
As a collector of a De La Rue issue, I wanted to write this article to hopefully give fellow collectors ideas on how rewarding building a specialised collection of a De La Rue issue or issues can be. Thanks mostly to the Robson Lowe sales of the De La Rue archives in...
par Ricky Verra | Avr 28, 2025 | Articles
One of the highlights of our May 28th-June 1st auction series is the Karl Korn collection of mint Austria 1850-1938, which includes mint examples of Austria’s most iconic stamps, the Mercury Heads. The 0.6Kr value is reasonably common, with lot 10060 being a...
par Ricky Verra | Nov 8, 2024 | Articles
Collecting Chinese stamps can be a daunting prospect, with a myriad of overprints for province issues and inflation surcharges from the 1920s to 40s, different printings, the dreaded reprints and as with every country, difficult forgeries, (even with relatively modern...
