by Devlan Kruck | Dec 15, 2022 | News
We are delighted to confirm that the Museum of Philately has won the “2022 Creative Concept of the Year” by the Philatelic Traders Society (PTS) during their winners ceremony in December. The award is given to those who have been innovative within philately and...
by Devlan Kruck | Jan 31, 2022 | Rarities
We take a closer look at one particular cover which is part of a collection that studies the Italian Post Office in China during the period 1800 and 1900. This assemblage exhibits many rare usages and frankings, but also a unique cover that travelled across two...
by Devlan Kruck | Jan 25, 2022 | Collection
There are moments in time when two things combine resulting in an outcome that is far greater than the sum of their separate effects. Otherwise known as synergy, and this is artfully demonstrated in philatelic history by the 1861 Greece first issue ‘Large Hermes Head’...
by Devlan Kruck | Jan 19, 2022 | Collectors
If you were told that an Italian dentist holds the crown for the world’s largest collection of human teeth you might be a bit surprised, or at least curious. This unusual fact is made even more pronounced when you learn that the dentist in question accumulated over...
by Devlan Kruck | Nov 11, 2021 | Collectors, Rarities
The year 1933 was a turbulent one around the world. There was an economical crisis worldwide and what is known as the great depression which affected most countries on the planet. Unemployment was at an all time high and in Germany, which was particularly affected,...
