(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....
(pcp-wm) The title of this English-language book already sounds promising, for it promises the reader “Gems of Philately of India”. The author, son of the renowned Indian philatelist Pradib Jain, fulfils this promise in a remarkable way. Indeed, Indian...
(pcp-wm) On 7 February 2020, the well-known philatelist, juror and author, Dr. Wolf Hess, celebrated his 75th birthday with his family and some friends. Among the philatelists who had travelled from near and far were: Alfred Schmidt, the President of the Bund...
(pcp-wm) To see an “Erlking” in philately is hardly conceivable. This was made possible by Phil*Creativ Verlag, which has been publishing a book manuscript by Dr. Wolf Hess entitled “Postal History Finland. From the early beginnings to the entry of...
(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...
(pcp-wm) In April and July 1994 Dr Wolf Hess published a postal history of London in two parts. At that time he stated that this publication was the first in German language on this highly complex subject. It was the result of Hess’s own long years of study of...