by Devlan Kruck | Jun 27, 2022 | Rarities
It might surprise a few of you to know that in the world of US philately some of the most popular stamps are from the 1901 Pan-American Exposition pictorial issue. These bi-colour stamps of six values were produced to commemorate a world fair held at Buffalo, New...
by Devlan Kruck | Jun 2, 2022 | Auction Highlights
If you’re going to cut a Empire Laureate 80c postal adhesive into four equal parts and be left with one of those parts I guess it’s better to have the top left-hand corner as the piece you have on a cover. That way you have the forehead and part of the profile, an eye...
by Devlan Kruck | May 27, 2022 | Auction Highlights, Rarities
One of the curious things about philately is the fascination with errors. Or is it the fascination with how the errors occurred? Probably both, but whatever the reasons the featured stamp, which is the South Australia 1868 “3 PENCE” on 4d deep ultramarine with the...
by Ricky Verra | Apr 26, 2022 | Rarities
Western European nations began trading with Siam as early as 1511 with the arrival of the Portuguese, before the Dutch and British in 1608 and the French in 1662. It was not until 18th April 1855 that more formal trading agreements were established when Great Britain...
by Devlan Kruck | Jan 11, 2022 | Rarities
During our recent autumn 2021 auction series, there were a number of standout lots within the seven catalogues which attracted the eye of the discerning philatelist, and one item in particular, within the Italian States offering, received what can only be described...
