da Devlan Kruck | Mar 17, 2021 | Famous Philatelists, Weekly Digest
If you cast your minds back a couple of pages you’ll recall our armour plated Alfred F. Lichtenstein, and our next legendary collector doesn’t just share his christian name with our sheild-bearer, he quite literally walked the same streets and pavements. Alfred H....
da Devlan Kruck | Feb 22, 2021 | Auction Highlights, Weekly Digest
The world of postal history tends to reflect the world at large. If a particular country has a less than exciting heritage it tends to have very little that catches the eye of the collector for very long. However, if a country has a rich tapestry of history then you...
da Devlan Kruck | Feb 19, 2021 | Famous Philatelists, Weekly Digest
There is a strong argument for us to have slotted Charles Nissen (1880 to 1944), a British philatelist, author and stamp dealer, into these proceedings after Edward Denny Bacon (#17) and before Charles Lathrop Pack (#18), because Nissen won the Crawford Medal in 1922...
da Devlan Kruck | Feb 18, 2021 | Latest News & Press Release, Weekly Digest
It isn’t difficult to demonstrate that issuing a public Notice won’t guarantee any level of acceptable compliance. In fact, in some cases it’s easier to illustrate that the opposite tends to occur. Just flick through the news and it’s littered with folk who have...
da Devlan Kruck | Gen 25, 2021 | Latest News & Press Release, Weekly Digest
If it’s good enough for Queen Elizabeth II then it must be good enough for the rest of us, right? The question alludes to the news that the current Queen of the United Kingdom and indeed 15 other Commonwealth realms, received a Covid-19 vaccination at Windsor Castle...
