by Ricky Verra | Oct 8, 2020 | Auction Highlights, Weekly Digest
Our October 27th-28th auction series will feature the second and final part of the “Tatiana” collection of Mauritius, which will offer 44 lots of the “Dardenne” issues. So-called, because the engraving of these 1d and 2d values was made by...
by Ricky Verra | Dec 18, 2013 | Latest News & Press Release
We are honoured to present our latest Great Philatelic Collections book dedicated to the Classic Japan Collection of Hiroyuki Kanai. This book as well as the Tribute to Mr. Kanai have been presented by both the President of the Royal Philatelic Society and the Monaco...
by Ricky Verra | Nov 6, 2013 | Articles, Latest News & Press Release
November 3rd marked the 20th Anniversary of the famous Hiroyuki Kanai auction of Mauritius by David Feldman. On November 3rd 1993, the world record price for any philatelic item was set (and still stands to do this day): the famous “Bordeaux Cover” of Mauritius...
by Estelle Leclere | Feb 6, 2012 | Articles
One of the very few great philatelists who became a legend in his own lifetime, Mr Hiroyuki Kanai, has sadly left us. Despite the distance, the language and the culture differences between the country and city where he lived and worked and the subjects he championed,...