Stamps collected by a quiet and unassuming civil servant in Wellington have sold at auction for almost $400,000. Before David Jarvis died last year, he amassed a huge number of rare and valuable stamps, many of them from Britain. More: continued here
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Read More »ARMY GRANDAD BACKS POST OFFICE FIGHT – Bath Chronicle
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Read More »Czech Lambert Krejcir's stamp collection sold for 13.65 million – Czech Happenings
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Read More »Stamp collection up for auction – TVNZ
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