There have been a few notable initiatives in the wider stamp world in the past few weeks but let’s start with the auctions. If you are kept up to speed […]
Auctions
$800,000+ Venezuela auction kicks off 2020
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 […]
Moorhouse Part II, SCADTA, Knox Martin & Bulls Eyes
As the decade draws to a close there is still the opportunity to squeeze in a final few auctions to tempt the Latin American bidder. But first to a brief […]
Important Nicaragua at Harmers
H.R. Harmer have been dropping hints about Bill Byerley’s Nicaragua collection coming to market for quite a while now but with the barest of details. That situation changed this week […]
Top Drawer Ecuador at Westpex
Following the early Haiti auction in Spain in January, April sees a superb selection of Ecuador classics up for auction at the annual Westpex show in San Francisco. Long-term incumbent […]
Brian Moorhouse estate to be sold by Corinphila
The late Brian Moorhouse’s entire estate is to be sold by Swiss auction house Corinphila. In what promises to be one of the most important sales of Central and South […]
Haiti specialized auction – time to take a Liberty?
Specialized single country Latin American auctions are occasional events: even more so as far as Haiti is concerned. However, next week sees an expansive, dedicated auction to just one stamp: […]
Tasty Brazil, Bolivia and Chile at Gartner
Watching the postman struggle to our door the other morning could only mean one thing: it was time for another Gartner auction. Of all the international auction houses, Gartner probably […]
Hackmey’s Chile to be sold
Conveniently following on from my plug for SOFICH a few weeks ago, comes the news that Joseph Hackmey is to part with his Chile collection. This is set to be […]
Colombian air post rarities under the hammer
One of the most iconic and distinctive series of stamps in Latin American philately are the nine colourful labels used by CCNA (Compania Colombiana de Navegacion Aerea) in 1920. These […]
Brian Moorhouse RIP
Brian Moorhouse, the renowned Latin America expert and dealer, died on 15th July. I last saw him at his September auction, seemingly as fit as a fiddle and with no […]
Latin American Auctions – first event for eighteen months
Brian Moorhouse’s auctions tend to be somewhat infrequent affairs, the last being held in February last year. Peterborough is a rather incongruous location but for a single day it becomes […]