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Chez Le Timbre Classique, nous ne nous limitons pas à la vente de timbres. En plus de vous offrir des opportunités d’achat, d’expertise / d’estimation de timbres et de vente exceptionnels nous avons une rubrique actualité dédiée à la culture philatélique. Nous mettons régulièrement à jour cette rubrique pour vous informer des dernières tendances, découvertes, événements et faits marquants dans le monde des timbres.
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...
The first two stamps of France were issued on January 1, 1849 : the 20c black (for covers weighing up to 7,5 gr.) and the 1 franc vermilion for covers weighing between 15 gr. and 100 gr. Why are multiples of the 1 franc vermilion so elusive ? The rate of 2 francs was...
Russian local post, also called Zemstvo, was introduced in 1864 to fill the gap left by the Russian Imperial post in rural areas and at first it operated without official approval. In 1870 a law was passed formalising the arrangements and which stated that "The Rural...
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...
We would like to draw your attention to the rarity of classic stamps of exceptional quality, by their rare shade, cancellation or margins. For these exceptional stamps, the rarity index is 1 in 1000 and the price is 4 to 5 times higher than that of a "normal" stamp....