da Marcus Orsi | Ago 20, 2014 | Latest News & Press Release
Marcus Orsi, chief philatelist at David Feldman, speaking about the record braking auction of British Guiana held in Geneva on June 27, 2014. Browse lots and read more about this collection
da Estelle Leclere | Ago 19, 2014 | Articoli
There are many airmail issues that have been offered or sold as “rare.” Examples include the 1925 25c on 10c “Black Honduras” (only 2 reported, one last sold at auction in 1994 for £104,500); the USA 24c “Inverted Jenny” (though...
da Ricky Verra | Ago 13, 2014 | Latest News & Press Release
The final day was thankfully short, finishing at 3pm. In the blink of an eye we had our posters packed, Gems of Philately picked up, and were out of the door back to the hotel. Giving us ample time to rest before the main event: The Palmares Dinner. Every...
da Ricky Verra | Ago 12, 2014 | Latest News & Press Release
The quietest day of the show so far. The highlight being yet more gifts from the Philakorea staff including the best gift I have ever received at a stamp exhibition. It wasn’t the tooth brush and tooth paste. Nor the Guide to Seoul. Not the thermos cup. Not even...
da Ricky Verra | Ago 11, 2014 | Latest News & Press Release
Today was the day that the awards for all the exhibits (except the Championship class) were revealed. There weren’t too many surprises. As always, there were collectors who were disappointed and those that were delighted. David was disappointed to see that the...
da Ricky Verra | Ago 10, 2014 | Latest News & Press Release
Saturday was similar to the day before but with a much greater number of visitors from the general public and no deafening music! So I was pinned behind the stand in case that all important customer came by. However the day was mostly spent trying to explain that we...
da Ricky Verra | Ago 9, 2014 | Latest News & Press Release
Not as busy as the first, Friday allowed myself and David to view the exhibitions we had wanted to see. There were no fewer than four excellent collections of Switzerland for us to study. Three of which were collections of Cantonals competing head-to-head in the...
da Ricky Verra | Ago 8, 2014 | Latest News & Press Release
After an 18 hour journey from Geneva, it was a relief to get through Immigration and Customs to find the Philakorea information stand at Seoul Incheon airport. Their bright orange uniforms brightening up an otherwise miserable looking evening outside. With their...
da Ricky Verra | Lug 14, 2014 | Latest News & Press Release
On Friday 27th June 2014, we offered the famous collection of British Guiana from the late John E. du Pont. And at 3pm CET, little did we know that philatelic history was in the making. The day began with the auction of one of the best collections of classic Tasmania...
da Estelle Leclere | Lug 9, 2014 | Articoli
By Matthew Healey, New York Correspondent Linn’s Stamp News “While Sotheby’s June 17 auction of the legendary British Guiana 1¢ Magenta for almost $9.5 million made headlines around the world, the sale 10 days later of the rest of John E. du Pont’s British...
da Estelle Leclere | Lug 8, 2014 | Articoli
“An 1850-51 2c stamp from British Guiana has seen outstanding results as the remainder of John du Pont’s legendary collection crossed the block at David Feldman on June 27 in Geneva.” Read more at PaulFraser Collectibles: British Guiana 1850 2c stamp...
da Ricky Verra | Lug 7, 2014 | Latest News & Press Release
Our philatelist Ricky Verra will be at the York Racecourse Stamp and Coin Fair in the North of England on July 18th-19th at our regular position on stand 12 (see map below). For more information including directions, please see the official website. Ricky will be...
