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Archives for April 2020

$800,000+ Venezuela auction kicks off 2020

Venezuela 1861-62 Half Real orange, marginal block of eight. Low estimate of €2,500

Auction trends in 2020 and a fabulous collection of Venezuela comes to market Like so many industries around us, the philatelic auction business has gone into hibernation mode. The inability for people to gather means the physical perusing of auction lots is not going to happen for a good while yet. Most of the major […]

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