Starting your postcard collection
There are many postcard collectors at Delcampe and their collections are extremely varied. Are you thinking of starting a collection too? Here are a few ideas to help you choose a topic.
August 13, 2020
First edition, or not?
You’ve probably heard that a first edition Hergé was sold for over €10,000 by an auction house...Amazing! However, before trying to sell your comic books on Delcampe or through an auction house, it’s important to know if you really have a first edition or not…
July 16, 2020
A gift from Delcampe for all collectors!
- Advertising
- Army and War
- Art and Antiquities
- Badges
- Bar and food
- Books and Magazines
- Charms
- Coins & Banknotes
- Comics
- Figurines
- Film
- Games and toys
- Jewels
- Minerals and Fossils
- Modern Collectible Cards
- Music and Instruments
- Old Paper
- Perfume
- Phonecards
- Photography
- Postcards
- Scale Models
- Sports
- Stamps
- Token and Medals
- Vinyls
Discover the first "all collections" Delcampe Magazine!
July 2, 2020
Audrey Hepburn, Hollywood and stamp collecting icon!
The most beautiful ambassador of philately remains without the slightest hesitation Audrey Hepburn. Not that she was a collector, but her participation in the film Charade in 1963 makes her an icon! Since then, philately has paid tribute to her. She is even on one of the most expensive modern stamps in the world.
June 16, 2020
Those small coins weighing you down may soon become a source of income!
Several countries in Europe have already announced that they will stop producing 1 and 2 cent coins. Some, like Ireland and Finland, already abandoned them a long time ago. Italy followed suit in 2018 and Belgium in 2019.
June 9, 2020
Do you know the most expensive Belgian stamp?
In Belgium, the rarest stamp is the inverted Dendermonde. Only 17 of them are known to date (15 mint and 2 cancelled). These stamps were issued and sold in 1920. The particularity of these stamps is that their center is inverted compared to their frame.
June 3, 2020
Do you know the first stamps of these 10 countries?
It is likely that many of our readers who are lovers of classical philately can answer this question without the slightest doubt, but a little revision can always be useful. So let's rediscover the N°1 of these countries according to the Yvert and Tellier catalogue.
May 27, 2020
Old-time trades? Discover them with postcards!
Technological developments have sounded the death knell for many professions. Grinder, clog maker or lamplighter are some of them. Postcards enable us to rediscover these forgotten jobs carried out by talented craftsmen. Let's discover these old-time trades with postcards!
May 13, 2020
Discovering the Blue Boy
Michel Pedrero, president of the association APCPO "Las Abelhos" is pleased to present us this American philately classic. The Blue Boy is a very rare stamp issued in 1847 by the post office of the city of Alexandria, Virginia, in the United States.
May 6, 2020
Lockdown, a propitious time to get informed.
For several weeks now, we have been asked for health reasons to stay in our home. More than ever, it is important to take care of yourself and obey the instructions to contain the epidemic! Here are a few readings for collectors available for free online!
April 28, 2020
One-Cent Magenta: the World’s Most Expensive Stamp
The story of the One-cent Magenta began in British Guiana. British Guiana (which became an independent nation from Guyana in 1966), as its name suggests, had been an English colony since 1796. This territory is the only Commonwealth state in South America.
April 16, 2020