par Devlan Kruck | Oct 1, 2021 | Rarities, Weekly Digest
The British Guiana Cotton Reels are among the World’s rarest stamps and these Primitives are scarcely, if ever, described as ‘attractive’ but we take a closer look at one example which most definitely can be called a ‘beauty’. There was once a notable 17th century...
par Devlan Kruck | Sep 30, 2021 | collectionneurs célèbres, Weekly Digest
There are no shortage of intriguing stories surrounding the colourful life of John E. du Pont (1938 to 2010). An American, heir to the famous Dupont family fortune, he was a multimillionaire philanthropist, who set up an Olympic wrestling training facility at his...
par admin | Sep 23, 2021 | Actualités
It will be good to see you again! Our entire team of specialists are super excited to meet you next week at Stampex face to face after an absence of over 18 months. This will be a fully interactive physical show, and not the virtual equivalent we have enjoyed in the...
par Ricky Verra | Août 24, 2021 | Articles, Rarities
The Spanish-American War took place between April 21st and August 13th, 1898. The main issue was Cuban independence where revolts had been occurring for some years against the Spanish colonial rule. By the late 1890s, American public opinion swayed in support of the...
par Devlan Kruck | Août 23, 2021 | Auction Highlights, Actualités
If you’ve tuned into the world news this month you’ll have noticed that the Caribbean and the Asia-Pacific have featured a fair amount of weather related topics – notwithstanding the obvious smattering of pandemic and Covid soundbites. But if hurricanes,...
par Devlan Kruck | Août 23, 2021 | Auction Highlights
Crossing the Atlantic has been a fascination for many centuries. Industry and communications have relied upon an ability to navigate the challenges that lay between Europe and America and the America’s and the rest of the world. Technological advancements have from...
par Devlan Kruck | Août 23, 2021 | collectionneurs célèbres
Isn’t it funny how certain facts about a legendary collector get caught in your mind, even when they appear superfluous to the philatelic tale? And Ernest R. Ackerman (1863 to 1931), a New York born, American Philatelist, and US Congressman, has plenty of relevant...
par Devlan Kruck | Juil 26, 2021 | Auction Highlights, Weekly Digest
There are a set of Primitive British Guiana stamps that don’t get the attention, or level of limelight these days, that their famous predecessors receive, despite them being rare and having a fascinating history. They also offer a treasure trove of varieties and...
par Devlan Kruck | Juil 26, 2021 | collectionneurs célèbres, Weekly Digest
Last month we had a little interlude from our usual legendary collector series and although we said we’d return henceforth and unveil the intrepid J Harvey Pirie in this episode, we are in fact taking a small detour to introduce you to a great philatelic star from the...
par Devlan Kruck | Juil 23, 2021 | Rarities, Weekly Digest
If there was such a phrase as a ‘philatelist’s philatelist’ then you’d expect the qualities the said stamp person would possess would be those that made them revered by other philatelists rather than with coin collectors. And throughout philatelic history there have...
par admin | Juil 21, 2021 | Actualités, Weekly Digest
David Feldman International Auctioneers has strengthened its team with the appointment of Jean-Jacques Tillard as one of our international representatives. Jean-Jacques is an expert, member of the European Academy of Philately, the Monte Carlo Club and many other...
par Devlan Kruck | Juin 28, 2021 | Actualités
There are times when a story doesn’t really need telling, it speaks for itself. And to a certain extent that is the case with our June Spring 2021 auction series, which successfully concluded just over a week ago, and this article could quite easily be distilled into...
