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President’s Column BY Robert Zeigler President RZeigler@zcklaw.com Don’t Resist the Urge to Specialize Some brave collectors still try to collect the world – and as you’ll see in this issue, the definition of “collecting the world” can vary depending on who you talk to. But if your goal is a complete world collection, you’ve probably found that the volume and cost of new issues is such that a very high budget is needed just to keep up. The temptation is extremely strong to draw the line somewhere, whether in time (1940 is a popular stopping point) or by singling out a continent (easy enough if you choose “Antarctica”!), or, more likely, a country. If you decide on a country, well – it is very likely that you will become a specialist. Often, you arrive at specialization in easy stages. You try at the beginning to collect every stamp that happens to fall into your hands. But then – the urge to complete arises, and you begin to appreciate the inherent conflict between the breadth of what you have desired to collect and the limits imposed by time and expense. Specialization represents a compromise; you narrow your Switzerland 333 focus to what you think you can handle. But as you focus on something less broad, the true depths of collecting any major country becomes ever more apparent. Even the “narrowed” focus is just the tip of the iceberg. 4 AMERICAN PHILATELIST / JANUARY 2021 Switzerland Scott B11 In my own case, I started by collecting United States and Europe. As time went by, I passed through ever more narrow phases, dropping the pursuit of one country after another. The United States was an early casualty as I realized that I could not possibly do justice to my native land because it is so vast and varied, and also because so many of our American collectors are such experts in the area. I could spend the rest of my life, not to mention my money, trying to catch up. True, if I had been a little more discerning, I could have been careful to select some more limited area within the United States, maybe a single state, a city or a county. Instead, after passing through an intermediate phase that included Scandinavia and Australia, I decided to pursue Switzerland. Why? It is fairly small, has a rich history, has three major languages (German, French and Italian), plus a minor language derived from Latin and only spoken in a small portion of the country, and has a great stamp-issuing heritage and an enthusiastic following of collectors, both at home and elsewhere. I found it especially interesting because of its neutrality during the two great wars of the twentieth century. So I ended up with one country, and a rather small one at that! But I have not regretted my choice. So went my journey into specialization. Everyone has a different journey – and there is no harm in choosing to remain a worldwide collector! There is a mutual respect among collectors no matter what they have chosen, because everyone is affected by the urge to collect, no matter how differently that urge might strike. The drive to collect and bring order to your collection is a hallmark of an inquiring mind. Happy New Year and happy collecting!
Keeeher & Rogee, Ltd. Fine Asian Auctions presents Two Special and Profoundly Serious China Auctions at our Danbury, CT Galleries in February 2021 Every now and again, a truly special collection from long-ago resurfaces to capture the imagination and rekindle the collecting passions of days gone by. Such is the case of the remarkable “Legend of the Dragon” collection. As the name would suggest, the overriding emphasis of this stellar collection is based around the iconic Large Dragon issues of the Ching Dynasty. The collection, which has not seen the light of day in well over a generation, begins with a splendid array of the Large Dragon first issues proper, featuring sheets and blocks of the 1878 thin paper issues—in addition to a multitude of select quality mint sets for the 1878 issue, as well as representation of the 1882 Wide Margin and 1883 thick paper printings. Not to be outdone, the 1885 and 1888 Second Customs Small Dragon Issues feature wonderful coverage, include panes, dual panes, a superb showing of mint blocks of 4, rare imperforate proofs, in addition to lovely Small Dragon surcharges, which feature numerous sets of blocks of the Small Figure issues, in addition to a lovely and rare set of blocks of 4 of the Large Figure surcharges. Perhaps the most fascinating portion of the ample Small Dragon section are the nearly dozen lots of the elusive “Taiwan Postage Stamp” or “Formosa” issues, which feature Laurence Gibson started in the stamp business multiples, varieties etc. professionally in the early 1980s with Earl P.L. Apfelbaum. Laurence became Far Eastern specialist, and heavily involved in the Asian Philatelic market. Laurence oversaw many important “One Owner” sales and brokered the famous “Sun” collection of Red Revenues for $2.5 million to a collector. Other notable single owner collections that Gibson has worked with include The Lois Evans Exhibition Collection, The “Knight” Sale of Select Rarities from China, The Fred Freilicher Collection of Hong Kong, The Michael Eugene Ruggiero Collection of Classic Japan, The Bruce Lee Memorabilia Collection, The Lee Yuen Wong Collection of China and The Dr. Steven J. Berlin Collection of Karl Lewis Covers. His experience and knowledge in the industry sets him apart in the philatelic market place. Following the Customs Issues is a specialized section of the 1894-1897 Empress Dowager Issues including a rare, complete set of First Printing Large Mother Die Proofs in addition to outstanding Black Second print proofs of re-drawn designs, exquisite “cigarette” paper proofs, Second print proofs on white paper etc. A wonderful study of the 9ca tete-beche pairs are noted, including a lovely block of 4, Buy • Sell • Consign stamps@kelleherasia.com • www.kelleherasia.com USA Office: Daniel F. Kelleher Auctions 22 Shelter Rock Ln., Unit 53, Danbury CT 06810 T: +1.203.830.2500 F: 203.297.6059 as well as examples of all six types. Impressive surcharges also. A powerful section of the 1897 Red Revenue issue is included, highlighted by select quality examples of the Small 4c surcharge as well as the $5 value. Perhaps the most extraordinary portion of this legendary collection lies in the remarkable assembly dedicated to the incomparably diverse and wide ranging 1897-1914 postal history of the Coiling Dragon issues. Within the approximately 110 individual lots, we will find some of the finest sections of Large & Small Dollar Chops, Pa-kua cancels, Sun & Moon chops, Tomb stone cancels and Railway postmarks ever offered in one place. The usages and varieties of this issue, in addition to the enormous range of postmarks, designate these issues as some of the most significant in Chinese postal history. The second portion of the Kelleher & Rogers lineup features issues of the Peoples Republic of China formed by a lady presently residing in New York City. In addition to a fine offering of scarce issues, we often find duplicated offerings of the ever-popular miniature sheets, along with full sheets of select issues etc. The collection was formed contemporaneously to the time of issue, and includes five positional blocks of four of the 1981 Monkey New Year issue, imperforate, marginal Buy • Sell • Consign In 1996, David Coogle co-founded, with Andrew Levitt, the Nutmeg Stamp Sales mail auction firm. In 2004, Greg Manning purchased the Nutmeg bran and later merged the H.R. Harmer and Nutmeg companies, positioning Dav as President. During this period, John Bull Stamp Auctions (amongst other firms) were acquired by the Manning firm and under the Philatelic Divisions Management Team which included David. He began calling auctions in Hong Kong for the newly founded Dynasty Auctions Company, Ltd., with his friend and business Partner Laurence Gibson as co-owners and enjoys being an owner Director and Auctioneer at Kelleher & Rogers, Ltd. Mei Lan-tang issues, and a choice block of 4 of the second Military Stamp issue. Without any doubt, this K&R fabulous February Public Auction is of such pre-eminent importance that it will clearly set the pace for China philately in 2021. Send for your free catalog today. All inquiries for these two sales should be directed to Laurence Gibson at Kelleher’s Danbury offices.
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