by Devlan Kruck | Aug 5, 2020 | Famous Philatelists, Weekly Digest
Ok, so far we’ve got eleven legendary collectors, including a duke, a lord and even a prince, most of the worlds greatest collections and huge sums of cash splashed all over the world. What’s missing? Two things. The first is the twelfth person. As you...
by Devlan Kruck | Jul 24, 2020 | Famous Philatelists, Weekly Digest
If you do your research there are quite a few doctors who clearly had a love for philately and contributed much to the hobby. And if you’ve been paying attention to these articles you’ll recall we introduced a Doctor not so long ago. Legend number 5...
by Devlan Kruck | Jul 15, 2020 | Famous Philatelists, Weekly Digest
It would be forgivable to skip many collecting heavyweights because of the achievements of others prior, and maybe those since, but there is no excuse for overlooking Sir William Avery (1854 – 1908), a British philatelist who was entered on the Roll of Distinguished...
by Devlan Kruck | Jun 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...
by Devlan Kruck | Jun 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...
