Delcampe Top Sales March 2025
See the Delcampe top sales for March 2025 here.
March 17, 2025
INTERMODELLBAU 2025: The highlight of the year for all modelling fans
From 10 to 13 April 2025, Messe Dortmund will once again be transformed into a vibrant centre for model-building enthusiasts.
March 10, 2025
Carnival in postcards!
This Mardi Gras, what could be more appropriate than to pay tribute to Carnival? Take a look at some beautiful, colourful old postcards!
March 4, 2025
Some rare regional coins from Italy
We tend to forget it these days, but a unified Italy is actually quite recent. In the period leading up to the country's reunification on 17 March 1861, the regions minted some very interesting coins, including the five I'm going to introduce in this article.
February 25, 2025
Beautiful embroidered postcards.
The art of the postcard can take many forms. A few months ago, we told you about aluminium postcards, which offer a shiny appearance. Today, I'd like to introduce you to another technique that has been very successful: embroidered postcards.
February 18, 2025
Delcampe Top Sales February 2025
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February 10, 2025
The Félix Potin photography collection
Today I invite you to discover an amusing collection of photographs, by Félix Potin. A French grocer born in 1820, Félix Potin opened his first grocery shop in 1844. The shop's slogan was ‘good quality, good weight and good prices’!
February 6, 2025
The first Cayman Islands banknotes
Do you know the Cayman Islands? This territory of 264 square kilometres covers three islands and is located in the Caribbean Sea between Jamaica and Yucatan. The islands were discovered by Christopher Columbus in 1503, but were not inhabited until the second half of the 17th century.
January 30, 2025
The impertinence of Preissac!
While looking through Delcampe's postcards category, I came across the illustrator Jean de Preissac. Working in a style close to that of cartoonists, Jean de Preissac's postcards are intended to be humorous.
January 23, 2025