New special catalogue for the local mail of the contracting ports in China
(fjp/pcp) Nach dem (fjp/pcp) After the “Special Catalogue of the Local Post of Shanghai (1865 to 1897)” as a bilingual version in German and English, the “Special Catalogue of the Contracting Ports of China (1893-1898)” has now been published....
London 2020: Something for every collector
(London/pcp) Every London international stamp exhibition has historically attracted many of the best exhibits from across the world, and this is certainly true of London 2020. Regrettably, the organisers have had to turn down many top class exhibits but hope that the...
Chris King Received the Delcampe Prize for Philately at MonacoPhil 2019
On November 30, during a cocktail reception organized at Monacophil by Delcampe and the President of the Monte-Carlo Club, Sébastien Delcampe presented Christopher King with the Delcampe Prize for Philately. Chris King is a philatelist well known to the international...
Princely Award for German Philatelic Historian W. Maassen
During the Monacophil Gala Dinner, attended by Prince Albert II and Princess Caroline of Monaco, two renowned philatelists were awarded by Princess Caroline and Prince Albert with II the Albert II Medal. The first went to Michael Sefi LVO from Great Britain, the...
45 stamps for more than 1 million Swiss francs sold at auction ERIVAN collection stamps achieved top prices at Corinphila auction series
(Zurich/pcp) The conclusion of the Corinphila anniversary year could hardly have been more spectacular: The ERIVAN Switzerland and Zeppelin Mail collections were auctioned with great success. A number of top pieces of this collection as well as international topics...
Unique treasures of the German States The sale of the ERIVAN collection enters its second round!
(Wiesbaden/pcp) On 14 December 2019, Germany’s oldest stamp auction house, Heinrich Koehler, invites you to the second auction of unique treasures from the “ERIVAN Collection German States” in Wiesbaden. After the magnificent opening sale with a...
The Queen opens new RPSL headquarters
On Tuesday, 26 November Her Majesty the Queen, graciously visited 15 Abchurch Lane to open officially the new headquarters of The Royal Philatelic Society London.
The European Championship for thematic philately at Verona – After the event: innovation and quality
The event now behind us, it is the time for the first reflections. Two are the aspects on which the general commissioner, Paolo Guglielminetti, wanted to focus. Roma (26th November 2019) – The results of the European Championship for Thematic Philately (Ectp)...
Collection auction at Felzmann into the late evening hours
(Düsseldorf-gm/pcp) It is shortly before 10 p.m. when the last hammer falls on the Saturday of the auction in Düsseldorf and auctioneer Peter Such declares the 167th Felzmann auction closed. Despite the tiredness of some of those present, the mood is good and both...
