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We travel the world in search of rare and high-quality philatelic material to help you begin, further and complete your collections.

11/09/2026

Our Treasures of Revenue Philately auction results highlight the continued rise in popularity of Revenue and Telegraph material from all over the world.

From the record realisations for the Uganda Poll Tax keyplates, to the huge interest in the collections and ranges offered, almost 200 bidders participated in the sale and fought over material from over 30 vendors.

View all prices realised here: https://bit.ly/4yaypQh

07/09/2026

Discover unique Bahrain stamps featuring designs of camels, oysters and pearls🐪

These 1924 Waterlow stamps are from the first series of revenue stamps issued by Bahrain.

Final opportunity to browse the sale ahead of live auction tomorrow at link in bio

Treasures of Revenue Philately | S26018 | Live Auction, 8 September 10.30 BST

04/09/2026

From our London vault to a special appearance in Prague🇨🇿

Widely celebrated as the world’s most valuable object by size and weight, the British Guiana 1856 1c Magenta is on display at Municipal House until 6th September.

You can also meet our specialists at Sberatel, Central and Eastern Europe’s largest collectors’ fair at the PVA Expo Letňany, until 5th September.

Read the full 1c story here: https://bit.ly/4gtHTi9

03/09/2026

Four beautifully hand painted artist's essays from Egypt.

Artist's essays are the proposed designs for the stamp.

Here, we have a 1943 series of essays on original archival board headed ‘New Designs for the band of match boxes and Playing cards’ in Arabic.

Egypt 4x Hand Painted Essays for Customs Duty stamps. Estimate: £3,500 - £4,500

Explore this superb and unique lot here: https://bit.ly/4xRIVw9

Treasures of Revenue Philately | S26018 | Live Auction, 8 September 10.30 BST

30/08/2026

Oscar Young presents one of his top picks from Treasures of Revenue Philately.

This is a rare and possibly unique item, produced by Indap in anticipation of an order from the state.

I.F.S Dungarpur 1939-46 unissued 4r stamped paper proof in deep blue ‡. Estimate: £500 - £600.

Treasures of Revenue Philately | S26018 | Live Auction, 8 September 10.30 BST

View here: https://bit.ly/4ybgjO8

29/08/2026

This autumn, join us at the largest international meeting of collectors in Prague.

Explore stamps, coins, medals, banknotes and more at Sberatel Fair.

Bring your collection and speak to our Specialists, Oscar Young and Gabriel Gold, who will be happy to offer advice on consignments and auctions.

🗓️ 4th - 5th September
📍 Letňany Exhibition Center, Beranovych 667, Prague, 199 00

Learn more here: https://bit.ly/3RZospt

27/08/2026

Rare yet recognisable poll tax stamps from our Treasures of Revenue Philately auction.

Here, George James, Head of Philately, presents a Kodi poll tax stamp from Kenya and three rare keyplates from Uganda.

The 5 Shilling Uganda Poll Tax is a stunning rarity of the highest importance, this by far the finest of the two examples known in any condition, ranking it amongst the rarest ‘Large Nyassa' Keyplates of any reign.

🔎 The auction is now live for browsing here: https://bit.ly/4yaypQh

Treasures of Revenue Philately | S26018 | Live Auction, 8 September 10.30 BST

23/08/2026

Join us in Prague to experience an extraordinary opportunity in philatelic history.

The British Guiana 1856 1c Magenta stamp will make a rare public appearance at the Treasures of World Philately exhibition as part of Biennale 2026.

First rediscovered in 1873 by a 12-year-old Scottish schoolboy in British Guiana, this unique gem has since passed through some of the most illustrious private collections in history.

Don't miss your chance to see the world's most valuable object by weight!

🗓️ 28th August - 6th September
📍 Municipal House, Prague

Learn more here: https://bit.ly/4xamUIr

21/08/2026

Our Treasures of Revenue Philately auction is now live!

This landmark revenue sale includes the astonishing and vast remaining Indian States holdings of the late Adolph Koeppel.

Property of other vendors includes highly specialised GB and Commonwealth items, notably the Uganda KGVI keyplates, with the 5s being one of just two known examples.

Treasures of Revenue Philately | S26018 | Live Auction, 8 September 10.30 BST

Tap here to browse: https://bit.ly/4irhq7o

22/07/2026

Our Stamps and Covers of the World Including the Dr Arnold Brickman Collection of Falkland Islands auction has concluded.

To celebrate we thought we’d show you some of our favourite prices realised from this outstanding auction!

View the rest of our prices realised and check out our upcoming auctions at our website- link in bio.

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