Stamp of approval as move completed – Article Lynn News
Last Updated on Friday, 9 December 2011 03:15 Written by External Post Friday, 9 December 2011 03:15
Stamp enthusiasts were given the chance to see a rare Penny Black used on a letter posted to Fakenham solicitors Kent and Watson in 1841. It was part of a display by postal historian Patrick Pearson, a past president of the Royal Philatelic society, who once lived in Burnham Overy town, and focused on the postal history of Norfolk up to the issue of the first postage stamps 170 years ago. the display was last seen publicly at an international stamp exhibition in Monaco. the event marked the official opening of James and sons, auctioneers, at their new premises in Norwich street, Fakenham, on Friday. single penny blacks are rare but not prohibitively expensive, and collectors spend a lifetime trying to reconstruct complete sheets of the stamps. Mr Pearson, who now lives in suffolk, founded the Norfolk Postal History society in the 1960s and is a worldrenowned expert in stamps and an avid collector of postal memorabilia from Fakenham and surrounding villages. He traced the history of letters in the local area back to the pre-adhesive days before stamps, when the recipient rather than the sender was charged with the cost which depended on the number of miles the letter had travelled. the mileage was clearly shown on the letter for each stage of its journey from sender to recipient. the earliest letter on show was sent to Fakenham in 1776 and the first stamped letter was a 2d blue sent from Castle Rising to Fakenham in 1840. One letter Mr Pearson treasures is from the pre-adhesive days. It was penned by Admiral Lord Nelson whilst living on half pay at nearby Burnham thorpe and was written with his right hand. It was posted shortly before he was recalled to naval duty where he lost part of his right arm at the Battle of santa Cruz de tenerife in the Canary Islands in July, 1797. At the opening were members of the Fakenham Historical society, stamp dealers and serious collectors. James and sons recently relocated from syderstone Business Park and supplies stamps and other collectables. Mr James said that at any time they have up to 500 items on eBay, hold monthly auctions and fairs and sell up to a tonne of stamp albums in the eastern region of the country in a month.
Taken from the Lynn News – www.lynnnews.co.uk – 6th December 2011 – Picture Peter Bird
Great to be in town, says David
Last Updated on Friday, 2 December 2011 04:45 Written by External Post Friday, 2 December 2011 04:45
Businessman David James says that he is delighted with the “phenomenal” response he has had since relocating his company to the heart of Fakenham. Mr James opened his shop, James & Sons, in Norwich Street about a month ago, after having being based at Syderstone for three years, The shop is a utopia for collectors. It contains thousands of items including coins, stamps, banknotes, postcards, cigarette cards, old maps, books, medals and various other collectors’ items.
Mr James, well known as chairman of Fakenham branch of the Royal British Legion, said: “It has been absolutely unbelievable how well it has gone since we moved here. “There has been an enormous amount of interest and a phenomenal response from people in the townwhich is very pleasing.” Mr James opened his first shop in Norwich in 1969 after a career in the army during which he served in Borneo and Aden.
As an auctioneer and valuer he is an expert in many forms of collection and has a team of 20 consultants with specialist expertise who can give people valuations on a vast range of items.
The company sells hundreds of items on eBay and holds monthly auctions and fairs around the region.
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Last Updated on Friday, 11 November 2011 01:55 Written by External Post Friday, 11 November 2011 01:55
Auctioneer has lots more to offer
An expert in collectibles has just relocated to fakenham where he has opemed an Aladdin’s Cave for hobbyists.
It’s a business which grew out of his very first sale some 40 years ago when he bought an old sixpence (2½p) for 10/- (50p) and sold it the same day for £1.
That was in 1969 when David James opened his first shop in Norwich after a career in the Army serving in Borneo and Aden.
After a more recent period on Syderstone business park he has now relocated to Norwich Street, Fakenham, where 5000 square feet of storage space houses thousands of items such as postage stamps, cigarette cards, medals, bank notes, coins, postcards, old maps, prints, books and much more besides.
“We have one of the largest stocks of collectables in this country, if not in Europe.” he said. As an auctioneer and valuer he is an expert in the many branches of collecting but also has at his elbow a team of 20 consultants whose specialist expertise gives the business a vast knowledge of the worth of anything and everything a collector might be after. That ranges from valuable penny blacks to ten-a-penny contemporary trade cards given away by companies such as Brooke Bond, Kellogg’s abd McDonalds.
At any one time the company has up to 500 items on eBay as well as holding monthly auctions and fairs around the eastern region. “We sell one tonne of stamp albums through our auctions every month and we’ve just past the 2000 auctions.” he said.
But it is also very challenging business where collecting habits can change rapidly. Cigarette cards are currently not in vogue unless they are early and rare. But anything containing either gold or silver is much sought after as the value of bullion rises world-wide.
It is also a business where big money is paid for rarity. Currently he has letters, sent before postage stamps were introduced in 1840 with the advent of the Penny Black. One, dated 1666, is valued by the distance it travelled: the greater the distance the greater the value. Marks on the correspondence record the total mileage with the recipent paying accordingly. Another lucrative market is old cheques and postal orders.
Taken from the Lynn News – www.lynnnews.co.uk – 11th November 2011 – Picture by Peter Bird
Read The Rest Of This...Stevens Auction Company will hold an inaugural sale at its new branch gallery in Flomaton, Ala., Sat., Nov. 12
Last Updated on Friday, 28 October 2011 05:40 Written by a2e Friday, 28 October 2011 05:40
(FLOMATON, Ala.) – Stevens Auction Company – already an auction powerhouse in the Southeast – is about to expand its presence in the region, having recently acquired the building in Flomaton that previously housed Flomaton Antique Auction, Inc. Stevens will conduct an inaugural sale at the facility on Saturday, Nov. 12, beginning at 10 a.m. [...]
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New Online Auction Site Boocoo.com
Last Updated on Thursday, 24 June 2010 02:01 Written by a2e Thursday, 24 June 2010 02:01
Sun-Times Media, the Chicago region’s most trusted source of local news and information, has teamed up with Ranger Data Technologies, Inc. and joins nearly 300 local newspaper and broadcast partners in North America today to launch Boocoo.com, a national online auction house. Boocoo.com offers consumers a highly competitive, local alternative to eBay and other national e-commerce transaction sites, and is expected to generate revenue for Sun-Times Media and other news media companies.
“Sun-Times Media’s partnership with Ranger Data Technologies will help us to expand the ways we serve residents of the Chicago region,” said Hunt Kingsbury, Vice President and General Manager of Interactive Media for Sun-Times Media. “Boocoo is a great resource for people who want an auction site that is competitive in price and very local. We are excited to offer this to the areas we already serve.”
“Because of the explosive growth in Internet usage in the past decade, a new revenue opportunity has opened up for newspapers and other local media. Boocoo.com was designed in part to regain revenue lost to online classified advertising and auction sites while giving consumers a secure and competitive alternative rich in local content,” said George Willard Sr., the Chairman, CEO, and Founder of Ranger Data Technologies. The 11-year-old Royal Oak, Mich.-based company founded by the former newspaper publisher is best known for its classified advertising software systems.
“The massive audience produced by web users, loyal readers, and viewers of hundreds of trusted local media brands combined with Boocoo’s consumer centric site, will result in long term revenue growth for all our partners,” said Mr. Willard.
As a special promotion for today’s national site launch, fees will be waived for all consumers for a minimum of two weeks.
“Boocoo.com is an innovative and exciting approach for the local media to enter the e-commerce transactional marketplace,” said Kip Knight, a former Vice-President of Marketing for eBay North America who serves as a consultant to Ranger Data Technologies. “I also believe sellers should be attracted to the site because it is value priced relative to other online auctions,” he said.
Insurance Auto Auctions Opens Facility in Davenport
Last Updated on Wednesday, 23 June 2010 11:00 Written by a2e Wednesday, 23 June 2010 11:00
Insurance Auto Auctions, Inc., the leading hybrid model salvage auto auction company and a wholly owned subsidiary of KAR Auction Services, Inc. (NYSE: KAR), today announced the opening of its Davenport, Iowa facility. This is a strategic location in IAA’s Midwest region with the ability to enhance IAA’s services in the Quad Cities area as well as northwestern Illinois and eastern Iowa. This marks the 23rd location in IAA’s Midwest region. The first auction is set to take place on Monday, June 28, 2010.
“We continue to open branch locations that make good business sense for our customers to sell, bid-on, and buy salvage vehicles either in-person, or live on-line,” said Tom O’Brien, CEO. “We continue to expand our facility coverage lead in the industry, providing more cost effective options for our buyers. As part of our ongoing service-driven strategy, our new Davenport facility will enable us to further reduce transportation costs and cycle times for our vehicle provider customers as well.” O’Brien stated.
IAA’s mature global buyer base, which consists of automotive body shops, rebuilders, used car dealers, automotive wholesalers, exporters, dismantlers, recyclers, brokers, and where allowed, non-licensed (public) buyers, now have even more choices when it comes to the number of salvage vehicles to bid on and buy. IAA auction preview dates and times vary from facility to facility. For more information, go to IAA’s Branch Information page at iaai.com.
China Starts Restoring Internet in Divided Muslim Region
Last Updated on Wednesday, 30 December 2009 11:00 Written by External Post Wednesday, 30 December 2009 11:00
China will start restoring Internet service in its western Xinjiang region after nearly six months of a near-total ban on Web access and international phone calls, state media said Tuesday. China will start restoring Internet service in its western
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