#Stamp collecting
Corinphila sold three 5c. yellow ochre stamps on cover for $165,117!
Corinphila auction house has recently conducted a great auction offering worldwide material including many special offers of Australian States, South Australia 'Departmentals', the Rhodesias, 'BESANCON' collection, Austria, specialized collection of French Post Offices in the Levant, etc. The sale took place on September 7-12 and brought great results. One of the most spectacular items introduced
Top 10 philatelic sales of the first half of 2020
The first half of 2020 has been very difficult for many of us. The world has suffered the severe pandemics, the name of which COVID-19. Due to numerous restrictions imposed, the majority of auctions were postponed or canceled. After quarantine measures were eased, the philatelic houses have begun to conduct their sales in an online format and the collectors could bid via the auctioneers’ web
Mount Lebanon 5c Red Brown is to achieve $255,000 at Siegel sale!
Robert A Siegel is going to conduct one of the most important sales of Postmasters' Provisionals. The auction will take place on September 9. At this philatelic event, you can purchase a great variety of rare items such as the only recorded sample of Madison Court House on cover, the only recorded Courtland Alabama provisional, the only recorded block of the Uniontown etc. The unique Mount Lebanon
H. R. Hammer sells 1861 Pony Express Cover to Metz for $100,000!
H. R. Hammer is going to conduct the third sale of the “ERIVAN” Collection of United and Confederate States Postal History on August 7. The auction will introduce to collectors’ attention a vast variety of rare philatelic items such as US and Confederate Postmasters’ Provisionals, Western Express covers, locals etc. The highlight of this auction is the unique “solo&rd
15c Blue Tete-Beche vertical pair fetched $75,000 at Siegel auction!
Siegel auction has recently conducted one of its greatest sales this year. “2020 Rarities of the World” auction offered a great variety of valuable stamps and covers that achieved incredible sums of money. One of the most spectacular items that was offered here was 15c Blue Tete-Beche vertical pair that fetched $75,000. This is the finest of the three recorded 15c Blue Tete-Beche vert
H. R. Hammer offers Lockport 5¢ provisional stamp on cover for $100,000!
H. R. Hammer is going to auction the third part of The "ERIVAN" Collection of United and Confederate States on August 6-7. This sale will offer to collectors’ attention the only complete example of the 1846 5¢ red on buff postmaster’s provisional stamp from Lockport, N.Y. The stamp in on a folded letter mailed to Geneva, N.Y., in 1846. This lot is listed in the H.R. Harmer sale wi
Siegel sold 5c Blue vertical pair on cover for $110,000!
Robert A Siegel has recently conducted “2020 Rarities of the World” sale that offered to collectos’ attention a great variety of interesting philatelic items, including 5c Blue vertical pair on cover. The lot bears the rare 2-cent vertical experimental government coil with one of the finest pairs of the 5-cent imperforate. This is the first time the stamps have been reunited on t
Siegel sold "Inverted Double Geneva" stamps on cover for $105,000!
The Siegel firm has recently conducted its annual Rarities of the World sale. One of the most interesting lots that have appeared during this auction is extremely fine and superb in every respect 5c + 5c "Inverted Double Geneva" stamps on cover. It is likely not only the finest example "Inverted Double Geneva" in existence, but surely the finest cover bearing this world-class rarity. Considered as
Siegel sells 1918 “Inverted Jenny” stamp for $450,000!
The Siegel firm’s annual Rarities of the World sale will be held on June 30-July 1. The auction will offer to collectors’ attention a great variety of philatelic items including the newly-united Herod-Travers cover with Scott 321, high-grade singles, blocks, postal history, Hawaii, Possessions and Worldwide including Argentina 15-centavos Escuditos tete-beche pair etc. One more spectac
Cherrystone offers a block of four CIA Invert stamps for $55,000!
Cherrystone will hold the next live online auction on June 2-3. This sale contains 1,215 lots of Rare Stamps and Postal History of the World, with United States and Europe, including Austria, with a fine showing of Rocket Mai,l and Austrian Levant, France and Colonies, German Area, Italy and Colonies, Poland, Russia, specialized Vatican City and other areas. A block of four CIA Invert stamps is ex
