ISSUE 168 - December 6, 2024 - Stamp News Online Magazine
Viewing Collections:
Viewing the Flaat Collection of Antarctica
By John F. Dunn
On January 31, 2009, Spink Shreves Galleries sold the David Flaat Collection of Antarctica as part of their Collector’s Series Sale. I had overlooked this section until I was cleaning out some old catalogues, but it is still well worth a viewing, as it was one of the finest collections of its kind to be offered in years and included many items we will not have a chance to view again.
The section opened with this autographed letter dated August 16, 1826, signed by James Weddell, one of the earliest . . .
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