by Devlan Kruck | Jun 18, 2020 | Rarities, Weekly Digest
Our upcoming auction of the “Tatiana” collection of Mauritius on June 30th 2020 has inspired Devlan Kruck, philatelic journalist and DF UK Regional Representative, to write an article about one of our more recent success stories. The Dodo was only ever...
by Estelle Leclere | Apr 13, 2015 | Articles
An Overview Issued in September 1847, this issue holds the distinction of being the first government issue of any British Colony (the famous “Lady McLeod” of Trinidad, issued earlier in April 1847, was a private issue tolerated but not authorised by the...
by Estelle Leclere | May 15, 2014 | Articles
This is the fifth extract in a series of articles about philatelic rarities taken from the Encyclopaedia of Rare and Famous Stamps, vol.2, pp.21-26, by L. N. Williams, published by David Feldman in 1992, with updates since its publication. The compilation of...
by Ricky Verra | Nov 25, 2013 | Articles
The First Issue of Greece was issued in 1861, and was both designed and printed in Paris, France. Numerous proof multiples, a large number of covers, “flyspeck” plate varieties, different numeral town cancels, and much more make this an attractive...
by Ricky Verra | Nov 21, 2013 | Articles
The 4 pence value of the Cape was often used in multiple form on legal correspondence. In fact, the largest known franking of this stamp, 22 examples, was used on an internal package of legal papers. However, the usually meticulous performance of the post office at...