by Devlan Kruck | Feb 23, 2021 | Latest News & Press Release, Weekly Digest
Following the exciting update in last month’s Digest regarding the arrival of an additional member of the Museum of Philately team Isobel Klempka, who has joined Marcus Orsi and Devlan Kruck bringing additional impetus to this wonderful project, we have more exciting...
by Devlan Kruck | Feb 22, 2021 | Auction Highlights, Weekly Digest
The world of postal history tends to reflect the world at large. If a particular country has a less than exciting heritage it tends to have very little that catches the eye of the collector for very long. However, if a country has a rich tapestry of history then you...
by Devlan Kruck | Feb 19, 2021 | Famous Philatelists, Weekly Digest
There is a strong argument for us to have slotted Charles Nissen (1880 to 1944), a British philatelist, author and stamp dealer, into these proceedings after Edward Denny Bacon (#17) and before Charles Lathrop Pack (#18), because Nissen won the Crawford Medal in 1922...
by Devlan Kruck | Feb 18, 2021 | Latest News & Press Release, Weekly Digest
It isn’t difficult to demonstrate that issuing a public Notice won’t guarantee any level of acceptable compliance. In fact, in some cases it’s easier to illustrate that the opposite tends to occur. Just flick through the news and it’s littered with folk who have...
by Tony Banwell | Feb 16, 2021 | Rarities, Weekly Digest
As if our recent revelation of the re-discovery of the $2 Hall of Classics block with inverted centre were not enough, an earlier Chinese rarity of comparable importance has also now appeared….or, more accurately, re-appeared. The “Red Revenue” issues have intrigued...
by Devlan Kruck | Jan 29, 2021 | Latest News & Press Release, Weekly Digest
David Feldman SA is pleased to announce the appointment of Pedro Meri to its team of international agents, covering part of Latin America and Spain. Pedro was born in Valencia, Spain, and has spent most of his life in Venezuela giving Pedro Spanish and Venezuelan dual...
by Marcus Orsi | Jan 26, 2021 | Weekly Digest
We are excited to start 2021 with some good news regarding our Museum of Philately. New updates will be published on a monthly basis via our digest. Addition to the team This month we are very excited to announce the arrival of an additional member of the Museum of...
by Devlan Kruck | Jan 25, 2021 | Latest News & Press Release, Weekly Digest
If it’s good enough for Queen Elizabeth II then it must be good enough for the rest of us, right? The question alludes to the news that the current Queen of the United Kingdom and indeed 15 other Commonwealth realms, received a Covid-19 vaccination at Windsor Castle...
by Devlan Kruck | Jan 25, 2021 | Latest News & Press Release, Rarities, Weekly Digest
George de Mestral (1907 to 1990), a Swiss engineer, is famous for inventing Velcro – the two component hook and loop fastener – which are today found in all sorts of clothing, shoes, wall hangers, medical apparel, transportation, sports wear and their...
by Devlan Kruck | Jan 22, 2021 | Latest News & Press Release, Rarities, Weekly Digest
Chapter One 1944 Stanisławów Ghetto – German occupied Poland This is an account of the events immediately following the Polish Resistance Army’s ‘Operation Tempest’ – a battle which defeated the German SS occupying Stanisławów Ghetto. There were...
by Devlan Kruck | Jan 20, 2021 | Famous Philatelists, Weekly Digest
Having just given you two legends for the price of one, and confessed the error of my ways in sequencing this series, you might be glancing up at the name of our next legendary collector and thinking you’re in for another double-bubble. Well, you’d be wrong, because...
by Ricky Verra | Jan 15, 2021 | Cartoon, Weekly Digest
These times of “lock-down” or “confinement” are for some of us an opportunity to explore new talents, and we found out that our expert Ricky Verra not only is a seasoned philatelist but also a creative illustrator. See below his series are cartoons about stamp...
