‘No visit to Oporto is complete without some detail about the wines for which the region is famous’

I suppose this story begins around 45 years back. As a child I was fascinated by our history, tales of King Alfred on the Somerset
levels, stories of the Roman invasion and marauding Vikings.

I will always remember the moment when I opened an email from Spink coin specialist Gregory Edmund, and learnt that a gold coin of King Henry III from 1257 or 1258 had been dug up by a metal detector in a field near Hemyock in Devon.

The Queen’s platinum jubilee is a cause for celebration not only in the United Kingdom but around the world. Much has been written – and will continue to be written – on the service that the Queen has given
over seventy years.

When a true collector sees a
stamp, or a cover, that is ‘impossible’ – too good to be true, out of this world – he or she would love to possess it, even if only as a temporary custodian.

Indeed, we could hardly have had a better start to 2022, with no less than 25 auctions held worldwide in January across all Spink locations

“Unlike stamps, coins are designed to be handled, unlike fossils they have a tangible human connection”

Tim Hirsch Share on email Share on facebook Share on twitter Share on linkedin Share on google Share on tumblr DAVID PARSONS  FRPSL  –  Philatelist Born on 27th June 1951, David died after a long illness on 6th January 2022. David had a love of stamp design at an early age through his father who,