Banknote of the Month
Masterfully engraved and skilfully designed multi-coloured design Lebanon 100 Livre 1945 and printed by Banque De France to be issued by Banque de Syrie et du Liban.
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Spink to Reopen the London Office from 15th June 2020
Spink are excited to announce that our London office will be reopening from the 15th June.
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Heroes of THE Covid-19 CRISIS
Celebrating some of the true heroes of the Covid-19 crisis, as well as an interactive quiz for Insider readers to get involved with!
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Interview with Pragya Jain
As more and more people have turned to collecting during the lockdown period, the Insider talked to one of Spink’s younger collectors, the philatelist Pragya Jain, to ask him about his hobby and what first got him interested in collecting…
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Spink Behind Closed Doors
In this article we speak to some of our specialists about how they dealt with auctions whilst under lockdown. We also speak to Gary Diffen about selling his collection in the current climate.
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In Celebration of the 80th Anniversary of Dunkirk – a true Spink Blockbuster
As the 80th anniversary of the evacuation of Dunkirk is celebrated in May 2020, Spink was thrilled to have had the privilege of selling Kenny Hart’s medals at auction on 22nd April.
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Royal College of Physicians: Cure and Prevention of the Plague
The legacy of the Standard Oil Trust is very much with us today with brand names in the oil industry familiar to us all: Conoco, Amoco, Chevron, Exxon, Mobil and Pennzoil. These all emerged from the breaking up of the Trust in the late 19th century.
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STANDARD OIL TRUST – the world’s first true commercial monopoly
The legacy of the Standard Oil Trust is very much with us today with brand names in the oil industry familiar to us all: Conoco, Amoco, Chevron, Exxon, Mobil and Pennzoil. These all emerged from the breaking up of the Trust in the late 19th century.
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For Gallantry, Campaigning, and Long & Meritorious Service: a Short Introduction to the Medal Services Department
Spink has a long history and proud tradition not just of selling Orders, Decorations and Medals but of preserving, mounting and displaying them too.
QUARANTINES
Guy Dutau discusses the current lockdown due to Coronavirus – as well as the history of quarantine from plague and cholera to Covid-19.