Conversations with Philatelists
Michael Cortese of NobleSpirit and Charles Epting of HR Harmer interview philatelists around the world.
Collectors, Dealers, Exhibitors, Enthusiasts, and Researchers.
Join us as we speak with some of the most interesting people in the world of philately, and talk about the journeys that stamps have taken them on.
- Update frequency
- every 5 days
- Average duration
- 45 minutes
- Episodes
- 100
- Years Active
- 2020 - 2023
Ep. 100 NobleSpirit | Interview with Brian Howard Executive Director of the Spellman Museum
Brian Howard is the newly appointed Executive Director of the Spellman Museum of Stamps and Postal History in Weston, MA.
We chat with him about his previous museum experience, how he has adapted to …
Ep. 99 NobleSpirit | Todd Gantzer and Leven Parker: Forecasting the Future of Philatelic Social Media
Join Michael Cortese, NobleSpirit, as he and guest Co-Host Todd Gantzer talk to Leven Parker about the success of his philatelic TicTok channel. Leven walks us through his thoughts on presenting phil…
Ep. 98 NobleSpirit｜Steven Unkrich and Victor Livesay: Spotting Washington Franklin Fakes
With Steven Unkrich and Victor Livesay joining in, we discuss the best ways to spot fake Washington Franklin stamps, different printing methods, and more!
Sources: Stamp Printing Methods - https://…
Ep. 97 Bill Crowe at The Spellman Museum: Live Expertizing Event Sponsored by NobleSpirit (Part 2)
On December 3rd, 2022, US expert William T Crowe reviewed material at the Spellman Museum brought in by members and other guests to offer "on the battle field" opinions regarding authenticity and con…
Ep. 96 Bill Crowe at The Spellman Museum: Live Expertizing Event Sponsored by NobleSpirit (Part 1)
On December 3rd, 2022, US expert William T Crowe reviewed material at the Spellman Museum brought in by members and other guests to offer "on the battle field" opinions regarding authenticity and con…
Ep. 95 Peter Clyde: Lazels & Admiring Stamps as Art
This week Charles and Michael speak with Peter Clyde, founder of Lazels, creating high end miniature puzzles out of titanium.
With an interest in philately, this past week Peter launched a 1:1 replic…
Ep. 94 Franz Fedra: Philasearch
This week we speak with Franz Fedra, the owner and founder of Philasearch, Numisearch, and Antiquesearch. Providing customers all over the world with the ability to search, bid, and buy stamps and co…
Ep. 93 Isobel Klempka: From the Show Floor of Stampex 2022!
This quick mini episode features Isobel Klempka as she tours the Stampex 2022 floor at the end of day one. Isobel discusses What the main attraction sare of this year's Stampex, the new additions to …
Ep. 92 Jean Wang: Thematic Collecting
Returning after a short hiatus, Charles and Michael speak with Jean Wang about the difference between Topical collecting and Thematic collecting, her award winning thematic Blood exhibit, the importa…
Ep. 91 North Toronto Stamp Club Meeting
This week's episode is an airing of the speech given at the North Toronto Stamp Club meeting at Capex on June 11th, 2022.
Ep: 90 Detecting counterfeit USPS Forever Stamps with Wayne Youngblood
In this episode Michael Cortese, NobleSpirit, and Charles Epting, HR Harmer, speak with Wayne Youngblood as he discusses exactly what you need to look out for to ensure that you're not being scammed …
Ep. 89: Roger Kirby: The Swedish Tiger
This week we speak with Roger Kirby, creator and keeper of the website TheSwedishTiger.com, a popular philatelic resource. Roger discusses the idea behind The Swedish Tiger, the various iterations of…
Ep. 88: Jay Bigalke: Editor in Chief of Scott Catalogue on the New Catalogue Subscription model
In our first episode back after the break, we talk with Jay Bigalke of Amos Media to discuss the decision behind the new Scott subscription model and what improvements they have made over the previou…
Ep. 87 Stamp Active Live from London 2022
Today we chat with Ralph Stuttard and John Davies from the Stamp Active organization in the UK about their time at the London 2022 International Stamp Show and the history of the organization.
Stamp …
Ep. 86: Suzanne Rae & Isobel Klempka live at the London 2022 Stamp Show
We talk with Suzanne Rae, Managing Director of the PTS, and Isobel Klempka, the PR and Marketing Consultant for the PTS & the Stampex Show, about the London 2022 International Stamp Show.
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Ep. 85 Revisiting Philatelic NFTs
This week we take another look at Philatelic NFTs as they gain traction within the community.
Ep. 84 Authentication and the Future
Charles and Michael discuss recent announcements made by eBay on their authentication service, what this means for the future of collectibles, and how it could impact the philatelic marketplace.
Ep. 83: 2021 Year in Review
Michael and Charles reflect back on some of their favorite interviews of the year.
Ep. 82: Dr. Gregg Redner: Olympic Philately
Dr. Gregg Redner discusses his passion for collecting Olympic stamps.