The printing of millions of stamps has been an exact process since the issue of the first postage stamp, the Penny Black by Great Britain in 1840. However, occasionally printers make mistakes.
THE GARY DIFFEN COLLECTION OF AUSTRALIAN COLONIES ERRORS Read Article »
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 »
This is an interesting and compact auction with an emphasis on the stamps of Queen Victoria and King George V Seahorses. There are many lower value lots to appeal to a wider audience.
GREAT BRITAIN STAMPS AND POSTAL HISTORY 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A wonderful offering of scarce and fascinating historical documents from Great Britain and Europe will be offered on 15th July; among many others, the following two documents aptly illustrate the depth of interest to be found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HISTORICAL DOCUMENTS, POSTAL HISTORY AND AUTOGRAPHS Read Article »
This sale primarily comprises items from the Straits Settlements and Malayan States. Throughout there are numerous hand painted essays, die and plate proofs from all the states plus a good range of issued stamps with many rarities.
STAMPS AND COVERS OF SOUTH EAST ASIA Read Article »
The “Dubois” collection of Jamaica postal history and stamps has been formed over almost forty years by a most discerning collector and features some items of great historical importance and rarity.
THE “DUBOIS” COLLECTION OF JAMAICA POSTAL HISTORY AND STAMPS PART I 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 »
Readers may recall mention of the ‘Shah Jahan’ Diamond during our interview with Anthony Spink in issue 34 of the Insider last year. The diamond in question, which appeared in a 1985 Christie’s sale in Geneva, is a pink-toned 56-carat table cut of a ‘spectacular’ nature.
A BRIEF HISTORY OF THE SHAH JAHAN DIAMOND Read Article »
Readers across all collecting areas will know that Spink likes its sale items to find the very best of homes. The Medal Department therefore contacted the East India Club to advise the Secretary that, as the Club owns a magnificent portrait of Sir John, seeing his medals join the portrait would in effect be seeing them ‘go home’.
THE STORY BEHIND THE MEDAL Read Article »
It is not often that banknotes and medals have something in common – apart from the occasional stylised battle scene – but this article aims to highlight a particularly interesting crossover!
MEET THE SPECIALIST Read Article »
