Abacus: On 3–4 August, Abacus in Australia held their latest public auction. The Australian stamps section started with a substantial offering of Kangaroo singles and positional pieces. In the First watermark Kangaroos, there was a marginal 5s. grey and yellow (plate 2), showing a dark back on the kangaroo and a ‘CA’ monogram in the margin, which was in mint condition (lot 161). The second … Continue reading October 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
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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