Spink Insider: The Podcast Where History is Valued
Spink and Son LTD
14 episodes
2 weeks ago
In this episode, we turn our attention to stamps and stories shaped by empire, identity and memory. Josh Barber, Head of Stamps, is joined by world-renowned philatelist and author Majed Halawi to explore Sierra Leone's extraordinary philatelic legacy. Born in Sierra Leone, Majed reflects on how childhood fascination with the colours of stamps and encouraged his teacher, grew into a lifelong passion. The conversations follow his journey from early collecting to the creation of Echoes of...
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In this episode, we turn our attention to stamps and stories shaped by empire, identity and memory. Josh Barber, Head of Stamps, is joined by world-renowned philatelist and author Majed Halawi to explore Sierra Leone's extraordinary philatelic legacy. Born in Sierra Leone, Majed reflects on how childhood fascination with the colours of stamps and encouraged his teacher, grew into a lifelong passion. The conversations follow his journey from early collecting to the creation of Echoes of...
Spink Insider: The Podcast Where History is Valued
1 hour 12 minutes
1 month ago
Episode 12: England's Forgotten King
In this glittering episode, our Head of Coins Gregory Edmund is joined by the renowned historian Professor David Carpenter for an extraordinary deep dive into one of the most enigmatic objects in English numismatic history: the Henry III Gold Penny: Ancient royal treasure or an elaborate medieval hoax? Together, they explore the discovery of the coin, its sensational record auction price, and David’s ground-breaking research into Henry III, the Magna Carta, and the monarch’s enduring, if oft...
Spink Insider: The Podcast Where History is Valued
In this episode, we turn our attention to stamps and stories shaped by empire, identity and memory. Josh Barber, Head of Stamps, is joined by world-renowned philatelist and author Majed Halawi to explore Sierra Leone's extraordinary philatelic legacy. Born in Sierra Leone, Majed reflects on how childhood fascination with the colours of stamps and encouraged his teacher, grew into a lifelong passion. The conversations follow his journey from early collecting to the creation of Echoes of...
