Le “Lion Head” issues of 1871-78 have always fascinated stamp collectors from the early days of philately. They are famous for having a corner torn off to indicate cancellation. Created during the reign of emir Sher Ali Khan who had initiated the postal service a few...

Cari Amici di Le Timbre Classique, Siamo lieti di annunciare che un nuovo esperto filatélico, Alessandro Arseni, si è unito al nostro team e rappresenterà la nostra Società in Italia Di base a Milano, Alessandro è stato molto attivo nel mercato filatelico sin dal...

In 1613, with the help of the minor nobility, Mikhail Feodorovic Romanov became Tsar and founded a dynasty which ruled Russia for three centuries. A Russian resurgence – one of many over the centuries, but one which gave a remarkable impetus to the growth of the...

It is with great pride that we announce the sale of the "Swiss Special" exhibition collection dedicated to registered mail from the Swiss Classic period for our autumn auction in Geneva. Of particular note is a very rare registered item bearing an 1843 6 of Zürich...

As we all know, philately has the capacity of being able to sometimes come up with very good surprises. There are some friends that we see and we often see again, others that we see very rarely and some that have almost disappeared before suddenly reappearing because...