Time Lord of Philately – Patrick Maselis

Time Lord of Philately – Patrick Maselis

The ancient race of Time Lords are extraterrestrial people who have a command of time travel and a non-linear perception of time. One of the most famous Time Lords is Doctor Who, and the eleventh incarnation of The Doctor, once went on record as saying, “1482 is a...
The King’s Gambit

The King’s Gambit

There’s a renaissance going on in the world of chess right now, ever since the release of the Netflix miniseries; ‘The Queen’s Gambit’, which follows the life of an orphaned chess prodigy, Beth Harmon, on her way to the top of the chess game whilst she wrestles with a...
The Language of Philatelic Detail

The Language of Philatelic Detail

In our next look behind the scenes in the Museum of Philately, we’ve noticed that philatelists have a tendency of being able to spot the smallest of details which seem to evade most individuals. It’s a talent that comes in handy when collecting and studying any...
The Mystery of a Stamp and its Collector

The Mystery of a Stamp and its Collector

In the first of our Museum of Philately ‘behind the scenes’ we take a closer look at a story not often talked about when discussing the world’s most expensive stamp and one of the elite Philatelists who held the world record breaking postal adhesive in his collection....
A Philatelic Emperor – Agathon K. Fabergé

A Philatelic Emperor – Agathon K. Fabergé

We normally avoid sharing a platform such as this when introducing a stellar philatelist. However, in the case of this philatelic jewel Fabergé there isn’t much we can do about it, because you often see the provenance ‘Ex Fabergé’, and if you aren’t aware that may...