[et_pb_section fb_built=\u00a0\u00bb1″ _builder_version=\u00a0\u00bb4.5.3″ _module_preset=\u00a0\u00bbdefault\u00a0\u00bb custom_padding=\u00a0\u00bb2px|||||\u00a0\u00bb][et_pb_row _builder_version=\u00a0\u00bb4.5.3″ _module_preset=\u00a0\u00bbdefault\u00a0\u00bb][et_pb_column type=\u00a0\u00bb4_4″ _builder_version=\u00a0\u00bb4.5.3″ _module_preset=\u00a0\u00bbdefault\u00a0\u00bb][et_pb_text _builder_version=\u00a0\u00bb4.5.3″ _module_preset=\u00a0\u00bbdefault\u00a0\u00bb]<\/p>\n
\u2018Provenance\u2019 <\/em>has a practical application in the world of philately. It provides a chronology of the ownership for rare and valuable items, which is a powerful tool in establishing the authenticity of material being presented for exhibition or for sale.<\/p>\n And, there\u2019s another contribution \u2018Provenance\u2019 <\/em>makes, which is a lot more emotive, and immeasurably more powerful when it comes to appeal and prices, especially if the \u2018Provenance\u2019<\/em>, is unique.<\/p>\n [\/et_pb_text][\/et_pb_column][\/et_pb_row][et_pb_row column_structure=\u00a0\u00bb3_5,2_5″ _builder_version=\u00a0\u00bb4.5.3″ _module_preset=\u00a0\u00bbdefault\u00a0\u00bb custom_padding=\u00a0\u00bb5px|||||\u00a0\u00bb][et_pb_column type=\u00a0\u00bb3_5″ _builder_version=\u00a0\u00bb4.5.3″ _module_preset=\u00a0\u00bbdefault\u00a0\u00bb][et_pb_text _builder_version=\u00a0\u00bb4.5.3″ _module_preset=\u00a0\u00bbdefault\u00a0\u00bb]<\/p>\n Our featured stamp is one just example.<\/p>\n On the surface, it\u2019s the rather unusual Great Britain \u2018Abnormal\u2019 9d straw printed from Plate 5, which was registered in April 1866, but \u2018never\u2019 <\/em>put to press.<\/p>\n Now these are rare stamps, with just 12 unused singles known in circulation, they were taken from the imprimatur sheet, and seemingly perforated by De la Rue, and formed part of the mementos given to those who sat on \u2018The Stamp Committee\u2019 that met between 1884 and 1887 and which resulted in the production of the \u2018Jubilee\u2019 issue of 1887-1892. At auction these always fetch decent prices, as you might expect, but none reach the dizzy heights of this particular example.<\/p>\n Why? Because the \u2018provenance\u2019 in this case is rather more \u2018rare\u2019 than the stamp itself. It is the only stamp that King George V sold from the Royal Collection in his lifetime, and even more fitting is that he donated it to the 1915 Philatelic War Fund auction. The stamp was mounted on a card and inscribed in the handwriting of Sir Edward Denny Bacon, then Curator of the King\u2019s Philatelic Collections, and signed by the King himself. The inscription reads:<\/p>\n [\/et_pb_text][\/et_pb_column][et_pb_column type=\u00a0\u00bb2_5″ _builder_version=\u00a0\u00bb4.5.3″ _module_preset=\u00a0\u00bbdefault\u00a0\u00bb][et_pb_image src=\u00a0\u00bbhttps:\/\/www.davidfeldman.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/08\/Unique-provenance_2.png\u00a0\u00bb alt=\u00a0\u00bbGreat Britain \u2018Abnormal\u2019 9d straw printed from Plate 5″ title_text=\u00a0\u00bbUnique provenance\u00a0\u00bb _builder_version=\u00a0\u00bb4.5.3″ _module_preset=\u00a0\u00bbdefault\u00a0\u00bb][\/et_pb_image][\/et_pb_column][\/et_pb_row][et_pb_row _builder_version=\u00a0\u00bb4.5.3″ _module_preset=\u00a0\u00bbdefault\u00a0\u00bb custom_margin=\u00a0\u00bb-5px|auto||auto||\u00a0\u00bb custom_padding=\u00a0\u00bb2px||3px|||\u00a0\u00bb][et_pb_column type=\u00a0\u00bb4_4″ _builder_version=\u00a0\u00bb4.5.3″ _module_preset=\u00a0\u00bbdefault\u00a0\u00bb][et_pb_text _builder_version=\u00a0\u00bb4.5.3″ _module_preset=\u00a0\u00bbdefault\u00a0\u00bb quote_font=\u00a0\u00bb|600|||||||\u00a0\u00bb custom_margin=\u00a0\u00bb||-1px|||\u00a0\u00bb custom_padding=\u00a0\u00bb|||59px|false|false\u00a0\u00bb custom_padding_tablet=\u00a0\u00bb|||46px|false|false\u00a0\u00bb custom_padding_phone=\u00a0\u00bb\u00a0\u00bb custom_padding_last_edited=\u00a0\u00bbon|desktop\u00a0\u00bb]<\/p>\n \u00a0\u201cThis 9d. Plate 5, Gt. Britain stamp was taken from my collection and given to the National Philatelic War Funds Auction in September 1915.<\/em><\/p>\n George RI.\u201d<\/em><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n [\/et_pb_text][\/et_pb_column][\/et_pb_row][et_pb_row _builder_version=\u00a0\u00bb4.5.3″ _module_preset=\u00a0\u00bbdefault\u00a0\u00bb custom_padding=\u00a0\u00bb1px|||||\u00a0\u00bb][et_pb_column type=\u00a0\u00bb4_4″ _builder_version=\u00a0\u00bb4.5.3″ _module_preset=\u00a0\u00bbdefault\u00a0\u00bb][et_pb_text _builder_version=\u00a0\u00bb4.5.3″ _module_preset=\u00a0\u00bbdefault\u00a0\u00bb]<\/p>\n The King\u2019s generosity resulted in \u00a3525 being raised for the War Fund and it\u2019s \u2018unique\u2019 provenance has meant that famous collectors such as; Louis O. Trivett, Arthur Hind and Hassan Shaida have subsequently wished to add it to their collections. In fact, the latter, Shaida, who sadly passed away recently, was a renowned British Philatelist and winner of two International Grand Prix awards for his GB Queen Victoria exhibits, who sold the stamp through a David Feldman Rarities of the World Auction, in May 2005<\/a>. It was Lot 60045 and the winning bid was a mouth watering 69,915,00 Swiss Francs. Hardly surprising when the entry in the David Feldman auction catalogue reads: \u2018Provenance: King George V,<\/strong> Trivett, Hind, Shaida.\u2019<\/em><\/p>\n As we know, King George V was a philatelist after every philatelist own heart, that is to say he wasn\u2019t a Royal collector who went through the motions for the duty of the job, he was a stamp collector in every sense of the word, and a legendary contributor to the cause of philately.<\/p>\n No doubt selling something from his collection wasn\u2019t a decision he took lightly, a fact that is demonstrated by the number of times he did such an act. And like most of us, parting with a rare stamp from our collection isn\u2019t something a collector does unless there is good reason. The exception in this case was a good cause. Some might say a unique cause. The War Fund. You want to win a war, you have to make sacrifices. And the King did exactly that. He donated a stamp.<\/p>\n And you know what? We can emulate our King of Philately and fellow philatelist, if we want. There is a unique opportunity \u2018today\u2019 to support a war fund using rarities from our collection. It\u2019s the war against COVID19 that is being fought by M\u00e9decins Sans Fronti\u00e8res (Doctors without Borders).<\/strong> They don\u2019t battle with weapons, they fight with compassion and medical expertise, in places nobody else wants to venture. That\u2019s a unique cause.<\/p>\n \u2018Provenance\u2019 <\/em>contributes something practical and emotive to our philatelic world. In really special cases, it adds something unique. And that is selling a philatelic item to fight a war.\u00a0<\/p>\n David Feldman SA partners with M\u00e9decins Sans Fronti\u00e8res (Doctors without Borders) to help in the fight against COVID19.\u00a0<\/p>\n [\/et_pb_text][et_pb_button button_url=\u00a0\u00bbhttps:\/\/www.davidfeldman.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/06\/MSF_Charitable_Auction_EN.pdf\u00a0\u00bb url_new_window=\u00a0\u00bbon\u00a0\u00bb button_text=\u00a0\u00bbDownload the brochure\u00a0\u00bb button_alignment=\u00a0\u00bbcenter\u00a0\u00bb _builder_version=\u00a0\u00bb4.5.3″ _module_preset=\u00a0\u00bbdefault\u00a0\u00bb][\/et_pb_button][et_pb_text _builder_version=\u00a0\u00bb4.5.3″ _module_preset=\u00a0\u00bbdefault\u00a0\u00bb]<\/p>\n Also read our article about \u2018why\u2019 you should get involved in the MSF Charity Auction <\/a>in October 2020.<\/p>\n [\/et_pb_text][\/et_pb_column][\/et_pb_row][et_pb_row _builder_version=\u00a0\u00bb4.5.3″ _module_preset=\u00a0\u00bbdefault\u00a0\u00bb][et_pb_column _builder_version=\u00a0\u00bb4.5.3″ _module_preset=\u00a0\u00bbdefault\u00a0\u00bb type=\u00a0\u00bb4_4″][et_pb_text _builder_version=\u00a0\u00bb4.5.3″ _module_preset=\u00a0\u00bbdefault\u00a0\u00bb hover_enabled=\u00a0\u00bb0″]<\/p>\n\n