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In response to recurring provocations on the part of Prussia, on July 19, 1870 France declared war. Joined by the southern German states, the North German Confederation marched accord the border into Alsace, heading steadily on their march on Paris. When Napoleon III along with his 100,000 French troops were captured at Sedan, a bloodless revolution had taken place in Paris, resulting in the deposition of Napoleon III, and the establishment of a provisional government of national defense.

Philatelic Dealer Investment

"Money makes the world go round"; how true this statement is for a dealer who has to make a tough decision between his desire to attend a philatelic event and the huge amount of money involved. To balance desire with reality, as a dealer, you should invest not only money, which you do, and a lot, but also some efforts to attract people attending the event, thus make this whole affair cost effective.

Hong Kong Feb. 2013 Auction highlights

The philatelic auction held in February obtained some outstanding results for spectacular stamps items.

Realizations of the British Postal Museum & Archive philatelic auction at Sotheby's was summed at a disappointing total of £400,920 (including buyer’s premium), with the estimated price for all 191 lot was £5 million in total. Sadly during this auction only 29 lots were sold. These unexpected results have placed the plans for the new museum in jeopardy.

The highest price paid for an item in this acution was £192,000 for the 1918-19 Bradbury Wilkinson 2s 6d, 5s and 10s registration blocks.