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Introducing ELASCA – The European Latin American Stamp Collector Association

ELASCA website

Most Latin American countries have their own specialized society but what if your tastes are broader and you want to encompass the region as a whole? Regional societies and journals […]

26th December 2019Categories People, Philatelic Societies, The CollectorLeave a Comment0

Moorhouse Part II, SCADTA, Knox Martin & Bulls Eyes

Bolivia National Aviation School 10c Inverted

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 […]

18th November 2019Categories AuctionsLeave a Comment0

The Collector | Neal West | Nicaragua

Neal West Nicaragua

For more than twenty years, Neal West was the President of The Nicaragua Study Group (N.S.G). His most recent exhibit is Nicaragua’s Revenue Based Postal Provisional Stamps and Uses 1908-1911. […]

1st November 2019Categories People, Philatelic Societies, The CollectorLeave a Comment0

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 […]

30th September 2019Categories AuctionsLeave a Comment0

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

Exhibiting Latin America…from Denver to Stockholm (Part 1)

Rocky Mountain Stamp Show 2019

A significant proportion of philatelic clubs and societies are inevitably based ‘in country’, supporting the local collector base and promoting the philately of the nation. There are, however, numerous societies […]

7th June 2019Categories Events, Philatelic SocietiesLeave 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

Top Drawer Ecuador at Westpex

Ecuador 1865 Half Real on Cover

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 […]

30th March 2019Categories AuctionsLeave a Comment0

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

Brian Moorhouse estate to be sold by Corinphila

Brian Moorhouse

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 […]

23rd February 2019Categories AuctionsLeave a Comment1

Haiti specialized auction – time to take a Liberty?

Haiti Liberty Head Colour Trial

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: […]

26th January 2019Categories AuctionsLeave a Comment0

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