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London 2022…from a Latin American perspective

London 2022 - The Main Hall

London stages an International once every decade but in the case of London 2022 it was a twelve year wait. In common with so many other shows, the tribulations of the past two years led to the inevitable postponements. This time, the organisers were going to delay no more. And rightly so. After a slowish […]

28th February 2022Categories Dealers, Events, Philatelic SocietiesLeave a Comment0

Collecting and selling Mexico (Part 2)

1868 genuine trial color proof in green

Bubba Bland is the past President of MEPSI, the leading philatelic society for collectors of Mexico. He is also a well-known dealer in classic Mexico stamps and has been selling via eBay for over twenty years. In the second of this two-part article, we focus on catalogues, proofs and forgeries. CLA How far will the […]

19th January 2022Categories Dealers, PeopleLeave a Comment0

Book Review | The 19th Century Issues of El Salvador 1867-1900. Guillermo F. Gallegos & Joseph D. Hahn

The 19th Century Issues of El Salvador 1867-1900. Guillermo Gallegos & Joseph Hahn

Many of the Latin American republics have had a variety of specialized catalogues and handbooks written over the years but El Salvador has not been one of them. There has been a dearth of literature on the early philately of the country; certainly, various articles have appeared in specialist journals in the past but nothing […]

20th October 2021Categories PublicationsLeave a Comment0

The Collector | Joe Hahn | El Salvador & Paraguay

Composite proof of the Paraguay 1879 lion issue

Joe Hahn has been a well known figure in Latin American philately for many years, both as a collector and author. In this article, Joe discusses two of the formidable collections he has formed; those of El Salvador and Paraguay. Images selected for this article were originally in the Hahn Paraguay Collection CLA When and […]

26th September 2021Categories The CollectorLeave a Comment5

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 mischievous creations of the little-known Placido Ramon de Torres…and uncovered one of the most prolific forgers in philately. He is now conducting research on more […]

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

Collecting and selling Mexico (Part 1)

1866 Tres Centavos Eagle

Bubba Bland is the past President of MEPSI, the leading philatelic society for collectors of Mexico. He is also a well-known dealer in classic Mexico stamps and has been selling via eBay for over twenty years. In this two-part article, we discuss the profile of today’s Mexico collector, the market in Mexico’s stamps, collector resources […]

8th June 2021Categories DealersLeave a Comment0

The Collector | Robert Shaw | Paraguay

The 1864 Stern essays showing the Paraguay coat of arms

Robert Shaw has been a collector of the early stamps and postal history of Paraguay for over forty years, with a particular focus on the War of the Triple Alliance. This was the deadliest inter-state war in Latin America’s history, with a huge number of casualties, pitching Paraguay up against the alliance of Brazil, Argentina […]

1st April 2021Categories The CollectorLeave a Comment20

The Mainsheet goes digital

The Mainsheet

Next year will be the fiftieth anniversary of the publication of The Mainsheet. And to bring it in to the 21st century, the entire run has now been digitised. For those not familiar with The Mainsheet, it is one of the most (if not the most) comprehensive sources of information on the myriad aspects of […]

9th February 2021Categories People, PublicationsLeave 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. However, they are often unmentioned and unpriced in most philatelic catalogues with little information available on the number of proofs printed. So just how scarce […]

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

The Collector | Peter Bamert | Mexico

Mexico National Express Co

Peter Bamert is the editor of the ‘Postal Stationery of Mexico’, a comprehensive work that catalogues Mexico’s envelopes, postal cards, wrappers and more. CLA How did you get interested in collecting postal stationery? PB As a boy I began collecting stamps of the whole world. Then I started a topical collection about reptiles. One day […]

15th November 2020Categories Publications, The CollectorLeave a Comment1

Forthcoming auctions and initiatives in the hobby

Granadine Confederation 1859 1 Peso Carmine Block of 15, to be auctioned by Siegel on 30th September (est. $3k-$4k)

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 with auction email alerts or read the monthly philatelic press, then it won’t have escaped your attention that the late Leo Malz collections of Central […]

20th September 2020Categories Auctions, EventsLeave a Comment0

The Numerals Issues of Brazil – Fakes, Forgeries and Counterfeits

Only one of these Bull’s Eyes is genuine…the example on the right Most collectors of Latin America will be familiar with the early postage stamps of Brazil. Bull’s Eyes, Snake’s Eyes, Goat’s Eyes, Cat’s Eyes…collectively, the numeral issues of the Brazilian Empire. Stephen Rose has spent nearly fifty years studying these issues and currently serves […]

14th August 2020Categories Forgeries, People, Stamp Issues, The CollectorLeave a Comment0

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