‘Not Quite Right’ – When Defective is Better
There can be few pursuits outside of philately where imperfect items can be more sought after by enthusiasts than the perfect. While a printer would regard with a degree of mortification stamps he produced with an error such as colour ...
Monday, July 20th, 2009
Le Style francais
Something of a stroll down memory lane for me this issue, and the first occasion on which I have featured covers from a foreign country. The article is prompted as a consequence of having recently sorted and classified our 15-year ...
Thursday, April 17th, 2008
Quality v. Quantity: No Contest
Gary Watson. Based on my 25 years experience in the collectibles market, I can confidently make the following statement. One of the biggest mistakes made by new collectors is to assemble their new collections too quickly. While enthusiasm for their new ...
Friday, May 9th, 2008
The Pleasures of Stamp Collecting (1975)
[This article originally appeared in the New Zealand Stamp Collector, the official journal of the Royal Philatelic Society of New Zealand. It is republished by kind permission of the Society.] Investment The Royal Philatelic Society was privileged recently to hear an interesting ...
Monday, February 23rd, 2009
The Selection of Investment-Grade Stamps
There are three common misconceptions that cloud people's judgment when it comes to assessing the quality of classic and antique stamps. First, that all old stamps are valuable. Second, that anything that's old should be expected to have defects. Third, ...
Thursday, April 17th, 2008
When an Auction is Not an Auction
The essence of an auction is that two or more people compete on equal terms against one another to acquire goods for which the sale price is not set or pre-determined. This is fairly straightforward stuff. An item is offered for ...
Tuesday, May 27th, 2008
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