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4 Reasons why Albert Einstein’s autograph will always be a good investment
Why do you buy autographs? For most buyers it’s probably a matter of hero worship. But it doesn’t hurt when they go up in price. And, investing and...
GB embossed stamps: a rare and exciting area to collect
From 1847 to 1854 somewhere in Somerset House stood men patiently stamping repeating images onto sheets of paper. This was the short-lived experime...
5 rare coins to look for today
Coin collectors need to have the instincts of a hunter. While a lot of the rarest coins are very known quantities, not all are. Coins are produced ...
Chagos Islands stamps: a collector's history
The Chagos Islands are now back in the hands of..., well Mauritius, or they will be in 99 years time or so.
The islands are remote and extremely s...
Why Steve Jobs is the most collectible tech hero
Steve Jobs died 13 years ago this week. A private tragedy, but one that was mourned far outside his family. Jobs is one of those rare business figu...
5 things you didn’t know about Marilyn Monroe
With a major London exhibition on her life coming up Marilyn Monroe is in the news again. But she’s never out of it. And hasn’t been since she firs...
GB surface printed stamps: the first great printing innovation
Surface printed stamps aren’t the first innovation in adhesive stamp history - perforation predates them - but they are the biggest printing innova...
5 most valuable Admiral Lord Nelson collectibles
Admiral Lord Nelson is one of the giants of British history. Literally towering in effigy over London’s greatest public space. And still lodged in ...
Royal portraits on British stamps
Britain was first. And that means British stamps have been identified first and foremost just by a royal portrait. No need for a name: no GB, no UK...
5 of the most valuable British Empire stamps
The story of the British Empire is like the story of most empires, a story of communications technology. The Egyptian Empire floated down the Nile,...
What the postal history of Madagascar tells us about the Age of Empires
The most popular, and among the most valuable, rare Madagascar stamp was issued by a country that never (officially) governed Madagascar. How could...
10 most valuable Star Wars collectibles
Star Wars collectibles are big business these days. And that’s not just the millions upon millions of new collectibles that are produced for new co...
