da Devlan Kruck | Mag 1, 2020 | Famous Philatelists, Weekly Digest
Here’s a confession. In putting this series of articles together, I’ve been looking forward to this one in particular. And being candid I wanted to call this ‘The Philatelic King’, but the trouble is, as you well know, there are a number of proper...
da Devlan Kruck | Mag 1, 2020 | Rarities, Weekly Digest
You know a cover must be special when it appears in the auction catalogue named after a legendary collector like Maurice Burrus. Our featured cover was headed up “The Burrus Cover”, on page 38 of a David Feldman auction dated June 2014. And you get an even greater...
da Devlan Kruck | Apr 29, 2020 | Famous Philatelists, Weekly Digest
When you think about a ‘Judge’, it conjures up images of a lofty wigged individual, presiding over court proceedings, making weighty impartial decisions based upon the letter of the law. And Frederick Philbrick (1835 – 1910), or Judge Philbrick as...
da Devlan Kruck | Apr 29, 2020 | Rarities, Weekly Digest
We are all going to come out of this lockdown much better quiz contestants. Video calls are uniting families and friends separated by the COVID19 restrictions, and quizzes are a popular activity of an evening and over the weekends. With that in mind, here’s a quiz...
da Devlan Kruck | Apr 21, 2020 | Auction Highlights, Weekly Digest
The Moldavian Bull’s Head stamps are renowned in the Philatelic ring for their rarity. And like their namesake these ‘bulls’, or more accurately ‘Wisent’ which is a European bison, are pretty unsophisticated in form and appearance. Their engraving, and engraver it...
