da Ricky Verra | Set 11, 2015 | Latest News & Press Release
David Feldman SA will be at the 2015 Autumn Stampex from September 16th to 19th at the Business Design Centre in Islington, London (pictured). Ricky Verra and Tony Banwell will be available to meet you at our regular position on stand 10. Our Head Philatelist...
da Ricky Verra | Ago 16, 2015 | Latest News & Press Release
Day 2 The day began with a mild sense of excitement. The President of Singapore was to arrive at the show to take part in the Opening Ceremony. His arrival was preceded by a troop of hand drummers in ceremonial dress before the President accompanied by his Minister,...
da Ricky Verra | Ago 15, 2015 | Latest News & Press Release
For us, the show began the day before the event. I arrived in Singapore at 6am with the Mauritius “Post Office” plate in my bag before meeting up with David at the hotel. We arrived at the exhibition centre next to the fabulous Marina Bay Sands hotel just...
da Estelle Leclere | Ago 4, 2015 | Latest News & Press Release
David Feldman and Ricky Verra will have the pleasure to attend the Singapore 2015 World Stamp Exhibition from August 14th to 19th at the Sands Expo & Convention Centre. They would be pleased to welcome you to our stand, situated next to the Court of Honour. We...
da Ricky Verra | Lug 15, 2015 | Latest News & Press Release
Our philatelist Ricky Verra will be at the York Racecourse Stamp and Coin Fair on July 17th-18th at our regular position on stand 12 (see map adjacent). For more information including directions, please see the official website. If you are thinking of selling your...
da Estelle Leclere | Giu 30, 2015 | Latest News & Press Release
David Feldman SA Summer Auction – June 22 to 25, 2015 Four intensive auction days, over 800 bidders, over 2,800 lots sold and over CHF 5 Million in sales achieved for our vendors The first two days of our auction week were dedicated to All World with a very...
da Ricky Verra | Giu 15, 2015 | Latest News & Press Release
On June 18th and 19th, we will be taking all the single lots and selected large lots from our British Empire auction for a special viewing in London, at Adam House, 7-10 Adam Street, The Strand. Held in the Bacchus room, we will be able to accommodate up to 10 viewers...
da Estelle Leclere | Giu 11, 2015 | Articoli
The Unique “Blue Boy” Alexandria, VA Provisional Issue Postmaster Daniel Bryan Sometime around 1846 (date of the earliest known use of the Alexandrias), postmaster Daniel Bryan (who held that office from 1821 to 1853) was responsible for a typeset issue of 5 cent...
da Ricky Verra | Mag 21, 2015 | Latest News & Press Release
Last week saw the largest stamp exhibition in the United Kingdom since 2010, and it was clear to all who attended what an unmitigated success it was. With reports that the attendance was over 15’000 people, I have an excuse for not doing my usual daily updates...
da Ricky Verra | Mag 11, 2015 | Articoli
A collection of the mid-Victorian issues of Great Britain is far more difficult to complete than one devoted to the Victorian stamps of Mauritius. Even the ‘Post Office’ Mauritius must be considered quite common when compared with some of the British...
da Estelle Leclere | Mag 11, 2015 | Articoli
Philatelic collecting is a large spectrum. It begins with a simple accumulation (“Things I Like” or “Stamps from the Mail”), then a targeted accumulation (“World Classic Covers” or “Ships on Stamps”), progressing to a one-of-a-kind collection, then a specialised...
da Estelle Leclere | Apr 27, 2015 | Articoli
The “Primitives”: Mauritius “Post Office” The “Bombay” Cover – an Aristocrat of Philately There are only six covers recorded with the first, “POST OFFICE” issue, printed one at a time from a small plate of two...
