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The Future of Latin American Philately

Keep Calm and Collect Stamps

I’ve lost count of the articles I’ve read over the years discussing philately’s future. Not to mention the letters submitted to magazines and journals, invariably bemoaning the purported decline in […]

15th July 2024Categories Analysis, General Philately, Philatelic SocietiesLeave a Comment8

Latin American stamp design and its harshest critic

The Observer's Book of Postage Stamps by Anthony S. B. New

Turn to the letters page of any self-respecting philatelic monthly magazine and you will invariably find a diatribe from a reader bemoaning the paucity of creativity in current-day stamp design. […]

18th December 2023Categories General Philately, PublicationsLeave a Comment3

One (Philatelic) Database to Rule Them All

Knowledge is power...but only if you know where to look

Peter Moorer is on a mission. To create a single search tool that can enable Latin American collectors to have digital access to any article, journal, catalogue or publication ever […]

5th August 2023Categories General Philately, People, The CollectorLeave a Comment1

Collect Latin American stamps but don’t speak Spanish?

Mr Philatelist

OK, confession time. I don’t speak Spanish. Not that it has ever hindered me in my philatelic pursuits (although I would get much more out of Mi Oficina videos, if […]

23rd April 2023Categories General PhilatelyLeave a Comment6

Discovering the lesser-known forgers of Latin American stamps

One of the most prolific forgers in philately - Placido Ramon de Torres

Forgers such as the Spiro brothers, Fournier and Sperati are well-known characters in philatelic folklore. But what of the lesser-known forgers? Gerhard Lang has spent over six years investigating the […]

17th August 2021Categories Forgeries, General Philately, PeopleLeave a Comment0

ABNC proofs – understanding the different types

Haiti 1898 President Sam, 50c Rose Brown Sunken Die Proof

The American Bank Note Company was a prolific printer of numerous issues for many Latin American countries. Die and plate proofs take pride of place in many collections or exhibits. […]

6th January 2021Categories General Philately, People, The CollectorLeave a Comment4

Original ABNC steel dies come to market

So you’ve acquired a nice selection of plate proofs and a few die proofs to enhance your collection. Now how about an original steel die as the cherry on the […]

7th June 2020Categories Dealers, General Philately, Stamp IssuesLeave a Comment2

The Scott Classic Specialized Catalogue: a review

Once upon a time, Stanley Gibbons’ twin volume South America and Central America catalogues were my daily reference tools. They are still powerful weapons in the Latin America collector’s armoury […]

2nd February 2020Categories General Philately, PublicationsLeave a Comment2

eBay disrupts catalogue publishing with Stamp Market Index

Stamp Market Index

eBay and Noble Spirit launch online database with over 200 million price transactions We’re now used to most facets of our lives being ‘disrupted’ by the advent of the internet. […]

26th July 2019Categories General PhilatelyLeave a Comment2

Exhibiting Latin America…from Denver to Stockholm (Part 2)

Stockholmia 2019

Back in Europe, the philatelic world was gearing up to celebrate the 150th anniversary of the Royal Philatelic Society by hosting Stockholmia 2019 in the Swedish capital. This was a […]

14th June 2019Categories Events, General PhilatelyLeave a Comment0

Stamp Dealers in Argentina and Uruguay

Filatelia Portena

Once upon a time many of the world’s great cities maintained an active philatelic quartier. Stamp shops tended to congregate in a specific part of town to cater for the […]

1st May 2019Categories Dealers, General Philately, PeopleLeave a Comment1

Fakes, forgeries…and buying online

Jean de Sperati

In the earlier years of philately, faking and forging was big business. In many ways, it still is, with money to be made by unscrupulous types offering dodgy imitations of […]

17th March 2019Categories Forgeries, General PhilatelyLeave a Comment3

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