par Marcus Orsi | Juin 19, 2014 | Articles
A very rare 19th Century postage stamp from a former British colony in South America has sold for a record $9.5m (£5.6m) at auction in New York. Full article and video can be seen through the following link:...
par Marcus Orsi | Juin 18, 2014 | Actualités
Well history was made last night in New York and I was blessed to be present. As I arrived a little before 18.00, there were a dozen European dealers and auctioneers arriving at the same time. We all gathered in the entrance to Sotheby’s about a hundred or so...
par Estelle Leclere | Juin 18, 2014 | Articles
The Economist explains Why rare stamps have become so valuable Jun 16th 2014 See the article here: http://www.economist.com/blogs/economist-explains/2014/06/economist-explains-9?fsrc=scn/tw/te/bl/ee/whyrarestampssovaluable#sthash.mVvbDw2x.dpuf
par admin | Juin 16, 2014 | Articles de presse
D’un timbre estimé à 10 millions de dollars aux plaidoiries de Vergès dans l’affaire Barbie en passant par des lettres de Proust, les papiers ont des valeurs associées aux histoires qu’ils incarnent. Elles peuvent être colossales. Des papiers qui...
par Estelle Leclere | Juin 9, 2014 | Articles de presse
Alors que Sotheby’s mettra en vente le timbre le plus cher du monde le 17 juin prochain à New York, David Feldman S.A. offrira les autres pièces de la fameuse collection de John E. du pont le 27 juin. Timbre Magazine du mois de juin consacre un article complet à...
par Estelle Leclere | Mai 15, 2014 | Articles
This is the fifth extract in a series of articles about philatelic rarities taken from the Encyclopaedia of Rare and Famous Stamps, vol.2, pp.21-26, by L. N. Williams, published by David Feldman in 1992, with updates since its publication. The compilation of...
par Ricky Verra | Mai 15, 2014 | Actualités
David Feldman is pleased to invite you to a special viewing on May 16 in London at Strand Stamp Fair from 9:00 to 16:00 in the Galleon Suite at the Royal National Hotel, Bedford Way, to view a selection of the lots including: Great Britain and British Empire...
par Estelle Leclere | Mai 8, 2014 | Actualités
1942 Complete handwritten letter from Gandhi to Sir Francis Wylie, with printed header of Sevagram (the place of Mohandas Gandhi’s ashram), with poignant end note about the war (« if anywhere at this time life could be called pleasant ») and signed « M K...
par Estelle Leclere | Mai 8, 2014 | Articles
Tasmania was the 3rd colony in Australia to have issued postage stamps, subsequent to New South Wales and Victoria. The first issues known as the « Courier » for 1d and 4d values were issued on November 1, 1853. These stamps were engraved on the copper plates by C.W....
par Estelle Leclere | Fév 25, 2014 | Actualités
Geneva, February 18, 2014 The Koichi Sato Tasmania Collection to be sold by David Feldman S.A. on June 27, 2014 “I love the stamps of the British Empire, and chose to collect Tasmania because it represented for me dignity, beauty and rarity”, said Koichi Sato,...
par Estelle Leclere | Fév 25, 2014 | Actualités
John E. du Pont earned fame and notoriety for his position as a beneficiary of the Du Pont chemical company fortune and regrettably later in his life, for responsibility of the death of Olympic gold medal wrestler Dave Schultz in 1996, for which he was convicted and...
par Ricky Verra | Jan 16, 2014 | Actualités
David Feldman SA will be at the Spring Stampex from 19th to 22nd February at the Business Design Centre in Islington, London (pictured). Ricardo Verra and Tony Banwell will be available to meet you at our regular position on stand 10, and our Head Philatelist Marcus...