par Estelle Leclere | Juin 24, 2015 | Actualités
Genève, Lundi 22 juin 2015 Nous avons eu l’honneur d’offrir la collection des Chargés et Recommandés d’Alain Aubague, plusieurs fois primée en exposition au cours d’une vente très dynamique hier à Genève. Les mises se sont succédées entre la salle, le...
par Ricky Verra | Juin 15, 2015 | Actualités
On June 18th and 19th, we will be taking all the single lots and selected large lots from our British Empire auction for a special viewing in London, at Adam House, 7-10 Adam Street, The Strand. Held in the Bacchus room, we will be able to accommodate up to 10 viewers...
par Estelle Leclere | Juin 11, 2015 | Articles
The Unique “Blue Boy” Alexandria, VA Provisional Issue Postmaster Daniel Bryan Sometime around 1846 (date of the earliest known use of the Alexandrias), postmaster Daniel Bryan (who held that office from 1821 to 1853) was responsible for a typeset issue of 5 cent...
par Ricky Verra | Mai 21, 2015 | Actualités
Last week saw the largest stamp exhibition in the United Kingdom since 2010, and it was clear to all who attended what an unmitigated success it was. With reports that the attendance was over 15’000 people, I have an excuse for not doing my usual daily updates...
par Ricky Verra | Mai 11, 2015 | Articles
A collection of the mid-Victorian issues of Great Britain is far more difficult to complete than one devoted to the Victorian stamps of Mauritius. Even the ‘Post Office’ Mauritius must be considered quite common when compared with some of the British...
par Estelle Leclere | Mai 11, 2015 | Articles
Philatelic collecting is a large spectrum. It begins with a simple accumulation (“Things I Like” or “Stamps from the Mail”), then a targeted accumulation (“World Classic Covers” or “Ships on Stamps”), progressing to a one-of-a-kind collection, then a specialised...
par Estelle Leclere | Avr 27, 2015 | Articles
The « Primitives »: Mauritius « Post Office » The « Bombay » Cover – an Aristocrat of Philately There are only six covers recorded with the first, « POST OFFICE » issue, printed one at a time from a small plate of two subjects, one a 1d value, in vermilion, the...
par Estelle Leclere | Avr 13, 2015 | Articles
An Overview Issued in September 1847, this issue holds the distinction of being the first government issue of any British Colony (the famous « Lady McLeod » of Trinidad, issued earlier in April 1847, was a private issue tolerated but not authorised by the government)....
par Estelle Leclere | Mar 10, 2015 | Actualités
LA REDECOUVERTE DU « PLUS GRAND TRESOR PHILATELIQUE » LA PLAQUE D’IMPRESSION DES TIMBRES DE L’ILE MAURICE “POST OFFICE” SERA EXPOSEE AU SALON LONDON 2015 EUROPHILEX La plaque d’impression en cuivre des célèbres timbres de un penny et deux pence...
par Ricky Verra | Mar 6, 2015 | Articles
Daniel Mirecki is one of David Feldman’s Agents in Europe who helps us source material for our auctions. However stamps aren’t his only passion; he is also an avid birdwatcher. He has now combined both of his interests by teaming up with BirdLife...
par Estelle Leclere | Mar 2, 2015 | Articles
BBC published today an interesting article on how to start a stamps collection, where to buy and what to look for. The full article is available online: http://www.bbc.com/capital/story/20150227-the-real-reason-to-collect-stamps
par Ricky Verra | Fév 26, 2015 | Histoire de Timbres
Philatéliste dans l’une des plus célèbre maison de ventes aux enchères de timbres du monde, j’ai eu la chance de voir de nombreuses raretés spectaculaires au cours de mes 6 ans au sein de l’équipe. Cependant, c’est très rare que je sois...
