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.
Spink Behind Closed Doors Read Article »
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.
Royal College of Physicians: Cure and Prevention of the Plague Read Article »
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.
STANDARD OIL TRUST – the world’s first true commercial monopoly Read Article »
Guy Dutau discusses the current lockdown due to Coronavirus – as well as the history of quarantine from plague and cholera to Covid-19.
This small specialised sale includes all the known varieties from these three colonies including trial, double, inverted and misplaced surcharges plus a large number of lesser errors.
THE “LIBRA” COLLECTION OF THE 1961 DECIMAL SURCHARGES OF BASUTOLAND, BECHUANALAND Read Article »
A wonderful offering of scarce and fascinating historical documents from Great Britain and Europe will be offered on 15th July; among many others, the following two documents aptly illustrate the depth of interest to be found within this year’s sale.
HISTORICAL DOCUMENTS, POSTAL HISTORY AND AUTOGRAPHS Read Article »
We are pleased to offer for sale in 2020 this beautiful 1860 (27 Aug) envelope from Concord in New Hampshire, America to “Victoria Queen, Great Britain”. A quite exceptional combination of history and philatelic rarity, making this piece highly desirable.
THE REMARKABLE 1857-1861 ISSUE COVER ADDRESSED TO QUEEN VICTORIA Read Article »
Currency has played a vital role in demarking the concept of indentured labour from that of slavery. In Mauritius, the process was initiated by the British with the goal of underlining the ethical and moral superiority of ‘free’ labour over slave labour.
THE IMPORTANCE OF CURRENCY DURING THE INDENTURESHIP SYSTEM IN MAURITIUS Read Article »
Following on from our ground breaking Polar Exhibition in November last year, we asked David Rose to talk to three times cancer survivor Patrick McIntosh about his trek across the Antarctic to the South Pole.
LIFE CYCLE: A GLOBAL RIDE TO FIGHT CANCER (AROUND THE SOUTH POLE) Read Article »
While describing how Robert Strange prepared etching plates to print paper money for Prince Charles Edward Stuart to pay his troops as the Jacobite rebellion collapsed in 1746, Jonathan Callaway recalled the mysterious fate of a cache of French gold…
THE ENGLISHMAN WHO SAVED THE JACOBITES’ GOLD Read Article »
