I first met Max Margolies in the mid 1960’s. At the time, I used to help out showing Auction lots at my father’s office on Saturdays. Stamp professionals didn’t specialize to the degree that they do today. There were a few US only dealers or British Commonwealth dealers, but the majority of stamp sellers tried […]
The issues that motivated and angered philatelists of generations ago don’t resonate much with newer philatelists. Some of the most popular United States stamp issues of the mid twentieth century are the so called Farley issues. Their story was often told and widely known in my youth, but is not much related anymore. James
For over twenty years, ending in the late 1960s, Herman Herst Jr. published a monthly house organ of stories, offers, and reminiscences. Pat Herst (so called because he was born on St Patrick’s day) was the preeminent philatelic author of his time. Indeed, he was the only stamp writer to cross over into mainstream book
There are collecting areas and stamp issues in philately with bad reputations. These are stamp issues that have had negative stories about their being issued. Such stories have influenced collector demand and made these issues less popular than they would be if these stamps hadn’t had their integrity impugned. But reputations in philately seldom last
Values of currencies, relative to each other, change over time. When the European Union first consolidated their currencies and issued the Euro, they initially pegged it at $1.30 to the Euro. For a year or two in the early 2000s just after the Euro was issued it traded as low as 90¢ as many doubted
I first met Max Margolies in the mid 1960’s. At the time, I used to help out showing Auction lots at my father’s office on Saturdays. Stamp professionals didn’t specialize to the degree that they do today. There were a few US only dealers or British Commonwealth dealers but the majority of stamp sellers tried
Bill Weiss passed away on November 10, 2015 at the age of 72. For twenty years, he and his lovely wife, Addie, ran a well regarded stamp auction in Allentown, and for the last fifteen years or so Bill ran an expertization service and provided his own certificates. As a dealer, Bill was highly ethical,
If you have any investment in our hobby, you’ve heard of Apfelbaum. We’ve been involved in the buying and selling of stamps day after day, year after year for over 100 years. Founded by our Great Grandfather Maurice Apfelbaum in 1915, Apfebaum has sold hundreds of millions of dollars worth of stamps and covers to
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Most collectors have made a “find” or two—a stamp or cover that they realized the value of before anyone else and are pleased to have it in their collection. Sometimes the “find” is associated with a financial windfall—the variety has great value that you recognized but that the seller did not. And sometimes the value