par Devlan Kruck | Nov 11, 2020 | Rarities, Weekly Digest
There was something smelly going on in late January 1855, and it all seemed to originate from the foul stink permeating from the Crimea War. The Duke of Newcastle, Henry Pelham-Clinton, was the Secretary of War for the British Government from June 1854 but resigned...
par Devlan Kruck | Nov 4, 2020 | Rarities, Weekly Digest
With the very sad news that Sean Connery passed away this week, we thought it would be fitting to pay homage in some way to this iconic actor. And what better way than highlighting a cover that has a touch of James Bond about it, and connects us with the iconic film...
par Devlan Kruck | Nov 4, 2020 | Rarities, Weekly Digest
In the world of babies, triplets, as you might expect, are a lot rarer than twins. Apparently there is a 0.1% chance of having triplets whereas a 0.45% chance of having twins, both of which are in fact better odds than winning the jackpot in a lottery. Which depending...
par Devlan Kruck | Oct 22, 2020 | Rarities, Weekly Digest
Austrian Emperor Franz Joseph I (1830 to 1916) was also the King of Hungary, Croatia, and Bohemia, and monarch of the Austro-Hungarian Empire. He’s a fascinating fellow if you care to dig around in the history files. Not least because quite a few of his closest and...
par Devlan Kruck | Oct 6, 2020 | Rarities, Weekly Digest
Just imagine you’ve received an envelope with a letter inside that would incriminate you and the sender. What would you do? Would you burn it? That seems the most sensible action to take. Burn it and the incriminating cover is gone forever. No need to worry anymore....
par Ricky Verra | Sep 30, 2020 | Rarities, Weekly Digest
Despite the global restrictions we at David Feldman are continuing to receive excellent consignments for our October and December auctions, as well as being tasked with offering items for sale by private treaty. With our reputation for having sold more high-quality...
