da Devlan Kruck | Giu 18, 2020 | Latest News & Press Release, Weekly Digest
It appears that infection rates of Coronavirus are settling down in most countries around the world, and the dust certainly seems to be settling on people and business after three months of restrictions. Social and commercial life, as we know it, has been on ‘pause’...
da Devlan Kruck | Giu 17, 2020 | Famous Philatelists, Weekly Digest
If you’ve been reading this Legendary Collectors series from the beginning, you’ll have noticed that the French had a fair amount of input into establishing Philately as we know it today, and their contributions were particularly noteworthy in the very...
da Devlan Kruck | Giu 4, 2020 | Rarities, Weekly Digest
Here’s a philatelic tale that will give you hope and you may not have heard this story told quite like this. Firstly, forgive the initial sensationalism and its rather bleak outlook, but it’s important to dash your hope before we clear the sky for what is...
da Devlan Kruck | Giu 3, 2020 | Famous Philatelists, Weekly Digest
The French ‘Vieille Garde’, which is “Old Guard”, were the elite veteran element of Napoleon’s Imperial Guard. The Emperor handpicked these soldiers personally based on their physical attributes and the experience and success of their...
da Devlan Kruck | Mag 26, 2020 | Rarities, Weekly Digest
It isn’t difficult to understand why the Kingdom of Greece, in 1860, decided the head of Hermes would be the most fitting illustration to use on their first postal adhesives. Whilst in Greek mythology Zeus is the sky and thunder god who rules as king of the gods, and...
