Datelined at Boston on April 15, 1651, this is the earliest letter dated at Boston and the earliest letter to Barbados. It was sent from Samuel Maverick to his son, Nathaniel. Newbury Corners Pair of sheet position 38 + 39, the punched hole variety of the stamp showing the "50" Error.   Champion of Champions […]

Cover flown in 1929 by the Graf Zeppelin from Germany to Lakehurst, New Jersey, this envelope was postmarked onboard and signed by twenty passengers and crew members on the front and reverse. 4 RM was the zeppelin letter rate but the rubber stamp cachet should have been applied with blue ink. This black ink cachet […]

The Australian Navigators High Values Series 1963-1974 - Jonas Hällström Register Now Jonas is a very distinguished Swedish collector with a variety of collecting interests and four different exhibits in three different disciplines on international exhibitions (F.I.P. and/or FEPA). He is the first exhibitor ever from Sweden winning Large Gold and or Gold for all […]

Alan Barasch Register Now   Alan Barasch began collecting stamps accidentally at age 14. He has been an officer in local stamp clubs continually since 1978, in three different cities (St. Louis, MO, Birmingham, AL and Webster Groves, MO). His major collections focus on the Falkland Islands, Nova Scotia, Israel, Rhodes, and lots of topicals. […]

Michael Lake Henry Scheuer Register Now   Michael Lake "Jackie's Cachet: The Story of ArtCraft's Tribute for the 1964 John F. Kennedy Memorial Stamp"   Michael Lake began collecting stamps at the age of 13. He has specialized in ArtCraft cachet varieties for over 25 years. He writes the "ArtCraft Variety Spotlight" column in each […]