by Devlan Kruck | Jun 28, 2021 | Auction Highlights, Rarities
In the northeastern Shandong province of the People’s Republic of China there is a coastal city called Yantai, which during the Qing dynasty (1644 to 1912) was known as Chefoo. What’s really fascinating about this fishing seaport is that back in the 1870s, when...
by Devlan Kruck | May 22, 2021 | Auction Highlights, Weekly Digest
To many people, a tree is a tree. However, if you’re a botanist then there is a bit more to it than that. For starters, trees are perennial plants with a trunk, branches and leaves and there are around 100,000 different species, and even if you select just one of...
by Devlan Kruck | Apr 19, 2021 | Auction Highlights, Weekly Digest
There are many fascinating aspects regarding the Russian Zemstvo stamps. The first and defining one is that they take their name from the Russian institution of local government which went into effect during 1864 and effectively means they were a stamp used for local...
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 Marcus Orsi | Nov 10, 2020 | Auction Highlights, Weekly Digest
Our Winter auction series from November 30th to December 4th features a wealth of rare and beautiful Greek philatelic material in our All World and Rarities of the World catalogues. Read on to learn more about this fascinating area of philately. Browse the Greece Lots...
by Devlan Kruck | Oct 21, 2020 | Auction Highlights
Right, if we are going to do justice to our Olympic auction, let’s start at the very beginning, which is not to be confused with the lyrics from ‘The Sound of Music’, ‘Do-re-mi’, although there’s a ‘long way to run’ given the Olympics are synonymous with the Marathon...