AUCTION UPDATES
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Aug 6, 2017, 03:00 AM
French, Russian rarities sprinkled all across recent sale from David Feldman
by Matthew Healey, New York CorrespondentOne of the more remarkable items was a French “ballon monte” cover from the siege of Paris during the Franco-Prussian war. -
Aug 5, 2017, 15:00 PM
Gaertner sells unissued Hepburn stamp for $176,000
by Matthew Healey, New York CorrespondentThe stamp featuring Hepburn was to have been part of a 2001 German semipostal set featuring international film stars. -
Jul 29, 2017, 15:00 PM
British Commonwealth and more headline Aug. 19-20 Rasdale auction in Chicago
by Michael BaadkeAttention bargain hunters: Many of the single stamps and sets are offered by Rasdale with minimum bids far below the established Scott catalog values. -
Jul 15, 2017, 05:00 AM
Harmer-Schau presents four-day auction at APS Stampshow in Richmond, Va.
by Michael BaadkeThe auction features United States and worldwide material, including stamps, postal history and essays, specialized Canal Zone and Scandinavia, plus more. -
Jul 10, 2017, 05:00 AM
Siegel’s July 25-26 auction offers classic U.S. with modern errors and more
by Michael BaadkeThe sale includes 19th- and 20th-century issues with back-of-the-book material, postal card essays, carriers and locals, encased postage, and more. -
Jul 7, 2017, 15:00 PM
Spink London auction features Great Britain stamps, proofs and essays, postal history, and much more
by Michael BaadkeA May 6, 1840, first-day cover of Great Britain’s famous Penny Black, the world’s first postage stamp, will be offered during the July 25 public auction. -
Jul 2, 2017, 09:00 AM
Harmer’s California sale features both valuable sheets and covers
by Matthew HealeyThe blockbuster attraction of the sale was several lots made up of “Farley’s Follies,” the imperforate, ungummed sheets. -
Jul 2, 2017, 05:00 AM
First use of stamp in U.S. tops $19,000 in Kelleher sale
by Matthew HealeyIt was a row over a tax stamp in the 1760s that started the process that led to the American Revolution. But that was not America’s first stamp, either. -
Jun 30, 2017, 05:00 AM
Canada’s 1903 2¢ King Edward VII definitive led recent Sparks Auction
by Matthew HealeyThe top item of the Sparks' sale was an imperforate block of 12 of Canada’s 1903 2¢ King Edward VII definitive. -
Jun 29, 2017, 13:24 PM
Krajcsovics Hungary collection shines at Spink sale
by Matthew HealeyNot surprisingly, Hungary’s history is mirrored in its stamps, and you can get a pretty good grasp of the narrative through its complex philately. -
Jun 20, 2017, 05:00 AM
APS donates half a million stamps; Regency-Superior demise causes heartache
by Donna HousemanHearing that half a million stamps are being given to students who destroy many of them can strike horror in the hearts of stamp collectors. -
Jun 14, 2017, 13:00 PM
Jenny Invert last sold in 1974 reappears in upcoming Siegel auction series
by Michael BaadkeThe position 60 stamp from the pane of 100 errors, originally bought in 1918, will be offered as part of the 2017 Rarities of the World auction. -
Jun 14, 2017, 05:00 AM
Full range of international rarities and more at June 27-30 Feldman auctions
by Michael BaadkeA four-day sale by the David Feldman auction firm in Onex, Switzerland (near Geneva), will present material from five international groupings. -
Jun 13, 2017, 05:00 AM
Mossgreen offers unissued Australian King Edward VIII stamp, one of six known
by Michael BaadkeBefore the stamps were issued, Edward stepped down, and the decision was quickly made to scrap the run of stamps already printed. -
Jun 6, 2017, 05:00 AM
Vaccari sale results: trio of Italian States covers captures bidders’ attention
by Matthew Healey, New York CorrespondentThese three covers stood out for their frankings, postmarks, and postal historical significance before the unification of Italy in 1860. -
Jun 5, 2017, 10:00 AM
Two unissued German rarities headline Gaertner June 20-23 auctions
by Michael BaadkeThe pair of modern German rarities that are not supposed to exist feature the 1980 Summer Olympic Games in Moscow, and actress Audrey Hepburn. -
Jun 4, 2017, 05:00 AM
Oldest-known letter posted through the mails from Florida shines at Siegel sale
by Matthew Healey, New York CorrespondentThe sale included the oldest-known letter posted through the mails from Florida, sent from St. Augustine to Virginia in 1767. -
Jun 3, 2017, 04:00 AM
Vintage 1939 Baseball Centennial die proof hits home run at May 12 Harmers auction
by Matthew Healey, New York CorrespondentA die proof in violet of the 1939 3¢ Baseball Centennial issue on white wove paper handily outstripped its $800 Scott value to sell for $2,478. -
Jun 2, 2017, 15:00 PM
Early May Kelleher sale served up plethora of handsome United States stamps
by Matthew Healey, New York CorrespondentAmong the 19th-century U.S. items in the sale was a beautiful plate block from an imperforate plate proof on card of the 1894 $5 John Marshall issue. -
Jun 1, 2017, 15:00 PM
‘Trifecta’ 1848 naval cover tops $19,000 in Rumsey sale
by Matthew Healey, New York CorrespondentThe cover doubled its presale estimate to fetch $19,550, including the 15 percent buyer’s premium added by Rumsey to all lots.