Auckland City Stamps: Auckland City Stamps held the public auction of the New Zealand Full Face Queen Collection formed by the late George Branam, as well as other New Zealand stamp rarities, on 18–19 June. From the 1855–58 imperforated issue printed by Richardson, a fine used horizontal strip of five 1d. reds, on unwatermarked paper, was a rare multiple (lot 1). With four clear margins, … Continue reading August Auction Update
The ‘Around the Rooms’ feature in Philatelic Exporter provides a monthly update on worldwide stamp auctions. Here are a few key highlights from the auctions featured in the July edition. Brian Reeve – All World (27–28 April): From the surface-printed issues, a used 1882 £5 orange on white paper bore a full Glasgow c.d.s. (lot 553). In a fine condition, this well-centred example went under … Continue reading July Auction Update
Thank you very much for reading the Philatelic Exporter. We relaunched the publication back in May 2020, when the Covid-19 pandemic was making itself felt around the world, and we are now bringing back our reader survey to hear your thoughts on the magazine and what else you would like to see covered. Through your valued help, this survey will help us to best shape the magazine to your needs. … Continue reading The Philatelic Exporter Reader Survey 2022 – Now Closed
Czesław Słania (1921–2005) is considered one of the world’s most productive and accomplished engravers, as he engraved over 1000 postage stamps for 32 different countries and was known for the precision, speed and sophistication of his work. His output ranged from portraits to landscapes, buildings and nature, working across a variety of engraving techniques. In what would have been his 100th birthday year, a number … Continue reading Centenary of Birth of Czesław Słania
In private communications, I’ve visited with several different collectors and dealers, some of whom expressed the desire that rarities, such as the British Guiana One-Cent Magenta and the 24c. Inverted Jenny plate block currently owned by Stuart Weitzman but due to be sold at Sotheby’s on 8 June, would be picked up by museums, such as the US National Postal Museum branch of the Smithsonian … Continue reading Private Versus Public Ownership of Philatelic Treasures
Sébastien Delcampe, philatelist and founder of delcampe.net, reveals one of his favourite philatelic items. One of my philatelic interests consists in collecting the first stamp of each country on cover. I am still far from having a cover for each country, and I remain attentive to any possible addition I can make to this collection. Last year, I was browsing my website (Delcampe.net) to check … Continue reading My Favourite
This week, the Philatelic Traders’ Society are once again presenting a Virtual Stampex show. As with last October’s event, Virtual Stampex, which runs 25–27 March, will connect the world’s philatelic community 24 hours a day for three days, with the aim of bringing together collectors from all over the globe. Virtual Stampex is driving the philatelic revolution, capitalising on the resurgence of the hobby due … Continue reading Virtual Stampex Returns
The Smithsonian National Space and Air Museum remembered the first Channel crossing by air in a webpost titled ‘Crossing the Channel in a Balloon’. Tom Crouch explained that the arrival of pioneering French exhibition balloonist Jean-Pierre Blanchard (1753–1809) to England in 1784 sparked excitement over ballooning. Boston-born John Jeffries MD, an American loyalist living in England, supported Blanchard’s plan to fly across the English Channel. … Continue reading Channel Crossing by Air
Trying hard to find an upbeat story to cheer you up, I’ve gone back to the tried-and-tested February formula of romance, brightening a cold February with the heat of postcard passion. For the collector, there is no shortage of material to alight on, and it’s mostly in the budget price bracket. Pride of place goes to the various designs aimed at St Valentine’s Day, which … Continue reading If Postcards Be the Food of Love, Write On…
A US postal card so rare that only four known examples have surfaced in more than a century has been uncovered in a collection inherited by non-collectors. The card, called the ‘Mitchell’ card (for the collector who discovered it) has not been seen in decades. Mitchell (1877–1960), who was one of the country’s foremost experts on postal stationery (stamped envelopes and postal cards), was also … Continue reading Postal Card Rarity Rediscovered
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