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 | 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,...
by Devlan Kruck | Nov 10, 2021 | News, Rarities
The term “Se-tenant” in philately describes unseparated stamps and labels printed from the same plate in a pair, strip or block which have a different design, colour, denomination or overprint. Se-Tenant is a French word which means “joined together”. Se-tenant stamps...
by Devlan Kruck | Jul 7, 2021 | Rarities
In Britain around the year 1876, a £5 Orange stamp was equivalent to about £1000 in today’s money. It makes you think what on earth could anyone send that would cost that amount of cash? But that’s not the half of it, because one of the key inspirations and ultimately...
by Devlan Kruck | Jun 9, 2021 | Rarities
It’s a sad story if you start digging around the history of the Congo Free State (1885 to 1908) and there aren’t many, if any, happy stories to lift the gloom of atrocities perpetrated in the colony under the personal rule of King Leopold II. It’s easy to forget that...
by Devlan Kruck | May 30, 2021 | Rarities
What’s great about history is that events are named after something logical. For example, the 1859 Battle of Solferino takes its name from where the conflict actually took place – Solferino in Italy. It was one of the largest battles since the 1813 Battle of...
