by Devlan Kruck | Oct 28, 2021 | Auction Highlights, Weekly Digest
As the stardust settles on another fairytale auction of celebrated British Guiana material, there is always a tendency to shine the spotlight solely upon the superstar material which perhaps breached the upper five figure and even the six figure price barrier. And for...
by Devlan Kruck | Oct 26, 2021 | Famous Philatelists, Weekly Digest
There’s been a lot of news surrounding the great philatelic principality of British Guiana in recent months, and although there are sometimes lulls in such headlines from what is an iconic stamp producing British Colony, they are few and far between, not least because...
by Devlan Kruck | Oct 18, 2021 | Latest News & Press Release
On October 14th, 2021 we had the great honour to auction the “Imperium” Collection of British Guiana, which included all the treasures from the Grand Prix winning John E. du Pont Collection we sold in 2014. This unique offering seized the imagination of an exclusive...
by David Feldman RDP(I), FRPSL | Oct 18, 2021 | Latest News & Press Release
Karol was not just a long time employee, helper, assistant, consultant, advisor but most significantly he was my friend. In my first trips and many of those that followed to Los Angeles in the 1980’s he was at the airport to greet me and take care of me all the time....
by Devlan Kruck | Oct 5, 2021 | Auction Highlights, Weekly Digest
The importance of the British Guiana “Cotton Reels” to the philately of the British Empire, and indeed to the world of rarities, can not be overestimated. These Primitive stamps were produced in four values – 2c, 4c, 8c and 12c – during 1850 to 1851 and...
by Devlan Kruck | Oct 2, 2021 | Articles
The good news this month is Autumn Stampex in London went ahead as planned last week, and just to qualify it was a ‘physical’ show and not a ‘virtual’ incarnation. The reason for defining is because the last two scheduled shows were cancelled due to the pandemic and...
by Devlan Kruck | Oct 1, 2021 | Rarities, Weekly Digest
The British Guiana Cotton Reels are among the World’s rarest stamps and these Primitives are scarcely, if ever, described as ‘attractive’ but we take a closer look at one example which most definitely can be called a ‘beauty’. There was once a notable 17th century...
by Devlan Kruck | Sep 30, 2021 | Famous Philatelists, Weekly Digest
There are no shortage of intriguing stories surrounding the colourful life of John E. du Pont (1938 to 2010). An American, heir to the famous Dupont family fortune, he was a multimillionaire philanthropist, who set up an Olympic wrestling training facility at his...
by Marina Poncioni | Sep 23, 2021 | Latest News & Press Release
It will be good to see you again! Our entire team of specialists are super excited to meet you next week at Stampex face to face after an absence of over 18 months. This will be a fully interactive physical show, and not the virtual equivalent we have enjoyed in the...
by Ricky Verra | Aug 24, 2021 | Articles, Rarities
The Spanish-American War took place between April 21st and August 13th, 1898. The main issue was Cuban independence where revolts had been occurring for some years against the Spanish colonial rule. By the late 1890s, American public opinion swayed in support of the...
by Devlan Kruck | Aug 23, 2021 | Auction Highlights, Latest News & Press Release
If you’ve tuned into the world news this month you’ll have noticed that the Caribbean and the Asia-Pacific have featured a fair amount of weather related topics – notwithstanding the obvious smattering of pandemic and Covid soundbites. But if hurricanes,...
by Devlan Kruck | Aug 23, 2021 | Auction Highlights
Crossing the Atlantic has been a fascination for many centuries. Industry and communications have relied upon an ability to navigate the challenges that lay between Europe and America and the America’s and the rest of the world. Technological advancements have from...
