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

par | Juil 24, 2012 | Articles

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

par | Juil 2, 2012 | Articles

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...

British Guiana’s Cottonreels by L. N. Williams

par | Mai 21, 2012 | Articles

This is the first extract in a series of articles about philatelic rarities taken from the Encyclopaedia of Rare and Famous Stamps, vol.1, pp.13-23, by L. N. Williams, published by David Feldman in 1992, with updates since its publication. The crudest classic issue by...

Hiroyuki Kanai (1925-2012)

par | Fév 6, 2012 | Articles

One of the very few great philatelists who became a legend in his own lifetime, Mr Hiroyuki Kanai, has sadly left us. Despite the distance, the language and the culture differences between the country and city where he lived and worked and the subjects he championed,...