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 »
Spink has a long history and proud tradition not just of selling Orders, Decorations and Medals but of preserving, mounting and displaying them too.
Guy Dutau discusses the current lockdown due to Coronavirus – as well as the history of quarantine from plague and cholera to Covid-19.
Spink China’s next auction contains many rarities and choice items from Hong Kong and China which will attract the attention of the most discerning collectors.
THE NUMISMATIC COLLECTORS’ SERIES SALE Read Article »
The spring edition includes a fine section of Barbados KG VI issues with many plate varieties, Basutoland includes some fine early letters starting in 1843 with a letter from a French Missionary.
PHILATELIC COLLECTORS’ SERIES Read Article »
Most of you will know of Spink’s long and rich history, founded in the year of the Great Fire of London – a city which was only just recovering from the Great Plague.
SOCIAL DISTANCING IN 1666: ORDERS FOR THE PREVENTION OF THE PLAGUE Read Article »
“Forget Yesterday, Today is postponed, Tomorrow might never be the same for the world and for collectables.”
A WORD FROM OUR CHAIRMAN Read Article »
Our April Auction follows on from the three well-supported sales held last year. Many of you will also have greatly enjoyed our exhibitions, with our November Exhibition charting ‘200 Years of Polar Exploration’ breaking all records of those held previously.
ORDERS, DECORATIONS AND MEDALS Read Article »
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 »
